Official Yale Class of 2014 SCEA Results Thread

cadillac · December 15, 2009, 8:30pm

Deferred. Stats later…

chibistar6 · December 15, 2009, 8:30pm

Decision: Deferred

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2260 superscored: 740 CR 760 M 760 W [8 essay]
[li] ACT: 34 [35 superscored but I doubt they superscore ACTs][/li][li] SAT II: 780 Bio-M, 740 Lit, 750 Chem, 660 French w/o listening [whoops, fell asleep during this one…], 790 Math II, 720 Math I[/li][] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):1/300
[] AP (place score in parenthesis):Chem (5), Stats (5), French Lang (4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): Math SL (7), French B-SL (7)
[] Senior Year Course Load: full IB + 2 APs + orchestra
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): nothin really. Nat’l Merit Commended?
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Violin [7 years, tons of orchestras and ensembles, 1st Violin in my AllState Senior Orch], Piano [11 years], Class Secretary, NHS Treasurer
[] Job/Work Experience:noneee
[] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteering at hospitals, labs, and the like. not very much when I think about it.
[] Summer Activities: CTY and a med camp at gtown
[] Essays: CommonApp: pretty good. may have been a bit too narrow, though. Yale Supplement: terrible, wrote it the day of the deadline and it was the worst thing I’ve ever written. big mistake.
[] Teacher Recommendation: average. I mean, they were the “amazing student blahblahblah” kind but I’m thinking that’s pretty average on CC.
[] Counselor Rec: No clue
[] Additional Rec: didn’t send one in. Does anyone think it would be a good idea to send one in now from a music teacher that’s known me for 10+ years?
[] Interview: fine. he said that I fit the mold perfectly for yale, which is good, I guess.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: No
[] Intended Major: Chemistry
[] State (if domestic applicant): 1 of the 50 :]
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Asian D:
[] Gender: Female D:
[] Income Bracket: 150k+
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): I have an anti-hook. [see ethnicity]
[/ul]Reflection[list]
[] Strengths: Dedication to music, GPA/rank, nothing really stands out too much though.
[] Weaknesses: Atrocious supplement essay, checking the wrong essay question on the common app, and SAT scores.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I’m just thankful not to be rejected…deferred because nothing really stands out besides music. Retaking SATS and crossing my fingers for the RD round, yale is still my #1…

pleaseyale · December 15, 2009, 8:33pm

[ size=+2][ color=orange][ b]Decision: Deferred[ /b][ /color][ /size]

[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 800, 790, 760 (2350)
[ *] ACT: 35
[ *] SAT II: 800, 780, 780, 740
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/ a good amount
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5, 5, 5, 5, 5
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: Toughest
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): The usual, NMSF, AP with Distinction, lots of state stuff
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Very good
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Amazing job
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Tons
[ *] Summer Activities: Volunteered overseas
[ *] Essays: Very good
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: Very good
[ *] Counselor Rec: Cliche
[ *] Additional Rec: None
[ *] Interview: Amazing
[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[ *] Intended Major: Biomedical Sciences
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): IL
[ *] Country (if international applicant): USA
[ *] School Type: Private
[ *] Ethnicity: White
[ *] Gender: Male
[ *] Income Bracket: 120k
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths: Essays, Rec Letters, scores
[ *] Weaknesses: No major awards i guess
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: They were too lazy to read my app
[ /list][ b]General Comments:[ /b] Good Luck!!

xatuuatx · December 15, 2009, 8:37pm

Deferred. Don’t feel like giving stats, but here’s a little summary.

Scores: SAT 800CR 800WR 720M
SAT II: 800 770 750
Rank: 1/125
ECs: Sailing, Music Stuff, Key Club President
Race: White
Gender: Male

Keilexandra · December 15, 2009, 8:40pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2310: 710 M, 800 CR, 800 W (11 E)
[] ACT: didn’t take
[] SAT II: 800 Lit, 760 Math II
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Weighted GPA: 4.18 (out of 4.3)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10 out of ~230, but school does not rank
[] AP (place score in parentheses): English Lang (5), Calc AB (5), English Lit, French Lang, Calc BC, CompSci
[] IB (place score in parentheses): none
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Eng Lit, AP French Lang, AP CompSci, AP Calc BC, Honors Physics, Wind Ensemble, P.E., French Lit (independent study)
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NMSF? TASP?[/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Lit Mag (Ed-in-Chief), Key Club Intl (Lt. Gov.), Book Club (President), creative writing
[] Job/Work Experience: none
[] Volunteer/Community service: library cataloging (w/ supplemental rec), Key Club
[] Summer Activities: TASP '09[/ul]

Writing (Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[li] Common App Main: Racism in multicultural communities. Previously a TASP essay and PubSpeak. 8.[/li][] EC Short Answer: TASP. 6.
[] Why Yale: Honest anecdote about how I started out irrationally hating the school, with reference to TASP and Directed Studies. 6. 
[] Supplement: Leadership in a text-based MUD. 7.
[] Short Takes: 7.[/ul]
[li] Teacher Recommendation #1: AP Lang teacher, loves me; previously used for TASP. 8.[/li][] Teacher Recommendation #2: French teacher, who’s had me for 4 years and 5 classes. 7.
[] Counselor Rec: She’s probably annoyed with how many times I’ve met with her, but seems to like me a lot. 7.
[] Additional Rec: Library volunteering supervisor. Said that he would hire me if he could. 10 (not necessarily any impact on my app, but the rec could hardly be more positive).
[] Interview: Really weird. Alum interview that turned into a political debate. I kid you not. 5.
[] Art Supplement: none[/list]

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: late Oct.
[] State: DE
[] School Type: competitive public charter
[] Ethnicity: Asian (Chinese)
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: 80k
[] Applied for FA: yes (permanent resident)
[] Intended Major: English/Computer Science
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): ORM, my anti-hook. I happen to be Chinese-Canadian, lived in NF, but that wasn’t emphasized on my app.[/ul][/li]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: TASP (to which I was initially WL’ed), essays (risky subject matter, but well-written), one-shot stats (no SAT retakes)
[] Weaknesses: course rigor (4 years of band + disinterest in math/sci at a math/sci school with heavy requirements in said area)
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Only 2 junior year AP scores, ORM female applying with a humanities major to the “humanities” Ivy.
[] What would you have done differently?: The CA short answer and Yale supplement essay (which I swapped at the last minute) could have used more polishing, I suppose. But I don’t regret the four years of All-State Band that caused my comparative lack of rigor.[/ul]

General Comments:
I’m honestly glad for the rejection, as it frees me to apply EDII to Swarthmore. Yale was kind of a first choice only due to FA. And a dear friend, high-stat URM, did get in–her options were basically HYPS or UGA, financially, so I’m ridiculously happy for her! Haven’t heard of any acceptances from my school yet; it’s about half-and-half deferrals/rejections.

jdeliverer · December 15, 2009, 8:48pm

Deferred
10

potentiality · December 15, 2009, 8:52pm

Accepted!! I’m over the moon. Can’t believe it. I’ll post stats later as well.

Amolingua · December 15, 2009, 8:53pm

Decision: Deferred
Intended Major(s): Theatre Studies and Linguistics

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 780 CR 660 M 740 W
ACT: 32
SAT II: - 720 Chem; 780 English Lit; 740 Spanish with listening
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
AP: Euro (3), Chem. (3) US (3) English Comp (4)
Senior Year Course Load: AP Spanish Lang, Yearbook, AP English Lit, AP Calc AB, AP Government and Economics, TOK
[ b]Subjective:**
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): School Government (10-representative, 11 VP); Theatre; Drama Club (President/co-founder 10,11,12); Piano; Guitar; Writing; Jack and Jill of America, Inc. (11, 12 secretary); Dance; J8 competition; Jazz Band (11)
Awards: school level awards, National merit outstanding scholar, ap with honor
Job/Work Experience: not actually
Volunteer/Community service: mostly stuff around my school, nothing major
Summer Activities: Columbia University’s Barcelona program (3 weeks studying at the University of Barcelona); California State Summer School for the Arts (4 weeks studying theatre at Cal Arts in Valencia); Young Actors Theatre Camp; Jack and Jill Regional Teen conference 
Essays: probably the strongest part of my app
Teacher Recommendations: awesome
Additional Rec: good
Interview: went really well we connected on a lot of stuff like Spanish and theatre
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: no
Intended Major: theatre studies (want to double with ling)
State (if domestic applicant): CA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: private
Ethnicity: African American
Gender: female
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM
Reflection
Strengths: essays, recs
Weaknesses: test scores, GPA, zero volunteer/work experience
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: It’s Yale.

adaa · December 15, 2009, 8:53pm

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand

ANOTHER DEFERRAL!

GEEZ, WHATS HAPPENING?! Stats later.

slakedlime CONGRATULATIONS :)

stupefy, christiansoldier, totally thought ull would get in…oh well

sunfire · December 15, 2009, 8:55pm

Accepted!!!
I promise to post my stats later too…

rocket6louise · December 15, 2009, 8:57pm

Decision: Deferred

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): N/A
[] ACT: 34 (35R, 34E, 32 M, 34 S)
[] SAT II:N/A
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):3/441
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Eng Lang(5), Psych(5) USH(5)
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc, AP World, AP Stats, AP Gov, Anatomy and Debate
[/ul][ b]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): NFL(VP), Theatre(Pres), Journalism(editor), etc
[] Job/Work Experience: Part time at a DQ from Soph-senior year
[] Volunteer/Community service: 1000 hours at local theatre
[] Summer Activities: Volunteer at above theatre
[] Essays: I thought they were good, they were funny
[] Teacher Recommendation: one AWESOME, one average
[] Counselor Rec: average public
[] Interview: AWESOME AWESOME AWESOME
[/ul][ b]Other[ list]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: YES
[] Intended Major: Molecular Bio
[] State (if domestic applicant): PA
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Native American
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: 80k ish
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM and Nationally ranked debator
[/list][ b]Reflection**[ul]
[] Strengths: Nothing better than anyone else
[] Weaknesses: No SAT II’s
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Dumb luck
[/ul][ b]General Comments:**
Deferral makes me feel better about Smith chances

bellatrixie · December 15, 2009, 8:58pm

Decision: Deferred
Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 800 CR 760 W 730 M (2290) Second sitting resulted in lower scores.
[] ACT: Didn’t take
[] SAT II: 800 USH, 790 Bio M, 780 Lit, horrendous Math II score I’m too embarrassed to share.
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/705
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 7 5’s, 1 4… too lazy to type out.
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: 5 APs, one period off.
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None. Haha, my only awards NMSF, National AP Scholar. Some piano and pageant awards too.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Student government (Student Body VP), Peer Counseling (VP/secretary), NHS (President), Academic Team (Frosh Coach)
[] Job/Work Experience: Internship at UCSD School of Medicine
[] Volunteer/Community service: Hospital hours, food bank hours, raised 6500+ pounds of food for local food bank
[] Summer Activities: Internship, hospital volunteering, travel.
[] Essays: OK. They’re much better now; main topic: student gov, supplement: how Academic Team has impacted what major I would like to pursue.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Excellent/great
[] Counselor Rec: Excellent
[] Additional Rec: None in time :[
[] Interview: Excellent
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Anthropology
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Asian (Indonesian)
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket: 100k +
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Class rank, grades
[] Weaknesses: Yale considers all standardized scores, and I have a positive/negative mix in my testing history.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Essays weren’t as good as they could have been.
[/ul]General Comments: Congratulations to all the new bulldogs Lux et veritas, ya’ll.

Megnificent · December 15, 2009, 8:59pm

Pick one:
Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown):2250 CR: 800 M: 710 W: 740
[] ACT: scarred for life (I do not speak of that day…)
[] SAT II: Chem: 800 BioM: 780
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/ ~200
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5s Psych, Chem, Bio, Enviro
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): not at my school
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP French, Lit, GOPO, Physics B, Calc AB
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Semifinalist, Siemens Award for Advanced Placement + girl = super easy in Wyoming hahahaha
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): um… violin, tennis, mariachi band! i love mariachi!!!, academic team
[] Job/Work Experience: ranch work! violin performance at weddings
[] Volunteer/Community service: NHS, community wellness stuff,
[] Summer Activities: BAND CAMP! haha ok jk orchestra camp for violin! and working at a ranch
[] Essays: haha very wyoming-y
[] Teacher Recommendation: never saw but good i’m guessing!
[] Counselor Rec: never saw
[] Additional Rec: nope
[] Interview: hahah awesome! i love my interviewer! i live in a little town in wyoming and i know her!
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: yessir!!!
[] Intended Major: um… can you major in undecided? haha
[] State (if domestic applicant): WYOMING!!
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: XX
[] Income Bracket:
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Wyoming! I read on Yale Daily News that Yale has failed to enroll a Wyoming-ite for 2 years in a row. Yep, pretty sure that did it for me
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Hm… idk?
[] Weaknesses: many many many
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: WYOMING FTW!
[/ul]General Comments: Good Luck Everyone! I feel so incredibly lucky and we all know how much luck comes into play in this process. Congrats to everyone!!!

Collegestress16 · December 15, 2009, 9:01pm

[size=+2][ color=red][ b]Decision: Rejected[ /b][ /color][ /size]

[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]

<ul>
<li>SAT I (breakdown): 690 CR :(:(, 790 M, 760 W, 11 essay</li>
<li>ACT:</li>
</ul>

*SAT II: 770 MATH2c, 730 Lit, … 590 USH :(:(:(

<ul>
<li>Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95</li>
<li>Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):NA school doesn’t rank</li>
<li>AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 Calc AB, 3 USH :(:(</li>
<li>IB (place score in parenthesis):</li>
<li>Senior Year Course Load: AP CHEM, AP ENG LIT, AP French, AP Art, AP CALC BC, History</li>
<li>Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):None</li>
</ul>

[/list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]

<ul>
<li>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): ASB Vice President 12, 11 VP, 9 & 10 treasurer; Varsity Tennis Captain 12, Newspaper Editor and Reporter 9-12, Key Club President, Varsity BBall, Leadership seminar </li>
<li>Job/Work Experience: NA</li>
<li>Volunteer/Community service: Bible school teacher >300 hours; random ECs each < 50 hours</li>
<li>Summer Activities:Internship in India, lots of community service, summer classes, tennis</li>
<li>Essays: Needed some work stylistically , but teachers said were strong and showed who I was</li>
<li>Teacher Recommendation: Have no idea</li>
<li>Counselor Rec: Have no idea</li>
<li>Additional Rec: Did not send ( I think on Yale website they said they discourage applicants from sending additional recs?)</li>
<li>Interview: Really good… I thought at least!</li>
</ul>

[/list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]

<ul>
<li>Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes</li>
<li>Intended Major:EPE </li>
<li>State (if domestic applicant):CA</li>
<li>Country (if international applicant):</li>
<li>School Type: Private small</li>
<li>Ethnicity: Asian …Chinese :(</li>
<li>Gender: Female</li>
<li>Income Bracket: 100,00<</li>
<li>Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Nada. Nope. Unfortunately </li>
</ul>

[/list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]

<ul>
<li>Strengths: Leadership, ECS, community service</li>
<li>Weaknesses: SATs I & 2, essays were mediocre, possibly recs but IDK, ORM</li>
<li>Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:</li>
</ul>

[/list][ b]General Comments:** CONGRATS to those accepted!!! To those deferred, don’t be down in the dumps, but think about this I would kill to have a deferral right now! To those rejected like me, you’ll feel bad initially, but for me after crying for a good straight hour, this rejection just makes me want to work even harder on my other apps to make them stronger!! Good luck everyone on your other apps!!!:):):):):) Being a part of the Yale SCEA CC has been a ton of fun and eventhough I have no chance of being at Yale anymore, being on CC with you guys has been the BEST!! You will all succeed no matter where you go. I’m sure of this!!!:):):):):)

victorkangnz · December 15, 2009, 9:04pm

Decision: Deferred

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 800 M, 740 CR, 750 WR 2290 one sitting
[] ACT: NA
[] SAT II: 780 Maths II, 780 Chem, 760 bio E
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): international school (we don’t do GPA)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 1%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): NA
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: heaviest
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): three awards at National Science Fair (incl leadership); international youth creation competition guest participant; national research scholarship; australian international competitions high distinctions
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Head Boy 2008, 2007
Chairman of School Council 2008
Swimming Team 4 years
Fencing 4 years (Captain, Sports Award for Contribution to Sport)
Orchestra: School and town youth orchestra
Cello Trinity Grade 8 with Distinction
Classical Guitar 7 years (Diploma level, but haven’t sat any exams)
Student Leader Forum 2008
[] Job/Work Experience: research scholarship/work for 6 weeks; tutoring
[] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteer at CCS Disabilities; gave free classical guitar tuitions at school
[] Summer Activities: Harvard Summer School (went thanks to my grandparents. Got both A’s in philo and neuro), National Science Fair, research with university
[] Essays: wrote about near-death experience while in the field for my research in a humorous way
[] Teacher Recommendation: one really really great; other pretty good
[] Counselor Rec: fantastic
[] Additional Rec: NA
[] Interview:Went pretty well i guess
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yup
[] Intended Major: biology/psychology
[] State (if domestic applicant):
[] Country (if international applicant): New Zealand
[] School Type: public, 2700 kids
[] Ethnicity: Korean
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: very low
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): was the first Asian Head Boy and the youngest in the history of our school. I graduated at the age of 16, and am taking a gap year at the moment
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: leadership, well-roundedness
[] Weaknesses: maybe SAT, maybe transcript. maybe low SAT Essay??
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I may have mentioned too much Harvard lol. I also think that they didn’t fully understand the advantages of taking a year off after high school, which I am doing currently.
[/ul]General Comments: I don’t want to sound conceited, but I have rarely failed in anything. This is the first big loss in my life, and its pretty crappy. I did my best, I organised every part of the application because noone at my school knew how to. All I can say is that admissions process is a mystery box, big black mysterious hole. Ahh, guess i have to work on my other apps. Good luck to fellow deferees, and congratulations to all those accepted!

EricLee · December 15, 2009, 9:09pm

Keilexandra: I’m sorry ): I was really hoping you’d get in! Best of luck in your Swarthmore and other RD round!

boots16 · December 15, 2009, 9:10pm

Decision: Deferred

Objective:[ul]

[] SAT I (breakdown): 2320 (800 W, 780 M, 740 CR)
[] ACT: 33
[] SAT II: 750 Lit, 730 Math II, 630 Spanish
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 8/460ish
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): SL Math (6), the rest this spring
[] Senior Year Course Load: all IB
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NMSF, National Forensic League Academic All-American, Harvard Book?

[/ul]Subjective:[ul]

[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): 4 yrs Policy Debate (President of debate/forensics), 3 yrs Student Congress (National Finalist), Girls State (Governor), NHS (President), 2 yrs SNHS (President), 2 yrs Academic World Quest (Co-Captain), 2 yrs Student Council (Social Chair), Red Cross Blood Drive (Chair), 4 yrs Cross Country
[] Job/Work Experience: Academic Tutor
[] Volunteer/Community service: Blood Drive, Weekly hospital work
[] Summer Activities: Debate camp, NFL nationals, Girls State
[] Essays: decent
[] Teacher Recommendation: no clue
[] Counselor Rec: no clue
[] Interview: tough, but good?

[/ul]Other[ list]

[] Intended Major: Political Science
[] State (if domestic applicant): KS
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Large public
[] Ethnicity: Indian
[] Gender: F
[li] Income Bracket: high middle[/li]
[/list][ b]Reflection**[list]

[] Strengths: Extracurriculars + leadership, recommendations possibly
[] Weaknesses: SAT II scores, essays weren’t super creative
[*] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Not sure, but hopefully it means I was at least competitive among all of these talented applicants :)

co2010 · December 15, 2009, 9:10pm

Decision: Holy cow I can’t believe I was just Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 800 M/800 CR/750 W (one sitting)
[] ACT: 34
[] SAT II: 800 M2/770 USH/750 Lit/790 Bio
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.93
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 3/135
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (5), Art History (5), Language & Composition (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): None
[] Senior Year Course Load: T.A., AP Biology, AP Literature & Comp., AP Chinese, AP Microeconomics, AP Macroeconomics, Christian Lifestyles, Journalism IV, Calc III (online college course)
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NMSF, AIME, some essay awards, some school awards (Principal’s List, top student, etc.), some awards for riflery[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): FIRST Robotics (subteam captain, Team Captain), Math League (Captain), Newspaper (Editor), Riflery (Team Rep.), wrote for state newspaper, Real World Design Challenge
[] Job/Work Experience: None
[] Volunteer/Community service: All robotics-related, 150+ hours
[] Summer Activities: Traveling, visiting Yale, college courses (Calc)
[] Essays: Excellent. I slaved over these for a month. One was about how my participation in riflery taught me that I have control over who I want to be and what I want to do; the supplemental essay was about my sixth-grade love–of mathematics.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Both were awesome and from teachers I’ve had for multiple years.
[] Counselor Rec: Awesome. He also got input from many of my other teachers.
[] Additional Rec: None
[li] Interview: It was great: we talked for an hour and a half and found we had a lot of things in common, not to mention loving Yale.[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Mathematics
[] State (if domestic applicant): HI
[] School Type: Small and Catholic, all-girl
[] Ethnicity: Filipino/Caucasian/Hispanic
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket: 70,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Minority, grandfather went to Yale

[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Multiple hooks, Yale was my top choice, extremely strong involvement in my extracurriculars (as in over 600 hours per year since freshman year for multiple activities)
[] Weaknesses: GPA (had one B), teacher recs from same subject
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think that I was able to convey my enthusiasm for Yale very well through the interview and the “Why Yale?” section. [/ul][/li]
I’m so over the moon right now.

amciw · December 15, 2009, 9:30pm

It’s a deferral, not a rejection. If you get accepted RD at Yale and nowhere else, you’ll happily attend here. If you reread this post in two days you’ll be embarrassed at yourself for having written such a statement or conceived of such notions.

Pianista/applefan, which math class are you in?

Amhara · December 15, 2009, 9:31pm

[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted[ /b][ /color][ /size]

[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 770 M, 780 CR, 800 W, Total: 2350 (one sitting)
[ *] SAT II: 800 Math, 780 Physics
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9ish
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School doesn’t rank
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): BC Calc (5), US History (5), Euro (5), English Lang (5)
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis): Physics SL (6), Spanish SL (6)
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: Differential Equations, IB Econ HL, IB Bio HL, IB English HL, ToK, Chemistry Honors,
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Commended, National Achievement Semifinalist, Cum Laude Society, other school awards
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): School Newspaper (Editor-In-Chief), School Council (Class representative), Select Jazz Band (Alto section leader), Stock Market Club (Vice President), Strategic Gaming Forum (Vice President), other clubs/activities
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Worked for a summer at uncle’s store
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: A little bit of library volunteering, started my own book drive
[ *] Summer Activities: People to People Leadership Summit one summer
[ *] Essays: Common app essay was great, Sup essay wasn’t as good as I could make it
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: Both were strong
[ *] Counselor Rec: Not sure
[ *] Additional Rec: Principal wrote a rec for me
[ *] Interview: Very good I think, we went for almost 2 hours
[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[ *] Intended Major: Physics
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): NJ
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Private (IB) school
[ *] Ethnicity: African-American
[ *] Gender:
[ *] Income Bracket:
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths:
[ *] Weaknesses:
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[ /list][ b]General Comments:[ /b] Good Luck!!

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