Chances For Yale Scea

<p>Personal: class of '08 (high school), white, male, I go to a competitive private high school in FL that sends kids to Ivies pretty much every yr.</p>

<p>Stats:</p>

<p>Ranking: school does not rank, but estimated betweeen 3 and 5</p>

<p>GPA: 4.0 uw not sure of weighted</p>

<p>PSAT- 216
-National Merit Semifinalist, have applied for NMF</p>

<p>SAT: 2330 (math 780, R-790, W-760)</p>

<p>SAT 2: us history-740, bio m-730, math 2-720</p>

<p>AP-
Biology-5
Latin:Vergil-5
US History-5
English Lang/Comp-5</p>

<p>Course load: the most rigorous that my school offers; 9 APs and other courses are honors</p>

<p>AWARDS:</p>

<p>-Cum Laude Society</p>

<p>-UVA Book Award</p>

<p>-Wendy’s High School Heisman School Winner</p>

<p>-Exchange Club Youth of the Year</p>

<p>-Bausch and Lomb Honorary Science Award</p>

<p>-Florida Junior Academy of Science</p>

<p>-National Honor Society</p>

<p>-Mu Alpha Theta Math Honor Society</p>

<p>-National Foreign Language Honor Society</p>

<p>ECs:</p>

<p>-2 yrs extensive scientific research
-07 ISEF finalist- completed a project for next yr that will also prob. go
to ISEF based on comments from local fair judges</p>

<pre><code> -07 Siemens Competition Semifinalist
</code></pre>

<p>-piano, mainly as a hobby; a few local awards won</p>

<p>-have won awards at local math, science, and latin competitions</p>

<p>-president of school’s latin club</p>

<p>-involved in a club that visits and plays with local under privileged children</p>

<p>-member of school’s honor council</p>

<p>-1 yr jv tennis, 1 yr varsity tennis</p>

<p>-1 yr jv cross country, 3 yrs varsity cross country (2 yr capt. and mvp)</p>

<p>-2 yr varsity track</p>

<p>Volunteering- approx. 500 hrs
-Vacation Bible School @ church
-2 church mission trips
-summer camp for mentally and physically handicapped children
-local charity golf and tennis tournaments</p>

<p>Your chances are good. You will be competitive at all of the Ivy League schools–although you still may not get into all of them. As long as you choose your schools wisely, you should be able to go to a highly selective school.</p>

<p>thanks. anyone else?</p>

<p>bump…</p>