Official Yale Class of 2015 RD Results Thread

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I: 730/730/710 (2170)
[</em>] SAT II: 740 (Math II) 740 (Math I) 730 (Biology) US History (720)
[<em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1 out of 390
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (5); Biology (5)
[</em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): Biology SL (5)
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: IB (6), AP (1), Self-study (2)
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Questbridge; National Public Speaking (9th); President’s Volunteer Service Award; 12-time State Champion (TSA events); Boys State Lt. Gov.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Technology Student Association (State Treasurer/Chapter President); Math Team (Founder/Captain); NHS (Prez); SADD (VP); Beta (Advisor); ES (Prez); Science Olympiad; Model UN; Environmental (VP); SGA (President of Senate)
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: About 500 hours since 9th grade
[<em>] Summer Activities: Intern at Real Estate (3 years) GA Governor’s Honor Program; GA Boy State; TSA Nationals
[</em>] Essays: I wrote about eating crab legs. (It was funny and metaphorical)
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: I knew both teachers (English/Math) personally. They gave me the rec letters after I was accepted (I cried when I read them).
[</em>] Counselor Rec: I knew her for four years (didn’t see)
[<em>] Interview: No interviewers in my area.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): GA
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Vietnamese
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket: Less than 20K
[<em>] Hooks: First Generation
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: My goal in high school was to pursue what I loved not what what would look good on my college app.
[<em>] Weaknesses: No sports?
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted: I was lucky!
[li] Where else were you accepted: Harvard, Brown, Amherst, Wesleyan, Reed, Haverford, Emory, Oxford.[/li][/ul]General Comments: Miracles do happen!</p>