Chances for Yale?

Chance Me / Match Me
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<p>GPA: unweighted 4.0
ACT plus writing: 35
Rank: 1/437
AP’s: 2010/2011 AP Physics B (5), AP World History (5), 2011/2012 AP Chemistry, AP Physics C: Mechanics, AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism, AP English Literature, AP Calculus BC</p>

<p>Academic Distinctions: Valedictorian, rigorous course schedule, National Merit Scholarship Commended Student (I haven’t received either semifinalist or commended, so I can only assume the latter), AP Scholar</p>

<p>Music Distinctions (auditioning for orchestra): French horn player, John Philip Sousa Band Award, Patrick S. Gilmore Band Award, six-year district honors band member, over one dozen first division Solo and Ensemble medals (several at state level), Drum Major First Class Certification</p>

<p>Extra-Curriculars: marching band (four years, Head Drum Major), student council (three years), class Vice-President (two years), Going Green Environmental Club (one year), Mu Alpha Theta (three years, one as Vice-President, current President), freshman link crew (three years), National Honor Society (two years)</p>

<p>Community Service/Job Experience: roughly 300 hours of community service over the past three years, four summers working as a science/engineering camp counselor</p>

<p>School: Average, public high school
State: Michigan
Gender: Female
Ethnicity: Caucasian</p>

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<p>Oh my god you are amazing!! You have really good resume. Just focus on your essay. I think you will be fine:)</p>

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<p>Good News: Not bad. Not bad at all. I would say you have a great chance, but to be honest 80 to 90 something percent of people who apply to ivy leagues “have a great chance”. You’re in that 80 to 90 something percent. Bad News: So are the other ~ 80 to 90 something percent of applicants. </p>

<p>No pluses from race, plus for being in a public high school, plus for being in the mid-west region, plus for high stats, and if you’re applying early, another plus. Plus for hooks: What is your hook? Plus for being a female going into a science field if that’s what you want (I read the community service part). </p>

<p>What are your essays like?</p>

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<p>(…and the sigh of relief comes as I’m told I have decent chances.)</p>

<p>I am applying to Yale via early decision, and I plan on pursuing a molecular biochemistry major with the intent of studying neuroscience in the future. According to my horn tutor, being a talented French horn player is a surprising hook at Yale. He noted that they don’t see a great deal of exceptional musicians, let alone musicians on rare instruments, applying.</p>

<p>I had my main Common App. essay read by an admissions counselor friend of mine at a private high school, and she claimed it was phenomenal and would be sending it to several other counselors for continued review. I’m a self-published author, so my writing skills are there.</p>

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<p>Good chances at Yale, but you never know! The fact that you are a white girl does not help you at all, but you seem well rounded and well qualified! Good luck!</p>

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<p>Really, where did you get your work published at?</p>

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<p>There are several websites online that offer publishing services, and I went through one of those. The books can run a bit costly, especially if one’s planning on producing mass copies, but there were an astounding amount of people willing to pay for them. It’s not the best route, but it’s completely independent.</p>

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<p>How many people? I’m dying to know.</p>

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<p>Probably somewhere in the range of fifty to a hundred. While this really doesn’t mean much in the realm of publishing, it surprised me because of the lack of active promotion I did.</p>