Chance for Yale EA?

potatostate
Tue, 24 Jul 2012 22:15:46 +0000

(EA=Early Action)

Class of 2013 in Idaho

White female, ranked 3 out of 425 at a public school.
SAT I: 2300 (780 CR, 720 M, 800 W)
SAT II: 740 Biology E, 750 US History, 800 Math 2
AP: US History 5, Biology 4, English Language 5, Physics B 4, AP Calc AB 5, AP Stats 5, AP Psych 5, Physics C Mechanics 3 (oops)
GPA: 4.00 UW, 4.347 W

AP classes:
AP Physics B
AP Physics C
AP Stats
Ap Bio
AP Spanish
AP US
AP Calc AB
AP English Language
AP Psychology

Senior year courses:
AP English Lit
AP Calc BC
AP Gov
AP Econ (Micro/Macro)
AP Euro
AP World
AP Chem

Awards:
National Honor Society and National Junior Honor Society
AP Scholar
Will be a National Merit Semi-Finalist and probably Finalist.
I got an excellence in volunteering award from one of the schools I volunteer at

Extracurriculars:
-Intern for a local state senator’s reelection campaign
-Volunteering at local schools doing science projects with kids (3 years)
-Volunteering at local science museum (3 years)
-I perform (guitar and singing) at a local pizza place weekly, and have done other venues (as well as charity events) as well (Nearly 2 years)
-History club since Sophomore year (my high school starts at sophomore year)
-Indie Music club since last year
-Guitar lessons since 8th grade
-Various JV sports
-Mock Trial in 10th grade (The program ended after that year and I couldn’t continue)
-Tutor at the school’s math and science tutoring center since last year (the school is adding a writing tutoring center next year and I will be involved in that as well)

Leadership:
-Been on student council since freshman year (which was at my junior high). I will not be on it senior year
-Historian of History Club
-President and co-founder of Indie Club
-Am in the process of founding a Literature Club
-Vice President of National Junior Honor Society

Prospective major: Political Science or Neuro

Other colleges, because why not?:
-Bowdoin
-Northwestern
-Chicago
-Colby
-Georgetown
-Brown
-Dartmouth

So, what are my chances?