4.0/4.66
Test optional
8 APs
Governors Stem School
Many impactful ECs on the theme of environmental health
Interview
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just to help the future stats and ec-obsessed people. i got accepted without interview, and you can check my profile for the deets.
iām so proud of everyone. even applying shows great promise, and your decision should not affect your own self-perception.
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rejected 
4.8/4.0
35 ACT
straight 5s (took as many APs)
rank 1
public high school
1st place card maker (international, 500k+ cards)
national biomedical research comp 3rd place
many vb awards
seal of civic engagement (state gave it to me)
founded org that donates to the homeless (intl)
hand-built food pantries 4 my community
schoolās girls state + HOBY ambassador
pres/vp/board member of some other clubs
a ucla prgm ambassador,
7 yrs volleyball (var, went to jr. olympics twice)
feeling really down about this rejection, i thought i would at least be deferred. Iām no expert thoughā¦and yale is hard to get in, but it would be nice to gain some perspective for future applications.
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hey! did you also get a letter with your acceptance or only a video
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Denied. Honestly very surprised that I wasnāt deferred, let me know though, I may just be delusional and starry eyed.
Demographics: Male, Asian, Northeast
private school ā At least 25-30% of kids go to T-20s (we had like 10 Cornells last year), no Hooks
Intended Major(s): History, Religious Studies
ACT/SAT/SAT II: ACT: 35 1st take in Sophomore Summer UW/W GPA and Rank: 4.3smth W (no GPA or Class Rank officially sent to schools but the Councselor will calculate one for you ā this is relatively high I would assume itās like top 10 idk ) - School doesnāt have AP Humanities classes
Coursework: AP/IB/Dual Enrollment classes, AP/IB scores, etc Def one of the most rigorous possible, took 6 majors for three years when the norm is 5
10th Grade Comp Sci - 5
11th Grade: Post AP Comp Sci Calc BC, Spanish - 5 Chem, English Lang (self-studied) - 4 APUSH (self-studied) - 3
12th Grade: AP Physics, Multivariable Calc/ Linear Algebra, AP Modern European History, Post APCS, English, Independent Study in History
Awards: Ap Scholar with Distinction
All League Award in Sport 1
Extracurriculars (Not really ordered after 4, diff order on the common app): School President 4 years on Student Government
Research - 2 papers published in history journals, 1 paper was reviewed by professors through a service called āNational Writing Boardā - got an A
Photography - have an Instagram Account with 45k followers 4 yr
Varsity Sport - played my whole life, 4 year starter, All League Award, state chip
3 yr Varsity Sport - picked up in Middle School, JV Captain, then 3 year varsity Starter
3 yr Varsity Sport - learned during COVID, might be captain (havenāt voted yet, spring sport as well so it doesnāt rlly matter for college)
App Design - Coded an App for the school Mentoring/ volunteer work - Spent two summers, 45 hrs a week for 4 weeks
Tour ppl @ school
Club Founder/ Leader: itās a decently popular thing/ event we host during the holidays
Essays/LORs/Other: Essays: I think my essays are pretty good - I know everyone says this but iāve showed them to my counselor who thinks theyāre on the better side compared to others @ school
LOR: 10/10 Spanish Teacher ā they showed me their rec letter, called me āone of the best students heās ever hadā
7/10 English Teacher ā kinda mid, they will write well about me but nothing insanely good 8/10 Counselor ā probably pretty good, we talk about sports a lot and he seems to like me
10/10 Interview, reached out to me after to ask if I had anything else to add. Literally told me they would write good things about me.
I honestly am surprised I got denied and am now really worried. I really expected a deferral at least, especially going to a āfeederā school and doing well.
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Accepted!! (SID Theory true??)
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decision: deferred
major: global affairs
interview: yesā¦ went okay, interviewer mostly wanted me to ask her questions rather than the other way around, i was her first interview, lasted about 90 minutes
recs: uhhh good?
uw gpa: 4.0
wgpa: 4.4
sat: 1580 (only took once)
ECs
- international extemporaneous speaking (national awards)
- congressional debate (national awards)
- band (all-state for 3A and 4A schools in Texas)
- volleyball (varsity/jv)
- east asian heritage club (president, planned an entire event for 44 guests)
- student diversity leadership conference (week long, required essay application, discussed DEI)
- culture fest (planned community-wide event celebrating cultures of different countries)
- debate camps during the summer
- busking club (played music around school, raise money for charity)
- lifeguard during the summer
glad i got deferred, but iām not sure if i should wait around for RD or go ahead and ED2 another school. please help
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APs: 11 (whap, apush, euro, gov ā which i hadnāt added before the decisionā¦ bc calcā¦ english lit and langā¦ spanish lit and langā¦ bio)
i also go to an elite private school and i am very privileged. also, i am a chinese-american girl.
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Did anyone from maryland here get in?? Everyone kid we know got deferred or rejected. My daughter got deferred as well 
. She is devastated and we donāt know if we should wait. Congratulations to all who got in!!
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hey! did you also get a letter with your acceptance or only a video
Can someone briefly explain to me what this SID is everybody is talking about? Thanks 
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Yale reached out to some students for more financial aid documents a while back and to fill those out, it required an SID or student ID which is typically only for matriculated students. Either Yale provided the SID, or I think some students reached out themselves to get it.
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thank you
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Sorry to hear. You have a great profile and see no reason why/how. Hang in there. I am sure you will have better luck with other Ivys. Stay strong!
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thank you so much! that means a lot! fingers crossed for RD!!!
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I think that those who were deferred should not lose hope, actually, as the outright rejection rate was very high (62 or 67% I think?)ā¦
Canadian too, right? Way to represent. 
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No FA email or SID # here even though weāre apparently missing something, I see now; and for the guy asking about stats, I think for sure you probably need to be within a certain ārangeā, but stats are likely only part of the picture. Son is ranked 2/190, 1540 SAT (1x), 2 APs (school offers 3), 4.0 unweighted, lots of ECs, national level musician. I truly think itās likely his reference letters and essays, plus the music, were the major factors. Did have an interview which lasted 29 minutes.
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Hi, my son got accepted and I wanted to share some information which may be relevant for future applicants:
(1) He is an international applicant (from Turkey)
(2) He attends to a small private school and is top of his class with 4.0 GPA.
(3) He had 5 APs in his junior year (AP bio, AP World History, AP Literature, AP Calculus, AP Chemistry). All 5s.
(4) His ECs are strong but no sports.
(5) He did not receive an interview request until Dec 7. The interviewer wanted to talk to him the next day of his email.
(6) We applied for financial aid but did not receive an email from YALE requesting additional information. So no email with SID.
I hope this helps and good luck to you all! You are all awesome and will do great!
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Yes, son also got (v. interesting) videoā¦ he wasnāt quite sure how to take it but now we know the school ācheerā I guess.
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