Yale SCEA - Chance me?

Colleges & Universities Yale University
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<p>For Yale SCEA –</p>

<p>SAT: 2360
SAT II: Chem 760 Spanish 800; Math 780
AP’s (all 5’s): APES; Calculus B/C; Spanish; Biology; Chemistry</p>

<h1>1 of 587 at California ‘Distinguished’ High School</h1>

<p>Unweighted GPA = 4.0; Weighted = 4.8
Hardest possible schedule + (Took chem at a local community college in summer to be able to take AP Chem a year earlier than normal)
Grandfather alumnus, 2 great-uncle alumni</p>

<p>(Significant) Awards:
Outstanding Foreign language student as a Junior
Outstanding student, Dec 2010
AP Scholar
Honor Roll and Distinguished Honor Roll all 4 years</p>

<p>(Significant) Extra-curriculars
Japanese culture and language school - Won local and regional Japanese speech contests (in Japanese) in 2010
Spent a month in Uruguay and studied Spanish 1/2 day in 2009
400 hr community service in cleanup of local Bay
President KeyWins (Student Kiwanis) Sr year
Editor, on-line Student newspaper
Founder and President, High School Amnesty International chapter</p>

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<p>You obviously have excellent credentials, and can expect to get in several highly selective schools. Some students like you are admitted SCEA, so it is very reasonable to apply. But some students like you are deferred, or even rejected. So apply to Yale SCEA if it’s your first choice, but build a good list with additional reaches, matches and safeties.</p>

<p>What, if anything, is missing? The only thing, arguably, is measurable achievement outside your high school. The Japanese language achievements are impressive–but not quite so much if you are a native speaker of Japanese yourself.</p>