Any chance, whatsoever?

colinization
Fri, 26 Sep 2008 18:47:06 +0000

Hey, I’m a big fan of Yale, and would love to go there. The issue is that while my resume is good, I don’t know if it’s Yale-tastic. Please keep in mind that I’m not a 1st gen college student, legacy, recruited athlete, or URM.

White Male
Public School in Vermont (Which sends several kids to the Ivies and other great schools every year)
5/320 class rank unweighted
4.08/4.33 unweighted (having taken the hardest classes)
SAT reasoning (from a single test date) CR-700 Writing-720 Math-780 (Comp-2200)
SAT 2’s: Math2- 800 US history-770 (I will take Chem and Physics on 10/4)
AP Stats and US History scores both 5’s (and I’m taking four more APs this year year)
ECs:
9-12 Math League (President)
9-12 Student council (officer)
10-12 MUN (I’ve won numerous awards and gone overseas)
11-12 NHS (math tutor for younger kids)
11-12 Varsity Tennis (My wrist was broken in 10th grade, so I couldn’t play that year)
11-12 Scholars’ Bowl
I also work as a pharmacy technician
Awards:
MUN awards, RPI $60,000 scholarship, History awards, National Merit semi-finalist
Miscellaneous:
Did a summer course at Brown U. about becoming a doctor and also did Green Mt. Boy’s State where I was elected State Treasurer

Thank you for your time and help. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.