Does this disqualify me from admission?

homeboy55
Sun, 06 Dec 2015 18:05:11 +0000

Hey y’all,

I go to a competitive MA private school–not the very top, but in the teens ranking. We send maybe three kids to Yale a year, but often times two are legacy and the third is a wild card. Our school is quite difficult, in fact no one has graduated with a perfect GPA (4.00) with in the last decade. I have about a 3.75, I have mostly a’s and a-'s and one b+ for our equivalent of AP Chem (full year course) and one b+ for our equivalent of AP US history (only one semester) both junior year. Then I have some B’s and B+'s in arts, which are required and do go into our GPAs. I’d estimate by the end of this semester, without including arts, my GPA’s about a 3.8. I have taken the absolute most difficult classes in every subject. I also was two questions away from a 2400. I know Yale is ridiculous and I’m expecting a deferral, but is my GPA the disqualifying factor? I look at the past acceptances and see 4.00 after 4.00 after 4.00 :(( I don’t want to get into specifics but I have very strong ECs. Can I get in despite my GPA?