<p>dashboard – Why don’t you try thinking about what people are telling you before you react defensively?</p>
<p>No, your stats alone are not enough to get you in at Yale, Harvard, or a few other colleges. They are enough to get you in almost anywhere else. They are enough to let you go to college for free at a lot of places, even if you could afford it.</p>
<p>Your stats plus your ethnic background also probably aren’t enough, but I suspect they get you a lot closer. You have also done the kinds of things that high-achieving high school students do. You are not going to have trouble being accepted to any number of great colleges. You know that already.</p>
<p>So what can you do to improve your chances at the handful of schools where they aren’t already 100%? Just what people said: forget your stats, forget your resume. Concentrate on who you are, really, and what exactly you want. And then on how to communicate that effectively. YOU will be choosing among colleges, so do some work and make some choices, and then communicate why you made that choice. It will be very effective if you do it well. </p>
<p>Those things were completely missing from your posts here, which provoked a completely predictable negative response. Also, get your recommendations lined up, and make certain they will be from people who really like you, and won’t describe you as arrogant or grade-grubby. Your recommenders should know what your goals are and what your thinking is, so that the story they tell is consistent with the rest of your application.</p>
<p>Finally, learn to tread a little more lightly. This admissions stuff is serious, and makes people anxious and crazy. It’s easy for students to feel inadequate and threatened. It doesn’t help when some kid who has EVERYTHING going for her goes “Me! Me! Me! Me! Pay attention to me!” It’s insensitive, and a little arrogant, and people getting a whiff of those qualities in you would be one of the top reasons why Yale could reject you despite all your advantages.</p>