<p>Hello everyone :) I'm applying early to Yale and I would love to get some perspective on my chances of getting in. </p>
<p>A little bit about me: I go to two schools in VA: a regular public high school and a selective school for math and science, where I'm in the second year of an independent research project. I alternate between schools each day. My main interest lies in politics and government, and I tentatively plan to go to law school after college. </p>
<p>Academics
SAT I (breakdown): 2360 (760 CR, 800 M, 800 W)</p>
<p>SAT II: 780 World History (took in 10th grade), 800 US History, will take Math II in Nov. </p>
<p>Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.96</p>
<p>Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2</p>
<p>AP (place score in parenthesis): Psych (5), World History (5), US History (5), Macroeconomics (5), Microeconomics (5), Calc AB (5), Lang (5)</p>
<p>Senior Year Course Load: AP US/Comparative Gov. (combined in one course), AP French, AP Human Geo, AP Lit, AP Calc BC, AP Bio, independent research block</p>
<p>Honors/Awards: Honor Roll, French National Honor Society, National Merit Semifinalist, AP Scholar w/ Distinction, honorable mention at local science fair (maybe not worth mentioning)</p>
<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars:
-Captain of Speech and Debate team; national semifinalist and 4th in state in Congress, national qualifier in Extemp
-President of school UNICEF Club
-Intern in major local Congressional campaign
-Advisory committee member for county English Language Learners Department; currently planning a newcomer center for new middle and high school students who are limited in English proficiency
-Founder and owner of a local student tutoring business
-Social Media Manager for a PAC (I maintain the Facebook page and post daily about news relevant to the cause)
-Member of Secular Student Alliance
-Recently launched a humanist community organization - dedicated to charity work and open discussion
-Owner of a small online shop (I upload graphic designs on merchandise sold on a website)</p>
<p>Essays: If I don't get in, I feel like this will be why. So my Common App is about being a failure of figure skater for eight years and learning that I need to pursue things I'm passionate about. I've been bouncing around with the Yale supplement; it may be about being an introvert who loves public speaking, or about a time I stood up to our school board, or about my love for graphic design. My big issue is that I'm not a very good storyteller, so there's a good chance that my essays will come off as weird, boring, illogical, or some combination of the three.</p>
<p>Recommendations: Should be okay.</p>
<p>Other:
Race: Chinese</p>
<p>Gender: Female</p>
<p>Income Bracket: >$200,000</p>
<p>Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None</p>
<p>Thanks for any insight you can provide!</p>
). My son’s essay did not feature him as the “hero,” but it was genuine, and he was accepted. </p>