<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I 2190 (breakdown):800 M; 640 CR; 750 W
[</em>] ACT: None
[<em>] SAT Subject Tests: Chem- 790; Math II-800; Physics- 760
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
[<em>] Weighted GPA: not weighted
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): no ranking or percentiles
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Chem (5); AP Physics B (5); AP US Hist (4)
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Bio; AP Calc BC; AP Physics C; Econ; English; Euro Hist
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None; but have been consistently recognized by school.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Wind Ensemble (first chair since grade 10); Jazz Band (first chair since 11th grade); Marching Band (section leader since 11th grade); Competed in state band competitions and did well; Cross Country, 4 years; Judo; Freshman student counsel representative; Sophomore class Senator (elected by classmates)
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: File Clerk at Law firm; History TA during summer school; AP Physics B TA during Senior year
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Math Tutor for middle and high school students; Head Start Volunteer
[<em>] Summer Activities: See job/work experience
[</em>] Essays (subjects and personal opinions): Both were good. Yale essay talked about persistence with sports
[<em>] Common App Main Essay: discussed making a commitment to musical excellence which actually turned out to be a lot of fun
[</em>] EC Short Answer:
[<em>] Why Yale?: The usual; but also as an engineer, the liberal arts bent was very attractive.
[</em>] Short Takes: Creative, intellectual, very positive and fun loving.
[<em>] Additional Essay:[/ul]- Required for engineers - expanded on why Yale by focusing on specific courses and programs.
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation 1: Math Teacher- did not see, expect it was at least very good.
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation 2: English Teacher- did not see, expect it was excellent.
[</em>] Counselor Rec: did not see, expect it was at least very good.
[<em>] Interview: delightful interviewer, was fun
[/list]Other[ul]
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): western
[<em>] School Type: private
[</em>] Ethnicity: native american/caucasian
[<em>] Gender: M
[</em>] Income Bracket: no financial aid granted
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): part native american
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: leadership; math/science; musical excellence; consistent participation and improvement in sports; consistent work in community and school
[<em>] Weaknesses: SAT CR; no national awards (other than AP Scholar, and NM commended)
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: focus on engineering; URM; geographical diversity; fact that GPA was 4.0 in Sr.year while taking 3 AP math/science courses along with usual high school courses and activities, showed a positive trend.
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: A: WUSTL; USC; Tufts W: MIT; Stanford; R: Harvard; Princeton[/li][/ul]General Comments: Expect to attend Yale and not take a spot on any waitlist. Once you have the numbers and are in the range, it’s pure luck where you are accepted. Worked really hard on essays and it paid off.</p>