Debate NCFL Nationals

crazyfrog821
Thu, 13 Mar 2014 20:37:41 +0000

Hey all!
So I’m a junior, and Yale is my dream school! Ive heard a lot about Yale’s incredibly strong forensics program, and I was just wondering how much my achievements in debate would raise my chance of acceptance to the university. Last year, I was a national semi-finalist in Congress Debate in the National Catholic Forensics League. This year, I was seated first in my district, and I won a gold and silver medal for placing first and second at two regional competitions. I ranked 3rd in our regional championships and I am heading to Nationals again. How impressive are these accomplishments? Obviously I’ve worked very hard at this activity, but Yale’s applicant pool is so talented I just can’t be sure its nothing more than a blip on their radar.
Just to put my potential application in context, so you can weigh whether these accomplishments will be able to help me at all, here are me very basic stats:
ACT: 35
SAT 2s: Bio M (800), Chem (760)
GPA: 3.85 (UW- School does not offer AP courses)
Competitive Private school that has a good relationship with Yale
Other ECs: Head of Model UN, Student Government Elected Rep, Newspaper Writer, Squash Team, Volunteer Tutor
Hooks: Legacy