Chances at Yale

Colleges & Universities Yale University
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<p>Legacy Status: Double Legacy (father and grandfather)
Sex: Male
Ethnicity: Caucasian
High School: Highly competitive private college preparatory boarding school (west coast)
GPA: 4.1<br>
Class Rank: 3/150
Academic Awards: Junior Cum Laude, University of Rochester Award for Humanities and Social Sciences, 9 time High Honor Roll recipient (4.0-)<br>
SAT 1: 1900
SAT 2: 730: Biology 670: U.S History
AP: 5 Biology 4 U.S History 4 European History</p>

<p>EC’s:
2 year Station Manager at the largest high school radio station in the United States
4 year DJ/broadcaster
4 year head play by play sports broadcaster for local baseball, basketball, and football games
1 year as Sports Director
2 year radio station pledge drive coordinator/head
Interned for three commercial radio stations
5 years of mentoring high risk children in an after school program
Interned two summers for Congressman
3 years of Student Council
3 years of Varsity Tennis
3 year school tour guide
Community Forum Leader (teach/mentor freshman)</p>

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<p>SAT I scores need to come up at least 200 points</p>

3

<p>reject at yale…even w/ legacy status</p>

4

<p>Yeah. SAT needs to be much higher.</p>

5

<p>Just to give you a frame of reference, the bottom 25% of SAT scores at Yale are below 720 on each section. This means you could be in the bottom 10%. Without a serious hook, that’s a bad position to be in. Try the ACT and study HARD. Your scores don’t jibe with your GPA/class rank and socioeconomic background.</p>

<p>I think your interest in radio is, while not wildly different, a somewhat more unusual EC. You’re a great, well-rounded kid who, other than test scores, is in the range. Don’t expect your legacy status to help much unless your family members have been major donors.</p>

<p>Your school’s scattergrams will provide the best insight on your chances.</p>