Chance me for Yale SCEA :)

Chance Me / Match Me
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<p>Applied Early Action to:</p>

<p>Yale University</p>

<p>Applying Regular Decision to:</p>

<p>Princeton University
Harvard University
University of Pennsylvania
Stanford University
Columbia University
Duke University
Northwestern University</p>

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<p>Ethnicity: Asian
Income Bracket: $100,000 - $150,000
First Generation College Student: No</p>

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<p>IB Student
Class Rank: Top 1%
GPA: 4.0 UW
SAT: 2310 (CR: 800 Writing: 800 Math: 710)
SAT 2:<br>

  • US History: 780<br>
  • Math Level 2: 800</p>

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<p>Activities</p>

<p>Debate/Speech

  • President of school’s Senior Debate Team
  • Coach and Co-Founder of Debate Club at an elementary school
    *Qualified 4 members for Provincial (State) Tournament
  • Assistant Coach for school’s Junior Debate Team
  • Judge at regional high school tournaments
  • Tournament results:
    *Participated in international debate tournaments
    *Finalist at national debate tournaments
    *Participated in national speech competitions
    *Semi-Finalist at provincial (state) debate tournaments
    *Winner of regional debate tournaments
    *Repeatedly recognized/featured in local newspaper</p>

<p>Community Service/Volunteer

  • President and Co-Founder of school’s World Vision Club
    *Fund raised money through 3 elementary schools and through public events
  • 1st Chair Cellist for Church Orchestra
  • Assistant Coach for school’s Freshman Basketball Team
  • Organizer/Participant for Hoops 4 Heart (basketball tournament for charity)</p>

<p>Paid Work Experience

  • Assistant Math Teacher at Kumon
  • Referee for local basketball club</p>

<p>Music

  • School Concert Band 1st Chair Bass
    *Concert Band Nationals 2nd Place
  • Amateur Cellist and Performer
  • 3rd Chair Cellist for local youth orchestra</p>

<p>Athletics

  • Starting Point Guard for school’s JV Basketball team</p>

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<p>Miscellaneous

  • Studied at Yale University
    *Intro to Psychology: A
    *Intro to Political Philosophy: B+
  • Participated in Lead America Law & Justice Program
    *Won Top Attorney Award
  • Optimist Club Youth Appreciation Award
    *Annual award given to one student from each high school in my region
  • 1 Month internship at local law firm</p>

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<p>Recommendation Letters

  • Teacher 1: Very Good
  • Teacher 2: Excellent
  • Guidance Counselor: Excellent
  • Yale Professor: Excellent</p>
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<p>You’ve got as good of a chance as anyone, but remember that Yale admissions can be sort of random, so don’t be devastated if things don’t work out :)</p>

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<p>Considering you’ve got a recommendation from a Yale professor, which you claim is excellent, you’ve got a pretty good chance I’d say.</p>