Quick! SCEA chances

Colleges & Universities Yale University
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<p>Stats:
• SAT: CR: 760 M: 790 W: 730
• SAT II: Math II: 790 World History: 800 US History: 760
• ACT: 34
• GPA: UW: 3.95 W: 5.2
• Rank: 7/496
• Other Tests (AMC, AP, IB): AP/IB [5]:5 on US History, English Language, World History, Biology </p>

<p>Subjective
• Essays: Good
• Teacher Recs: Excellent
• Counselor Rec: Excellent
• Supplement Information (Y/N): Yes, rec from St. Albans SPS director
• Interview: Went well
• Hook (recruited athlete, legacy, Nobel Prize): disadvantaged background, Classics major</p>

<p>Personal
• Location: TN
• High School Type: Public
• Ethnicity: South Asian
• Gender: M
• Applied for Financial Aid: you betcha</p>

<p>Other
• Extracurricular & Awards: Latin Club/Junior Classical League, 2005-Present (1st Vice President 08-09 Parliamentarian 07-08)</p>

<p>National Latin Exam, Gold Medal, 2006, 2007, 2008</p>

<p>Tennessee Junior Classical Convention, 2006-2008</p>

<pre><code> Ranked 4th –Hellenics I; Ranked 5th-Academic Heptathlon
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<p>Certamen Team, Latin Quizbowl, 2005-Present (Co-Captain 05-07)</p>

<p>Tennessee Junior Classical League Competition, 2nd Place-2007, 4th Place-2006</p>

<p>Debate Team, Founder, 2005-Present (President/Captain 07-09, Vice President 06-07)</p>

<p>Lincoln Douglas Debate Tournament, State Competition, 5th Place, 2007</p>

<p>Speech and Drama Club, 2006-Present (Vice President 07-09)</p>

<p>Extemporaneous Speaking, Regional Tournament, State Finalist and 3rd Place</p>

<p>Model United Nations, 2005-Present (Undersecretary of Asia 2006-2009)</p>

<p>Yale Model United Nations, Commendation, 2008</p>

<p>Best Delegate in Economic and Social Committee, Algeria-2006</p>

<p>Best Position Paper in the Special Political and Decolonization Committee, India, 2007</p>

<p>Math Team, 2005-Present (Executive Board 08-09)</p>

<p>West TN American Regional Math League, Top 15 Math students, 2007-Present</p>

<p>Memphis Joint Engineers’ Council Competition, 3rd Place, 2008</p>

<p>TEAMS Regional Competition, 2nd place, 2008 </p>

<p>Knowledge Bowl Team, 2007-Present</p>

<p>Mock Trial, Lawyer, 2006-Present</p>

<p>City Finalist- 2008 </p>

<p>COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS:</p>

<p>Memphis Area Youth Wind Ensemble, 2005-Present</p>

<p>1st Chair Euphonium (Baritone Horn)</p>

<p>Memphis PREP Program, 2006-Present (Junior Board President 06-09)</p>

<p>United Cerebral Palsy of the Mid-South’s Camp LiveItUp- Summer 2007 (20 Hours) </p>

<p>WORK EXPERIENCE:</p>

<p>Pennsylvania League of Young Voters, Policy Assistant, Pittsburgh, PA, Summer 2008</p>

<p>Political Campaigns, Memphis, TN, 2007-Present</p>

<p>Steve Cohen, Congressional Campaign, Intern, 2008 </p>

<p>Herman Morris, Mayoral Campaign, Intern, 2007 </p>

<p>Brian Stevens, Run-Off Election for City Council, Field Leader, District 2, 2007 </p>

<p>Shea Flinn, Primary Campaign for City Council, Field Leader, 2007 </p>

<p>Summer Programs: St. Alban’s School of Public Service-Summer 08 ultra exclusive government intensive </p>

<p>Harvard Summer Secondary School Program- Summer 07</p>

<p>AP Scholar with Distinction</p>

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<p>You stand no chance.</p>

<p>Honestly though. You know you have a good shot and with ~5 days left this looks like you just want everyone to give you attention and reinforce what you already know.</p>

3

<p>That’s not the case. I just feel like I am in that expansive middle ground of not knowing where I stand. That is why I was looking for a second opinion (or many of them).</p>

4

<p>It all depends on essays and overall feeling of your app when you have the same level stats and caliber of ECs that everyone else has on this damn board has. And if you didnt know that… well, college isnt for everyone.</p>

5

<p>Actually, the Latin exam (national) and a few of the ECs are pretty amazing to see, kind of different from the others, I suppose. The Harvard summer school might affect your chances, I would think, because wouldn’t they think that you’d rather go to Harvard?</p>

<p>Maybe I’m just going a bit loopy with only four days left…haha =]</p>

6

<p>Nice qualifications but do you have such a supple wrist?</p>

7

<p>^
I hope you don’t mean what I think you mean.</p>

<p>Euphonium players represent :slight_smile: You’ve got good chances bud. Just wait out the 5 days like the rest of us and we’ll see. :slight_smile: And you’re definitely not in the middle ground. It’s just that the CC people are so damn amazing. You’re comparing yourself to some of the creme of the crop here.</p>

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<p>Euphonium players REPRESENT!</p>

9

<p>Looking at the Dartmouth thread I’m not so sure about creme de la creme. This year is brutal, just gotta wait it out.</p>

10

<p>Yeah.</p>

<p>But.</p>

<p>This. IS. SPARTA!!!</p>

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<p>Latin exam “gold” is useless. But, if you are the second-highest NJCL officer in the nation (am I reading that position correctly or was it just for your school?), that is far more impressive.</p>

<p>You have nothing exemplary. But nothing particularly bad either.</p>