Why did the chicken turn on the computer...

Colleges & Universities Yale University
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<p>To give this URM a chance…</p>

<p>I’ve received a few emails from Yale and I think I want to apply… however, I dont want to waste time and monsey on a university I dont have a shot of being accepted to. So this is where you come in…Can you chance me…and please…be as brutally honest as possible…</p>

<p>OK… im more focused on life than on tests so brace yourself for my scores… the rest of my application looks ok…
African American girl
Financial need: yes…big time
GPA: 3.947 uw 4.66 w
Rank 1 or 2/ 710 hopefully 1 by second semester
school : public…bad side of town…and i must emphasize this…there have been three shootings at my school last year alone
AP test:
Bio 5
English lan 4
USH 5
World History 4
Senior schedule:
Calc ABC
Individual Study Debate (like debate 6)
AP English Literature
AP Chem 2 or Adv. Organic Chemistry… wish i could take both
AP Macro
Ap Comparative Governemnt
Basketball
German 2 and 3 hopefully self study before January</p>

<p>SAT: 630 CR 630 M 600 W </p>

<p>ACT: 32 composite…(will be taking again) (prep over the summer will hopefully raise it to 34)</p>

<p>SAT 2: Math 2 720 Liteature : 730 Biology 740<br>
ECS:
president of speech and debate
varsity letter in debate
nationally ranked in Dramatic interpretation (top 50)
Quarterfinalist in impromptu two years in a row at national tournament top 60
lots of awards in speech and debate…taken a few local tournaments
(will continue debate in college…if that means anything)</p>

<p>My friend and i created YNH… a service group that has raised over $9,000.00 in the last 3 years for many causes</p>

<p>Academic Decatholon Sec.-11th President and Honors group leader 12 … medaled in Honors Writing , Speech , and Music ( gold , gold, bronze)</p>

<p>UIL state participantin Imformative speaking (kinda big here in texas)</p>

<p>Semifinalist at the sate tournament in Oratory and Extemp speaking
TOC qualifier in extemp (kinda big in debate world)</p>

<p>Teach a kid - mentor program for middle scool students… head mentor ( 2 years…
Ive ben in all my clubs listed for 4 years… these ive been in for 2 years</p>

<p>SNHS sec , president-12
NHS
Student council,- </p>

<p>Orchestra- 9th grade Phillharmonic president 12th grade - Symphonic orchestra - Section leader (
solo ensemble awards
***I wasnt in orchestra in tenth and eleventh grade because i had to sell my violin for economic reasons)</p>

<p>Lots of volunter hours …walks…YMCA…library… Medical center…(shadowed a few doctors)</p>

<p>National finalist in a speech contest…maybe i will win (hahahah) but its not till november</p>

<p>Recs: great
essays: will be really deep hopefully about my life experinces and when i visited my family back home in Nigeria
(u.s. born citizen just for clarification)</p>

<p>lots of academic awards…something for PSAT at least commended (219)
AP scholar with honors
speaks more than two languages </p>

<p>Quest Bridge College prep scholarship winner and Ventures Scholar…</p>

<p>So am I ivy league material?</p>

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<p>Yes, you will be a competitive applicant at Ivy League schools.</p>

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<p>go for it!
u have a higher chance of getting in if you apply than if you dont</p>

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<p>don’t send the SAT scores. I got into Yale with a 32 on my ACT and a 2200 SAT. I would only send your ACT scores, because an 1860 SAT is extremely low for Yale.</p>

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<p>32 ACT is enough for Yale. No need to retake!
And I’d say that you have an above average chance!</p>

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<p>I agree with lubinli, who by the way is a member of 2011. Although this might sound creepy I actually know who you are by your SN. IP remember? Regardless, a 32 is excellent for Yale and I want to say your SAT II are good and it’s a shame that you can’t send them. Perhaps you can focus on increasing your SAT I just once and your ACT again if necessary in your mind, a 32 is competitive. With that said you have two opportunities during the fall to take each test for SCEA and three if you apply RD. Keep in mind that Yale wants to socioeconomically diversify and you might be just the right candidate to allow them to continue to do that. Also Questbridge is highly competitive, no? If you really won that you have a excellent chance at an ivy acceptance not necessarily Yale but an ivy acceptance since the program has applicants similar to those to apply to Yale and the likes. Much luck.</p>

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<p>woah we have strangely similar stats
URM (african american male)
president of debate
violinist
venture scholar
NHS
Quest Bridge
but you I say you have a good chance…good luck!</p>

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<p>So why did the chicken turn on the computer, anyone?</p>

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<p>Go for it, just send the ACT scores, not the SATs</p>

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<p>You have an above average chance of getting into Yale. Clearly you have worked hard, overcome challenges and come from a different background than the average Ivy League student. Make sure your essays and recommendations are very good, ideally written very well too (with real examples, not just generalizations) and with no typos. You can probably ask the teachers if you can check them if you aren’t confident about that. You might want to consider getting an extra rec letter from someone who knows you very well outside the classroom, too, perhaps from one of your extracurriculars. You might even ask a current student at Yale to help you or proofread the essay or app. Try contacting a student through the Yale admissions office or through one of the Yale cultural houses (like the African American Center). Send the ACT, which is a good score, and the SATIIs, which are all in the mid 700s and therefore good. Good luck!</p>

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<p>Thank you for the help everyone!! :)</p>

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<p>go to this link for information on debate at Swarthmore…</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.sccs.swarthmore.edu/org/debate/[/url]”>http://www.sccs.swarthmore.edu/org/debate/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Where are you from? I am from Detroit, the armpit of the USA.</p>

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<p>Im form Houston Texas… but i have a question…is Yale’s debate team competitive on the interpretation side?</p>

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<p>apply you have nothing to lose…</p>