Malaysian student - Chance me?

Synxervious
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 05:43:40 +0000

Hi, so I applied to Yale RD about two months ago - I’m a student from Malaysia, I did IB, and Yale has been just about everything I’ve worked for over the past two years, so… Stats.

GPA: No GPA
Class rank: 1/42
Predicted grade for IB: 45/45
SPM/IGCSE: 6A* 2A 1A-.
SAT I: 2360. 800 CR 790 math, 770 writing with 11 essay.
SAT II: Math IIC, Chemistry, Physics, 800 800 800
Essays: One about Facebook, another about starting a business, and another about lego blocks. Go figure - I tried not to show off, and most of them were quite personal.
Yale essay about how I hated speaking Malay, but eventually turned into a Malay debater. Could have submitted one about Chinese identity hmm.

Interview: Really great. Tripped up on a question about books, but eventually had a really nice conversation about dead people, poets, kings, revolutionaries, and about how we know what we know. :)

ECA(s):

Language study: 6 languages spoken, learnt, including English, Chinese, Malay, French, Japanese, Spanish.

Hobbie(s): Yoyo, drawing, basketball, guitar - Videos posted on Youtube, but not submitted as arts supplement. Wrote about yoyos for ECA essay.

Tutoring: 2 hours tutoring Japanese immigrants in English for two years.

Debate/Model UN: Club president for two years, have taken part, and won, best speaker awards from six different tournaments.

Editorial board: Head writer/editor, two years.

Academic awards: Several for best academic student, some science olympiad awards here and there that probably aren’t recognized in America.

National military service - 3 months.

Do I have a chance? My high school academic track record isn’t amazing, and I’m just thinking, what if. LOL.