Yale is My Safety

Colleges and Universities A-Z Yale University
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<p>J/K I know it is a reach for almost everybody, so could you please chance me. I want to major in mechancial engineering or biomedical engineering. I am not applying EA, but will be in the RD pool.</p>

<p>Race:Black
Rank:13/476
GPA: 3.86 UW 5.54 W
SAT: 2070 (790 CR, 650 M, 630 W) I probably will not send this in
ACT: 34
SAT 2: Havent taken yet</p>

<p>Work Experience</p>

<p>6/1/07-7/25/07 Target (Missouri City, TX) 30 hrs/week
6/7/08-8/22/08 16 hrs/week
Employee Food Ave.
Mitigate customer relations problems
Provide high-quality food service </p>

<p>Activities</p>

<p>10th-12th Elkins Forensics Team 30 hrs/week
Member(10th-11th), Team Captain(12th) 25 weeks/year
Participated in Lincoln-Douglass Debate and Extemporaneous Speaking
Instructed novice debaters </p>

<p>9th-12th Trumpet Player</p>

<p>9th -10th Elkins High School Football Team 20 hrs/week
Linebacker, Kickoff, and Receiving Team 36 weeks/year
Directed the Defensive formation
(Quit because of wrist surgery) </p>

<p>11th-12th Science Honor Society 6 hrs/week
Member(11th), Parliamentarian(12th) 15 weeks/year
Judged local science fairs
Participated in community service for science related endeavors </p>

<p>11th-12th English Honor Society 6 hrs/week
Member(11th), Treasurer(12th) 6 weeks/year
Financial management for the society</p>

<p>11th-12th Mu Alpha Theta 6 hrs/week Member(11th-12th) 5 weeks/year
Competed in General Math and Science </p>

<p>Athletic Awards </p>

<p>9th District Runner-Up Football
2nd Place in district
10th District Champions Football
1st Place in district </p>

<p>Musical Awards
9th
Dallas Lone Star Showcase of Music Outstanding in Division Award
University Interscholastic League Concert Sight-Reading Award
10th
San Francisco Musical Showcase Participant
University Interscholastic League Performance Award</p>

<p>Speech & Debate Awards</p>

<p>10th
State Qualifier in Lincoln Douglass Debate
5th Place Team Texas Forensic League State Tournament
1st place University of Texas Longhorn Classic Tournament
1st Place Aldine Debate Tournament
National Forensic League Distinction Honor </p>

<p>11th
State Qualifier in Lincoln Douglass Debate
State Quarterfinalist Extemporaneous Speaking
3rd Place University Interscholastic League District Extemporaneous Speaking
6th Place National Forensic League District Extemporaneous Speaking
National Forensic League Special Distinction Honor </p>

<p>Science Research Awards</p>

<p>9th
Fort Bend Outstanding Achievement in Science Award </p>

<p>10th
Fort Bend Outstanding Achievement in Science Award
Elkins High School Top Chemistry Student Honor</p>

<p>11th
Evaluation of Photon Tunneling Probability by Spatial Variation published by The Society for Amateur Scientists
4th Place American Physics Society-Texas Chapter
Jacobs Engineering Science Research Award
4th Place Science and Engineering Fair of Houston
Fort Bend Outstanding Achievement in Science Award
Elkins High School Top Chemistry Student Honor </p>

<p>Distinctive Research:</p>

<p>9th Quantitative Analysis of Electron Transition in Helium </p>

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<p>u also posted on the harvard board.....</p>

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<p>What's next? Princeton is your safety? You might as well take off all of your stats, and just leave the first one. You're not the only black person applying, so I won't be so sure if I were you.</p>

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<p>I recommend that you to spell the "Douglas" in Lincoln-Douglas correctly. ; )</p>

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<p>Yep, it's Stephen Douglas, not Frederick Douglass.</p>

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<p>decent chances</p>

<p>Though I hope you're not THAT guy.</p>

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<p>Well, I'm glad you're not EA. We've got enough competition already.</p>

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<p>^^^geez kinda harsh but the truth haha</p>

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<p>I don't understand why people are so hostile, the title of the thread was obviously meant in jest and bc usually if people see an audacious title they are more likey to respond. </p>

<p>To superdrive what does race have to do with it? If I were Asian and posted a thread asking my chances would you say it. I am not confident I am hoping and aspiring just like everyone else.</p>

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<p>I think some people were reacting to this thread as a follow-up to the thread in the Harvard Forum. Good luck on your applications; I'm aware you're just kidding around about any of those colleges being safety colleges.</p>

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<p>I think on Gilmore Girls one of the characters considered Yale and Princeton her backups in case she didn't get into Harvard....</p>

<p>She wound up getting into all three. </p>

<p>God I hate television sometimes.</p>

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<p>Vicky_sky and Dbate my comment was actually flattering cos it shows you're GOOOOD!!!</p>

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<p>I'd say you're one of the closer people to being able to claim Yale is my safety - IF your being honest in what youre saying about research and etc, and not gimmicky. Unless your from a school with grade inflation, or have non-great teacher recs and essays, which given the research you've done and general stuff you've done, shouldn't be the case, then I would just thank AA and stop asking for chances threads when you would have to be stupid not to know everything everyone above has told you.</p>

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<p>Well, stats are honestly a tad low, but </p>

<p>HOW THE HECK DO YOU PEOPLE SPEND 50 HRS/WK ON EC'S?!?!?!</p>

<p>Honestly, good chances. I'll be honest, AA may be your friend.</p>

<p>Though you should get a move on those SAT II's...not many more chances to take them and I believe Yale requires two or three.</p>

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<p>The ECs do not overlap, football would be first semester then Band second, research during the summer. It is spread out over an entire year. Yale does not require SAT 2 for people who submit the ACT ( i have read it on their site) so the ACT is all they see. My rank is a bit low, but hopefully my ECs can overcome that.</p>