<p>try 400 here… lol, b4nnd20</p>
<p>I added one: “Prospective Major”</p>
<p>Stats:
• Fee Waiver Used?: No
• SAT I (by section): 750W 760CR 800M (2310)
• SAT IIs: 800 Math 2C, 740 Bio M, 740 Physics, 640 Spanish (=()
• ACT: N/A
• APs: 5 Calculus BC, 5 Psychology, 5 Physics C: E&M, 5 Physics C: Mech, 4 US History, 4 Euro History, 4 Spanish Language
• IBs: N/A
• GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 3.8 UW
• Rank: N/A
• Senior Yr Courseload: AP English, AP US Gov, AP Chemistry, AP Spanish Literature, Multivariate Calculus, Kickboxing
• Number of Apps from Your School: 21 SCEA
• Other stats:National Honor Society- Member of the Month, Spanish Honor Society, Mastery Level Achievement in Chemistry, Mastery Level Achievement in Physics, AIME Qualifier, AP Scholar with Distinction, National Hispanic Recognition Program- Scholar Finalist, Ventures Scholar
• Prospective Major: Psychology</p>
<p>Subjective:
• ECs listed on app: A Midsummer Night’s Dream Producer, Fiddler on the Roof Producer, School Newspaper Senior Writer/Reporter, SING! Theater Competition Producer, Study Abroad to Spain, Won contest-free trip to Korea, Yale Summer Journalism Program, Special Events Director for Student Gov’t, School Leadership Team member, Girl’s Varsity Volleyball Team Manager
• Job/Work Experience: Standardized Test Tutoring
• Essays (subject and responses): both very good, according to my teacher- one about my father’s impact on my life and one about cooking
• Teacher Recs: both glowing
• Counselor Rec: great, according to her
• Interview (feel and general location): Campus Interview with Senior. I thought that one was better that the… Alumni one in her law firm. I thought that one was OK
• Hook (if any): URM, First generation college, Son of veteran (maybe?), Immigrant, Low-income bracket?</p>
<p>Location/Person:
• State or Country: NY
• School Type, Average Stats of School (if available) : Public, 699 in grade, magnet school-test to get in (Stuyvesant High School)
• Ethnicity: Hispanic
• Income Bracket: medium-low
• Gender: Male
• Strengths/Weaknesses: My Spanish SAT2 and EC passions are weaknesses. My hooks help.
• Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied:</p>
<p>Other Factors: Sent in a resume. Pretty much that’s it. lol</p>
<p>General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: I hope everyone has an awesome Thanksgiving break, and I want to say that I really want to wish the best of luck to each and everyone of you because I know that all of you are great candidates in your rights, and though you might not always get what you want, you are still an amazing person. Also, if I don’t get in, I don’t have a emotional contingency plan for myself. Yikes.</p>
<p>URM…you’re so lucky</p>
<p>Right now, I can’t imagine any of the people who posted stats getting rejected. Isn’t that scary?</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted w/full ride, including gas money</p>
<p>Stats:
Fee Waiver Used?: No
SAT I (by section): 800 M, 720 CR, 720 W (10 E)
SAT IIs: 800 Math Level 2, 800 Biology-M, 780 Chemistry
ACT: 36 English, 36 Science, 34 Math, 33 Reading, 12 Essay
APs: 5’s on Biology, Calculus AB, Chemistry, Comp Sci A, English Lang, and Human Geography; 4’s on Environmental Science and Statistics
IBs: n/a
GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 4.702, 3.946 out of 4
Rank: n/a
Senior Yr Courseload: two courses at Princeton University (one bio, one chem), Multivariable Calc, AP French, AP Comp Sci B, AP Euro, Honors LA IV, Organic Chemistry at Columbia SHP if that counts
Number of Apps from Your School: 5 early, many more RD
Other stats:
o National AP Scholar
o NJ Governor’s School on the Environment and NJ Scholars Program acceptee
o Edward J. Bloustein Distinguished Scholar (iunno, got this today)
o USABO semifinalist / AIME qualifier / Merck Science Day something / NJ Science League
o Debate honors/awards (Best Speaker/Top Attorney, advancing in tournaments, etc)
Prospective Major: Environmental Studies</p>
<p>Subjective:
ECs listed on app:
o Debate - President x2, VP
o Environmental Club - President x2, Founder
o A tutoring organization - President, VP
o JSA - President, Founder
o Amnesty International - VP, Publicity Officer
o MUN - Secretary
o French Honor Society - Officer
o School radio station news broadcaster
o Soccer
Job/Work Experience: Tutor
Essays (subject and responses):
o Activity - Debate
o Common - Canoeing for the first time
o Supplement - Going to a marine biology tournament with no hope but doing well anyway
Teacher Recs:
o A personal one about my interest in rhetoric and language arts and how I apply it to debate
o One a tad numbers-oriented but draws attention to my strengths in math class
o A supplementary one that’s very specific about my interest in environmental policy and constitutional democracy
Counselor Rec: Outstanding, including an extra blurb on why I chose to apply early to Yale
Interview (feel and general location):
o On-campus was good. He asked me about my position on international environmental politics, which was fun. But it was my first college interview, so it wasn’t that great.
o My alumni one was awesome. My interviewer is a member of an open space preservation organization that I’ve volunteered for, so we talked about environmental issues for like 45 minutes, and it lasted an hour and a half in all, and he seemed to like my response to “Why do you belong at Yale?”. It was at his house.
Hook (if any): Interested in environmental politics and leadership in my school</p>
<p>Location/Person:
State or Country: Jersey, betch
School Type, Average Stats of School (if available) : Medium, public, very good rep reputation, 1200+ average SAT
Ethnicity: South Asian
Income Bracket: Upper
Gender: Male
Strengths: Being able to articulate exactly what I plan on doing at Yale and how no other college has that; having a clear, solid interest that makes sense; recognition in both math/science and debate/social science
Weaknesses: My SAT score; being too spread out
Other Factors: I can reenact “Shoes” by Liam Sullivan in its entirety</p>
<p>Decision: </p>
<p>Stats:
Fee Waiver Used?: No
SAT I (by section): 650 M, 680 CR, 790 W (12 E)
SAT IIs: 760 Lit, 690 Spanish, 560 U.S. History, 560 World History, 560 Biology E, 540 Chemistry
ACT: 31 Composite, 35 English, 34 Critical Reading, 27 Math, 25 Science, 33 Writing
APs: U.S. History (5), Psychology (5), Chemistry (3)
IBs: n/a
GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 4.529, 3.946 out of 4
Rank: n/a
Senior Yr Courseload: Religious Studies 12 (Catholic school, natch), AP Statistics, AP Spanish, AP Environmental Science, AP Government, AP Literature, Postmodern Literature
Number of Apps from Your School: applicants? no idea – but 181 kids will be applying
Other stats:
o AP Scholar
o California Scholarship Federation Lifetime Member
o National Merit Society Commended Student
o Marin Catholic High School Top-Ranked Student
o MCHS Outstanding Student Scholarship Recipient
o MCHS Magazine Drive Scholarship Recipient
o Dean’s List Early Life Member
Prospective Major: English</p>
<p>Subjective:
ECs listed on app:
o Co-editor/Contributor, School Newspaper
o Founding Member/Presenter, Peer Education
o Contributor, School Literary Magazine
o NHS - Publicity
o MCHS Varsity Tennis - #2 doubles
o Spanish Club
o Foreign Film Club
o Darfur Awareness Club
o Pie Club
o MCHS Homecoming Princess
Job/Work Experience:
o Tennis Instructor (summers)
o Babysitter
Essays (subject and responses):
o Common - “My Inner Cheerleader” aka how I cheered a tennis teammate on and was able to revel in her victory (shows that I’m not too “serious,” as apparently I am if you just look at the numbers <em>shrugs</em> but mostly showcases my writing)
o Supplement - embarrassing freshman year experience trying to scale bleachers and failing (again, shows easygoing mentality but also writing skill)
Teacher Recs (haven’t read either, but they should be good):
o English teacher/moderator of the newspaper who has known me for three years and encouraged me in my writing/studies
o Honors/AP Chem teacher who saw me fail in her class two years in a row but can attest to my fortitude, etc.
Counselor Rec (haven’t read): he really likes me, so fingers crossed it’s all good things
Interview (feel and general location):
o Alumni one at local coffee shop. Went well; some awkward silences, but it lasted for an hour, and we had plenty to talk about, about both the studies and the general atmosphere at Yale.
Hook (if any): n/a</p>
<p>Location/Person:
State or Country: Marin County, CA (northern Cali)
School Type, Average Stats of School (if available) : Parochial/Catholic/Private, medium-sized (704 kids), not many Ivy kids unfortunately (only one got into Yale, and that was a 3.8 rower), no idea about average SAT, but definitely some smart kids in each grade
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Income Bracket: Upper
Gender: Female
Strengths: Excellent writer; have a clearer plan than others of what I’d like to do in college. I’d like to think that I’m well-rounded; I’ve gotten good grades but still managed to enjoy high school, making friends, having a boyfriend, being a Homecoming princess - I’m not saying that anyone else has <em>not</em> experienced this, but this is just what I consider one of my strengths. Then again, that may be not what they’re looking for at all.
Weaknesses: my SAT scores don’t match up with my grades (except for the Writing one); I probably haven’t articulated well enough that writing is my passion.</p>
<p>hahaha theoneo, i got that bloustein thing as well, what the hell were the requirements?</p>
<p>
Dude, zutsuit, we have the exact same unweighted GPA!</p>
<p>comeon page 50.</p>
<p>22 more days…this is getting annoying…</p>
<p>That we do, theoneo – but I wish I had your weighted one!! :p</p>
<p>And b4nnd20 – I know!! Gah, I want so badly to just skip ahead those three weeks…</p>
<p>vegangirl–thank you for your compliments, they’re the best thing one can hear right now. I’m sure you have stellar writing creds based on your posts from other threads, so it was nice to hear from you about this. </p>
<p>As for the writing awards, I would rather not say specifically what I got for reasons of confidentiality and the whole internet stalker factor, but vaguely: </p>
<p>-Scholastic National Gold X2
-NCTE
-University of Kansas
-University of Texas
-Writer’s Slate
-United States English Merit Award–creative writing category
-The last one I’d rather not say because it’s kind of easy to find my profile on the internet if you know what it is, but pm me if you really want to know. </p>
<p>In terms of fundraising, I was pretty much at it all the time. To name a few of the bigger fundraisers: a tennis tournament, a concert, multiple bake sales, breakfast sales (verrry popular at my school), a fashion show, and finally and probably most time consuming, I sent out hundreds of letters asking for donations from the community, and then created a letter correspondence between the orphans and their sponsors. This was the most effective fundraiser. </p>
<p>I appreciate the sentiments that some of you expressed regarding my fundraising experience. But please don’t let it make you feel inadequate or anything like that–fundraising for AIDS orphans was basically the foremost activity I participated in in high school. It took up an enormous chunk of my life, and that’s probably why I got the results I did. There is probably some factor of your application that you clearly spent a LOT of time on, such as brilliant standardized testing or debate or something besides charitable fundraising, so it would ultimately be pointless to fiscally compare fundraising experiences; like apples and oranges.</p>
<p>ahh, the semi-pornographic tell-alls. I’ll post mine later, but I feel bad since so many of these fields would be blank! I mean, we don’t rank, we aren’t offered alumni interviews, so forth and so on…</p>
<p>Decision: Deferred(most likely lol)</p>
<p>Stats:
• Fee Waiver Used?: No
• SAT I (by section): didn’t submit(2200 if you care)
• SAT IIs: didn’t submit(780,720,700 if you care)
• ACT: 35(32E,35M,36R,35S)
• APs: AP US History:5, AP Calculus AB:5, AP Calculus BC:4, AP English Language:4, AP Chemistry:4(only ones I bothered to submit)-most rigorous courselaod in school’s hsitory with 11 taken by graduation
• IBs: nada
• GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 3.8 UW
• Rank: nada but top 20% in school I think
• Senior Yr Courseload: AP English Literature, AP US Government, AP Statistics, Gym(required), Multivariable Calculus, and Linear Algebra
• Number of Apps from Your School: 3 SCEA, probably as many as a dozen more regular
• Other stats: AIME Qualifier(5 on exam), AMC 12 Distinction(111.5 on test), National Merit Semifinalist, AP Scholar with Distinction, TASP Finalist, U.S. Physics Team Nominee, Two-Time State Student Congress Invitee/Delegate, Toyota USA $400 Business Scholarship, School Honor Roll, etc.
Subjective: here we go
• ECs listed on app: Quiz Bowl Varsity Captain, Debate Team(Varsity Debater, Novice Judge, etc.), Model UN(Secretary, Conference Chair, etc.), City Health Council Subcommittee Leader, International Club(Historian, Student Liason to City Organization), Math Club Founder/President, Hospital Volunteer(Information Desk Manager), Tennis(JV school and club), 400 hours of volunteer service(Tutoring, Indian Dance Group, Relay for Life, etc.), Freshman Mentor, etc. etc.
• Job/Work Experience: none listed on app but working as private tutor now
• Essays (subject and responses): main one on my unique personality tied into how I can’t easily be defined by words and supplement one on how my love of reading morphed into an appreciation of history
• Teacher Recs: one was very good I thought, another one I ddin’t read so no idea
• Counselor Rec: A-M-A-Z-I-N-G(lady loves me)
• Interview (feel and general location): F-A-N-T-A-S-T-I-C(man I can really connect with women)
• Hook (if any): umm HAHAHAHAH no
Location/Person: not in Alaska dammit
• State or Country: Michigan, US of A
• School Type, Average Stats of School (if available) : Competitive Public, School Average ACT score of 23 and 90% of students score “3” or higher on tests if that helps
• Ethnicity: Asian Subcontinental Indian
• Income Bracket: $100 k plus so no money for me
• Gender: XY chromosome
• Strengths/Weaknesses: ACT score, rigorous courseload, EC leadership, interview, at least one teacher recommendation letter, and counselor recommendation letter/GPAAAAA(VERY LOW DECILE), AP scores, lack a hook
• Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: depends
Other Factors: essays are crucial
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: I hate my school’s grading procedure. Everybody on this thread is too qualified. I wish I could change my ethnicity. Yale is too competitive. If Koena gets deferred or rejected, I’m not even going to botcher to check my decision online.</p>
<p>well, you people officially rock. keep up the good work:)</p>
<p>i love looking through all our posts and seeing some really funny threads–i’m sensing kind of the same sense of humor-in-the-face-of-rejection from all the subjective things. you know, like throwing in “natch” or “yo” after random stuff, that kind of thing. i hope all yale kids are like this (and that we all become yale kids!)</p>
<p>Well in honor of Thanksgiving (and on that note, Happy Thanksgiving), I think we should all be thankful that even if it’s not Yale that we end up at, we’ll all end up at some really great schools and we’ll all eventually be happy where we are. We should be thankful that we’re so awesome. 
So thanks.
And Happy Turkey Day everyone.
((22))</p>
<p>Yay! I agree. We should look back on all of the things we have done, which, in all of our cases, are really things to be proud of and thankful for accomplishing. And sirius is right, we will all end up at great schools and we will be happy.
So, smile, go have some fun with your family, and eat lots of food!</p>
<p>I third that! Everyone here has accomplished so much in their few years of existence - definitely be proud of what you’ve done & thankful that you’ve had such amazing opportunities and will have so many more in the future!</p>
<p>With that said, I’m fasting until dinner so I can eat POUNDS UPON POUNDS of mashed potatoes!</p>
<p>I hope yall’s essays weren’t this cheesy lol</p>