what are my chances?

islandsnow96734
Sun, 12 Aug 2007 19:55:26 +0000

I’m looking to transfer to a more competitive school…and I really would like Yale for a lot of personal reasons…and I was wondering if someone could help me.

I have a hook…i did horribly in high school. I was addicted to cocaine and other drugs, most probably because I came from a poor family and shared a bedroom with my two sisters and did anything to escape family drama. And i’m an excellent pianist…something my mother gave up. She wanted to go to yale to study musical theory, but abandoned it after she widowed.

my list…
Harvard
UPenn
Yale
Dartmouth
Columbia
WashU
UChicago

College GPA at Syracuse University Honors Program: 3.72

Majoring in Economics and Mathematics, minoring in French Literature

My HS GPA…weighted…was 2.78
Math: 660
Writing: 650
Critical Reading: 630

i’m going to study and retake the ACT this upcoming year

But I got A’s in my AP courses my senior year (when I decided to change my life around)

AP scores (Granted AP Scholar w/ Distinction)
Eng Lit: 4
Eng Lang: 4
Macro : 4
Micro: 4
Psychology: 5

and i’m a minority

any suggestions…