Sophomore to Yale

Colleges & Universities Yale University
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<p>Hi, I’m a sophomore at one of the best high schools in California. I was wondering what I would need to do in order for me to be qualifiable. </p>

<p>Asian, Male
GPA: 4.0/4.0
Later in future: 4.45/4.0
Class rank: top 10%
New PSAT’s: 2070/2400
SAT2: Korean 800, waiting to take Physics, Math 1c and 2c</p>

<p>EC: (I’m really weak in this category, especially community service)</p>

<p>Varsity lettermen Soccer 4 years
Varsity lettermen Track 4 years
Defensive MVP in Soccer
Captain/ sophomore year
Record Holder for Track/ Freshmen year
MVP for Track/ freshmen year
(Hoping for the same sophomore year)</p>

<p>Helped with the mayor/city councilmen campaign, which they all won.
Leader of a group for this campaign.
Will get a recommendation letter from Harvard Law Graduate
Position at a City Hall</p>

<p>Concert master/ church orchestra
My school orchestra was ranked top 5 in the nation.
Will perform at Carnegie Hall with Julliard students this summer.</p>

<p>Hoping to get into People Ambassdy Program to China(summer)
Studying abroad in Spain (summer)
10 day intensive course at any college in nation/medical (summer)</p>

<p>I was wondering which one I should take?</p>

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<p>I’ll tell you right now… you need to do something that’s going to stand out. People around here call it a “hook.” These days, its not all about stats… practically everyone applying to a school like Yale has pretty great stats, you need to excel in something and stand out. Looking back, I would have done something really weird but oustanding to make myself look good. Some people say that you shouldn’t do something just to make yourself look good for a college… well in my opinion YOU SHOULD. Competition is getting incredibly intense and you need to market yourself correctly.</p>

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<p>This should be on the “What Are My Chances?” board, not posted on several college boards.</p>

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<p>Well, same thing…</p>

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<p>I’d say do the People “Ambassdy” program to China. The other two are really common.</p>