Would I have any shot at yale?

I_need_advice · 04-18-2009, 02:04 PM

Student:

User Name: I_need_advice
Gender: F
College Class Year: 2014
High School: Public (Charter School)
High School Type: rarely sends grads to top schools (most go to local college because of small town attitude)

Academics:

GPA - Unweighted: 4.00
GPA - Weighted: 4.10
Class Rank: top 5 students
Class Size: 30

(I was 1 out of almost 1,000 at my old school, but there were probably another 40 students that were number one because the grades were not weighted at my old school)

Scores:

ACT: 31

Extracurriculars: Cross Country, Varsity Dance Team (Before I moved to a new school)

Leadership positions: National Honors Society Secretary, Student Council, Camp Counselor, Ballet Instructor

Athletic Status - list sport and your level: Varsity Dance Team

Volunteer/Service Work: NHS-
Hospital
Counselor for Summer Camp
Feed My Starving Children
30 Hour Famine
Soup Kitchen
etc...

Honors and Awards:
(these are awards my school gives out)
Student of the Month--Science
AP Student of the Month
Student of the Semester
College Summer programs: Summer Science Program

Nick017 · 04-20-2009, 11:26 AM

I hope you have excellent recs and essays; you'll need it.

courteau91 · 07-03-2009, 01:23 PM

^^Agreed. You're accomplishments are commendable and obviously reflect academic rigor, but they're nothing special. You need amazing recommendations and essays -- things that, as I understand, EVERYONE needs to get in. I'm not an admissions officer, but I'm thinking AP Student of the Month won't get you in.

desiw · 07-03-2009, 05:20 PM

School awards are good, but don't count as much as regional/natl recognition.

sohaibshaikh · 07-03-2009, 05:25 PM

yeah see since your class size is 30 kids you would need to be number 1 t o have a shot at yale. It will probably be very difficult to get in, but I would say you would need a super amazing essay and and recommendations to have a shot

Epaminondas · 07-03-2009, 05:35 PM

To answer your question, not likely.

And it's best to leave out the "...of the month" awards. To put it bluntly, they mean nothing to the adcoms.

sohaibshaikh · 07-03-2009, 06:48 PM

yeah and ap student of the month award is good nut do you have any ap scholar awards or any national awards in certain subjects