Yale ED chances?

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<p>I’m a sophomore but PLEASE don’t click away! I want to know if Yale is even a possibility or what I could possibly do to raise my chances. I posted in the chances forum but I didn't get too many responses.</p>

<p>Indian (South Asian) female
Low financial need
Large-ish school with about 700 kids in my year. Somewhat competitive and recognized as a great public school in my area</p>

<p>UW GPA: 3.89 W GPA: 4.8
Freshman:
AP World History: B/A (4 on the AP exam)
Spanish 2: A/A (no honors offered)
Honors Algebra 2: B/A
Critical Thinking (Gifted Program): A/A
Accelerated Biology: A/A
Honors English: A/A</p>

<p>Sophomore:
Accelerated Chemistry: A/A
Spanish 3: A/A (no honors offered)
AP US History: A/A
Honors Trig/Calc A: A/B
Journalism: A (no honors offered)
Multicultural Perspectives: A (no honors offered)
Honors English: A/A</p>

<p>Junior year courses:
AP Language and Composition
AP Gov/ AP Econ
Women's’ Studies/World Affairs (no honors offered)
AP Calc BC
Spanish 4 (no honors offered)
AP Physics </p>

<p>Fingers crossed for straight As I guess</p>

<p>I took the ACT administered through my school without studying and got a 32 composite. E:31 M:31 R:34 S:33
I will obviously study more over the summer and I hope to see an increase when I take it in the fall</p>

<p>Extracurriculars (“*” denotes a leadership position)
*Model UN: A few awards and the club I am most passionate about.
*Community Service Club: has hundreds of members and I’m a group leader
*Congress Debate: a few awards and I’m communications chair for the whole debate team
*Feminist Club: Will be the founder of this club for next year
*Tae Kwon Do: Have my 1st degree black belt and I lead classes for adults
*Student Council: Senate member, not the exec board, but a higher position
Class Executive Board: No leadership positions available, but it’s a decision-making board
Freshman Mentor: Will have been a mentor for three years 1st semester during half of my lunch period
School Newspaper: Staff Writer for the News Department
Relay for Life: Started a successful team for the American Cancer Society and will have a committee position
Singing/Guitar: I have a YouTube channel where I upload covers and I also write my own music. I hope to spend some more time working on it this summer.
NHS: Not too big of a deal, but I'll do some volunteering with the group</p>

<p>Work experience: I work several hours a week at my tae kwon do dojo at the front desk and also lead kids’ classes</p>

<p>Summer activities:
I took some required courses over the summer before and after freshmen year and didn’t do much else. This summer I have an internship requiring 40+ hours per week campaigning for a congressman running for reelection in my area.</p>

<p>I’m interested in majoring in Political Science, International Relations, or Sociology. Please be honest and I will appreciate any constructive criticism. Thank you so much!</p>

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<p>Yale does not have Early Decision (ED), but Single Choice Early Action (SCEA). So, first off you need to understand the difference: <a href=“Early Decision and Early Action – Counselors | College Board”>http://professionals.collegeboard.com/guidance/applications/early&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Secondly, as an international applicant you need to understand that you DO NOT have the same chances as US students – no matter what your stats.</p>

<p>Unfortunately Yale doesn’t supply the same statistics as Harvard, but look at this: <a href=“http://www.hio.harvard.edu/abouthio/statistics/pdf/StudentsSchoolCountryRank13-14.pdf”>http://www.hio.harvard.edu/abouthio/statistics/pdf/StudentsSchoolCountryRank13-14.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Pay attention to COLUMN B (College - which is the undergraduate school). Those are the total number of students from each country at the college. Divide the numbers in Column B by 4 to get an idea of how many freshman from each country have been admitted in the past. So, there are currently 20 students from India at Harvard, meaning that Harvard admits about 5 students from India every year. Yale probably admits about the same number. Those are terrible odds, almost impossible ones.</p>

<p>So, what are your chances? Well, if you’re one of India’s top 5 students, I would think you have better chance at Yale than other students from India. If you’re not one of India’s top 5 or top 10 students, it’s going to be very difficult.</p>

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<p>@gibby Yes I did mean SCEA and I know that it’s binding. And sorry for the confusion but I’m not an international student but rather of Indian ethnicity.</p>

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<p>^^ In that case, I suggest you read this thread, as everything in it pertains to Yale, as well. <a href=“Chance Threads - PLEASE READ BEFORE POSTING ONE - Harvard University - College Confidential Forums”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/harvard-university/1420290-chance-threads-please-read-before-posting-one-p1.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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Probably a cut/paste error, but you should know that it is NOT binding… unless it’s truly your first choice :-)</p>