11 from my school...

Chance Me / Match Me
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<p>There are 11 people from my school applying early to the school I am (Yale). Obviously, they can’t take all of us. Here’s what I know:</p>

<li><p>Girl #1 - double legacy. 2nd place in national essay writing contest. grades about equal to mine - strong in english/history, weaker in math and sciences. lower SATs than me. I don’t think it matters - she’s probably getting in.</p></li>
<li><p>Boy #1 - extremely intelligent, esp. in math (taking 3rd year college math right now). very strong runner (all new england). higher grades than mine, probably around equal SATs. I say he’s likely to get in.</p></li>
<li><p>Girl #2 - very smart (2nd year college math now). really good SATs (National Merit). likely to be valedictorian. not great ECs. asian.</p></li>
<li><p>Girl #3 - hard worker. also in valedictorian running. weaker standardized tests. extremely talented dancer, does town-wide youth committees, etc. </p></li>
<li><p>Girl #4 - good grades (better than mine), good SATs (slightly weaker than mine). President of student government, athlete.</p></li>
<li><p>Boy #2 - very smart (like Boy #1 in math). great SATs (had a 1470 in 7th grade), National Merit. good, but not great, grades. </p></li>
<li><p>Girl #5 - hard worker. in running for val. better grades than me, but weaker SATs. VP of student government.</p></li>
<li><p>Girl #6 - better grades than me (slightly), weaker SATs. an athlete, but not good enough to be recruited.</p></li>
<li><p>Boy #3 - not too sure about this one. also in 2nd year college math. ok SATs, I’d say, and grades probably slightly weaker than mine. </p></li>
<li><p>Boy #4 - weakest applicant. weaker grades and SATs than me.</p></li>
<li><p>ME! - good grades, but not amazing (just make top 10%, probably about 25/300). v. good SATs, National Merit. Hispanic (my school is 90-some percent caucasian, and the rest arre asian). decent ECs, not amazing, but not bad. I’m also in 2nd year college math now (12 people in my class - 3 of them are applying to Yale, and 2 who already took the class are as well! not cool!)</p></li>
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<p>I would say 1-3 have a very good chance of getting in. #4 and myself might make the cut, though I would only get in b/c of my minority status, and even then, i think I’m more than likely to be defered. Yale has a very good relationship with my school - one year, 5 people got in early, so its not ridiculous to think they would accept so many, though its rather unlikely.</p>

<p>What are your thoughts?</p>

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<p>What college math classes are you considering 2nd-3rd year, and what college is it taken at?</p>

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<p>well, “1st year” is considered AP BC. “2nd year” is multivariable calculus. Both are offered at my school. “3rd year” - those two kids are taking an online course in … something beyone multi. not sure what.</p>

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<p>Forget handicapping this. Yale admission is pretty random. I’m trying to discourage my dd from applying, but she likes the school. I consider it a waste of effort when there are so many schools who will love her. She has very good but not great gpa and scores from a very demanding school, but she has a killer hook, I think. There are some kids who have better stats than her, but they don’t have the faculty respect, the EC’s and the GC said it is entirely appropriate that she apply.</p>

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<p>if only all could be determined by EC’s, awards, grades and SAT’s. but it is not so</p>

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<p>These are the people who will probably get rejected
5,6,7,8,9,10</p>

<p>The only ones who might get accepted are
you 1, 2, and 4.</p>

<p>Your URM, that’s your hook,

  1. double legacy should get her in
  2. should be recruited
  3. her dance is her hook</p>