[Female URM Athlete First Gen] Yale RD 2009

Junie
Sun, 07 Jun 2009 18:05:00 +0000

I’m contemplating applying to Yale RD this fall. What are my chances of being admitted?

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Strengths: SAT Scores, Classes, Hooks, ECs, Essays (I am a persuasive essay writer)
Weaknesses: (possibly) Class Rank, GPA

GENERAL

Graduation date: June 2010 (coll. class of 2014)
Demographics: Female, African-American
High School: Public, few HYPSM, middle class suburban
State: New Jersey
Will apply for financial aid: Yes

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ACADEMICS

Class Rank: It hasn’t been released yet, but I’m sure I’m in the

top 15~20% out of 500 kids.

GPA:

unweighted
-w/o frosh year: 3.75
w/ frosh year: 3.78

weighted
w/ frosh year: 3.9ish

Scores

-SAT I:
Jan 2009 (CR-M-W) 730-660-630 (2020 total)
May 2009 (CR-M-W) 800-660-640 (2100 total)

-AP Tests: APUSH (Probably a 3)
[Next year, May 2010, I’m taking: AP Bio, AP Calc AB]

-SAT Subject Tests: Math II, US History, Latin (All taking in

June & October 09)

Courses Taken

-Sciences: Honors Biology - Honors Chem - Geophys CP -

Honors Physics - AP Biology

-History: World History CP - US History CP - APUSH -

Replaced Hist. w/ an extra elective senior year.

-English: Honors English I-III, AP Lang & Comp

-Math: Honors Geometry - Honors Algebra II - Honors Math

Analysis - AP Calc AB

-Language: Latin 4 years (Isn’t that unqiue?)

-Electives: Web Page Design/Drawing - (I took an extra

science course in Sophomore Year) - SAT Prep/Basic Foods -

Baking/Public Speaking/String Orchestra II

Senior Year Course Load: AP Biology, AP Lang & Comp, AP

Calculus AB, String Orchestra II, Latin IV

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EXTRACURRICULARS

-Bolded ones are the ones I spent the most time on.

Volleyball 9-12 (Club 9-12, JV 10-11, V 12) (I plan to try out for

Stanfords Vball Team Div 1)

NHS 11-12

Latin Honors Society 10-12

Red Cross Club 10-12

Viola 10-12 (self taught?)

Johnson & Johnson Technology Awareness Program 10

(sophomores only, for outstanding science students, offered

by the local Johnson&Johnson branch)

Recreational Level Lacrosse 9-10, Science Honors Society

11-12, Student Council 11-12, Class Cabinet 9-12, Travel

Club x 11-12, Biology Team 12, Physics Team 11, Interact 11

-Leadership positions:

Peer Mentoring 11-12

Red Cross Club Vice President 12

Latin Honors Society President or VP 12

A community program for african american teens 9-12 (we

dont know a name for it yet.) (non-school affilated)

-Volunteering:

Library Volunteering x 40 hours

Helping autistic kids x 40 hours

Total: 80 Hours

-Honors and Awards:

Paul Robeson Award in Renaissance 2008 (Prestigious

award in my community which commends African-Americans

for achievement in arts, academics, sports, and community

service)

Maxima Cum Laude in 2007 National Latin Exam (Like

National Merit Scholar on PSAT, for Latin)

Magna Cum Laude in 2009 National Latin Exam (Like

National Merit Recognition on PSAT, for latin)

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MISC (other things on college app.)

Intended Major: Classics
Intended Minor: Biology, or something.

“HOOKS”
*URM
*first-generation immigrant
*i should be Class of 2011, cuz i turned 16 in december (if this

counts for anything)

Other countries: Born in London, England; lived there for 6.5
years total. Lived in Garoua, Cameroon for 6 mo. Lived in
Bamenda, Cameroon for 3 mo.

Languages I speak (S) read (R) write (W) besides English
Latin RW
Conversational Chinese S