Chances for Art/Astronomy double major applicant?

Colleges & Universities Yale University
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<p>I’m a rising senior. Just wanted to seek criticism on my profile so far. I don’t get much guidance, and anything is appreciated. I’m applying to other schools like Brown and Dartmouth and also Brown’s Dual Degree program with RISD. I’m going for an Art/Astronomy (or Physics) double major.</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (first time taking): 700M 600CR 630W Total: 1930
GPA: 97.8
Rank: 35/700 (With Competitive Magnet School)
AP: World History 4, Calculus AB 5, Physics B 4, APUSH 3, English Lang 3
Junior Year Course Load: AP Calc AB Dual Credit, AP Physics B, AP U.S. History Dual Credit, AP English Lang, French 3 Honors, Independent Study Mentorship (Concentration on Art Education), Band
Senior Year Course Load: AP Art 4, AP Art History (Or AP Physics C), AP French 4, AP Chem, AP English Lit, AP Govt & Eco, Band</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:
Marching Band (Secretary, Clarinet Section Leader, All District Band 16/98 Clarinet)
Art/Art Club/Art Honor Society (AHS President, State Visual Arts Scholastic Event, 2nd Place National Congressional Art Contest, Art Student of the Year (10th Grade), Created Lesson Plan and taught Art 1 class for Independent Study Mentorship Product)
Spanish Club (Vice President, President next year)
Class Officer (Secretary)
NHS (Treasurer)
French Honor Society (President)
Blue Star Contemporary Art Museum MOSAIC Art Program (Selective Studio Art Program, Assistant Mural Artist (Full time contract commission for public city mural this year and last year), A LOT of Community Service hours)
UIL Math and Science (Placed in Science and Calculator)
Academic Decathlon </p>

<p>Job/Work Experience:
Contracted Assistant Mural Artist for Blue Star Contemporary Art Museum </p>

<p>State:Texas
School Type: public (with competitive magnet school that is ranked together with my school)
Ethnicity: Hispanic (Mexican)
Gender: Male
Economic Bracket: ~$20000
Hooks: Minority, First Generation, Parents are Immigrants with Primary school Education, Fluent in Spanish</p>

<p>Taking ACT and SAT 2 this coming Fall. Would love to know if I have a shot at being accepted.</p>

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<p>I would consider you to only have a sliiiiiight chance of getting in. With your SAT and class rank, which are both less than stellar, I wouldn’t get my hopes to high. I don’t think the Art/Astronomy thing will be a hook because the vaaaaast majority of students end up changing majors and veeerrrryyy few students actually end up graduating with a double major. The only “hooks” I see are the first generation/hispanic thing, but I wouldn’t bank on that since Yale is receiving more applications from students with these same hooks every year. </p>

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<p>MusicPaint: have you investigated Questbridge (or did I already mention this to you?)</p>

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<p>Yeah. I know my chances are pretty slight. I mean, I’ve seen pretty average hispanic students get in where I’m from, so we’ll see how my application goes. And I have done research on QuestBridge, but I really don’t like being committed to a college through things like Early Decision and the Match program. I would rather just get a fee waver and apply regular decision. I don’t think it would hinder my application that much.</p>

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<p>Questbridge admits even before early decision. Its probably your best chance for Yale.</p>

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<p>Also, Questbridge is non-binding for Yale and 3 other top schools. I would strongly recommend Questbridge to you, and I agree with keesh17 it is probably your best chance for Yale. Not to mention, ALL of the QB schools would be a great school, when you consider the scholarship.</p>

<p>My son’s first shot at the SAT – his scores were almost exactly the same as yours. He got a couple of books and spent many hours studying and taking practice tests, and on his second try he improved almost 300 points, and ended up Match at his top choice, Haverford.</p>

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<p>I’m planning on taking the SAT again in October. And I didn’t know some of the colleges were non-binding. I’ll look into that. But do you think it would be possible to just have Questbridge apply to only those nonbinding colleges?</p>

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<p>Yes, you can opt to select only non-binding schools through Questbridge. </p>