Chances at Yale

DejectedPanda
Mon, 16 Oct 2006 00:50:38 +0000

Chances EA or RD at Yale

Midwest School ~1 person to an Ivy every year
Caucasian/Asian 50-50
Middle-Class

AP Biology-> 5
AP Calculus AB-> 5
AP Physics B-> 5
AP Statistics-> 5
AP US History-> 5
Taking at end of Sr. yr:
AP Gov’t
AP Eng. Lit
AP Calc BC
AP Physics C

SAT I: 2320
Math: 800
Reading: 750
Writing: 770

SAT II:
Math: 800
Literature: 780
Physics: 790
US History: Taking soon probably 750+

Cumulative Unweighted GPA: 3.75
Cumulative Unweighted GPA w/o Freshmen Year: 3.933
Cumulative Weighted GPA: ~3.85
Cumulative Weighted GPA w/o Freshmen Year: ~4.07
(School weighs HORRIBLY)

Class Rank: Top 3-7 percent, not sure as of yet. Definately below 10%

Courseload: 10 APs throughout Highschool, 4 B’s and 1 C Freshmen Year, 1 B Sophomore Year, never anytihng below an A Junior and probably Senior Year- all APs were taken Junior and Senior Year

Extracirriculars:
Varsity Lincoln Douglas Debate- national qualifier, top 100 - Vice President of Debate Team
Work experience at Best Buy
100+ hours Volunteering at a Hospital
100+ hours of Community Service
NHS
Treasurer of Philosophy Club
Spanish Club
Medical Club
Secretary of Community Service Club
Tutor 4th grade students this year
Tutor fellow Highschool students in all areas of math for my second year
Varsity Tennis Player going on my second year
Abstract Algebra at University
Internship at a Law Firm
Stanford Debate Camp twice

Awards:
Math Seal of Excellence(97% average or higher in all math classes taken)
Science Seal of Excellence(Same as Math)
NMSF
Honor Roll(lol)
AP Scholar
AIME Qualifier
Debate Tournament awards

Reccomendations: Very confident, two from teachers one from a close family friend who’s a professor at a university

Essays: Very confident

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