Should I bother to apply?

cstone1492
Wed, 24 Dec 2008 01:08:23 +0000

I’m about to send in my rd application to yale (it’s taken me a while because of suppliments) but after looking at the early decision thread, i’m wondering, should I even bother?
if anyone wants to comment, here are my stats:
gpa(weighted): 4.1
rank: 20/250
a.p: gov-5 english-5 about to take calc, microeco., english lit and ap euro (my school offers a limmited number of ap)
sat: 700, 710, 700
*am taking the subject sat’s in january
act:33
extra curriculars:
national award winning dance team
piano–very high level, straight A’s in a conservatroy prep program
band-french horn
yearbook
sailing
drama club
volunteer at nursing home playing concerts
babysat
started purse making business
work as cashier at k-mart (ugh, but i need the money)

my essay i would say is good-my ap english teacher gave me a 97% on it and she is a really tough grader
my suppliment is good too–its about how my best friend and i are complete opposites but force each other to get along
my recomendation letter are excelent, my lit. teacher wrote about how i come up with incites about literature that she hasn’t even though of, my gov teacher wrote that i know more about politics than most adults
my gc letter should be good, he loves me

my sticking point, my mom got her masters degree in music from yale, so i’m technically a legacy–but i don’t think that’ll matter much. I’m feeling at this point, there almost no way i’d get in. . .i can just hope for amherst i guess