<p>Hi everyone, I’m currently a junior at a very competitive NE boarding school and I hope to apply RD to Yale next year. </p>
<p>Rank: top 25%
Average: 88-89
SAT 1: 1800 (1st time) inherently awful on standardized testings, I will study this summer and retake it again in the fall
SAT IIs: Math II C (750) expected, Physics (750), US History (800)
APs: Junior year (APUSH, Physics B, English Lit-expected at least 4 on each). Senior year (English lang, Calc AB, Chinese)</p>
<p>Junior Schedule:
-Chinese III
-English III (AP Lit)
-Pre-Calc
-AP Physics B
-APUSH</p>
<p>Senior Schedule:
-Chinese IV
-English IV: Confessional Narratives
-English IV: Creative Writing
-AP Calc AB
-Astronomy Tutorial
-Existentialism (elective)</p>
<p>ECS:
-editor of school literary magazine
-writer/reporter of school newspaper since freshman year
-President of Astronomy club since soph year
-Head Tour Guide
-Technical staff/soundboard monitor for two school plays so far
-Community service every fall since freshman year (helped immigrant kids with hw after school)
-Lacrosse for three years</p>
<p>This summer:
-self planned community service to introduce children attending summer camps/programs throughout my state to astronomy and stargazing, using my own telescope and knowledge
-Astronomy camp in Arizona hosted by UoA (known for its astronomy program + research telescopes)
-Work (not sure what the job is yet specifically)</p>
<p>Your Ec’s look good and everything, but unless you cure cancer, you will not get into an Ivy with an 1800. It just won’t happen. Get that score up and you should have a really good shot.</p>
<p>I think you need to get a little bit higher than 2100. With a 2100, you’ll still be average of the applicant pool, and considering you’re an Asian female, that puts you below average.</p>
<p>Please don’t take offense with my comments. Here are the flaws in your app:
1800 SAT?
MATH 2C-750? For an asian you should have at least an 800.
You are chinese. Why are you taking chinese at school? it will look like you are trying to take an easy way out.
4.Your gpa? People from my school with 96’s have got rejected and i go to a competitive school too although its not boarding.
You ec’s are scattered and don’t show any passion.
You are getting an internship next year? Kind of late. I have had my medical internship since freshman year.</p>
<p>However, you can still improve. Get up your gpa a bit to show improvement, get up that sat 2 in math, write amazing essays, try and win some key club awards (distinguished key clubber and such). </p>
<p>Once again I was giving you an honest response and sorry if I sounded too critical.</p>
<p>I understand that the SAT is ridiculously low and I will do whatever I can to improve on it.
As for the Math IIC comment, it fustrates me how the inevitably stereotypical expectation for an asian female has to be so high when it regards math scores. I’m not a math oriented student. My grades are highest in my Humanities classes (which I love the most suffice it to say), hence I will take two English classes my senior year, and yes Chinese is also one of my top classes. I feel like I might have to write an essay describing each of my classes to show why I take them in order to erase the unfortunate steoretypical and ineluctable assumptions!
I understand what you mean when you say “scattered” however. Note that I want to experience as many different things as I can in highschool. Although I may not realize what my true passions are much earlier (as in freshman year or even in middle school) compared to so many CCers here, (and plus I don’t see a problem with starting it a little late) I’ve been making efforts to show my passions in writing and astronomy for the past two years.</p>
<p>I agree. Those stereotypes such as asians being good at math should not exist. I understand how they can frustrate you. However, the reality is they exist despite what they are right or not and it is in your best interest to accept them and conform to them. I have also learned your essays should not describe your classes or your ec’s. Thats what resumes, transcripts and standardized test scores are for. Your essay should show you behind what an application can tell them. It should demonstarted your creativity and opinions. I advise not writing an essay on you classes.</p>
<p>I understand you found your passion late. That won’t hurt you in the process so don’t worry about that. However, colleges usually tend to favor students who found their calling early on and have had a passion for it. However, if you can get some activities related to writing and astronomy during the summer and during senior year, you could possibly gain that advantage back.</p>
<p>Do not throw around the term racist. Being stereotypical and racist are completely different accusations. Think about your word choice before writing your responses so indiscriminately.</p>
<p>Seriously, just because someone is Asian doesn’t mean they are good at math. I am definitely Exhibit A.</p>
<p>As far as chances go, I think your SAT score is a little too low as well as your average. Besides that, everything looks great. Love the astronomy stuff :]</p>
<p>I am not racist. I am asian too and also expected to have a high score. Its a stereotype I made not a racist remark and if you want to get anywhere in this world you better get used to them and rise above them.</p>