chances at Yale...1 Day ><

SandyRun
Thu, 13 Dec 2007 16:14:26 +0000

I can’t hold it in, I’m just too nervous!

Applied SCEA to Yale

Class rank: 4/408
UW GPA: 3.94
W GPA: 4.81
Toughest possible courseload

SATs: 2210 (720 CR, 760 M, 730 WR)
SAT IIs: 750 Chem, 720 Math IIC, 710 US History
AP Tests: 5/5/5

ECs that shine through in my app:

Leadership:
-Class Secretary
-JSA Vice President of Chapter
-NHS Officer of Chapter
-German Club Officer
-Chess Club Officer
-SGA General Assembly (but only 12th grade so…)

Community Service:
-Total of 520+ hours community service (ranging from volunteer in hospital lab to volunteer tutoring to big time participator in relay 4 life)

Employment:
-Total of 1500+ Hours of Employment

ECs that don’t shine through:

-2 JV Sports, 2 Intramural Sports
-7 More Clubs (im a member of all of them but I hold no leadership positions)
-400 hours/year playing trumpet but I quit after sophomore year

Awards:
-1st Place in Regional German Speaking Competition
-Chemistry Olympiad Regional Qualifier
-AIME Qualifier
-Gold-key winner of Scholastic Writing Awards
-National Merit Letter of Commendation
-Ranked in Top 40 of Kumon Reading National Rankings (u probably don’t know what this is, but it’s my biggest award…top 40/thousands of really smart kids)
-7 Publications in Creative Communications Journal
-AP Scholar

Intangibles:
Ethnicity: Middle Eastern
Recs: Not exactly ridiculously amazing but definitely unique
Essays: Really good
Fluent in Farsi/German (have stayed in both Iran and Germany for extended periods of time)
US Dual Citizenship (US + South African)

Well, just wondering about my chances for Yale SCEA, I’m losing it!