Help! Yale SCEA applicants... how many B's?

landry37
Thu, 28 Oct 2010 18:31:39 +0000

Has your high school ever sent anyone to Yale? Even if they haven’t (although I’m betting that they have, given that your graduating class alone holds about a thousand people), you said that your school is very tough. I know that this holds a lot of weight in the eyes of admissions officers. If you, for example, went to El Paso Public HS, you should be at least top 2% to have a shot at an elite school, whereas if you went to Montgomery Blair or Groton, top 10% should be sufficient. What I’m getting at is that you shouldn’t be too worried. However, since falling grade trends are obviously not desirable compared to rising ones, I’d suggest that you talk to your teachers, and not only ask what you can do to maintain an A or A- in whichever classes, but if available, MEET WITH THEM before or after class if you’ve had trouble/questions regarding tests/assignments etcetera. I took advantage of the teachers that made themselves available to me for extra help, and meeting with every teacher at least once a week proved extremely valuable to my GPA in the end.
But if your teachers are too busy to help you, perhaps we CCers could be of assistance; which classes (and which units from those) are you concerned about?