I plan to go to an amazing college like yale but what are some requirements?

Question

I am a sophomore and i have a 3.87 GPA i plan on taking 5 AP classes including Bio, psychology, literature, calc ABC, and Euro... I am not sure where i stand with my SAT's/ ACT's but i hope i can score at least a 2150...that's a HOPEFULLY... but if i do, do i even have a chance.. if not, what should be my goal on my SAT's/ ACT's

My extracurriculars are good i volunteer like crazy and i plan to not get anymore B's.... then i will have a 3.95...by the end of my senior year... i am not sure what it means to have a weighted or an unweighted GPA means... please explain....

By my extracurriculars are good.. i mean I am in student council, Vice President of international club, former Historian of international Club (who set up the first club website), and i am greatly involved in 5 other clubs... not to mention how involved i am in the drama program...

Answer 1

Generally speaking, a 3,8 GPA is not high enough to be competitive at Yale or other elite schools. And 2150 would be solidly within the acceptable range at Yale, but it would not be anything notable.

About 20,000 kids are going to apply to Yale next year. Only about 2500 or fewer will get letters of admittance. those kids who apply are all going to have outstanding GPAs and SATs, so how will the Yale admissions people know who to admit? You need something more than just the good marks of a high school grind. You need some credentials that show that you are a creative, ambitious, aggressive leader who is not afraid to take on the toughest challenges, and who competes against the best and wins.

Two million kids will head for college in the Fall of 2009, but only about 25,000 will be entering into the elite schools.
What area are you going to compete in at the state and national level where you will be able to excel, win awards and show that you are in the top 1/10 of 1% of American students who deserve to be in the Ivies, Duke, Stanford, UChicago and the other extreme elite schools?

If you are good enough to make it, this kind of challenge will only drive you on to succeed.

Good luck!

Answer 2

hmmm is that GPA weighted or unweighted? if it's weighted then maybe not. if it's UNweighted... your chances are probably still pretty slim. what's your rank? are you pretty high up there? what extracurriculars are you in? what makes you better than the ten thousand other kids who will be applying (and 85% will be getting rejected)

you need to ask yourself all these questions to determin whether or not you have a practical chance at being accepted. i mean, this school is like, one of the most selective. dont get your hopes up. plenty of phenomenal people get turned away. but try to aim for... as high as you can for the SATs and make your rank somewhere in the single or double digits (but keep in mind, even valedictorians get turned away....). thats all i can tell you.

but all hope is not lost! you dont need to go to an ivy league to get accepted to an amazing college... look up a lot of good private colleges - there are a lot in the northeast. you're a good student, i can tell - so dont limit yourself. you have lots of choices of great schools that you're possibly a shoe in for!

just take the SATs first before you start really thinking about where you stand..

Answer 3

Fully agree with Matt here. around 3,9 GPA is not high enough to be competitive at Yale or other elite schools.

Take an example of Yale Law School, they received approximately 3,400 applications for fewer than 200 spots in the first-year class. Though the process is competitive, they read each application carefully and encourage you to submit yours. At Yale Law School, they are looking for a talented, diverse, and exciting group of students. In order to find them, we take all the information available to us into account. This means that no one factor, such as grades or LSAT scores, will be dis-positive. We consider everything—including your essays, recommendations, activities, awards, work experience, and background.

There are LSAT Scores and GPA matrix table published in the their web site for your to reference. This might be a good area to start with.. This chart gives a broad perspective on the range of grades and scores of successful applicants to the Law School.

One main point is they treat applications as the way they treat each student: as an individual. Accordingly, we do not use a formula or index to weigh various factors, nor do we have a GPA or LSAT score cutoff.

They accept applications from September 1 through February 15, and most applicants will receive a final response by the end of April.

All the best and good luck

Answer 4

Anyone in your family an alumni?

Can you make a very large donation to the school?

Otherwise it is very tough. There are a lot of smart kids out there. Good Luck.

Answer 5

yale has those nude parties u have to be good at those.