Did grades kill chances?

Colleges & Universities Yale University
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<p>My brothers grades are listed below and hes worried that, academically he doesn’t have the marks to get into Yale. Im not sure what to tell him, what do you guys think</p>

<p>Grade 9
math 80 (*took it in grade 8)
science 92
english 94
geo 93
french 93
Grade 9-- 90.4 weighted
Grade 9–92.3 unweighted
Rank: 2nd of 100</p>

<p>Grade 10
math 90
science 91
comp.science 95
english 94
history 99
french 89
–Grade 10 93.0 weighted
career studies 98
business 95
religion 93
Grade 10-- 93.8 unweightedU]</p>

<p>Rank: 1 of 120</p>

<p>-Grade 11
math 95
bio 96
AP chemistry 95
english 94
AP American history 99
spanish 93 (*decided to take spanish for US–> can speak french reasonably fluently already so he dropped the course for spanish)</p>

<p>History 20th 98
Economics 98
–Grade 11 96.1 weighted
religion 96
Grade 11-- 96.1 unweightedU]</p>

<p>Rank: 1 of 130</p>

<p>*Same grade trends will continue in grade 12 and is taking AP Econ, Stats, Bio, English, Human Geo, and US Government in grade 12.</p>

<p>*He’s already taken 4 APs up until now and has gotten 5 on all (World History, Chemistry, American His., European History)</p>

<p>He’s taken the SAT already and got a 2400, but hasn’t taken SAT II yet.</p>

<p>So, academically, is he okay? Grades weren’t exactly genius in grade 9 and 10…</p>

<p>Just as a side note, I know that ECs are important, but hes just worried about his marks.</p>

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<p>if he is still valedictorian, then his GPA is better than the whole school’s which means he wont be hurt…all 5’s on AP’s and a 2400, I’d say he is on his way!!!</p>

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<p>I would say that being rank 1 discounts for the grades, but his improving grades indicate that he COULD HAVE done better early on in HS. I would recommend explaining why he waited until late in his HS career to bring up his grades. That 80 really sticks out.</p>

<p>Also, the fact that the SAT is so high, but mixed in with some abnormal grades in the beginning may suggest that he is intelligent, but lazy/inconsistent. </p>

<p>But then again, it probably won’t make or break the deal. Usually people don’t have a problem ‘qualifying’ for admissions. Many people just don’t have that extra edge to stand out.</p>

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<p>Disagree. Many schools put less weight on what happens in earlier years anyway, and if anything, the 80 (which does not STICK OUT) to straight A’s shows growth and not inconsistency.</p>