Yale (2022-2023)

[hasty canopy]

For all my yalies that are applying RD or got deferred.

[gaunt quarry]

hi

am rd

[frigid mauve]

Yalers

[hasty canopy]

No, yalie’s cuter

[pure talon]

hi yale student

[stray scroll]

lol

joining the club

[hasty canopy]

Girl, I can only pray 😭

[pure talon]

hey if they reject u smh what a bum ass school

[hasty canopy]

Exactly, their reputation depends on me 💅

[pure talon]

LITERALLY

bruh they gonna be crying in a few years oh why didn’t we take sven if they reject you 🥺

[hasty canopy]

Slay

[spiral dove]

yalinian

[tame rapids]

RD!

[primal gorge]

rd gang

totally not getting in to yale RD

i got deferred from lit gtown

[kind hamlet]

slay

[vivid viper]

rd gang

[lost spire]

hey

[viscid idol]

random question but do you guys know what an EMT is

I want to mention it in one of my essays abbreviated like that ^ but just need to confirm most people know what it stands for. Im Canadian so most people around me didn't know

[kind hamlet]

yeah i know what it is!

[viscid idol]

ok good anyone else😭 im assuming adults working for yale admissions should know what it is

[stable current]

i don’t think you have to worry ab it!!

[gaunt quarry]

I shorted in vitro fertilization to ivf

In one of my short answers

[viscid idol]

no idea what that is but sounds very cool

[hollow kite]

Is it either one of the people who work in ambulances or an ear mouth throat specialist 😭 idk sorry

[hasty canopy]

I’m not really sure what it is tbh

[gaunt quarry]

Abbr should be fine

If its gor the 200 character

[vivid viper]

Can I get a help here??

[frigid mauve]

emergency medical technician

BRUH I GUESSED THE T AND GOT IT RIGHT

[hasty canopy]

Ahhhh

[gaunt quarry]

With what

[vivid viper]

Nvm

[primal gorge]

OMG IVF IS SO COOOOL

[primal gorge]

i got to see ivf irl it was so cool

like the egg retrieval and stuff

[gaunt quarry]

YAA same

[clever path]

question might be stupid but

a lot of websites I'm finding say to treat this essay as just a "Why Major" essay but it feels more nuanced

am I crazy

Tell us about a topic or idea that excites you and is related to one or more academic areas you selected above. Why are you drawn to it?

like the "topic or idea" shouldn't just be my major right

something relating to it

[kind hamlet]

no i get what u mean. i talked ab a niche part of my major that interests me. so sort of a why major but like what part of my major esp (so more specific to meet that “topic or idea” concept). but i haven’t even submitted my essay so idk

[clever path]

gotcha makes sense thank you 😈

[hasty tiger]

these supplements are so much better than anything else ive worked on so far 🥲

[night plank]

yeah! i really like the yale supplements they were very enjoyable to write, i think when the decision comes i’ll just have enjoyed getting to write them ^.^

made me do a lot of self reflection

[hasty tiger]

totally :3

[pallid hedge]

ahhh, i can't wait to finish writing all the supps durin the christmas break. have y'all done with it?

[kind hamlet]

thats what ive been doing this whole week LOL

ive reused the same ideas so i get a ton done per day but its so exhausting

[pallid hedge]

that's amazing, my pre-finals are ending on 22nd, will start working on all RD supps from that day.

[kind hamlet]

ooo good luck!!

[chilly sundial]

Should I apply or not bother

1520 sat, 98/100 uw gpa, mid ecs

[kind hamlet]

why would you not bother

[night plank]

ur stats are perfect 😭 bro worry about your ESSAYS

ur ECS

[chilly sundial]

ok thanks i was just worried about the acceptance rate

[night plank]

atp it’s a lottery nothing you can do but your best

[stray scroll]

You’re an EMT?

How long did that take

[gaunt quarry]

i rlly want to do EMT cert over the summer

[stray scroll]

How long

Does it take for you guys

To get certified based on where y’all are at

[vivid viper]

International RD here; 99.9% going to get declined

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Same here 😄

We can cry together

[hasty canopy]

Slay

[vivid viper]

where do you wanna meet so we can cry together?

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where r u from we can meet up in the middle 😌

[pallid hedge]

and 0.1 percent to get waitlisted

[vivid viper]

so no way to get accepted?

[glad dagger]

we will all get accepted

manifesting

🕯

[vivid viper]

I live in Egypt but I don't have a passport

[pallid hedge]

i hope, fingers crossed

[glad dagger]

how do you plan on going to the US 😭

[pallid hedge]

he got time.. right?

[vivid viper]

I don't know

[glad dagger]

well between visas and everything I suggest you start ASAP lol

[vivid viper]

I might get a gap semester or year depending on when I'll get my passport

[pallid hedge]

just go take a passport, what's stopping you?

[vivid viper]

well I can't get a passport because my government doesn't allow me to

[glad dagger]

whatt

[vivid viper]

they don't allow me to before I'm 18

[pallid hedge]

whyyyy

[glad dagger]

so you can't leave the country until you turn 18?

[vivid viper]

I'm gonna try some ways to get it, but it's not guaranteed

[vivid viper]

I don't live in my country lol

[pallid hedge]

where do you live?

[vivid viper]

my passport finished in 2016

[vivid viper]

Egypt

[pallid hedge]

where are you from?

[vivid viper]

I had to seek asylum

[vivid viper]

Turkey

[pallid hedge]

i smell a good common app essay for some reason, sorry!

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LMAO

[vivid viper]

I wrote about it lol

it was pretty good but I messed up in the middle

anyways it didn't work because of the financial aid

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the college process has us all so fucked up that it's the first thing that came to my mind too 😭

[vivid viper]

I don't even know if Ill be able to acquire my passport lol

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wdym cuz of aid?

[vivid viper]

I need full aid

not all universities are need blind for intls

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ohh I was confused cuz I understood that the essay didn't work cuz of aid lol

yeah being intl sucks

[vivid viper]

yep

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I'm trying to convince one of my american friends to marry me so I get that green card 😋

[vivid viper]

I'm stuck in this country for 9 years and the only way I can get away is to go to college

[vivid viper]

lol

[glad dagger]

(partially kidding)

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damn that sucks I'm sorry

[vivid viper]

could be true though

[vivid viper]

I mean, it was kinda beneficial

I learned Arabic lol

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How long ago did you move to Egypt?

[vivid viper]

and improved some multicultural skills (if there's anything like that)

[vivid viper]

I moved here at 2013 lol

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Oh nice

[vivid viper]

not nice lol

I would've actually lived in various countries if my passport would have been renewed

[glad dagger]

so wait

once you turn 18 is it confirmed you'll get your passport?

or can they still deny it

[vivid viper]

yes, I can go to my country and get my passport

but I'll turn 18 next year on October

[glad dagger]

oh shoot

[vivid viper]

I'll try to argue with them and if it works I'll be getting my passport sooner

[glad dagger]

Well I hope you get it

I'm sure you will

[vivid viper]

thanks

btw where r u from?

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Uruguay

[vivid viper]

oh cool

wait, don't you have good universities there?

[glad dagger]

I mean we have a few

But not amazing or anything

[vivid viper]

I mean, the main reason I'm trynna leave this country is because computer science isn't good here

[glad dagger]

Also it's a super small country and everyone knows everyone, I kinda wanna break the bubble a bit

[vivid viper]

they take stuff that Americans learned 10 years ago lol

[vivid viper]

I see

[tame rapids]

its good to have clarity, interviewer often ask intls why you wanna fly thousands of miles to US

[vivid viper]

so where else will you apply?

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I got into a nice school in Europe w/75% scholarship so I'm mostly applying to reaches in the US

[vivid viper]

I wrote everything, but the financial aid thing is a big glass-ceiling that blocks my way.

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Cuz I'd rather go to that one for super cheap than a mid one in the US for like 40k lol

[vivid viper]

I see

[tame rapids]

same here

[glad dagger]

Yale is need-blind tho so you got this!!!

[tame rapids]

tbh need blinds just admit lesser intls than others

[vivid viper]

I hope so

[vivid viper]

true

[glad dagger]

yeah need blind only helps u against full-pay internationals

you're still at a disadvantage compared to US citizens

[vivid viper]

I already got rejected from a college that has a 3.5 average GPA

[vivid viper]

of course

I mean I do have some safeties

but they are some crap universities compared to T50

[glad dagger]

Maybe Europe?

They are significantly cheaper

[tame rapids]

where in europe did ya get in?

[vivid viper]

like who goes to Kennesaw State Uni when he/she has a 3.99 UW GPA

[glad dagger]

IE University

in Madrid

[tame rapids]

cool

[vivid viper]

I'm looking for Belgium, but couldn't find CS there

[vivid viper]

is there CS in English?

[glad dagger]

The Netherlands has great options in English

for CS

[vivid viper]

Expensive

[tame rapids]

except uk, they're mad tutions

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yeah I got into the Bachelor of Computer Science and AI

[vivid viper]

and Netherlands

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the campus is super pretty

[vivid viper]

hmm, does it want IELTS?

[glad dagger]

Not world-renowned or anything but for like 6k it's a solid safety

[tame rapids]

english and dutch not giving money away what a surprise 🙂

[vivid viper]

yep

[hasty canopy]

What Uni is that if you don’t mind sharing?

[glad dagger]

(6k with my scholarship, it's usually like 25k)

[vivid viper]

how much is the tuition

[vivid viper]

Union College

[hasty canopy]

Ahhh

[glad dagger]

25k

[vivid viper]

oh that's a lot

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But it has merit scholarships

[vivid viper]

how much?

[glad dagger]

Mine got it down to like 6k

[vivid viper]

and does it require IELTS?

[glad dagger]

I don't think so but let me check

It doesn't

[vivid viper]

what did you apply with?

just the GPA?

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Well I go to an intl school so I applied with my IB grades

and my SAT score

[vivid viper]

help me get that merit scholarship too bruh lol

[vivid viper]

required?

[glad dagger]

No but if you didn't take it you need to take a school-specific test

it's pretty easy from what I've heard

but idk I didn't take it

https://www.ie.edu/university/

[vivid viper]

ok thnx

[glad dagger]

Have you guys written the Yale supplements already?

[vivid viper]

nope

I'll start it after I turn in my Bowdoin ED2

[hasty canopy]

Yep, I submitted my app a week ago

[glad dagger]

Slay

[hasty canopy]

Ooo good luck with Bowdoin

[glad dagger]

I finished them but idk why I'm scared to submit 😭

[hasty canopy]

Lolll

I mean, I guess I get wanting to hold onto them for a bit and then just see how they age n stuff

[glad dagger]

Yeah ig I just wanna finish my other apps in case some better idea comes to mind

But I'm happy with how they look rn

[vivid viper]

you guys should def apply ED2 to somewhere that's need blind for internationals

my stupid self applied ED1 to washu

[glad dagger]

I'm terrified of commitment 😭

My top schools don't do ED2 so idk

scary

[vivid viper]

try Bowdoin

I'll still be happy if you get admitted

and I dont

[glad dagger]

lmaoo nah that one's yours

[hasty canopy]

Slayyy that’s nice

[stable current]

i’ve had them in a google doc for months im so unsure ab all of my responses 😭

[hollow kite]

I’m trying but struggling

They’re all so quirky

[hasty canopy]

Na I already have Ubama my parents can afford with merit scholarship and I’m applying to more safeties with good merit scholarships RD

[vivid viper]

Ubama?

[hasty canopy]

Plus I hate being bounded to a single college 💀

[hasty canopy]

University of Alabama

[glad dagger]

ikr

For the what inspires you one I literally answered empanadas 😭

Gotta outquirk them

[hasty canopy]

I feel like Yale’s are pretty tame compared to others? No? 😭😭

[vivid viper]

oh cool

[stable current]

Uchiago ones are crazy

[hasty canopy]

FR

[glad dagger]

Yeah Uchicago's...

[hasty canopy]

LOLL

[hollow kite]

For me yale and Stanford have been weirdest bc I’m not doing chicago

[hasty canopy]

😭😭

[glad dagger]

I don't even wanna tackle them cuz like

They're long af and I sure as hell can't recycle them

[vivid viper]

yeah I sat over it for days but couldn't write a single word so I left it

[hollow kite]

Fr

[stable current]

LOL

[hollow kite]

What was the chicago prompt?

Jus out of interest

[glad dagger]

there's like a bunch

and they get weirder and weirder

one of them is like what advice would a wisdom tooth have or smth like that 😭

[hasty canopy]

Smth about George Washington with Furbies

Lmao

[stable current]

yeah they have a whole page on their website of past supplements bc they’re known for weird ones

[hollow kite]

I think if it’s like weird past weird I think I would have fun but yale is just annoying weird

What inspires me? Your mum.

[hasty canopy]

I have personally found Yale’s essays to be pretty fun tho 😭😭

[glad dagger]

I loved Yale's cuz the quirky ones were short but the long ones I could kinda recycle

[vivid viper]

fc ur mom

[stable current]

yale’s are a bit general but it’s so much pressure because idk if i should be witty or fr

[hollow kite]

What’s the name of the yale course you will teach? How I fuck ur mum

[hasty canopy]

😭😭

[hollow kite]

Literally or do they just put them thru a computer

[glad dagger]

I made the short answers witty and the others more fr

[hollow kite]

Like I have no idea

[vivid viper]

that's the same at reed college

Reed College supplemental sucks

[stable current]

BUT HOW DO YOU CHOOSE WHICH ONE TO DO WHAT

maybe i’m overthinking it

[hollow kite]

which ones count as short answer😭 they all short fr

[glad dagger]

the like

35w ones

[stable current]

short takes?

[glad dagger]

short takes yeah

that

[hollow kite]

I gave them all on a doc so can’t remember

Oh the 200 character

[glad dagger]

I made my short takes random af

like what inspires you? Empanadas Who would you invite to speak? Anderson Cooper

[stable current]

the why yale response is beating me up

[glad dagger]

💀

[hollow kite]

Why yale is so stupid like why yale bc yale like stfu

[stable current]

fr like girl you have to ask? it’s yale??

[glad dagger]

Why yale? I look great in blue

[vivid viper]

just do ChatGPT and then summerize in your own words

[hollow kite]

that’s why I liked stanford they knew they were gonna get bored reading about these random professors and palo alto

so they just put some rando questions that were ok to answer

[glad dagger]

oh god stanford's essays

They killed me

But I like how they ended up

like what brings you joy bitch idk a Stanford acceptance LMAO

[hollow kite]

except my school counsellor VIOD my essays 💀 I basically had to rewrite completely

[stable current]

LOLLL

[hollow kite]

LITERALLY

[hasty canopy]

I’d recommend coming up with a topic for a particular essay before deciding to be serious or witty, then decide which route to go depending on that topic

[hasty canopy]

😭😭😭

[hollow kite]

“What’s the most significant issue that faces society?” You got 50 words Gl x. MENTAL

the Industrial Revolution 🦅

[stable current]

ohhh what’d you guys write for the “what is something about you that is not included anywhere else in your application?”

[hollow kite]

Idkkk bc what I would tend to put is film review but I put it as my 10th activity on a whim

[glad dagger]

I wrote about how I basically became my neighborhood's tech support and how it helped me connect with them

[stable current]

aww

[glad dagger]

lowkey recycled stanford's one....

LMAO

[hollow kite]

I might put that I do a lot of extreme sports just for fun but idk

[hasty canopy]

😭😭

[stable current]

i was going to make it random facts ab me but idk!

[hollow kite]

Right so this is why I’m Not getting accepted 💀

[glad dagger]

It's 50 words dw abt it too much

not even 50 that's stanford

35

[hasty canopy]

I wrote about close friend ships and emotional openness lolll

[glad dagger]

I'm expanding upon my Yale essay for my Harv one do you think they talk to each other...

[stable current]

definitely not

[glad dagger]

slay

[hollow kite]

Low-key quite cool how everyone has something different and unique it’s so bad that we re being judged against eachother when everyone has amazing differences ugh :(

[hollow kite]

Not in the depth of comparing each essay

[stable current]

at the end of the day the admissions officers know if we’ll actually be happy on their campus

[glad dagger]

The only thing that's keeping me going is that after like Jan 10 I have six months off

[stable current]

im just hoping the applicant pool is nice this year 😭

[glad dagger]

Southern hemisphere W

[hollow kite]

I’m hoping the rest of the applicant pool is stupid 😍🙏💯

[stable current]

LOWKEY

[hollow kite]

not to call people dumb but like…. Imma speak my truth

[glad dagger]

I had a friend that EA'd to MIT with a 1100 SAT

like bestie...

[hasty canopy]

WHATTT

[glad dagger]

Waste of 75 bucks fr 😭

Did u guys take the SAT or are you going test optional?

[stable current]

im going test optional

those scores were not pretty

[hollow kite]

I took it and got a 1480 - will probs submit

[hasty canopy]

I’m reporting test scores, got 1490

[hollow kite]

Optimistic friend 😭

[glad dagger]

I did it once like a year ago and got a 1510 so I'll probs send it

[hasty canopy]

What’s the breakdown, if you don’t mind sharing?

[hasty canopy]

SLAYYY that’s actually so good, if you don’t mind, what’s the breakdown?

[stable current]

are you guys submitting AP scores

[hollow kite]

740-740! It’s actually superscore tbh, from a 1450 and 1440

[hollow kite]

I’m intl

[glad dagger]

770 RW and 740 math

[hasty canopy]

Ooo slayyy

[hasty canopy]

Slayyy

[hollow kite]

U?

[hasty canopy]

740 EBRW - 750 Math

[hollow kite]

Ooo nice

[glad dagger]

ooh where u from?

[hollow kite]

I’m glad I’ve found someoen else submitting scores that aren’t 1500+😭

[hasty canopy]

Any of y’all doing A levels?

[glad dagger]

the intls really decided to group up in the yale thread today

love that

[hollow kite]

Yep me

[hasty canopy]

LOLL FR THO

[glad dagger]

I took the IB 😭

[hasty canopy]

Slayyy, what subjects are you taking?

[hollow kite]

Live in England, dual citizen Czech Republic

[glad dagger]

oh nice

[hasty canopy]

Ohhh that’s sounds nice

[hollow kite]

Maths, Physics, Classical Civilitsattion, Polliotics

[hasty canopy]

Ohhh what’s your score?

[glad dagger]

I get them Jan 2

[hollow kite]

Sorry fier some riras on my keyboard is spzzing

[glad dagger]

But I'm predicted to score a 44

[hollow kite]

WHY CANTT I TQYPE

[glad dagger]

I doubt I'd get that tho

Math HL killed me fr

[hollow kite]

That’s. Fucking mental

Congrats otmgggg

[hasty canopy]

Slayyy

[hollow kite]

What do u take!?

also I’ve been predicted A,A,A*, A*

[hasty canopy]

Cs, English Lang, Maths, Physics

[hollow kite]

(Classics and pol have a*

[hasty canopy]

SLAYYY

[glad dagger]

hell yes

[hollow kite]

CS😭 I would die

[glad dagger]

I took CS HL lolol

[hasty canopy]

PLS

[hollow kite]

y’all mental

[hasty canopy]

HAVING TO WRITE DOWN ACTUAL PYTHON CODE BY HAND

😭😭

[glad dagger]

TRY WEIRD ASS IB PSEUDOCODE

that was torture

[hasty canopy]

😭😭😭

[hollow kite]

I’m sitttings here hoping today if I get an offer it doesn’t get rescinded bc. I think I’m gonna get AABB or even ABBC💀

[glad dagger]

yeah same with Math HL

[hasty canopy]

Ooo that’s not bad tho

[glad dagger]

Probs getting a 5 or low 6 lol

[hollow kite]

I think 6 would defo still be fine

[glad dagger]

yeah thankfully the boundaries are like

on the floor

thanks covid

[stable current]

the only good thing ab covid

[glad dagger]

omg yeah

[hasty canopy]

I don’t have my predicted yet but I got A 3A* last semester

[glad dagger]

low boundaries and less papers

frickin loved it

[hasty canopy]

The one A is physics lolll

[glad dagger]

physics also killed me

god why did I take the IB thank god it's behind me

[stable current]

my school went into lockdown before i had to take my physics final so they just nullified it

[glad dagger]

I took 4 HLs and everything I'm lowkey a masochist 😭

[hasty canopy]

😭😭

[hollow kite]

Physics is MURDDEERING me

[hasty canopy]

LITERALLY

WTF ARE SUPERPOSITIONS AND NODES???

[hollow kite]

DONT GETT ME STARTED ON CAPACITORS

[glad dagger]

Physics is so hard you had to get like 24% to pass 💀

[hasty canopy]

LOLLL

[glad dagger]

Nuclear physics broke my brain for a solid month

[hollow kite]

Why u looking at my most recent test mark😭

[hasty canopy]

💀

[hollow kite]

I dont think I’ve hit above the 50% Mark once in y13

[glad dagger]

well look at the bright side

you'd pass!

[hollow kite]

TRUE!😁😍

[glad dagger]

the only good thing this godforsaken college process has going for it is that they care about more than grades

[hasty canopy]

Tbh true

Ohhh btw how many colleges do y’all have left in y’all’s lists?

[glad dagger]

too many 😭

[hollow kite]

Soooo many

[glad dagger]

I'll just apply to the ones I manage to finish before the deadline

going with the flow

[hollow kite]

I haveu sooo many and they all have sm essays too😭

[hasty canopy]

Oh wow

[glad dagger]

I'm like the same right now

We got this

[hollow kite]

Frrrr I’m tryna write the Yale one noww

[hasty canopy]

Good luck y’all

I submitted all my apps last week lolll

[glad dagger]

omg I'm jelly

how many did you apply to

[hasty canopy]

15 total

[hollow kite]

Congratulations on finishing!

[hasty canopy]

Thanks!

[glad dagger]

At this point I think I'll have to spend Christmas writing essays 😭

[hollow kite]

I cant omggg i need to revise form mocks in January😭

[hasty canopy]

Y’all juggling a thousand things at once I swear 💀

[glad dagger]

oml I'd die

that was me with early apps tho

thankfully I'm free now

Not even mocks it was my actual exams 😭

[prime grotto]

yo

[hasty canopy]

Oh? Where did you apply early?

[glad dagger]

MIT deferred and cwru comes out tmw

[hasty canopy]

What’s cwru?

[glad dagger]

Case Western

[hasty canopy]

Ahhh

Good luck with MIT RD round btw

[glad dagger]

Thanks 🙂

Although after researching the other schools for the essays and stuff I'm liking other schools more lmao

So there's that

[hasty canopy]

Ahhh I see

[hasty tiger]

omg bautimar

havent seen u since pre 12/17 😭

mit deferred gang wahoo

[glad dagger]

omg hii

yeah ugh that was something

lowkey made me realize I didn't like MIT as much as I thought I did cuz I wasn't as devastated as I thought I would be

but if I get in on pi day that might change 💀

[sullen isle]

hey! i have a quick q, if we plan to submit science research as a supplement, and fill out this info on the common app

it opens up a slideroom portfolio tab on the side of common app

but since science abstracts need to submit through the portal and not slideroom, do we just enter no here or do we just not do the slideroom? thanks sm in advance!

[glad dagger]

that's what the CommonApp says but I'm not sure either

they'll probably let u upload it on the portal after u submit

[sullen isle]

right ig we ignore the slideroom tab

[severe dawn]

yea it'll let u upload it to the app portal after submitting

[torpid gust]

Joining the club

The Yale essays were kinda fun compared to other ones

I felt kinda mischievous while writing them

[gaunt quarry]

^^

half my supps are borderline satire

[hasty canopy]

Oooo interesting

[vivid viper]

I'm too scared to start

[hasty tiger]

literally same, it was refreshing honestly

[hasty tiger]

LMAO real

[vivid viper]

11 days and i've barely started 💀

[hasty canopy]

😭😭

[night plank]

oh boy 😭😭😭

[hollow kite]

FR same 😭 at this point I’m just cutting down my UC apps

[vivid viper]

I had to take time to process my 2 deferrals, finals, mid year grades ☠☠ like that had to be the craziest 5 days of my HS career

[primal gorge]

i copy pasted one of my uc essays LOL

[primal gorge]

MOOOOD FR dude my midyears arent even out yet- and its giving me max anxiety

[vivid viper]

😭😭😭 thankfully I got all As but those finals kept me suspenseful until I knew

[primal gorge]

WOW okay flex

couldnt be me with ap bio and ap calc woo

[hollow kite]

LITERALLY ME 😭 for the 400 word one I copy pasted and for the 200 word one I cut down 💀

[summer pier]

i feel u

[vivid viper]

butttt there's about to be a lot of copy and paste going on

this whole time i've been writing different essays for my schools so

[torpid gust]

Literally

[chilly sundial]

Fr

[primal gorge]

woo finally submitted my yale app

[kind hamlet]

omg submitting my yale app scares me sm

but i gotta do it soon too LOL

how much does yale value if you had a relative work for them (but not like a prof or any position fancy like that)

[primal gorge]

ik it’s scary

[hollow kite]

In the why yale essay did you guys write about both academic and clubs?

Or just clubs and stuff bc there’s so few words

[hasty canopy]

I wrote about clubs, the library with old books and the general community there

[hollow kite]

Ok thankyou

[hasty canopy]

I will be honest tho, didn’t feel like I got to explain why I liked those aspects as much as I would’ve wanted cuz of the word count but I did it cuz it just felt incomplete without all of them in there loll

[hollow kite]

Do you think it’s bad that I mainly spoke about their sustainability plan and a specific interdisciplinary program that I like?

[hasty canopy]

Not at all, as long as you have a reason that's specific to them you should be fine

[glad dagger]

Are you guys submitting SAT scores or going test-optional?

[pallid hedge]

test optional here!

[hasty canopy]

I’m Submitting

[glad dagger]

nice

I'm probs submitting too

[hasty canopy]

Slayy

[spiral dove]

me 2

[hollow kite]

What are you guys submitting?

Like in terms of the score

[vivid viper]

1490

[hasty canopy]

ABCDE GIRL PLS

IM ALSO SUBMITTING A 1490 😭😭

[vivid viper]

Real

[gaunt quarry]

submitting 35'

[tame rapids]

im doing 1510

[vivid viper]

Submitting none✨

[glad dagger]

same

[lost spire]

same

test optional goes brrrr

btw how good is legacy for yale

or is that unknown

[chilly sundial]

1520

[hollow kite]

Okkk I’m considering submitting 1480🙏

[vivid viper]

I saw that too😭😭😭 sent me

But tbh it's kind of a flex to get into Yell College

She was probably a cracked applicant

[hasty canopy]

LOLL

[rare jacinth]

yales research supplement coming in clutch im able to submit my research paper 🤭

[primal gorge]

lmao i didn’t do the portfolio

[ancient cedar]

For research, are we allowed to submit posters? Or are the only options abstract or full research paper

[hollow kite]

I’d suggest submitting an abstract or the full paper tbh idk why you wouldn’t want to

I’m submitting a whole research paper but I’m currently deciding between one of two so I might ask abt it later

[ancient cedar]

Oh currently only the poster is complete (not a whole paper), and my graphs are pretty snazzy

That’s all

I mean I can’t add the graphs with the abstract

[blissful pivot]

lovely how, upon reviewing my essays, i realized that i have to rewrite two of them to better fit the prompt

terrible

[hasty tiger]

submitting 1550 🥲 💯

[hearty cipher]

test optional

[night plank]

submitting, i’m in the low 50% of their applicants but i feel like i should submit anyway just to give them the information tbh

doesn’t really matter that much to me

[hollow kite]

I’m like on their 25% but idc it means a quarter of people got lower so hopefully it’s fine

[lost spire]

around how many words did y’all use for your short answers?

[gaunt quarry]

Like

40

[lost spire]

but the limit's 35

[gaunt quarry]

its 200 characters

inspiration: 30 words, 198 chars
course: 25 words, 178 chars
speaker: 36 words, 197 chars
additional: 27 words, 184 chars

[lost spire]

oh so the characters is the actual limit

got it, ty

[primal gorge]

i didn’t do 40 lol

[languid magnet]

I need help with a prompt

What exactly is this asking?

Because all the online guides say it's a "Why major?" essay, but then their examples don't really answer the prompt about a topic or idea

E.g.,

My major at Yale would be the next chapter in my life of storytelling. I’d explore past narratives and how they can be digitally innovated. Whether exploring media’s disfiguration of truth, developing screenplays, or analyzing mise-en-scene, I hope to pioneer new networks of connection. (99 words)``` from https://www.collegeessayguy.com/blog/yale-supplemental-essay#C

[unique mango]

give a specific example of something in your intended major & why you’re interested in it

[languid magnet]

Ohhh, I see 🗿

Thank you

[unique mango]

yeah np

[languid magnet]

Can it be really niche or does it need to be accessible to the AOs?

[gaunt quarry]

Just make sure its understandable

You only have 200 words

[hasty canopy]

I mean, it can be niche but you might have to explain it more which means less room for explaining why you personally are interested in that topic, so weigh your options I’d say

[languid magnet]

Hmm, okay 🤔

[glad dagger]

I've decided to finally let my app go

submitting it today 😋

[hasty canopy]

Slayyy congratss

[hasty canopy]

Unrelated but like I love the symmetry in your essay counter rn lmao

[gaunt quarry]

🤩 fr i should just stay a 34/43

[hasty canopy]

Slayyy

[languid magnet]

So would this be too niche?
I’d re-examine all of my current mathematical understanding–down to the number system–to realize my presuppositions, and rewrite my understanding of all concepts into set theory.

[kind hamlet]

same 😭

see you all in the spring when results come out LOLL

[wind cipher]

hi

[hasty canopy]

Omg hi Alkie

[pure talon]

hello alkie

[lost spire]

I think I finished my yale app

pretty fun ngl

[glad dagger]

it was my fave app

[hasty canopy]

Congratsss

[lost spire]

tyty

[lost spire]

I think NYU is my fav

even though it only has one thing

[glad dagger]

Well tbh my fave was probably case cuz they didn't ask for any supplements lmao 🤩

[lost spire]

hahaha fair

[glad dagger]

but yale was a close second I like the short takes

[ancient cedar]

As someone who’s not planning on majoring in math but does math outside of class it was okay but it took me a second read

Do you explain what the terms mean in a previous sentence?

[languid magnet]

Nope, this was the simplified version of what I said before :/

[ancient cedar]

Okay

[languid magnet]

So I probably gotta rethink the essay

[ancient cedar]

I think it’s okay if AOs don’t know the specifics as long as they get an idea for why you’re hyped about it

Also, for the Yale course question, should I explain the class, or can my response just be a descriptive title

[glad dagger]

You can dive into specifics and use niche terms as long as you mix it up with a bit more 'normal' language and paint a clear picture for them

[glad dagger]

I suggest you take advantage of the word count and comment on the course a bit yeah

[ancient cedar]

Currently I have the title, but then a colon and a subtitle that describes what the class is about

It’s still under 200 characters though

[viscid idol]

can it be a sillyish course or is it meant to be strictly academic. Like most people Ive seen on youtube and whatnot did a pretty serious course

[glad dagger]

mine is super silly lol

I think these short takes are meant for you to showcase your personality a bit

most of the ones i've seen were silly

[gaunt quarry]

My course is just the name and a sentence long description

Its like 178 chars

[primal gorge]

fr

i didnt even explain my class just wrote as much as i desired (which was not much)

[languid magnet]

So for the "Why Yale?" prompt

How do we feel about a semicolon-separated list?

Maybe 3 sentences, each discussing different areas of Yale

[chilly sundial]

i wouldnt personally

[vivid viper]

better than my "what inspires you essay?"

i just submitted "I am inspired by" 💀

tried to submit a correction through portal, hopefully it works.

[languid magnet]

Is there someone I could DM about one of the essays?

[ancient cedar]

I’m just another applicant, but sure! I submitted my Yale app today

[gaunt quarry]

3 sentences each 40 words long ?

[hollow kite]

Do they take short takes into account or not really

[tame rapids]

ofc they do, there's no point in asking them if they didnt

[languid magnet]

Yeah I suppose that's excessive

[gaunt quarry]

Lmao

[tame rapids]

um guys... I just revisited my common app essay and it.is.horrible (wrote it before applying ED, no wonder I was rejected)

I neither have the time nor the energy to rewrite a 650 word essay over again

what do i do💀

[languid magnet]

Can you edit it without rewriting the whole thing?

Revision?

[tame rapids]

maybe i'll try thanks

[languid magnet]

So, quick question

For "What is something about you that is not included anywhere else in your application?," I'm going to say that I'm adopted from Russia. But for the "Why Yale?" essay, I'm going to mention President Zelenskyy speaking. Is that a contradiction?

[kindred zodiac]

just applied as international, probably rejection but worth it

[hasty canopy]

Slayyy congrats, good luck

[rigid jay]

no

[languid magnet]

Since the "Why us?" essay is so short, did you guys just talk about the department/major you're applying to?

[hasty canopy]

@languid magnet here loll

[languid magnet]

Oh okay. I wrote about the math department and my extracurricular interests, would you mind taking a look at it?

[hasty canopy]

Sure, might be a few hours before I can take a look at it tho lolll

[split jewel]

hi

im struggling

with

the Why Us essay

because for most colleges Why Us i talked about internship programs and stuff I'm looking forward to

but since I'm a political science major

its so bloody hard to navigate this website

[night plank]

maybe check out their social media for some internships and programs they run with that focus

i feel that their website can be convoluted as well

[frigid mauve]

How are y'all doin

I'm finishing up the 400 word

[night plank]

i’m all done i’m just grumpy about paying to send out the CSS 💀

[rare jacinth]

just waiting on my lab to send me my abstract so i can submit 😭😭

[frigid mauve]

Lab??? Abstract??? Me no se

I still can't get over the fact that people are doing research

[rare jacinth]

they sent me it like 20 minutes after that message

[frigid mauve]

Mm

[rare jacinth]

don’t worry honestly it’s purely about accessibility

i did my research because one of the heads of my local cancer research center is a family friend and she set me up a summer research position but after that year the person that mentored me really liked me and asked me to come back and they said i always have a spot there so genuinely it’s about connections so don’t compare yourself everyone has different resources it’s just about doing the best you can with what you have

[frigid mauve]

Mmm

[blissful pivot]

best way to describe it honestly lol

as a guy that tried and fell through cold-emailing research profs

[rare jacinth]

it’s true and it’s better to admit it than not others shouldn’t feel bad for not having the same opportunities

cold emailing works but soemtimes it just doesn’t depends on the people

like the lab i worked at probably wouldn’t take anyone through cold emails but they would definitely take the time to talk with you and get to know you

[blissful pivot]

the place i'm located at has big medical research centers and my friends often have family connections

and we just moved like a few years ago

so

¯_(ツ)_/¯

independent research is also cool tho

[tame rapids]

well yeah but i dont have a research mentor and idk if i cant submit research supplements without that

i'd prolly submit it on the portal after submitting ca

[blissful pivot]

ye might as well

[pallid hedge]

Has anyone applied trough scoir ?

[lost spire]

submitted my app

[prime grotto]

nice

[drowsy swift]

quick question

for the yale community question did u guys just expand on an EC u did within the community or?

[hearty cipher]

yes i did

[hearty cipher]

yes

[lost spire]

who dares ghostping me

[pallid hedge]

Did you pay the 80 dollar or you got fee waiver?

[viscid idol]

my counsellor said I don't really need a conclusion to my why college questions, is that true?

like he told me to delete a line like "I believe Yale's interdisciplinary approach to cultural enrichment will help me analyze the volatile geopolitical landscapes of the world, and I can't wait to start"

It just feels kinda abrupt without it

[hearty cipher]

i qualified for the fee waived but it literally wouldn’t let me do it

like it forced me to pay

so i just did bcuz i emailed them and they said they couldn’t fix it

[drowsy swift]

how long were ur essays for this?

i might not fillup the whole 400 limit

[pallid hedge]

dude facing the same freaking issue

i gotta have my fee waived !!!!!!!!!!!!

should have fking used common app itself

[hearty cipher]

yeah it won’t let u

idk why

i emailed and they said id just have to pay

[pallid hedge]

they can't do that, dude 80 dollars is too much for an application for me

3rd world country

[hearty cipher]

it’s extremely expensive

[drowsy swift]

im in a dilemma here, I need some advice

so basically I advocate for Palestinians as one of my EC's do you guys think that by talking about that in the yale community essay will demolish my chances because I say something along the lines of "violation of human rights issues" and some people have an opposing view on the subject matter

[vivid viper]

keep it ngl

conclusions are always nice, especially if they enhance the content before and link back to the question

[spiral dove]

yess i wanted to talk about Israel-Palestine discussion I had with someone, but since I also support Palestine, the reader might be offended so I decided not to write about it.

But at the same time they preach aboout freedom of speech , so ?

[night plank]

honestly you’re putting a lot of faith in how much americans know about current events

if it’s relevant to you you might as well, just be careful

[tame rapids]

they're AO's they should prolly be updated cuz they WILL have to go through intended pol sci applications and what not

[night plank]

they are more updated than the average american but they are all recent college grads

they should be updated

but i have little faith 😭

[tame rapids]

not to be rude, but since im out of touch with contemporary internet scene, could you confirm if kanye is a real university or just a joke you've put up for the berated rapper?

again, im very ignorant please forgive me if im wrong

[night plank]

it’s an inside joke from one of my friends haha

[tame rapids]

oh ok then

[night plank]

from like a slideshow night 😭 i’ll probably change it soon but it’s stuck with me

[spiral dove]

yeah im not taking the risk so i didnt write it

[split jewel]

Yale tends to lean really liberal

so i'd say go for it

[hollow kite]

I wouldn’t talk about that - it’s v controversial as a topic and you have no idea who’s reading your application

[spiral dove]

yeah thats what i was thinking

[spiral dove]

i already scrapped to

next time though

[hollow kite]

Even so, you just have no idea - speaking about controversial politics in which there are times liberals and conservatives can agree/disagree, it’s a dodgy area

[slim narwhal]

does anyone know how long it takes yale to send the portal info after submitting?

[drowsy swift]

Yeah i decided to take a more neutral approach and write an essay about having an argument/debate on the subject with someone else while not saying anything political or offensive to either side

[kindred zodiac]

i got it after 1 day

[slim narwhal]

thank you! I submitted last night so hopefully I get it soon haha

[frigid mauve]

Hi Yaliesss

how we doin

[hollow kite]

Stressed 😁

[hollow kite]

Yeah that sounds good

[frigid mauve]

Fr I have 1 day to do my Harvard supps (not doing Princeton cause ain't nobody got time for that I think) and 2 to turn my Cornell research into an essay 😭

[hasty canopy]

Jesus christ, get on that what are you doing here? 💀

[hollow kite]

ME W HARVARD FR

[nova frost]

this why yale supp is genuinely the hardest supp ive yet to do

[gaunt quarry]

Its so short and for what

[nova frost]

idk if i shld go the straight to the point approach or make it all narrative-y

[viscid idol]

do you guys know the tell us about a topic or idea supplement

Can I say maps

its neither a topic or idea

😭

I eventually tie it into geopolitics and migration/immigration

[gaunt quarry]

Bro i said

“Projects unexplored to their full potential”

Me, abt to revisit that one by demolishing it

[viscid idol]

my counsellor is so critical of my responses lmao

[nova frost]

im talking about the reality show survivor so.... yes....

[viscid idol]

told me to remove magic tree house from my columbia book list cause it was immature

[gaunt quarry]

Help i mention greys anatomy in mine

[nova frost]

i honestly think pop culture is underrated

ik someone who got into yale mentioning a skit about how harvard sucks

[gaunt quarry]

Lol i end one of my caltech essays by insulting mit students

[drowsy swift]

wait wheres this supplement at i didnt see it

[gaunt quarry]

Its the first one i believe

Smth abt ur selected major that interests u

[drowsy swift]

BRUIHHH i didnt even see that supplement

wait i can lowkey recycle my columbia supp for this

so just to make sure there are 3 supps in total not including the Short takes?

[vivid viper]

you guys r saying that those 3 supps are something?

I wrote more than 50 supps lmao

applying to a total of 67 universities

finished my app in most of them

the apps take me 15-30 minutes each

depending on college

[drowsy swift]

bro 67

[vivid viper]

some take only 5 mins

[drowsy swift]

why

[vivid viper]

sorry for not doing it 69

[drowsy swift]

i cant even name 67 off the top of my head

[drowsy swift]

if it was 69 okay u got a point but 67 tho

[vivid viper]

if you were me you would've done the same

[drowsy swift]

y

[vivid viper]

I just counted them

[vivid viper]

international student needing full ride

[drowsy swift]

u still dont needa apply to 67 lol

to get a full ride u need a good application not just shotguning

[vivid viper]

I asked an admission officer about my acceptance rate to a %30 acceptance rate university, he told me it is less than 1% lol

and I got rejected from that uni

[drowsy swift]

golly, is it cause ur grades or?

[vivid viper]

3.99 UW gpa

I couldn't take the ACT because it was too expensive lol

no fee waivers here

and no AP classes

I still wouldn't be able to take them because they're expensive

[drowsy swift]

u got to a private english school or?

[nimble lance]

dude fr 67 is insane

i had like 30

and that sucked

[kindred zodiac]

are you applying to every school that can give full fin.aid for intl?

[vivid viper]

why

how much did you pay 😭

[hearty cipher]

narrowly defeating me as i applied to 60

[split jewel]

im applying to like..17 total

[night plank]

i’m doing 10 😭

mainly just because im domestic and mad picky

i don’t know how y’all do it

[drowsy swift]

for me I aint picky as long as its a good school that has good research then if i get in ill go lol

but 60 idk how they do that tho

im applying to like 20-25 total (havent counted in a while)

[prime grotto]

As a normal intl student not needing any aid - I had to apply to 26

so I understand full ride = a bit more

but 67 is a bit too much more

I hope you didn't sacrifice quality for quantity

[vivid viper]

those + the ones that might give me good scholarships

[vivid viper]

$0

[vivid viper]

lets go!

[vivid viper]

not needing aid and 26? Lots of universities would be wanting to accept you for the money lol, so there's no need for even applying to 10

[prime grotto]

1-13 = Ultra reaches
14-22 = Reaches
23-25 = Targets
26 = Safety

I am applying mostly to reaches instead of targets, hence the larger amount

[vivid viper]

I see, well that's what I also do lol

I guess I could find a total of 30 reaches on my list

but with financial aid, most of them, about 60 of them, are reaches.

[prime grotto]

I still think applying to 30+ isn't something one should do, but you know yourself better than I do.

[vivid viper]

well, in the early action phase, I got 7/7 rejections

that made me believe that the more I apply, the more I guarantee an education

but we'll see

[prime grotto]

already got all EA decisions?

[vivid viper]

early action

[vivid viper]

not all though

like 5 are left from early action

[prime grotto]

Thats the thing - the more you apply, the more you write, the less quality and thought you get to put into what you write due to the time constraints, the more the rejections

[vivid viper]

some are going to be revealed at Jan, and the latest is Feb 1

[prime grotto]

Ah I see

[vivid viper]

mine is kinda the opposite, the more I write, the better the quality

because I learned from my mistakes

[prime grotto]

thats because you are learning from your mistakes

but thats also the issue

why not spend the time over one single essay

don't just write it and get it over with. Spend time thinking on how to improve it.

well anyways you know yourself better

all the best with the remaining decisions! And keep us posted on this server 👀

[vivid viper]

Even if I spend time over only one essay, nothing will make a difference because of the financial aid

[prime grotto]

You need to convince the admission officers into thinking - we need this kid. And thats what the essay does. If anything, you need that convincing more because of being an aid applicant.

[vivid viper]

if my acceptance rate is %10 without financial aid, this makes it lower down to 0% if I'm applying with financial aid

[prime grotto]

If you think your chances are so pointless as to not putting in any effort into the application - why even bother applying? Better to shrink that list to universities where you actually stand a chance and put the effort there.

[vivid viper]

well, I do actually write close-to-perfect essays, imo, but still, I'm not good at writing

I don't write random on my essays don't worry

[prime grotto]

well you know how your essays are, not me.

So I can't comment on that, but if the essay quality is hurt even slightly, the earlier recommendation would be better suited

[primal gorge]

60 wtf? are u sane

[prime grotto]

*sane

also why'd ya remove me riya 🔫

[vivid viper]

my teachers would give me full marks, but that doesn't mean that the AO would give me full mark too

[hollow kite]

I swear there’s a limit on the common app of like 20 and the amount of colleges that have their own application is so small

[nimble lance]

yea so you'd have to go to the coalition

[hearty cipher]

HOW DO U MAKE THIS ON NOTION

[prime grotto]

If you need, I can just make my page public and drop you a link to copy paste it

[prime grotto]

see which coleges also use coalition or have their own portals and stuff.

[frigid mauve]

I was going to sleep

[hearty cipher]

can u pls? can u dm me the link

[prime grotto]

temporarily add me on discord since I have DMs off

temporarily though, will remove you later on

[hearty cipher]

ok 😭

i requested

[hearty cipher]

hey how did u get the little emojis on the side

[prime grotto]

Page icon

just found the images of each university and copied their image urls

And for the "board view" I just added a banner image on each page

[hearty cipher]

oh okay thank u

[split jewel]

lmao predicted result

[prime grotto]

xD

gotta be realistic

[prime grotto]

All my other university applications have been downloaded by college but yale is stuck on "Submitted"
Anyone else?
(I know they will prolly download it soon, I am just curious to see who else has it stuck on the same)

[hasty canopy]

I mean, mine has been downloaded and I have my portal already but like I submitted weeks ago 💀

[hollow kite]

My academic area essay is so shit 😭 is it meant to be all creative-writing-y or more just… stating

[prime grotto]

I see

anyways it got downloaded

[hasty canopy]

slayyy

[frigid mauve]

Me who hasn't submitted yet 🗿

[prime grotto]

I submitted all my apps between 29th (late night) or 30th (before 2am) EST

or, 30th december IST ig

[drowsy swift]

5 more brutal days to go

and im finally free from college apps (for the most part)

[unique wagon]

been working on the supps for this and i’m literally so burt out it’s so hard

[primal gorge]

lmao me with brown

[prime grotto]

look at the UChicago essays before calling anything else hard 💀

[gaunt quarry]

I have yet to start mine

My uchicago creative

[hasty canopy]

Jae your counter is concerning considering it’s 2023 now

[gaunt quarry]

Its 2022

And ive finished most i just need to review n submit

Mostly just nyu mit and uchic remaining

[hasty canopy]

Fair loll

[trail arch]

whod yall pick for the person youd ask a question to

[split jewel]

Tracy K Smith

[primal gorge]

lmao charles darwin

[gaunt quarry]

dr harold brown

[vivid viper]

submitted 🫡

[hasty canopy]

Slayyy congrats

[trail arch]

would it be bad to exceed the 35 words

im at 40 rn

nvm its less than 200 characters we good

[unique wagon]

lol there’s a reason i’m not applying to uchicago

[tame rapids]

Guys, I've completed supps, edited, got feedback, edited again
after allll this, I still have this nagging feeling as if there's one thing I missed, I can't help it😭

[drowsy swift]

anyone in yale tryna read one of my supplements? 👀

[split jewel]

i was about to submit my yale supplements when i realized i missed an entire sup

oops

[drowsy swift]

thats what happened to me i found out i missed an entire supp last night 😭

now i gotta pull an all nighter and get all these apps done

im tired of this bs 5 more days to go

[split jewel]

same

[drowsy swift]

for the idea that excites u did u guys just recycle a why major essay?

Im tryna find a way to tweak my columbia essay to make it sound like its answering the prompt

[gaunt quarry]

do we put

like

the pormpt # we chose at the top ?

for the 400 word essay?

[drowsy swift]

i didnt even think about that i forgot that they asked to specify

thanks for the reminder lol

[tame rapids]

well i think the two prompts are different enough that it'd be clear anyways
no need to waste word count

[gaunt quarry]

oo ok

[tame rapids]

since yale doesnt ask for resume, can i just attach the google doc link for resume in my additional info section?

or perhaps attaching it on the portal after submission is better?

[vivid viper]

I wouldn’t do this, AO’s usually aren’t allowed to click linked anyways. Why do you need to send your resume?

[tame rapids]

oh alright i'll do the protal afterwards

[tame rapids]

well there were only 5 places in the honors section💀

[vivid viper]

How many more honors do you have that would add that much to your application?

[tame rapids]

11

[vivid viper]

That feels excessive 😭 can they not be grouped?

[tame rapids]

well i did group and ended up shoving like 7

but most of them were like
"won X award and Y other awards in that field"

[hollow kite]

Yeah omg I completely forgot. How are people specifying?

[gaunt quarry]

i just put

#2

at the top

[split jewel]

Submitted 😊

[gaunt quarry]

i feel like i asked this alrdy

but what topic/idea did yall pick for essay #1

[drowsy swift]

I talked about a debate on the Palestine-israeli conflict (if im thinking of the same essay)

[gaunt quarry]

nono

the

topic or idea in ur major

[vivid viper]

I talked about biomechanics

[gaunt quarry]

is biomimicry for bme too general

[vivid viper]

Uhh I don't think so?

[gaunt quarry]

nature's role in biotechnology

[drowsy swift]

I honestly recycled Columbia’s essay

Im bme too just talked about my experience in engineering and how i wanna combine it with my interest in medicine

[gaunt quarry]

idk the wording of the prompt threw me

topic or idea related to ur major

meaning it cant be the major itself

i didnt approach it as why major at all

💀

[drowsy swift]

I mean “what idea excites u and how does it connect back to ur ✨intended✨ areas of study”

I just took it as a why major cause i found out about it yesterday

I skipped over that at first

[hollow kite]

Deadline is tomorrow right

[tame rapids]

well i'd say no, besides you could draw up analogies between that and emulating your brilliant peers at X university

[gaunt quarry]

word count

💀

shoot me

[gaunt quarry]

ya

[tame rapids]

fr,
like Im 18 yrs old, i have nearly 2 decades worth of life experience how tf can i explain my inspiration in 200 characters💀

[gaunt quarry]

😭

[wind cipher]

Most 18 year olds in the US have cruised through life

the fact that you have too much to write about is good

[tame rapids]

oh no, im not saying I have tons to write about, but whatever i do write about, i wanna explain it in freakin detail cuz its literally personal

[drowsy swift]

like bru we cant fit more than 2 lines its annoying

do these short takes even matter that much or nah?

[onyx kelp]

I think they’re less important than the other supplements, but they still matter.

[nimble lance]

how did you guys answer the "make your own yale course" question

[gaunt quarry]

Satirically

[young spindle]

Doors: origin, function, symbolism

[stable current]

i tried working it into one of my interests shown through an extracurricular i had

[vivid viper]

Related it back to something in my common app essay

[onyx kelp]

Tied it back to my response to the "tell us about an idea/topic that excites you" prompt.

[primal gorge]

I talked about one of my passions. Not too long though.

Quality over quantity for sure

[trail arch]

justin bieber

[tame rapids]

does waiving/not waiving interview summary have any major impact?

[drowsy swift]

what did u guys write for the short takes?

like for the course did u guys explain anything>

?*

[night plank]

stawwwppp he was my essay topic too 😻

[onyx kelp]

you should waive

[stable current]

yeah I structured it like how it would be on a college’s course list

so name and then brief description

[gaunt quarry]

submitting rn

🙏

[gaunt quarry]

couse name and one sentence description

[drowsy swift]

ah makes sense

i was about to say like 35 words for a 2 word course lol

for the person past or present that implies that it can be someone that has passed right?

[gaunt quarry]

yes

[stable current]

yea