Official Yale 2011 Scea Thread

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<p>BASICS</p>

<p>Username: theoneo
Gender: Male
State of residency: New Jersey!!
Type of high school: Public
Prospective major(s): Environmental Studies</p>

<p>STATS</p>

<p>GPA: 3.9 unweighted, 4.7 weighted
Rank: None
ACT: 35 (36 english, 36 science, 34 math, 33 reading, 36 english/writing)
SATs: 2240 (800 math, 720 CR, 720 writing)
SATIIs: 2380 (800 math2, 800 bio, 780 chem)
APs: 5’s on Biology, Calculus AB, Chemistry, Computer Science A, English Language, Human Geography; 4’s on Environmental Science and Statistics
Top 3 ECs/Offices Held:
<a href=“1”>b</a>** Debate - President twice, VP once
<a href=“2”>b</a>** Environmental Club - President twice, founder
<a href=“3”>b</a>** Tutoring Club - President, VP
Top 3 Awards/Honorary Distinctions:
<a href=“1”>b</a>** New Jersey Governor’s School scholar
<a href=“2”>b</a>** New Jersey Scholars Program acceptee
<a href=“3”>b</a>** USA Biology Olympiad semifinalist
<a href=“4”>b</a>** National AP Scholar</p>

<p>QUIRKS</p>

<p>Coolest word: I’m not sure, but candidates include cognizant, gubernatorial, Lincolnish, and quirky
One adjective to describe yourself: Lincolnish? Hehe.
Favorite non-academic, non-EC hobby: Driving. I love driving.
Favorite songs: Tons. My favorite artists are Michael Buble, Norah Jones, and Something Corporate.
Favorite books: The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery and all my kiddy books like the Baily School Kids Series
Favorite movies: I have way too many. Amelie, American Beauty, American Psycho, Bend it like Beckham, The Boondock Saints, Born into Brothels, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Clerks, A Clockwork Orange, Closer, Devdas, Dogma, Fight Club, Harold and Kumar, High School Musical, Igby Goes Down, Independence Day, Kaho Naa Pyar Hain, Kill Bill (v1 and v2), Lagaan, Leolo, The Matrix trilogy, Mean Girls, O Brother Where Art Thou, The Phantom of the Opera, Rent, Requiem for a Dream, Scary Movie, She’s the Man, Star Wars (I-III, hehe), Trainspotting, Welcome to the Dollhouse, West Side Story. I know I’m missing a few. I just can’t narrow it down. :
Worst habits: Laziness, extreme sarcasm lending itself to misinterpretation, obsessing over obsessions, insomniac tendencies, and stubborness</p>

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<p>your stats and your addiction to cc are ****ing crazy</p>

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<p>theoneo, out of curiosity, are you sending in just your ACT score(which you scored better on) or your SAT/SAT II scores as well??</p>

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<p>Both. I know my ACT is better but I don’t want my SAT IIs to go to waste.</p>

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<p>theoneo, are you indian because I see that you have Devdas, Lagaan, and Kaho Na Pyaar Hai on your list of favorite movies. I’m not indian but I live Hindi movies. Especially Lagaan, Dil Chahta Hai, Parineeta, Kaho Na Pyaar Hai, Rang De Basanti, Lakshya, Kal Ho Na Ho, Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, oh goodness, I need to stop, I could go on forever. This was kind of pointless.</p>

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<p>Haha, yeah I am. Hm I should’ve added Dil Chahta Hai to the list. I don’t watch many, though, cause I need subtitles to understand what’s going on and it makes it really annoying to watch.</p>

<p>Btw, EAD, you forgot to add a spot for ACT scores in the template. We’ll need to remember that for the results thread in mid-December. :)</p>

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<p>BASICS</p>

<p>I’m skipping the ID part</p>

<p>STATS</p>

<p>GPA: 4.0
Rank: Top 5
SATs: 2400
SATIIs: 2390
APs: 12 by grad
**Top 3 ECs/Offices Held:<a href=“1”>/b</a> Pres of 3 clubs
(2) Community service
(3) Arts
Top 3 Awards/Honorary Distinctions:
None</p>

<p>QUIRKS</p>

<p>Coolest word: can’t think of one…any word is cool if it’s used in a creative new way
One adjective to describe yourself: impulsive
Favorite non-academic, non-EC hobby: eating
Favorite song: too many to pick one
Favorite book: The Grapes of Wrath
Favorite movie: Fight Club
Worst habit: ADD, smoking</p>

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<p>BASICS</p>

<p>Username: idamayer
Gender: female
State of residency: TX
Type of high school: public magnet, 350 kids
Prospective major(s): comp sci, linguistics, creative writing</p>

<p>STATS</p>

<p>GPA: 3.8UW, 4.15W
Rank: 32/350
SATs: 2200 (700CR, 770W, 7300M)
SATIIs: 720 lit, will take math2 and physics and latin
APs: 5 CS AB, 5 macroecon, 4 English lang, 4 german, 4 us gov’t.
Taking this year: latin, bc calc, english lit.
[ b]Top 3 ECs/Offices Held:<a href=“1”> /b</a> german club - treasurer 3 yrs running
(2) programming team + student technology council (only girl*)
(3) aikido (martial art) 4th kyu
Top 3 Awards/Honorary Distinctions:
(1) lots of state german awards
(2) national latin exam
(3) poetry contest winner</p>

<p>QUIRKS</p>

<p>Coolest word: paraphrastic
Favorite non-academic, non-EC hobby: writing
Favorite song: none
Favorite book(s): anything by Murakami, Vonnegut, Tan, Nix, Gaiman, the list goes on…
Favorite movie(s): none
Worst habit: being lazy</p>

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<p>[ u][ b]BASICS[ /b][ /u]</p>

<p>[ b]Username: Potus2[ /b]
[ b]Gender: Male[ /b]
[ b]State of residency: MA[ /b]
[ b]Type of high school: Public[ /b]
[ b]Prospective major(s): Political Science[ /b]</p>

<p>[ u][ b]STATS[ /b][ /u]</p>

<p>[ b]GPA: 6.02 W (6 point scale… so weird.)[ /b]
[ b]Rank: Not officially ranked but 1/266.[ /b]
[ b]SATs: 2330 (790M 750CR 790W)[ /b]
[ b]SATIIs: 800 BioM, 800 Math II, 740 Chem, 740 U.S. History[ /b]
[ b]APs: U.S. History 5[ /b]
[ b]Top 3 ECs/Offices Held:<a href=“1”> /b</a> Class President 9,10,11,12
(2) Member of various select choral ensembles at school. Achievement awards, districts singer.
(3) Leads in a bunch of shows. One award from state drama guild.
[ b]Top 3 Awards/Honorary Distinctions:<a href=“1”> /b</a>Chosen as school delegate to HOBY conference and MA Boys’ State
(2)Awards for top history student, french student, and science student in my grade at jr. awards night.
(3) Uhhh, my drama guild award for ensemble acting</p>

<p>[ u][ b]QUIRKS[ /b][ /u]</p>

<p>[ b]Coolest word: superfluous[ /b]
[ b]One adjective to describe yourself: outgoing[ /b]
[ b]Favorite non-academic, non-EC hobby: Watching my West Wing DVDs obsessively.[ /b]
[ b]Favorite song: Mmmm… Jamie Cullum All at Sea… but it totally depends on the mood.[ /b]
[ b]Favorite book: Right now… A Prayer for Owen Meany[ /b]
[ b]Favorite movie: Animal House[ /b]
[ b]Worst habit: Uncontrollable fidgeting[ /b]</p>

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<p>oops sorry bout the format</p>

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<p>Hi everyone! I’m Michael, and I attend the North Carolina School of Science and Math (a public residential school). I’ll do the info thing later, but I would like to wish everyone good luck on the application process!</p>

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<p>okay, raise your hand if you haven’t even STARTED on your college essays yet!!</p>

<p><em>raises hand</em></p>

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<p>Cool!
Aren’t you guys really excited? We find out our decisions in 3 1/2 months. Wow!</p>

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<p>mallomarcookie don’t count down.</p>

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<p>I don’t plan on it. Actually, yall can shoot me for this but I’m takin a good second look at Princeton ED.</p>

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<p>Princeton’s a very good school to apply ED to since it has an excellent Financial Aid program so even finances isn’t really an issue unless you’re impoverished. From a practical standpoint, it would probably be better for you to apply Princeton ED MallomarCookie if you have any inkling that you would rather attend Princeton than Yale, since you’ll have a much better shot at admission.</p>

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<p>The problem is, Princeton ED is binding. I’m really interested in both Yale and Princeton, and I’m also very interested in a merit scholarship at another great school.
I changed my mind to Princeton just 1 month after deciding I was dead-set on Yale EA–so considering that…any binding application would be bad idea for me. I need room to change my mind, and I need to be able to consider that merit scholarship. ED programs suck!</p>

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<p>Oh yay!!! 3.5 months. Awesome.</p>

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<p>ED programs do suck. Are more universities moving towards EA or SCEA programs now?</p>

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<p>Umm don’t count down until decisions until you’re done with you’re app. And don’t tell us you’re done with your app until we’re done with ours. :p</p>

<p>Less than 2 months until apps are due!</p>

<p>therealmj - I think more schools are moving to ED (or, well, already have ED) because it helps with yield more than EA/SCEA.</p>