Do I have a chance?

Colleges & Universities Yale University
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<p>Hi there!</p>

<p>High school senior, working toward full IB Diploma. Have done all IB classes since freshman year.</p>

<p>GPA = 5.85 (weighted), no idea about unweighted
Class rank = Top 10%, almost at top 5% (557 total, huge I know)
New SAT = 1390
SAT II Writing = 760
SAT II Chem = 650
SAT II MathII = 660
SAT II Spanish = 730</p>

<p>ACT = 32</p>

<p>Extras…</p>

<p>Leadership and such…
Echo Foundation Student Volunteer Coordinator (10th, 11th, 12th)
Kids’ Voting Precinct Captain (9th, 10th, 11th, 12th)
Founder of Mecklenburg Youth Voice (9th, 10th, 11th, 12th) [Candidates’ Forum, planning, development]
Reach Out and Read MP Student Liaison (11th, 12th) [coordinator of volunteer times and scheduling, educating volunteers, training sessions]
Internship with Dr. Paul Smolen, MD (10th)
Internship with Dr. Kim Riley, MD (11th)
Academic internship with Mr. Pierce Howard, author of “The Owner’s Manual for the Brain” (11th) [editor/researcher for a chapter of the book; revisions submitted for publication, credited in book]</p>

<p>Member of…
IB Student Council (11th, 12th) [founded in 11th]
Representative of Sue Myrick’s Youth Advisory Council (11th, 12th)
Myers Park Young Democrats (11th, 12th) [canvassing for Kerry/Edwards, Erskine Bowles, phone banking, ICC representative]
Excalibur, science honor Society (11th, 12th)
Spanish Honor Society (10th, 11th, 12th)
Mu Alpha Theta, math honor society (11th, 12th)
Interact, partnership with Charlotte Rotary Club (11th, 12th) [member of board of advisors, Habitat for Humanity work, planning meeting dates]
Diversity Council
Global (9th, 10th)</p>

<p>Volunteerism with walks…
Komen Race for the Cure (11th, 12th) [planning, requesting M&M’s to be sold, profits going to the Breast Cancer Foundation, walking, working at table to publicize event during lunch]
Light the Night Walk for Leukemia/Lymphoma Society (11th, 12th) [planning, publicizing event at lunch, school wide emails to encourage students to walk and contribute money to the cause]
Crop Walk (10th, 11th) [walking, help with donations]</p>

<p>Miscellaneous…
Served as a Page in Raleigh for Speaker Jim Black (before 9th, 9th, 10th, 11th)
Girl Scout Gold Award</p>

<p>Please tell me if you think I have a chance, or if I should start looking at safer schools!</p>

<p>Thank you,
Lauren</p>

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<p>Yes and yes. You have a chance. So do the other 16000 apps. Now go start that list of match and safety schools.</p>

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<p>Do you mean you got a 1390 on the OLD sat?? B/c a 1390 on the new one certainly would be below what Yale is looking for. :)</p>

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<p>Sorry, I haven’t quite mastered the SAT lingo yet.</p>

<p>On the new SAT with writing, I have a total of 2150.</p>

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<p>You most certainly have a chance. I would start working on you admissions essays and get extreamely good recs. Studnets like you are hard for schools like Yale to chose from. You will probably get placed into a pool and discussed in a comittee. Your recs and essays are what will play a major role in admitting you or not. Your scores rank like average Yale applicants and you have astounding extracurriculars and comunity service. Remember also that applying early decision my hurt you as well. The early decision pool are usually strong applicants and if you are not accepted then you may not be considered. If you apply regular decision, apply a little early. As much as it is a cliche it does help. Well good luck!!!</p>