YALE Adivce for a Junior..

ivyallday
Fri, 21 Aug 2009 19:12:25 +0000

I am going into junior year of high school and I am going to apply to yale. Yale is one of my favorites and I really love the campus; just hoping on some advice on how I can increase my chances?

SATs–(not taken–practice test around 2150)
ACT-33

Rank- top 10% (school doesnt rank, but guidance counselor said that much)
GPA: 94/100
Taking the most challenging courseload

I really love history and here are some of my history ECs:
Started History Club
Wrote a book on local history
Started history website giving out info—not that popular yet tho
worked in the school archives
spent my summer working for a university professor designing a website to help undergrad students learn Classical history.
published in local paper talking about local museum
worked as tour guide in local museum

Other ECs:
Varsity Basketball–captain since last year
Robotics team
Model UN
Middle School Leader
Teen Advisory Council to Library
Relay for Life Organizing committee
Published in Literary magazine
Played squash
Tutor
some service projects
international exchange program
volunteered at a bunch of places

Any advice on how I can improve, get more involved, improve history standing etc?
Btw: I am an asian male living in Ontario, Canada

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