<p>Andrew (my name is also Andrew), I too applied to Yale EA this year. I was not accepted last year. I decided to take a year off and try again, just for the hell of it (I already confirmed my enrollment at Georgetown). But, my advise to you is don’t stress yourself if you don’t get in. Obviously, I really hope that you do, because your letter tells me you truly do deserve to go to Yale. But if you don’t your determination will allow you to succeed ANYWHERE. Look at your life right now. As you said, your school is not very motivated, but YOU are. You are taking the initative to do what YOU want to do. But, again, I seriously hope to get in, because in my mind, Yale would be stupid not to accept you. (BTW, I’m a conservative too, and the fact that Yale is really liberal kind of turned me off a bit.)</p>