Bad-ish first SAT attempts. How much will it hurt?

Colleges & Universities Yale University
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Hi,

I’m an international student applying RD to Yale. I took the SAT twice and the ACT once, along with two SAT subject tests.

My scores are:
1st SAT attempt; 1950 (I’m ashamed to mention the section-wise scores :-p )
2nd SAT attempt: 2200 (720 CR, 710 M, 770 W)

Only ACT attempt: 34 (34 E, 35 M, 31 R, 35 S)

SAT Subject tests (Only attempted once):
800 Math Level 2, 700 Physics

Now, my grades are really high (we do not have GPAs) and I have been ranking first in my school for the past two years (my grades in English are really high too). I intend to pursue further studies in STEM. I believe that I stand at decent shot a Yale based on my application as a whole.

I was wondering, how much are the SAT attempts going to hurt me? I have already submitted all my scores due to Yale’s score choice policy. Is it going to significantly hurt my application?

Thanks in advance.

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No, that’s normal. Yale will be interested in your top scores.

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They seem fine- One thing to think about is the STEM part- we were told that 50% of the students that applied were after STEM and that made the competition extremely steep. Its just my opinion but I would apply as undecided and be considered that way rather than compete for a very small percentage of slots in the most competitive area. They do not require you attend for a specific major as a freshman. This may increase your chances slightly.