Do I Have a Chance?

Colleges & Universities Yale University
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<p>I am entering the University of Hartford in the Fall, and am wondering whether I will have a chance at transferring to Yale. Here goes:</p>

<p>African-American
Male
Large Public High School</p>

<p>SAT I: 1850
SAT II: 450 Biology, 310 Math, 510 English
ACT: 22</p>

<p>Course Load:
4 years English
4 Years History
4 Years Mathematics
4 Years Lab Science
2 Years Foreign Language
All honors throughout except 1 or 2 electives
3 APs Senior Year</p>

<p>AP List:
-Biology
-English
-Gov/Politics</p>

<p>HS GPA: 3.1</p>

<p>Extracurricular Activities:</p>

<p>Freshman Year:
-Climbing
-Fencing
-Robotics</p>

<p>200 Hours of Community Service</p>

<p>Sophomore Summer: Worked at YMCA
Junior Summer: Forensic Science program at American University
Senior Summer: Worked at camp for children with special needs</p>

<p>If I earned a 4.0 GPA in my first year, and participated in a sizeable number of ECs (would I also have to re-take my SATs and/or ACTs?), would I have a chance at transferring to Yale?</p>

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<p>if this is a joke…you’re not very funny.</p>

3

<p>■■■■■?</p>

<p>If not, I’d say below average chance.</p>