Do I Have a Shot at Yale?

Colleges & Universities Yale University
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<p>----------I’m a Korean Male and I go to a high school ranked in the top 100 in the nation. I’m very active in my group as a trio and quartet, and we plan to play at many events throughout the year to raise enough money to donate to a specific charity. I plan to write an essay based on my musical experience and how I enjoyed expressing myself through music, and how great if felt to play for others, and help others.
----------I’ve received great recommendation letters from my boss at the tennis camp and at the hospital. I also received a great recommendation from my Earth Science teacher, and I plan to receive more from a research mentor that I will have when I conduct research next summer, from my chemistry teacher this year, and I plan to receive a good one from my guidance counselor by becoming really familiar with him.
----------I HAVENT TAKEN THE SAT YET SO CAN ANYONE GIVE ME AN IDEA OF WHAT A GOOD SCORE WOULD BE? I EXPECT AROUND 2150 TO 2200. I ALSO TAKE AP EURO THIS YEAR AND IM GOING TO TAKE AP US NEXT YEAR, AND PROBABLY 6 MORE APS DURING THE SENIOR YEAR</p>

<p>Honors/Awards
-National Honors Society
-Spanish National Honors Society
-Tri-M International Music Honors Society
-Lincoln Center Chamber Music Society
~A Tri-State (NY, NJ, CT) Competition Winner
~Nine groups out of sixty groups that auditioned were selected for this honor
~Young Musician’s Concert
–Performance at Alice Tully Hall as the “Syosset Trio”
~Strings International Music Festival Scholarship
–invited to have master classes with renown musicians from the Philadelphia Orchestra
-Tilles Scholar Award (C.W. Post Chamber Music Festival)
~one of few chosen for almost full (¾) scholarship into the festival
-Best Ensemble Award (C.W. Post Chamber Music Festival)
~awarded for demonstration of skill, enthusiasm and dedication towards various
chamber music
-LISELA (Long Island Science Education Leadership Association) Award
~awarded for demonstration of excellent Leadership Role in Earth Science throughout
the year.
-Earth Science Leadership Award
~awarded for Leadership excellence in Earth Science throughout the year.
-Honor Roll
~rewarded for academic excellence for all four quarters of the high school years</p>

<p>Clubs/Activities
-Member of Mathletes
~team was ranked 2nd place in Long Island
-Tri-M (Modern Music Masters)
~chamber ensembles
–Leader of the Syosset trio ensemble outside of school
~performances
~master class with Shanghai Quartet at Tilles Center as the “Syosset Trio”
–one of few groups in Nassau County chosen for this honor
-GERF (Geological and Ecological Resource Foundation)
~one of few students in school selected as a great honor to give a presentation to the Board of Education about earth science and the importance of setting up this foundation at school; the foundation would serve as a visual aid for earth science students, making it easier and more fun for them to learn
-School Symphony/Chamber Orchestra
~Principal Cellist {Section Leader}
-LISFA (Long Island String Festival Association)
~Associate Principal Cellist
-All-County NMEA (Nassau Music Educators Association)
~Principal Cellist {Section Leader}
-All State NYSSMA (The New York State School Music Association) Conference
~Alternate: recognized as one of the top musicians in New York state. </p>

<p>Athletics
-Boys Swimming (Varsity)
-Boys Tennis (Junior Varsity)</p>

<p>Community Service/Work Experience
-In-School Volunteering
~Chairperson for Nyssma Festival
–checked attendance for incoming Nyssma auditioners and helped in setting up
rooms for the festival. [12+ hours]
-Gig Performances as the Syosset trio and other quartet ensembles
~Leader of the gig groups; arranged job dates and times, rehearsal dates, music
preparation, etc.
– played at numerous churches for mass accompaniment, played at private and
big parties, played at country clubs (performed for the Master Works
Foundation at Woodbury Country Club), and played at numerous weddings
-North Shore LIJ (Long Island Jewish Hospital)
~did a lot of office work; filing, charting and mailing envelopes, managed and transported medical equipment, and took care of patients [50+ hours]
-LuHi Tennis Camp at SportTime
~Volunteer Counselor (PIT): Person In Training
–aided in running the camp; helped clean up, served lunch, did a lot of office
work, organized events, and organized equipments and camp t-shirts
[200+ hours]</p>

<p>Summer Programs
-C.W. Post Chamber Music Festival
~chamber orchestra
–Assistant Principal Cellist
~master classes
–with members of the Pierrot Consort
–with Larry Dutton of the Emerson Quartet as the “Syosset Trio”
>only a few groups in the entire festival were chosen for this honor
~chamber ensembles
–Leader of a trio and an octet
~performances
–best ensembles of festival selected to perform
GPA: 3.95 (almost certain)
SAT 2: Biology M-710
I’ll probably take 3 more; math IC, Chem. and US History next year, and probably two or three more during the senior year.
AP: Euro-3</p>

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<p>you. have. posted. so. many. chances. threads. </p>

<p>get</p>

<p>over</p>

<p>it.</p>

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<p>^ amen. </p>

<p>off topic a bit, but do you know a m. hoyos by any chance?</p>

<p>PS, someone said this before, and I’ll say it again. your ec’s look embellished.</p>

<p>PSS, Relax. Don’t worry about your chances and all that jazz. Enjoy your junior year. Continue doing what you love and work hard. Save yourself from the stress. :)</p>

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<p>for god’s sake, please shorten that list.</p>

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<p>No. Don’t I have a shot at Yale? Happy???</p>

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<p>that’s rude. I think your freaking out a bit, your are doing great, just focus on the essay and you should be fine. That doesn’t mean you’ll get in, but you have a good chance. :slight_smile: keep at it!</p>

<p>Trixee.</p>

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<p>o wow lol a supporter at last! lol im guna stop posting such long lists now. i found the common app for Yale and ill post according to that from now on lol. yea ill try hard!</p>

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<p>Hey man, do you go to my school?!</p>

<p>Edit: What the hell man?! You’re going to be a junior, why are you worrying about getting in now?</p>

<p>The only thing that’s holding you back is your lack of diversity in ECs, and it’s assumed you want to be a music major, right?</p>

<p>Also, this isn’t meant to be offensive, but being Asian might hold you back, considering they’re pretty well represented in most Ivy League schools.</p>

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<p>Rikataka, M. Hoyos goes to my school…she’s in my grade…</p>

<p>Holy crap, I know more people here than I should…</p>

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<p>i actually want to major in chemical or biological engineering. the music stuff is to show my passion for a specific EC. i hope to continue playing though if i get into Yale. i hear they have a great orchestra. hmm i thought diversity wasnt the key to admission success. i thought it was passion. so i have passion for music, and i guess helping others out through community service. i posted a new chance post above this one which i tried to make shorter. i dont think it’s that much shorter though. lol but i did it according to the Yale Common App.</p>

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<p>Diversity helps. The reason I mention it is that as of late its become difficult for many Asians to get into a lot of the better schools because competition among them has become so fierce. They generally excel in math and music (and many go into engineering and the sciences) to the point where they’re often times considered to be over-represented.</p>

<p>I don’t know to WHAT extent this will influence your chances, but just be wary.</p>