Deferred! Will post stats later

My life has lost all meaning...
 

[size=+2][color=green][b]Decision: Accepted[/b][/color][/size]

[b]Objective:[/b][list][*] SAT I (breakdown): 2270 (M: 750 CR: 760 W: 760)[*] ACT: None[*] SAT II: 790 Math II, 800 German [*] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0[*] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 1%[*] AP (place score in parenthesis): APUSH (5), German (5) (these are the only APs one can take before senior year).[*] IB (place score in parenthesis):[*] Senior Year Course Load: AP Spanish, AP Econ, AP Calc, AP Government, AP Lit, AP Bio[*] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nothing Major; NMSC and some debate awards[/list][b]Subjective:[/b][list][*] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Debate (President, won some state tournies), Chess Club (President/Founder, ranked in top 10 in state), Youth Court (Lead Attorney), Mock Trial (VP), Public Tutor, and several clubs that didn’t mean very much. About 500 hrs community service. [*] Job/Work Experience: Worked as a shipping clerk at a blueberry farm in summers. Also a private tutor, though it was only 1-2 hours a week.[*] Volunteer/Community service: Youth Court: 8hrs/week, NHS, and I did a few cancer fundraisers.[*] Summer Activities: Working, and I did an internship in Germany working as a TA teaching German last summer.[*] Essays: I liked them, but it’s hard to self-evaluate. Supplement was about how I was raised in a Sikh commune and didn’t enter school or know how to read until I was ten.[*] Teacher Recommendation: One was good, she said I was one of her top five students in 20 years of teaching. Didn’t see the other one.[*] Counselor Rec: Didn’t see; possibly generic.[*] Additional Rec: Nope[*] Interview: He seemed to like me, and said he thought I’d do well at Yale. Hard to tell how he evaluated me, though.[/list][b]Other[/b][list][*] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yep[*] Intended Major: Mathematics and Philosophy (one major)[*] State (if domestic applicant): OR[*] Country (if international applicant):[*] School Type: Public[*] Ethnicity: Mixed, mainly white[*] Gender: Male [*] Income Bracket: <$40,000/ year[*] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Nada[/list][b]Reflection[/b][list][*] Strengths: Essays, I think my story was pretty unique. [*] Weaknesses: Average test scores, and a lack of APs. My school makes it almost impossible to take AP classes before one’s senior year, and I had to fight for the two I took. I should have self studied a few during freshman-junior years.[*] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: I have no idea. Admissions are too haphazard these days.[/list][b]General Comments:[/b] I’m ecstatic. I was almost positive I’d be deferred, and had already prepared the deferral and denial result templates. This is the only application I’d filled out, and I was prepared to spend my whole Christmas break doing apps.

To everyone who wasn’t accepted, don’t lose heart. Admissions are so random that any one of you (almost) could have gotten in with a bit of luck. I’m sure you’ll all end up in a place that’s right for you, whether or not it ends up being Yale.

[size=+2][color=orange][b]Decision: Deferred[/b][/color][/size]

[b]Objective:[/b][list][*] SAT I (breakdown): 2360 (800 CR 800 WR 760 M)[*] ACT:N/A[*] SAT II: 800 USH 740 Lit[*] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.89ish[*] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school doesn't rank.. top 5%[*] AP (place score in parenthesis): French(5), Bio(5), English Lit(5), US History(5)[*] IB (place score in parenthesis):N/A[*] Senior Year Course Load: AP Art History, APES, AP English Lang, AP Calc AB, AP Psych, honors French and choir[*] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NMSF, AP scholar w/Honor, french contest stuff, nothing major[/list][b]Subjective:[/b][list][*] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
-recreational martial arts since grade 8
- audition-only choir since grade 5, though i quit that this year and joined the school honors choir instead
- recreational piano since age 5
- National Art Honor Society, historian last year, currently vice president (we actually do things, like putting on shows and hosting "Chalkfest" and helping out at art benefits)
- Co-president of Freethinkers club (philosophy, culture, politics, basically a discussion club for any and everything)
- student government treasurer
- Leo Club (a community service club) secretary
- Environmental Club publicity secretary
-I write for several sections of the school newspaper
-debate team: qualified for states
- 100 hours of community service, mostly from Leo Club and Environmental Club[*] Job/Work Experience: none lol[*] Volunteer/Community service: see above[*] Summer Activities:
-performing/ fine arts camp going into 9th and 10th
-Middlebury-Monterey Language Academy going into 11th (a French immersion program)
-RISD precollege program this summer[*] Essays: common app was meh, yale supplement was AWESOME[*] Teacher Recommendation: should be pretty good, haven't read[*] Counselor Rec: eh. large public school = generic counselor rec. she seems to like me well enough though[*] Additional Rec: N/A[*] Interview: went pretty well! I think I impressed him.[/list][b]Other[/b][list][*] Applied for Financial Aid?: Nope[*] Intended Major: Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies[*] State (if domestic applicant): CT[*] Country (if international applicant):[*] School Type: Large Public[*] Ethnicity: White/Jewish[*] Gender: Female[*] Income Bracket: too high but also not high enough[*] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): mom went to yale undergrad and for med school, currently works there; aunt and uncle went undergrad[/list][b]Reflection[/b][list][*] Strengths: legacy, supplemental essay, scores[*] Weaknesses: ECs, lack of major awards, general non-specialness[*] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: Weaknesses above. Also, I figured out my passion (feminism, social justice) too late to develop it in high school, quite honestly. I regret nothing. Growing up at my own pace was well worth not getting into Yale. I'm pretty sure I would've been rejected if Yale wasn't trying not to insult my mom =][/list][b]General Comments:[/b] SO HAPPY for those who got in! I had some good friends get in tonight and I must say they TOTALLY deserve it. Get psyched! For those who didn't get in... it's just a school. Just remember that. For me, deferral actually lifted a huge weight off my shoulders. It gave me a better perspective on who I am and what I'm looking for in a school. I haven't been this happy in months.

[size=+2][color=green][b]Decision: Accepted[/b][/color][/size]


[b]Objective:[/b][list][*] SAT I (breakdown):2240 (760M, 760CR, 720W)[*] ACT:N/A[*] SAT II: 770 Math II, 760 French, 730 US History[*] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0[*] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 1%[*] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Calc BC (5), AP French (5), AP US History (5), AP Euro (4)[*] IB (place score in parenthesis):N/A[*] Senior Year Course Load: Hardest Possible[*] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NMSF, Le Grand Concours National Placement (?)
[/list][b]Subjective:[/b][list][*] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Chorus (Choral President, Section Leader, Several A Capella/Chamber Choirs, All-State for 5 years, several conventions and honor choruses, sang w/ Georgia Tech choir and Shorter University Chorale); Theater (Main role in all plays/musicals at school since freshman year, master class w/ protégée of Uta Hagen); Relay For Life (President/Co-Founder); CARE Future Leaders Ecuador Group (Working alongside care to spread awareness of rights to women and children in Ecuador); Origami Club (Lead member)[*] Job/Work Experience: None that I would call a job[*] Volunteer/Community service: Countless hours related to the CARE group shown above[*] Summer Activities: Master Class w/ Ted Brunetti, Research at Shepherd Center[*] Essays: What I believe was the shining glory of my application. Common App: A look at my theater-related work ethic and tendency to find inspiration in strange places in the frame of a story in which I squish an ant, 10/10; Supplement: Very personal look at how music has been the connecting force in my life, 8/10[*] Teacher Recommendation: Probably great; One from a physics teacher who is strangely obsessed with me, one from an American Literature teacher with whom I felt I could converse deeply, and still do. Didn’t see either, personally.[*] Counselor Rec: It must have been great; I got into Yale and the Princeton Humanities Symposium, after all.[*] Additional Rec: One from the school’s Fine Arts director who knows me quite well through both chorus and theater[*] Interview: Meh. It wasn’t a train wreck, but I felt like it was the weakest part of my application.
[/list][b]Other[/b][list][*] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes[*] Intended Major: MB&B w/ possible double major in Political Science[*] State (if domestic applicant): Georgia[*] Country (if international applicant):[*] School Type: Small Private (semi-competitive)[*] Ethnicity: White[*] Gender: Male[*] Income Bracket: 180,000[*] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None!
[/list][b]Reflection[/b][list][*] Strengths: The subjective part was definitely my strongest part. Perhaps that and my ECs in music and theater.[*] Weaknesses: SAT scores, interview, dearth of ECs (?)[*] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: I honestly think it was due to my common app essay and my teacher recommendations. I couldn’t have gotten in over you all with just my objective stats.
[/list][b]General Comments:[/b] I’m shocked at this, actually. I had completely written off acceptance to Yale based on how amazing you all are. For future applicants, I’d just like to reiterate the importance of the subjective half of the application. CC chance threads leave this out, but I guarantee Yale takes it deeply into consideration. It’s the only way I could have gotten in.

To those deferred, good luck in the spring! I know you’ll all go someplace great! For those rejected, just know that what suits Yale may not suit another Ivy or great school, and vice versa. Don’t be crestfallen yet!

ACCEPTED!!!! STATS later....eventually! XD

[size=+2][color=orange][b]Decision: Deferred[/b][/color][/size]

Congrats to everyone who got in!!! I am super jealous of all of you but know you deserve it! To those rejected, I am sorry. To everyone else deferred- Keep your head up!!! Believe, it will all work out.

Decision: Deferred

Objective:
•SAT I (breakdown):
•ACT:33
•SAT II:
•Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.96
•Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school doesn't rank.. top 1%
•AP (place score in parenthesis): 6 5's 1 4
•IB (place score in parenthesis):N/A
•Senior Year Course Load: lots of AP's
•Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Intel Isef 4th award in EVS, as well as other international science awards, teen leadership awards for starting an organization
Subjective:
•Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): 3 years of research in school lab and at ucsd, president of a community service/teen leadership council, plan a day every year for county wide community service in which over 1000 people participate, founded a program called homework buddies in which we tutor economically disabled and learning dsabled students for free, president of the awkward dance club, captain of varsity tennis team for all 4 years
-•Job/Work Experience: intern and tutor
•Volunteer/Community service: see above
•Summer Activities: research and camp counselor
-•Essays: common app was pretty great, yale supplement was very emotional but could have been more substantial
•Teacher Recommendation: one said it was amazing, the other should be pretty good, haven't read
•Counselor Rec: amazinng
•Additional Rec: N/A
•Interview: went pretty well- told me it doesnt effect decisions, except if I were to "kick him in the balls". yeah he was only 26
Other
•Applied for Financial Aid?: Nope
•Intended Major: geophysics
•State (if domestic applicant): CA
•Country (if international applicant):
•School Type: small private
•Ethnicity: White/Jewish
•Gender: male
•Income Bracket: wealthy but not like library status
•Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): lol i wish
Reflection
•Strengths: science research and awards, community service
•Weaknesses: test score, non-competitive school
•Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: i have no clue- but the people that got in deserve it. I am very unhooked. Really wanted intel to push me through.
General Comments: Congratz to those who got in. I had a sliver of hope, but its gone now! Hopefully I'll end up at the place I am supposed to be at, whether that's Yale or not.

[size=+2][color=green][b]Decision: Accepted[/b][/color][/size]


[b]Objective:[/b][list][*] SAT I (breakdown):N/A[*] ACT:35[*] SAT II: Math 2, Chem, World History 800's[*] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0[*] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A[*] AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc AB , Calc BC, World History, US History, Chemistry, All 5's[*] IB (place score in parenthesis):N/A[*] Senior Year Course Load: Computational Physics, AP Biology, Band, AP English Lit, AP Computer Science, College Math - Multivariable Calculus and Intro to Probability and Statistics[*] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Siemens Semifinalist, RSI Alternate, NMSF, AP Scholar[/list][b]Subjective:[/b][list][*] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Research, Varsity Football, Quizbowl Team (Captain), Wikipedia Editor, Elementary School Mentor, Track and Field, Environmental club(Committee Leader), Marching Band (Section Leader), Relay for Life (Captain)[*] Job/Work Experience:Lab Research[*] Volunteer/Community service:Mentoring/Lab Research/Wikipedia[*] Summer Activities:Lab Research, Football[*] Essays:They were ok, I made a mistake and didn't send the one that ended up being my best.[*] Teacher Recommendation: One was average, didn't see others.[*] Counselor Rec: Waived[*] Additional Rec: From Prof, didn't see[*] Interview: Was awesome, really cool, young interviewer who was relatable.[/list][b]Other[/b][list][*] Applied for Financial Aid?: No[*] Intended Major:Chemistry[*] State (if domestic applicant):MI[*] Country (if international applicant):[*] School Type: Public[*] Ethnicity: Asian[*] Gender: M[*] Income Bracket: 200,000+[*] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Got a 34 ACT in 8th Grade?[/list][b]Reflection[/b][list][*] Strengths: Test Scores, GPA, Took most rigorous courses I could[*] Weaknesses: EC's, Essays[*] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: Who knows? I'm proof that regular people can get in too.[/list][b]General Comments:[/b]

To all deferees: I'm probably not going to Yale...so one more person on the waitlist might get in! So don't give up hope if you're waitlisted.

I made a CC account for this
 

[size=+2][color=green][b]Decision: Accepted[/b][/color][/size]

[b]Objective:[/b][list][*] SAT I (breakdown): 2390, didn’t send[*] ACT: 36[*] SAT II: 800 Math II, 790 Literature, 780 Biology[*] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): One B away from a 4.0 [*] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 6/307[*] AP (place score in parenthesis):
APUSH (5)
Calc AB (5)
Biology (5)[*] IB (place score in parenthesis): what’s an IB? lol[*] Senior Year Course Load: AP English Lit, AP Chem, AP Calc BC, Honors Spanish IV, Foods, Band[*] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): um. NMSF, AP Scholar[/list][b]Subjective:[/b][list][*] Extracurriculars:
Cross Country/Track: 4 years varsity, captain, MVP, leadership award, sectional qualifier, all conference, many medals; nowhere near recruitable though
Music: Marching band, concert band, pep band, jazz band, section leader, first chair, competitions, etc. Also have played piano for 9 years (but didn’t send arts supplement)
Martial arts: big one. 10 years, and I’ve been a black belt/Sensei for 2 years and teach classes. Wrote my CA short answer about it.
National Honor Society: 2 years, President, about 60 hours last year. Mentioned service projects I’ve organized. A lot of tutoring volunteering.
Academic team: 4 years varsity starter, captain, won some tournaments.
Math team: 4 years, captain, won a lot of competitions and went to state but didn’t place all 3 years.
Student council: 4 years representative.
Other stuff like operation click, varsity club, culinary arts club, etc that I didn’t put on my app but my counselor may have mentioned.[*] Job/Work Experience: none[*] Volunteer/Community service: only NHS stuff[*] Summer Activities: running hundreds of miles, summer school, reading, relaxing[*] Essays: Common app essay was original, but I think it could have been better. Yale supplement was meh. I’m a harsh critic of my own writing though.[*] Teacher Recommendation:
Teacher 1: Probably awesome, great teacher who knows me really well.
Teacher 2: Favorite teacher who really likes me, but he’s old and it was pretty generic. [*] Counselor Rec: Probably great. He loves me. However, he doesn’t know much about top colleges.[*] Additional Rec: none[*] Interview: none… that’s what happens when you submit your app on November 3rd…[/list][b]Other[/b][list][*] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes[*] Intended Major: Science[*] State (if domestic applicant): Illinois[*] Country (if international applicant):[*] School Type: Lovable but underachieving suburban public[*] Ethnicity: Pale white[*] Gender: Female[*] Income Bracket: 120k-140k[*] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none[/list][b]Reflection[/b][list][*] Strengths: scores, grades, vast amount of extracurriculars[*] Weaknesses: who knows what admissions officers think?[*] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: I don’t know. I was expecting deferral. [/list][b]General Comments:[/b]
Congrats to everyone accepted and good luck to all! Everyone here looks absolutely amazing and I know you’ll all be accepted to great colleges.
A lot of my anxiety has been alleviated but I’ve still got 7 apps to finish over break :)

rejected, and the reason is my essays. also I'm asian, probably overrepresented?

ACCEPTED! :) Reading the stats of those deferred/rejected makes me feel almost guilty in comparison. All of you please know that you're amazing, and I am impressed by each and every one of you.

Guess I said I would...
 

[size=+2][color=orange][b]Decision: Deferred[/b][/color][/size]

[b]Objective:[/b][list][*] SAT I (breakdown): Didn't send[*] ACT: 36 (36/36/35/36/8)[*] SAT II: Didn't send[*] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0 (~4.3 weighted)[*] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School Doesn't Rank[*] AP (place score in parenthesis): Environmental Science (4) US History (4)[*] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/a[*] Senior Year Course Load: AP Music Theory, Orchestra 5H, AP Japanese, AP Literature, Gov/Econ (required courses, school doesn't offer AP), AP Biology, Advanced Jazz Ensemble[*] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Semifinalist, School District Scholar of Distinction every semester since 9th grade (for straight A's -shrug-)[/list][b]Subjective:[/b][list][*] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Marching Band (Drum Major, 12; Baritone Family Leader/Leadership Team, 11), Orchestra (Switched to bass, 9; Principal bassist, 10-12), Jazz Band (""Bass, Advanced group 10-12), Track & Field (during school year & over summer, no leadership but I'm a hurdler and high jumper)[*] Job/Work Experience: Private bass teacher to 2 students, 11-12[*] Volunteer/Community service: (names of specific programs left out for identity reasons) NCL - mother-daughter philanthropy organization, 25+ hours of community service/year (have been Treasurer, Cultural Chair, VP of Activities); Volunteering at local Middle School music department, ~1 hour/week, every week of the school year; Student-run suicide-prevention organization that presents to freshman health classes at school[*] Summer Activities: Family/school travel. Austria/Switzerland Germany with school orchestra; England/Norway with family; stayed home summer before Senior to take community college classes so I could take Music Theory during the school year and prepare for drum major duties[*] Essays: common app long: wrote about middle school music teacher's influence on my wanting to teach music; common app short: wrote about impact of suicide prevention organization; Yale supplement: wrote about love of puzzles and public transportation (heavily influenced by family summer travel) for long essay, short answers showed my personality[*] Teacher Recommendation: At least decent; they both liked me[*] Counselor Rec: Glowing! She was fighting so hard for me c:[*] Additional Rec: None[*] Interview: Didn't get one[/list][b]Other[/b][list][*] Applied for Financial Aid?: Nope (wouldn't have gotten any)[*] Intended Major: Music[*] State (if domestic applicant): California[*] Country (if international applicant): n/a[*] School Type: Super Competitive Public[*] Ethnicity: Hispanic (Portuguese)[*] Gender: Female[*] Income Bracket: 200k+[*] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM? but very little evidence of it.[/list][b]Reflection[/b][list][*] Strengths: Obvious dedication to music, Test scores[*] Weaknesses: Not the highest GPA, lack of (productive) summer activities[*] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: It's a total crapshoot. Just glad I wasn't rejected. [/list][b]General Comments:[/b]
Congrats to all who got in! I'm feeling a tad lost, but I'm hopeful for the future. If I had gotten in I would have only applied to one other school, so maybe this is a sign I'm meant to go somewhere else. And to any underclassmen on this forum, remember that test scores aren't everything and that it's all up to chance after a certain point! Fingers crossed for regular decision, but I'm still hopeful. c:

I planned myself for this (by not doing any of my other college essays, of course).

[size=+2][color=orange][b]Decision: Deferred[/b][/color][/size]


[b]Objective:[/b][list][*] SAT I (breakdown): 2390 (790 CR)[*] ACT: n/a[*] SAT II: 750-800 Math, Chemistry, US History, Biology, Chinese[*] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.93[*] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): ~10%[*] AP (place score in parenthesis): Calculus BC, US History, Music Theory (4), Human Geography, Biology, Computer Science, Chinese[*] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a[*] Senior Year Course Load: Choir, Law, AP Macroeconomics, AP Stats, AP Lit., AP Spanish, AP Chemistry[*] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nothing, because I'm pretty lazy![/list][b]Subjective:[/b][list][*] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): School Toastmasters (Founder), MUN (Treasurer)[*] Job/Work Experience: Yale lab research, Stanford clinical research[*] Volunteer/Community service: Caring for children in hospitals, tutoring at school[*] Summer Activities: Brown summer program[*] Essays: One about my interest in science, one about personal experience with death, one about creativity--all were decent, but I could write better[*] Teacher Recommendation: I believe one should be good, other I have no idea[*] Counselor Rec: No idea[*] Additional Rec: Professor from Yale; didn't know him as well as I could have[*] Interview: Almost too late because my interviewer was out of town until the Monday on the week the interview reports were due; otherwise went normal[/list][b]Other[/b][list][*] Applied for Financial Aid?: No[*] Intended Major: Biological sciences[*] State (if domestic applicant): California[*] Country (if international applicant): n/a[*] School Type: Public, highly-competitive[*] Ethnicity: Asian[*] Gender: Male[*] Income Bracket: 200,000+[*] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): n/a[/list][b]Reflection[/b][list][*] Strengths: Not much--perhaps my SAT score, my essays, and a few of my recommendations[*] Weaknesses: I have no idea how some of my recommendations were (my teacher has a habit of turning them in on the day they are due), I didn't fully like my essays, I didn't revise my essays enough, I turned my application on the 28th, my interview was harried and nearly late (and I didn't sleep the night before), I didn't project myself as someone at the caliber that Yale students usually are, lack of awards (though I don't think that that matters that much), relatively low GPA (but I did get 4.0 in junior year)[*] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: I wasn't very pleased with my application overall. It needed more coherence and impact.[/list][b]General Comments:[/b] If you were accepted, deferred, or rejected, you probably know why. The only thing to do now is to rethink, reassess, and then finish with a flair! Don't give up no matter what the results are: no one got anywhere with only hope.

Accepted! Stats soon.

So Far...
Accepted: 4
Deferred: 12
Rejected: 1
23% acceptance rate so far. MUCH lower than Harvard and Princeton
Post stats or your decision didn't happen. I wont tally post that doesn't show any of their stats for legitimacy reasons.