Yale 2024 Applicants Discussion

PlatinumPisces
Mon, 30 Mar 2020 19:30:28 +0000

Accepted!

White/Native American Female from Georgia

Applied Regular Decision
Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology Major

ACT: 34
SAT: N/A
SAT II: Lit- 710, Bio M- 700
Rank: 1
4.0 unweighted GPA
Took a bunch of IB classes (full IB diploma candidate)

ECs:
Hospital Volunteer (2 years)
Junior Class President
Theater (actor and volunteer, 6+ years)
Environmental Club (co-founder and co-president, 2 years)
Soccer Team Manager (3 years)
Literary Magazine (head of promotions, 4 years)
Food Bank Volunteer (2 years)
Cross Country (1 year)
Member of a special, science oriented after school program junior year

Honors/Awards:
Honors Societies (National, Science, Thespian, French, Art)
State Best Actor award for a one act play
Some other college awards/recognitions given to high school students

Essays:
Pretty strong imo, very personal and I spent a lot of time on them lol

Recs:
Also were probably pretty good? I’m really close to both the teachers I ask (chem/psych and english)

Interview:
Had an interview and it went really well! I feel like I really connected with my interviewer lol. However, I’m unsure how big a role it played

Other Schools-
Accepted: Yale, Dartmouth, Vanderbilt, UNC Chapel Hill, Georgia Tech, University of Georgia
Waitlisted: None
Denied: None