Yale with low GPA/Ranking, good everything else

BKSquared
Thu, 29 Oct 2020 19:52:17 +0000

The high school transcript is the most important part of your application. From the Yale website, “The single most important document in your application is your high school transcript, which tells us a great deal about your academic drive and performance over time. We look for students who have consistently taken a broad range of challenging courses in high school and have done well.”

A 3.73/5.0 is not looking good (not top 5%-10%). Even a 3.73/4.0 is not great by Yale standards. Your 680 is below the 25th percentile for EBRW. Absent a major hook or something truly extraordinary, I wouldn’t put too much hope in this.