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<p>It is really mysterious, haha. Usually, as silverturtle said at the beginning of the forum,
EA acceptees have incredible scores (i.e., 2300/35) and excellent applications all around. Also, please keep in mind that silverturtle is not an admissions expert but a high school student also, so s/he can’t predict everyone’s acceptance with deadly accuracy.</p>
<p>Acui’s stats are great. It’s just hard to know.</p>
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<p>Not everyone who is accepted can be different, but you should be a standout in some way. CC is skewed towards higher-stats students, so please don’t think that this forum is a good representation of the entire Yale applicant pool. If it’s any comfort, a boy from my school got accepted to Y last year with no national awards, no hook, and without an incredibly difficult courseload. He DID have strong scores (35 on ACT), good grades (4.0), and great essays.</p>
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<p>If you have a passion, makes sure it shows through your activity list and essays.</p>