Yale Reject's Chances

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>SAT: 800V/730M/710R</p>

<p>ACT: 33
SAT II:Literature 660<br>
Mathematics Level 2 690<br>
U.S. History 750<br>
Chemistry 640<br>
World History 680 </p>

<p>APs: World Hist-5
US Hist- 4
Calc AB-5
Compsci A-4
English Lang-5</p>

<p>GPA: 4.45/4.5 (not sure if it's weighted or unweighted)</p>

<p>Class Rank: 37/817</p>

<p>School Type:Public, affluent, suburban</p>

<p>Senior Classes:
AP Gov/ AP Econ
AP Euro
Ap Eng Lit
AP Phys B
AP Calc BC
AP Latin Vergil
1 Elective</p>

<p>Location: Texas</p>

<p>Race: White</p>

<p>Sex: Male</p>

<p>ECs: Boy Scouts-Eagle scout, various leadership positions (9-12)
Church youth group (9-12)
Roller Hockey- team captain (9-12)
National Honor Society- volunteer service letter (10-12)
Tennis (9-12)
Science Fair- 1st and 2nd places at District fairs, Letter, this will be my 13th year to participate (9-12)
Junior Classical League- Magna Cum Laude at JCL Conv, Gold on National Latin Exam (9-12)
I was also in Band and Debate for one year (won a couple of band awards)</p>

<p>Work Experience: Tutoring, working summers at my dad's firm, tennis assistant</p>

<p>Awards: National Merit Semi (224)
AP scholar with distinction
National Young Leaders Conference Youth Leadership Award</p>

<p>Possible Hooks: Leadership Conferences, high adventure treks, things like that</p>

<p>Yeah, so I was rejected, not deferred, from Yale EASC. I'm curious about my chances to these schools:
Princeton
Stanford
Harvard
Vanderbilt
Colgate
Duke
Dartmouth
Claremont McKenna</p>

<p>Do I need to apply somewhere safer, like Texas A&M? Your opinions are appreciated.</p>

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<p>bump........</p>

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<p>Im shocked u didnt even get deferred</p>

<p>Princeton
Stanford
Harvard
Duke
Dartmouth
- should get in 1-2 out of 5, but they are a crapshoot for everyone</p>

<p>Claremont McKenna
Vanderbilt
Colgate</p>

<ul>
<li>shouldnt be a probelm for you</li>
</ul>

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<p>if you have the chance, retake two SAT IIs, your 750 is great, but if you can get two more in that range I think you'll be set ;)</p>

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<p>I also think that your SAT II's hurt, and if you could pull another one over 700 it might be helpful. Harvard and Princeton are pretty dicey RD - the Harvard RD admit rate is going to be around a whooping 6%.</p>

<p>Duke and Dartmouth are problematic, but absolutely worth applying to. I like your chances at Vandy and Colgate; CMC is a little harder to predict. </p>

<p>You don't have a drop-dead safety, however, and you probably should. If you can find a college that you like that admits at least 50% of its students, and where you are well into the top quartile of SAT's (should'nt be a problem) I think you will have far safer strategy.</p>

<p>Sorry that you got such a sucky holiday gift from Yale. But you sound like a great student and person - and it's really gong to work out!</p>

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<p>I retook my SAT II's, I'll find out my scores on Monday.</p>

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<p>Does anyone else have any thoughts?</p>

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<p>In at Vanderbilt, Colgate, CMC. The rest...no idea.</p>