Yale Early Action...

<p>What kind of a chance might i have to get into Yale Early Action? How much of a reach is it for me?</p>

<p>SAT I (by section): 770 CR, 800 M, 780 W (12 essay)</p>

<p>SAT IIs: 800 Bio-M, 770 Math IC, 700+ Latin (scores on the 26th...)</p>

<p>APs: English language (3-4?), Latin Catullus (4-5), Environmental (4-5), US History (5), Latin Vergil, Calc BC, Physics C, English lit, Psych. </p>

<p>GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: UW: ~97, W ~99.5
(our school adds 5 points on the grade averaged into the GPA for honors/AP classes, of which i've taken 9 in 3 years)</p>

<p>Rank: 2-10/325 (unranked past 2) </p>

<p>Senior Yr Courseload: French 2, AP: Latin, Physics, Calc, English lit, Psych,
Spanish 4 (without test)</p>

<p>Number of Apps from Your School: 5-10?</p>

<p>ECs listed on app:
Theater: 3 various shows
Math team: high scorer, 4 years
Science Olympiad: 12 time medalist (1 state medal)
Student govt. - 4 years, BOE liason and PR officer
Class officers - 2 years, Treasurer/nothing
Gay Straight Alliance - 4 years, President 1 year
NHS - 2 years
Job - 1 year at local arts center running classes for autistic people
Lots of various tutoring
4 weeks (2 summers) of volunteer work at NYSDEC environmental camp
2 years Columbia Science Honors Program
2 weeks Northwoods environmental restoration project
1 summer stream monitoring w. Westchester CVMP
2 weeks GYLC conference</p>

<p>Awards: Something like 25 awards from school, Yale book award, 3 National latin exam gold medals, one silver, Medusa Mythology exam Corona Olivae, invitation to AIME exam junior year, local Audubon Society scholarship. </p>

<p>Teacher Recs: 1 superamazingcouldntbebetter... 1 good</p>

<p>Counselor Rec: should be good</p>

<p>Essays: I suppose they'll be fine, i'm a decent writer, but probably not amazing. </p>

<p>State or Country: NY, USA</p>

<p>School Type: Public school</p>

<p>Ethnicity: White</p>

<p>Income Bracket: Upper Middle Class</p>

<p>Gender: Male</p>

<p>Hooks: Umm... I took a science class with the county's Alumni Association president, but i don't know if i'll ever meet the guy. Also, i got the Yale book award my junior year, and wrote a pretty nice thank you letter to the same Alumni Association president. </p>

<p>Strengths/Weaknesses: Two other really amazing people will apply from my school and will definitely get in before i do. Yale isn't that likely to accept 3 people from a school of 1000 (although this year they took two, but one was a legacy a billion times over and the other was basically perfect in every way. In fact, a third, very very qualified person, the salutatorian, probably didn't get in for that reason.)</p>

<p>The chances of you getting in is pretty high!</p>

<p>Despite your hooks, I'd day you have the same chances as everyone else especially since you're an upper class white male from NY. You're pretty much the typical applicant when it comes to that.</p>

<p>I say good luck. If you really want to get into Yale, I recommend putting yourself out there in November so the admissions committee knows you're serious.</p>

<p>If not, keep shopping. You have a good amount of time before December ends. Either way, you're definitely qualified to apply.</p>