Official Yale 2013 SCEA Results Thread

[silversuz1]

Wow....some of those rejected have amazing statistics...but then again, an applicant isn't just statistics.

[xcrules]

Decision: Rejected

Objective:

* SAT I (breakdown): 720 M, 710 CR, 750 W (2180)
* SAT II: 740 Math II, 690 USH
* Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
* Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1 out of 408 (unweighted)
* AP (place score in parenthesis): APUSH (5)
* IB (place score in parenthesis): IB Spanish B SL (6) (I'm taking all my tests this year)
* Senior Year Course Load: IB English HL, AP Calculus BC, IB Physics, IB History, IB Theory of Knowledge, IB Art
* Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): I don't even know what USAMO and Intel are, to be honest...

Subjective:

* Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity XC and track all 4 years (captain jr and sr years)
* Job/Work Experience: Employee at Heart and Sole Running Shoe Store, Parking Coordinator at local summer fair
* Volunteer/Community service: Member of Teen Health Crew at CASA Teen Clinic, Redwood Empire Bike Rodeo, random running events
* Summer Activities: travels, Youth Business Week summer camp, Cornell Science Camp, HSU xc camp, working and volunteering
* Essays: hard to say...
* Teacher Recommendation: good!
* Counselor Rec: really good!
* Additional Rec: Didn't send
* Interview: Didn't get one

Other

* Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
* Intended Major: Environmental Science, Biology... (nutrition)
* State (if domestic applicant): CA
* Country (if international applicant):
* School Type: medium sized public
* Ethnicity: mixed heritage
* Gender: female
* Income Bracket: Upper
* Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): recruited athlete

Reflection

* Strengths: athlete thing, gpa
* Weaknesses: test scores!
* Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I don't know!

General Comments: Haha yeah, stupid boot!

[pFNMCp]

Decision: Rejected

Objective:

• SAT I (breakdown): 740 math 670 reading 650 writing 7 essay
• ACT: 36 math 35 writing 33 science 31 reading 7 essay
• SAT II: 800 math 2 770 physics 670 spanish/listening
• Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.938
• Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 20/600 raw 14/600 weighted
• AP (place score in parenthesis): none
• IB (place score in parenthesis): SL visual arts 3, HL history/english/physics, SL math/spanish
• Senior Year Course Load: see IB tests^
• Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): lol no

Subjective:

• Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): 1 varsity sport 1 club sport every year
• Job/Work Experience: summer internship a year ago
• Volunteer/Community service: didn't list any
• Summer Activities: none
• Essays: author's opinion doesn't really mean anything; wrote about my passions in an art class and in track&field
• Teacher Recommendation: didn't read
• Counselor Rec: didn't read
• Additional Rec: none
• Interview: it went alright

Other

• Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
• Intended Major: mathematics
• State (if domestic applicant): washington
• Country (if international applicant):
• School Type: large public school
• Ethnicity: white
• Gender: male
• Income Bracket: 100k
• Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): I'm brilliant

Reflection

• Strengths: good grades in classes that are as rigorous as possible, demostrated commitment to academics and athletics
• Weaknesses: few extracurriculars/leadership, not a 4.0
• Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: not a superstar

General Comments: lol not like I expected anything else

[OutInLeftField]

Decision: Rejected

[IvyCrazyPerson]

oh hot damn, so many deferred...

this is like the Stanford Thread if you change 95% of the 'DEFERRED' to 'REJECTED', lol

[Canadianftw]

these are my stats that yale saw...not the same now

Decision: Deferred

• Intended Major: Economics

Objective:

• SAT I (breakdown): 680CR, 800M, 740W = 2220
• ACT: n/a
• SAT II: 800MathII, 750 Physics, 660 French w/ Listening (yeah...)
• Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 97.7/100
• Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 1%
• AP (place score in parenthesis): n/a
• IB (place score in parenthesis): Predicted:
  • HL English: 7
  • HL Math: 7
  • HL Physics: 7
  • HL Chem: 7
  • SL French: 6
  • SL History: 6
  • Diploma: 43/45
• Senior Year Course Load: those 6 IB courses and International Business
• Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): national distinctions/awards across math, science, and music

Subjective:

• Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
  • Concert Bands: Events Coordinator and Percussion Section Leader
  • Piano
  • Track and Field/Cross Country
  • Student Government: Executive Council Treasurer
  • Relay for Life: Organizing Committee, raised $44 000 in the first year
  • Yearbook: Editor and page designer
  • Duke of Edinburgh Award: School Chapter leader
• Job/Work Experience: Kumon
• Volunteer/Community service: did not mention =/
• Summer Activities: didn't mention =/
• Essays: good, found a typo on it afterwards though
• Teacher Recommendation: excellent
• Counselor Rec: outstanding
• Additional Rec: n/a
• Interview: could have gone better, I suppose

Other

• Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
• State (if domestic applicant): n/a
• Country (if international applicant): Canada
• School Type: Public/Magnet
• Ethnicity: Chinese (it totally helped im sure)
• Gender: Male
• Income Bracket: <$100 000
• Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none

[ b]Reflection[/b][ list][*] Strengths: iunno[*] Weaknesses: CR and French score[*] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: nothing particularly amazing, probably wanted to see the rest of the Canadian pool
[ /list][ b]General Comments:[ /b] next round XD

[vballerk]

Decision: Deferred

[*] Intended Major: Economics

Objective:

• SAT I (breakdown): 730R/800M/700W/9E
• ACT: ---
• SAT II: 800 Math II, 790 Chem, 760 Bio M, 700 Global History
• Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.32 (A=>4, A+=>4.3, H=>5)
• Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): No rank but would be top-3 of 360ish
• AP (place score in parenthesis): All 5s: Global, Comp Sci AB, US History, English Language, Music Theory, BC Calc, Stat, Chem
• IB (place score in parenthesis): ---
• Senior Year Course Load: AP Gov/Macro integrated, AP Micro, AP physics, AP French, Calc 3, SUPA english, jazz ensemble
• Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Nat’l Scholar, Nat’l Merit SF, Rensselaer Medal, did well on some national French test, others…

Subjective:

• Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Biggest one was a self-started sportswriting thing…don’t want to say too much b/c I’m pretty visible…; music: played piano in school jazz ensemble for four years, also played in other regional groups (one select, one not), also play electric bass in a rock band; sports – jv/varsity volleyball since 10th grade, school baseball since freshman year, play/practice both sports off-season as well; NHS and stuff…
• Job/Work Experience: not much…internship at local tv station, worked a summer at my dad’s work. Got a pretty serious job but it started in November.
• Volunteer/Community service: Pretty weak, but our rock band donates all money from our performances to the Elias fund (over $1000 so far).
• Summer Activities: Work, baseball, other stuff…not really part of my app.
• Essays: Hit-or-miss, one was unusual, other showed passion about my writing EC well.
• Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t read but I know one was amazing.
• Counselor Rec: Didn’t read but she seems on top of things.
• Additional Rec: ---
• Interview: With admissions office over the summer…seemed to go really well, she was really nice and said I sounded like a Yale student when I was talking about why Yale.

Other

• State (if domestic applicant): Upstate NY
• Country (if international applicant): ---
• School Type: Public, ~360 per class
• Ethnicity: White as it gets
• Gender: Male
• Income Bracket: $100K-$150K
• Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): not really…writing EC was pretty unique.

Reflection

• Strengths: GPA/course load/APs; passionate about ECs.
• Weaknesses: Interviewer said I was too attractive and that everyone else on campus would just be jealous and miserable…but seriously: SAT, community service, no hooks, maybe essays.
• Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I thought most of it would come down to that writing EC, which was a big part of my app…if they didn’t really care for it, I probably wasn’t getting in, if they thought it was neat but like any other EC, I was in the same position as a lot of people (in a huge borderline pool for few spots), and if they really loved it I had a great shot…guess I don’t really know.

General Comments: Good luck to everyone and I really don’t want to start my eight other apps…still have hope but kinda felt my app would either be one that would really wow them or not.

[HappyE]

Early Action Applications, Yale Class of 2013
Total Number of Applicants: 5557
Number Admitted: 742
Number Deferred: 2644
Number Denied: 2128

[amciw]

Its looks as if Yale was not very favorable to the West Coast in SCEA.

[Adelaide]

Decision: Deferred

Objective:

• SAT I (breakdown): 2390 (800 CR, 790 M, 800 W)
• ACT:
• SAT II: 800 Math II, 790 Literature, 760 US History
• Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): Not sure; weighted is 4.57
• Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2
• AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 (US History), 5 (Lang & Comp), 5 (Chemistry)
• IB (place score in parenthesis):
• Senior Year Course Load: AP Spanish, AP Literature, AP Calculus BC, AP Economics, AP Modern European
• Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Scholastic Art & Writing for Poetry; NMS; CT Governor's Award; others

Subjective:

• Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Newspaper (Editor-in-Chief), Key Club (President), Lit Mag (Layout Editor), NHS
• Job/Work Experience:
• Volunteer/Community service: Volunteer at Hebrew school every Sunday morning (teach Hebrew, organized Jewish folktales program for little kids)
• Summer Activities: Wharton's Leadership in the Business World program; Summer@Brown; ACL surgery
• Essays: thought they were good; one was about how i came to the realization that i can learn so much from the people around me; other was about having confidence
• Teacher Recommendation: both glowing
• Counselor Rec: should have been fine
• Additional Rec: none
• Interview: one on-campus, thought it went well; one alumni, also thought it went fine

Other

• Applied for Financial Aid?: No
• Intended Major: English (writing concentration)
• State (if domestic applicant): CT
• Country (if international applicant):
• School Type: Public; 1200 students; 300 seniors
• Ethnicity: White
• Gender: F
• Income Bracket: $100,000+
• Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Legacy

Reflection

• Strengths:
• Weaknesses:
• Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:

General Comments: Good Luck!!

[klaz413]

Decision: Deferred

Objective:

• SAT I (breakdown): 2280 (760 CR, 770 M, 750 W)
• ACT: none
• SAT II: 720 Latin, 740 USH, 710 Math 1
• Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.6 or so
• Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10-15%, but my school doesn't rank
• AP (place score in parenthesis): Latin Lit (5), APUSH (4), Lang & Comp (4)
• IB (place score in parenthesis): non
• Senior Year Course Load: AP Latin Vergil, AP English Lit, AP Micro/Macro Economics, AP Political Science, AP Calculus BC, Classical Mythology (elective)
• Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none =)

Subjective:

• Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): horseback riding, model un (president), newspaper (news editor), senior advisor (mentor to 6th graders)
• Job/Work Experience: Lifeguard 45 hrs/week last summer, pony ride assistant
• Volunteer/Community service: none listed on app; it's pretty insignificant
• Summer Activities: horseback riding, working
• Essays: one about being pretty much the only conservative in my high school and how people stereotype each other, the other was a little offbeat about how I hate standardized English exams because they ruin the beauty of literature
• Teacher Recommendation: I think both of them were pretty good. Both teachers really like me.
• Counselor Rec: We have a good relationship.
• Additional Rec: none
• Interview: on campus and alumni, both good but not AMAZING

Other

• Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
• Intended Major: Classics
• State (if domestic applicant): CT
• Country (if international applicant): ----
• School Type: private
• Ethnicity: white
• Gender: female
• Income Bracket: 100K+
• Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): absolutely none

Reflection

• Strengths: extracurriculars, essays, teacher recs
• Weaknesses: gpa
• Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Honestly, I can't believe I wasn't outright rejected. So I really don't know.

General Comments: Good Luck!!

[drbigboyjoe9505]

ACCEPTED.... SO HAPPY!! Stats later, or look for them elsewhere if you want.

To all those who got accepted, CONGRATS!! To all those who were rejected/deferred, Good luck in RD round and I sincerely wish you all luck!! I'm sure you guys will end up somewhere great!

[Brandybeer]

[ size=+2][ color=red][ b]Decision: Rejected[ /b][ /color][ /size]

[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): CR: 750 M: 720 W:750
[ *] ACT:
[ *] SAT II: Latin: 800 Lit: 720
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): no idea... weighed = 4.35
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): doesnt rank
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): 9 AP tests 7 are 5s 2 are threes
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: gap year
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
[ *] Job/Work Experience:
[ *] Volunteer/Community service:
[ *] Summer Activities:
[ *] Essays: Awesome
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: Don't know
[ *] Counselor Rec: Don't know
[ *] Additional Rec:
[ *] Interview: Amazing
[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: No
[ *] Intended Major: Classics
[ *] State (if domestic applicant):
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Private
[ *] Ethnicity: Hispanic
[ *] Gender: Male
[ *] Income Bracket: upper
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM
[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths: URM, essay, extracurrics, interview with Dean of Admissions
[ *] Weaknesses: Scores, conflict with Classics department, conflict with Admission officer
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I ruffled too many feathers at New Haven... watev.. guess my dream of being a Silimander will have to die
[ /list][ b]General Comments:[ /b] Good Luck!!

[irunoninsulin]

Decision: DEFERRED[*] Intended Major: undecided

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): Critical Reading (710), Math (660), Writing (790), Total: 2160
SAT II: Literature (730), World History (700), Math II (600)
GPA (out of 4.0): 3.94 (Weighted = 4.54)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 5%
AP (place score in parenthesis): World History (5), Psychology (5), English Language (4)
Senior Year Course Load: AP European History, AP Econ, AP English Lit., AP CAlc. B/C, AP Statistics, Anatomy and Physiology, Newspaper
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Commended Scholar, Honor Roll (all four years), AP Scholar With Honor, Nominated for NCTE Achievement award in writing, Maryland Distinguished Scholar Honorable Mention, and others

Subjective:
Extracurriculars: Varsity XC/Track all four years (Captain this year) Newspaper Editor-in-Chief, Forensics (public speaking/debate), news anchor on my school's morning show, Math Honor Society, National Honor Society
Job/Work Experience: I work for a website called Diabeteens.com, it's for kids with Diabetes - I write an advice column; also I do a lot of babysitting for diabetic kids
Volunteer/Community service: lots of stuff with the Juvenile Diabetes research Foundation, speaking at press conferences on capitol hill in support of stem cell research, walk to cure diabetes for 6 years, leader of community support group for diabetics
Summer Activities: went to "High School Journalism Institute" at Indiana University this summer, other summers I went to xc camp
Essays: I thought they were fine
Teacher Recommendation: didn't see them, but I expected fantastic letters from these teachers
Counselor Rec: it should have been great/didnt see it
Additional Rec: from the executive director of the Juvenile DIabetes Research Foundation - talking about how I had set an example for living well with diabetes/overcome challenges/done a lot with the organization
Interview: two - on campus and alumni
Other:
State (if domestic applicant): Maryland
School Type: public school in Montgomery County
Ethnicity: half white, half Indian
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: $80-100,000

Reflection
Strengths: My mixed background, hopefully my recs, my diabetes stuff
Weaknesses: my SAT scores? the fact that I haven't taken too many APs until this year (but thats not my fault!!!! hmmph)
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Honestly, I felt like I was a very competitive applicant and I am really upset. I have no clue why they would defer me instead of accept me. I think I was exactly what they were looking for!

Basically, I have been screaming at my computer scream for twenty minutes and I am so scared to go to school tomorrow and find out if two other girls from my school got in
Hopefully I'll make it RD, but at that point I'm not sure I will want Yale if they had to think twice about me, ya know?

[anonssc]

Decision: Accepted

Objective:

• SAT I (breakdown): 2400
• ACT:n/a
• SAT II: 800 Math II, 790 US History
• Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
• Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 3/686
• AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc BC (5), Statistics (5), English Lang/comp (5), US History (5), Physics B (4)
• IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
• Senior Year Course Load: AP Comp Sci, AP Euro, AP English lit/comp, AP Bio, AP Spanish
• Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Various things, especially in debate/piano

Subjective:

• Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Speech & debate (President), Piano, Model UN, Science fairs, some math stuff
• Job/Work Experience: Circuit City
• Volunteer/Community service: NHS projects, musical performances, etc
• Summer Activities: Speech camp, piano competitions
• Essays: Worked forever on them :-)
• Teacher Recommendation: Didn't see them
• Counselor Rec: Didn't see it
• Additional Rec: Piano teacher - great. Went along with a music supplement/recording.
• Interview: Very short - only about 30 minutes, but good

Other

• Applied for Financial Aid?: No
• Intended Major: Unsure :-) Ethics, politics, and economics perhaps?
• State (if domestic applicant): PA
• Country (if international applicant): n/a
• School Type: Public
• Ethnicity: Chinese
• Gender: Female
• Income Bracket: high
• Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None

Reflection

• Strengths: I put a very international focus on my application.
• Weaknesses: Dunno :-)
• Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I got verryyy lucky!

General Comments: Good Luck everyone, you will all go to wonderful schools! I've been reading the boards for the past few weeks and you all sound like super dedicated people.