What Are My Chances??!!?? {{PLZ Help}}?

Question

Ok, My dream since I can remember is to go to Yale University and become a med. doctor. I have been homschooled since pre-school (I'm in the 10th grade now) but I was wondering what my chances are to getting accepted to Yale...

- I've NEVER failed a year,
- I've done 2 years in one 2 times!,
- I love to read,
- I'm a very good writer,
- umm, I always get A's and B's,
-I'm very good a math, science and history....
That's all I can think of off the top of my head lol=]

*-* What are my chances?
*-* What should I get on my SAT,ect. to be accepted?
*-* Do you think I could get in?
*-* Add anything that would be helpful to me, please!? =]
*-* Like websites, ect. would be helpful...

Thanks sp much for all the help!
**I'll pick best answer!**

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Answer 1

I think your chances are very good.

Here is a quote from an HSLDA article:

"In addition to Harvard, prominent schools like **** Yale (CT), Princeton (NJ), Texas A&M, Brown University (RI), the Carnegie Mellon Institute (PA), the Universities of Arizona, Maryland, Virginia, Hawaii and many others all have flexible transcript criteria, accept parental evaluations, and do not require any accreditation or a General Equivalency Diploma (GED). At Kansas State University and others like Lipscomb University and Middlebury College (VT), transcripts are optional."

Plus, from the Yale site an article entitled "What Does Yale Look For [in and applicant]:"

"... the median scores of admitted students on the verbal and mathematical portions of the SAT generally fall in the mid 700s, and ACT composites in the low 30s, but successful applicants present a wide range of test results...."

It is an article that I think you would find very interesting.

See the links below...

Answer 2

chances are good.
read this "According to college records, over three-quarters of the students who apply for admission to Yale are qualified to study there. In fact, about 300 students each year are so academically strong that their admission is almost guaranteed. But the rest of Yale’s students are admitted because their detailed transcripts attest to a strong educational work ethic. At Yale, there are no cutoff scores of standardized tests. The median scores for admitted students generally fall in the low-to-mid 700s on the verbal and mathematical portions of the SAT, but successful candidates present a wide range of test results. And while there is no hard and fast rule, it’s safe to say that the Yale admissions committee will often consider educational performance above test results. A very strong performance in a demanding college preparatory program may compensate for modest standardized test scores, but it is unlikely that high standardized test scores will persuade the admissions committee to disregard an undistinguished secondary-school record. The students who seek admission into Yale must be motivated, intellectually curious, and able to handle a broad range of challenging courses. " from http://www.thehomeschoolmagazine.com/How_To_Homeschool/articles/276.php
You'll need two letters of recommendation from people apart from your parents who have taught you. The application for Yale is online, download it now and start working on it.

Answer 3

You should get at least a 2200 on your SATs to be considered for Yale. You should really be getting all A's, though; you're homeschooled and have a lot of time, first of all, and you didn't list any extracurriculars, which I assume you don't do. I think your SAT scores are going to be critical since colleges can't say how well you've actually done. Also, take at least 2 SAT II's.

Answer 4

Well, your chances are pretty good. My older siblings are both at top class Uni's and they were always home-educated.

The only bit of advice I could give you is that, in my country at least, medical schools want to see heaps more than just excellent educational achievements on your resume.

Things such as never failing school and always getting great grades etc are all well and good but, here, the medical schools just take it for granted that all applicants are as good (or better) as that academically anyway. They want to see something else that makes you stand out from the crowd: a history of voluntary work; community service; apprenticing yourself to a doctor; spending your holidays working as a PSA; sporting achievements; taking part in CCF activities, Venturers etc etc.

(They also look for people with achievements away from studying and medicine because they understand how tough and how stressful the course and the life is; they're looking for people who can 'switch off' and live a life away from the books, the job etc).

I can't tell you whether the admissions staff at Yale are going to be looking for something similar, ie something more from you than sheer academic achievement...but it might be worth your while finding out sooner rather than later.

Answer 5

I think you are on the right track and stand a very good chance of getting in. I think you ought to write the Admissions office of Yale, asking them for advice about fast track advanced studies and extra curricular activities.

Answer 6

Chances are very good! Just keep your mind to it and you shall succeed everything desired....
Good Luck
You can do anything you put your mind to!

Answer 7

sounds like you could go anywhere you desire

Answer 8

I'd say your chances are excellent. Check their website and look at their admission requirements.

Answer 9

WRITE YALE AND EXPLIAN

Answer 10

You could go to Yale