<p>If you want a more quantitative summary of last December’s pool, there is also this thread:
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/yale-university/616854-scea-returns-so-far.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/yale-university/616854-scea-returns-so-far.html</a></p>
<p>Your stats and awards suggest a good-but-not-certain chance of success, but take care with your essays and letters of recommendation. Your essays should complement but not reiterate your achievements and your letters of rec should be from two teachers. If Dean Blocker has taught you, then that letter qualifies as one, but if not then you should consider the letter a strong but supplementary third letter.</p>