Yale University (2023-2024)

[dry latch]

he was a loaded private school kid

don't compare

[bleak prism]

ahahaha not but yk wb normal good

Like goes to a good school, good grades, great ec’s

[dry latch]

if youre rea yale i doubt you're normal good

i think you're good good

[rustic silo]

idk bruh

my ecs are alright

[dry latch]

you're prob downplaying

lol

[rustic silo]

i mean would you mind just seeing them in dms then

[dry latch]

who me?

[rustic silo]

i’m like panicking for some reason lmao

[dry latch]

sure im no ao

[rustic silo]

yeah

[dry latch]

don't worry

you can't do anything anymore after u submitted but im sure they're great

[dense holly]

Can you link this pls

[neat token]

bruh I still haven’t seen anyone from Oregon get an interview

including myself

[worthy bolt]

semi but I feel like if I don’t get an interview it would be a good sign since my city has a pretty strong alumni network

then again i don’t wanna read too much into it

[worthy bolt]

https://alumni.yale.edu/sites/default/files/2019-02/Club_Demographics.pdf

[north current]

queens is stacked with yalies

[tidal ridge]

Yea I’m not getting my hopes up or anything

[slim grove]

personal email

Illinois

[final chasm]

If you submitted before Oct 15 and haven’t gotten interview, please react to this😭

[undone kindle]

did you receive the email??

[river osprey]

this is true, a lot of people got fucked last year trying to speculate whether x document meant accepted

[bleak prism]

yeah im sure its just bc something wasn't submitted

[slim grove]

im so scared for my interview

its with a public health official

[bleak prism]

and u got the message really late right?

[slim grove]

yeah yesterday night

I think its up to the interviewer

its not really structured prob

[dry latch]

not true

[worthy bolt]

LOL it’s crazy what theories ppl can come up with

[dry latch]

don't think like that

[dry latch]

^^^

[worthy bolt]

Somehow ppl thought that bc they forgot to send their finaid docs = accepted 😭

[slow mauve]

Ahahaha what

Don’t stress too much ab this predictions and stuff

Whatever happens happens dw

[slim grove]

alright tyy

im so nervous

its on sunday

[bleak prism]

It’s just people being anxious

[slow mauve]

Don’t stress dawg just be yourself 🙂

[dry latch]

okay guys question for updating admission application:

would hosting an econ competition for 500 ppl & an outreach meeting w/ 100+ students to consult on a policy be substantial enough? ik ppl usually update with huge awards and stuff but idk

[dry latch]

good luck!!

[worthy bolt]

Does host mean organize in this context

[dry latch]

yeah like lead planner person

yes

[worthy bolt]

Hmm do u think you’ll get any other achievements before 12/14? If not, then sure send it rn

[dry latch]

"the thicker the file the thicker the applicant"

so if its not substantial enough wouldnt it hurt me

[worthy bolt]

huh I don’t think so

[worthy bolt]

what does this mean

[worthy bolt]

Those don’t seem like what you have

It’s not like you’re trying to compensate

[slim grove]

my interviewe got their masters from yale in the 1980s

is having an older interviewer a bad thing?

They’ll prob be really wise

[dense holly]

The only way I could see it hurting is they might not be as in tune with what the atmosphere is like on campus

On the other end, I’m sure they’re more knowledgeable about the alumni connections

[eternal osprey]

Okay wait I have a question

How are you finding all this info about your interviewer😬😬😬

I’m literally struggling to find anything out about mine and I’m so nervous

[copper elk]

linkedin?

[slim grove]

linkedin

[eternal osprey]

Okay thx I’m der gonna make a LinkedIn account then lolololol

[copper elk]

i dont think you necessarily need one to browse right

anyway i had a similar question about extra ECs to send

i got "hired" to create, deploy and manage a database and FTP for this makerspace that ive been a part of

i dont know if thats a big enough thing to send

[slim grove]

I wouldn’t but its up to you

unless you won ISEF or regeneron or sth I wouldn’t send anything

[copper elk]

does it help that im an international student

i dont wanna fluff it up, so youre probably right, it just feels wrong not to as its a pretty big deal to me

[slim grove]

I mean if you’ve already mentioned the activity in ur ecs than I think you dont really have to send the update

but again, it’s up to you

[worthy bolt]

Have you done anything in that role yet? Hiring doesn’t rly make a difference

[copper elk]

well ive already hosted a meeting, decided on the tech stack, made a draft of the database structure and sorted through inventory to put together a server for it

by early dec we should have something up and running

[copper elk]

i said i was a member of the makerspace in the application, while this is more of an internship

taking classes vs working

but i guess its not as big of a distinction as it needs to be

[worthy bolt]

yeah it doesn’t sound significant enough rn but if you execute a big project by December then it’s worth mentioning

[copper elk]

yeah youre right

honestly ive already fully accepted that im not getting in and its been freeing

[slim grove]

^

this the strat

[copper elk]

trying to hype myself up for some of my other colleges though

bowdoin and vassar seem like good campus culture matches to yale from what ive read

[north current]

omg so im not crazy for loving bowdoin and yale

[final chasm]

You’ve gotten an interview???? Yayy

[final chasm]

In what aspect do they match Yale?

[copper elk]

Similar academic focus, campus, types of students applying, similar strengths according to niche,

Idk I can't visit any campuses so that's all I can go off of

[slim grove]

yeahh yesterday

[final chasm]

It’s a good thing imo.

[final chasm]

When did you submit again?😭

[slim grove]

like three days before nov 1

doubt that matters though

[final chasm]

True

[eternal osprey]

Yeah I think the submission time def doesn’t matter because I literally submitted mine 2 hours before the deadline

[bleak prism]

same 🤣

[frail moon]

Will they still be sending out interview requests during Thanksgiving?

[final rapids]

does anyone keep getting emails that their css profile is not complete? i submitted mine and though i don’t receive them my parents do

[idle locust]

I think it takes several days for them to receive it

[idle locust]

I think so. Last year they had at least two batches. For invites sent before Nov 20, reports were due Dec 1. those sent after Nov 20 were due Dec 8.

Anyone from the South received an interview invite?

[copper elk]

i emailed the undergrad fin aid office about mine and they said its fine, yet the admissions office keeps sending emails about it again

must be a css issue at this point

[bleak prism]

anyone apply from the upper Midwest? I feel like barely anyone applied from this region..

[worthy bolt]

So I’m assuming if they don’t send one out by 12/1 then you won’t get an interview at all

[slim grove]

yeah probably

[bleak prism]

Yuh I agree

[worthy bolt]

I don’t think they need addtl info for my app so 😴

[slim grove]

auto admit

[bleak prism]

I find it hard to believe they don’t need additional info bc I’m from a rural area where barely anybody applies to schools like this

[worthy bolt]

Makes sense

But also availability might be difficult

[bleak prism]

yeah the only Yale club in my area was for my region covering like 6 states

and many of those states were super rural

[worthy bolt]

Or auto reject 😭

[bleak prism]

Does that really mean auto admit or reject?

[idle locust]

Or maybe defer. Everything is possible. But interview is not a deciding factor

[bleak prism]

Good to hear imma stop worrying then

[idle locust]

Yea, once submitted our part is done. let’s let the AOs worry about this

[bleak prism]

Perioddd

Did you not get an interview too?

[idle locust]

Nope

[tidal ridge]

I believe it just means they don’t need any more information from you/ it’s clear to them if they should admit, reject, defer, etc

If you get an interview it’s typically a good sign? But it also means there’s something unclear and doesn’t guarantee anything

[bleak prism]

Woah clarity sounds scary 😭 I wonder what would be unclear in an application tho

[tidal ridge]

Srry, i meant unclear as in their decision not the app itself!
Like maybe ur rlly good but you need that extra push if that makes sense

[bleak prism]

Ohhh makes sense

Bet they can’t find an interviewer in my area 💀

[idle locust]

I heard they started sending out invites on the 13th, there’s no way they can interview everyone within a week. it’s still early.

[bleak prism]

Yeah I think someone said they had until the end of the month

[tidal ridge]

Does anyone ever receive interview requests through phone call?
I’ve been declining a lot recently thinking they’re scams

[rustic silo]

dude the vast majority of people haven’t gotten interviews i wouldn’t be worried

no one i’ve asked in NY has gotten one

[slim grove]

What do they ask for in the email

because on my financial aid checklisy everything has a green checkmark including verification statement for household income

and this was all submitted on the 31st

[bleak prism]

Fin Aid documents-it requested some for me but it had a Yale ID but that’s only given to admitted students

And IK they can do that through IDOC so

[slim grove]

what did they request? did you forget to submit something?

[bleak prism]

yeah I forgot to submit a tax statement

just fin aid request

[slim grove]

some ppl on reddit got a yale ID and got rejected

[bleak prism]

weird but not looking into it my expectations are on the ground

Yeah that’s why I said it’s not a big deal

[tidal ridge]

I brought up this exact thing a few days ago but someone deleted my comment 😭 understandable tho

I just noticed that you, me, and someone else I think all got this and no interview so far but it prob doesn’t mean anything

[bleak prism]

lolllll

they do that sometimes that’s what I think too

[autumn kiln]

Let’s not talk about portal astrology

[bleak prism]

That had nothing to do with a portal 💀 it was an email

[final chasm]

what does 'idoc second record' mean

[undone kindle]

I have a similar thing

[slim grove]

where can you see that?

oh, I see it too

[sacred mantle]

how long did it take you guys for your idoc documents to process...?

[north current]

3-5 days

[sacred mantle]

damn what mine have been processing for 10 and theyre still not done 😭

[teal tusk]

R u international

[sacred mantle]

us citizen living abroad

[bleak prism]

Maybe contact fin aid

Call them over emailing tho

[undone kindle]

mine took 14 days but was eventually processed.

[sacred mantle]

okay! thank u

[final chasm]

I’m international mine took only like 6 days

[final chasm]

Financial aid

[worthy bolt]

Is this from IDOC or do I have to manually upload these

[worthy bolt]

wait y’all ik portal astrology isn’t real but I got assigned a Yale ID… what does this mean

[north current]

nothing its just how they mark applications

that means they have your application

[worthy bolt]

it’s separate from my application ID tho

“A unique nine-digit number assigned to a student upon matriculation.”

[north current]

is this on your portal?

[worthy bolt]

No it came via email

[balmy forge]

I also got that email

[north current]

hmm idk about that

[worthy bolt]

ok I’ve heard a lot of ppl get it so that calms my nerves

I’m not gonna read too much into it then

[north current]

i did get one from UB after i got admitted so its entirely possible or a mistake

[worthy bolt]

Yeah I’ve been stalking cc and Reddit and everyone who’s gotten one was accepted

But i don’t want false hope so im ignoring that 😭

[north current]

well congrats potentially

[balmy forge]

I guess we'll see in a month

[slim grove]

did you just get it?

[balmy forge]

I got the email with it on thursday

[worthy bolt]

I think you’re the fourth person I’ve seen online that’s gotten it

[slim grove]

What if I submitted all the financial information? Is there still a possibility for missing documents

because I’m assuming people that got the email didnt submit sth correctly

[worthy bolt]

Yes that’s true so dw if you didn’t get it

But I’m wondering if anyone who didn’t submit some of the finaid also didn’t get the email

[slim grove]

Yeah

because everything has been checked off on my checklist since october (when I submitted)

[balmy forge]

do you guys have the household verification form? for some reason it appeared later than when I first submitted docs

[worthy bolt]

It’s bc of the CS Idoc thing, dw

[slim grove]

did you get an interview?

[balmy forge]

not yet, have you?

[slim grove]

I have recently

[balmy forge]

awesome! good luck :)

[slim grove]

do you think you are competitive enough to get auto accepted? In that case, the fin aid thing might be true?

[worthy bolt]

Not yet which is lowkey adding to my hopes bc that could mean they don’t rly need any info

[balmy forge]

probably not if I'm being realistic :(

[worthy bolt]

I would say that I have a pretty solid app all around so an interview isn’t rly needed

[balmy forge]

also, what region/area are you in?

[slim grove]

Illinois

[balmy forge]

oh nice, I'm from Tennessee

[worthy bolt]

oh wait ok then nvm

[spice willow]

this yale ID speculation is a waste of your time

[balmy forge]

It's most likely something everyone gets imo

[worthy bolt]

yeah that’s what I was thinking but the Yale website says it’s not… anyway I agree I shouldn’t be worrying about this 😭

[dense holly]

Yeah don’t do portal astrology

[worthy bolt]

not portal but yeah I’m just anxious 😴

[balmy forge]

me too lol

[north current]

just focus on what you can do and dont worry about the other stuff

[bleak prism]

Too many people got the Yale ID I doubt it means anything

[north current]

its prob an error

[pine latch]

Stop! 🤦‍♀️ It looks 👁️ like 💭 you’re 🫵 doing 💃 portal 🌌 astrology 💫. This is not 🙅‍♀️ okay 👎! You 📸 should relax 😮‍💨 and take a break ❤️‍🩹. The only ☝️ sign 🪧 you 🙋‍♂️ need 🥺 is a stop sign 🛑!

[north current]

https://www.reddit.com/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/11qpq79/yale_sid/

[worthy bolt]

Boosting now I’m rly skeptical of it

[north current]

proof it doesnt work

[worthy bolt]

TY this is what I needed to confirm 😭🙏

[pine latch]

Next time this happens I’m sending the portal astrology rap ChatGPT wrote

[worthy bolt]

I swear it’s only bc of the voices online 🥺

[north current]

i wanna see that lmaoo

[pine latch]

I will screenshot it

And the emojipasta

Bc they are very long

[teal tusk]

what portal astrology sign am i

[pine latch]

i have this too

[pine latch]

i only remember two tbh

wait no maybe three or four

[bleak prism]

It probably is but the amount of info I found on Reddit about it was actually concerning 😭

[bleak prism]

Ahahahaha

Y’all it weirdly got my hopes up for about 5 secs idk if you guys felt that way too

[worthy bolt]

SAME

It was horrible

But we’re back to hoping and praying 🙏🤝

[pine latch]

wait i wrote it again

this ones kinda fire

[bleak prism]

Yesss the whole process feels so weird bc we barely get communication from Yale and barely know much about their reading process. I wonder if they read our apps already or are still reading some

[worthy bolt]

Yeah and just adding onto the suspicion, all of the emails were sent out on 11/16 so that makes me think it’s automated. It was also pretty early in the process so I doubt they had read all of ours at the time they sent that email out

[bleak prism]

Omg yeah I didn’t see. Yup definitely automated they are so quiet, I think that’s why everyone is so anxious about getting interviews is bc Yale never communicates with applicants much

[low helm]

chatgpt dropping bars rn

[pine latch]

u can be this one

[slim grove]

yeah I think its literally j for people that didnt submit all the documents

everyone prob has a yale ID, but for ppl that submitted everything, they dont have a reason to use it to submit anything

[teal tusk]

NYU bruh

explains so much

[final chasm]

Yeah this 😂

Sorry kids

[worthy bolt]

Well tbf it doesn’t say that everyone has a Yale SID

[tidal ridge]

i wonder if anyone got the email without a SID

[dense holly]

Bro

[worthy bolt]

I’ve accepted the fact it doesn’t matter though🙏

Dw

[final chasm]

I saw someone who got his SID 3 days after submitting tho💀

[dense holly]

aren’t they listed on everyone’s portal?

[worthy bolt]

nah it’s separate

y’all we gotta stop tho 😭

*I

[dense holly]

Ohhhh I have an application reference ID

nvm

yeah no portal astrology regardless

[dry latch]

mine took 16 dw

[bleak prism]

AHAHAHAHAHA

[final chasm]

Mood fr

[bleak prism]

I think we're all so worried that we're becoming delulu

[worthy bolt]

Real

[dense holly]

yeah no

[pine latch]

i could break down the many things in this post that make it hypocritical but i digress

[worthy bolt]

Yeah thinking that you were accepted only to be rejected would ruin me

[teal tusk]

bro has berkeley as his dream school but cant even spell it

[uneven widget]

Question: When will Yale stop sending out interviews? Can I send an Initialview if I end up not receiving one?

[old shore]

WOOOO

[pine latch]

I got the gif bot

In a private server

And made a present

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/727850377403170819/1175683466969501736/caption.gif?ex=656c1f8d&is=6559aa8d&hm=d40997e58b143f38c00780eb0a60975512e4910aa18c2ad3425315aa1badbab5&

[worthy bolt]

not to beat a burst piñata but this source says everyone has a Yale SID: https://yaledailynews.com/blog/2005/09/13/sids-protect-against-identity-theft/

[teal tusk]

where does it say that

I am not arguing for portal astrology but ur source doesnt say anything abt it 😭

[worthy bolt]

“Whereas the 9-digit SID number beginning with “9” is assigned to all prospective students during the admissions process”

[teal tusk]

Ah i see

Why dont they just use ur app id

That seems easier

or change the definition on their site

[worthy bolt]

Fr it threw me for a loop but I’m glad I have closure 😭🙏🙏

[teal tusk]

Imagine being a yale student and knowing ur ID is probably one that someone who got rejected used to have

id lowkey feel bad

It aint my id, let whoever got rejected in 🙏🏽

[final chasm]

Umm cause fin aid office and admissions office are in different rooms 😂

[teal tusk]

that doesn't matter?

App id can also refer to finaid app, yale just wants to be special 🙏🏽

[final chasm]

It does cuz they receive the documents in different orders😭

[final chasm]

Hogwarts for a reason

[finite panther]

I still haven't recieved an interview yet :-(

getting nervous

[north stratus]

does anyone know the general timeline for reading applications? like when they do the regional read and when they start meeting for committee

[balmy forge]

same loll we still have time though

[frail moon]

They only started sending them out on the 14th, no way they’re done sending them in just five days

[final chasm]

Basically academic review-> review by two AOs->interviews reviews(?)-> round table decisions and here they will split into three accepted border and rejected after which they see the fin aid need.

So basically in two AO review

[bleak prism]

same dont worry they have more time to send them out

[slim grove]

I literally said that 💀

[worthy bolt]

yeah but that was just confirmation from an official website 😭

[slim grove]

fair enough

[tidal ridge]

Wait idk if this is a dumb question but does financial aid need play into your decision??

[dry latch]

naur

yale is need blind so it doesnt consider it

[tidal ridge]

Kk cause the last bit of that paragraph i responded to confused me a bit

[rustic silo]

neither have i dw

[teal tusk]

P sure u yalies and us will get ea decisions on the same day this year

harvards always 3rd thursday of december

And thats what yalls is this year

[final chasm]

Yale won Harvard vs Yale

[worthy bolt]

I just want a deferral fr 🙏

[bleak prism]

same i dont care ab being accepted i just dont want to be rejected

[cloud forum]

dec 14

[slim grove]

deferral rate is still p high though 😭

if yales deferral rate was like stanfords that would be a W

is yale still sending interview invites?

[final chasm]

You guys😭

Deferral is 21%😭

That’s like 1700 people 😭

Damn

[worthy bolt]

It’s looking like I won’t get an interview 🤧

[slim grove]

yeah exactly

[rustic silo]

bruh calm down

[worthy bolt]

Ok I will

[rustic silo]

they haven’t even touched many states yet

no one from NY i know has an interview

[worthy bolt]

Ik someone from Yonkers who has one soon

[rustic silo]

none from LI

[north current]

i haven’t gotten one yet from nyc

i only know one person who has

[willow fiber]

I just got one

I’m from la

Wtf I’m scaredddd bro

[teal tusk]

what

[slim grove]

samee

[willow fiber]

When is urs?

[slim grove]

tomorrow evening 💀

[teal tusk]

gl

[willow fiber]

Omg let me know how it goes

My interviewer didn’t give me times to choose from he just asked what time early next week works like😭

It’s Sunday so I want some time to prepare but bro is giving me no options

[slim grove]

I mean their reports are due p soon, they prob wanna get it over with

[willow fiber]

That’s very true

I’m nervous though

I don’t wanna overprep but also I don’t like feeling unprepared

[slim grove]

yeah I don’t wanna overprep either

I j made like a list of stuff i wanna hopefully bring up over the course of the interview

and i stalked my interviewer online

[willow fiber]

I’m trying to stalk mine but lowkey there’s not a lot to work with

[slim grove]

Lol

[final rapids]

whens it overdue?

so does that mean im not getting any interviews? 😭

[worthy bolt]

There is no hard deadline but 12/1 is the “soft” one and 12/8 is the later one

[uneven widget]

Do u know if they've started sending interviews to intls? Haven't heard from anyone in my community.

[final rapids]

there was one in reddit i believe they said they were from pakistan

[bleak prism]

source?

OMGGGG

I GOT AN INTERVIEW

he graduated in 1996

woah

[finite panther]

congrats!! Do they usually email you?

[bleak prism]

yeah, i checked the email used in my application portal

[dusky tusk]

damn tell unc he old

[slow mauve]

Bro graduating uni in 1996 is not old 😂

[dusky tusk]

unc

aint u like 19-20

old ahh

[delicate jolt]

graduating in 1996 means he’s like 50 lol

[bleak prism]

anyone have tips? first college interview

[final rapids]

are u from us? or an international

[bleak prism]

from us

[slow mauve]

50 not that old whatttt ahaha

[pine latch]

I don’t think this adds up

For one we are way past 2022

Even if the years are accidentally incorrect I think that’s just a general holiday break

There’s no way they finish RD apps in mid January

And mid January is too late for SCEA

Also the admissions website states there aren’t admissions meetings in January

The Office Of Undergraduate admissions is closed to the public during admissions committee meetings in November, December and March, on holidays, and during university recesses.

[worthy bolt]

CONGRATS GL!!!

[worthy bolt]

Look up the standard questions and know what you’ll say for them

[bleak prism]

thanks i found a doc, dude heads a major financial firm and im intimidated ngl

[worthy bolt]

Ooh r u applying epe? If so that’s a pretty good common ground

[bleak prism]

yeah I applied as that! he seems cool

[warped merlin]

why do you care so much about interviews

they literally do not affect your application

[north current]

they are considered

[worthy bolt]

I GOT AN INTERVIEW

If you get an interview you aren’t an auto reject right?

Oh crap he’s conservative af and my app revolves around activism 😭

[bleak prism]

I think

[bleak prism]

GOOD LUCK MAN WE BOTH NEED IT 😭

[slim grove]

dang they they send like a wave of invites or sth

[oblique sapphire]

it means they want to know more about you

so technically yeah

[uneven widget]

This is so true… I am literally only hoping to get into the AOs’ review. And that's why I’m nervous about not getting an interview🥲

[worthy bolt]

YES I feel like we’ve been waiting together since 11/1 😭 good luck

[worthy bolt]

I think 11/20 was when they sent a “second wave” last year

[worthy bolt]

Dw plenty of ppl get accepted w/o interview

[worthy bolt]

Bless that’s all I need

[bleak prism]

I know right 😭 we got this

[final chasm]

I don’t think they sent too many intls interview requests

[tidal ridge]

Yea I haven’t gotten one yet either 😭

[dense holly]

might be a silly question but did we have to request an interview??

[worthy bolt]

no

[tidal ridge]

Nope! They’re supposed to offer you one without any student input

[slim grove]

my interview was 25 mins 💀💀

She wanted me to get in though

[balmy forge]

@worthy bolt good luck!

[willow fiber]

omg mine said it would be around 45 minutes thats so scary

what did she ask?

[slim grove]

she was prob on a time crunch but she was talking a lot abt the opportunities at yale and I said most of the stuff I wanted to say

[rustic silo]

still no interview lmao

have they even touched NY

[slim grove]

not much, she knew a lot abt my school and stuff alr, asked abt my background and research

it was chill

[willow fiber]

yeah im sure even within 25 minutes she was able to determine that u were a good fit

[slim grove]

but it may vary from interviewer

[willow fiber]

is she in the same field ur interested in?

my interviewer and i have nothing in common from what i was able to stalk

[slim grove]

yeah essentially, shes into public health and I wanna be a doctor

[willow fiber]

ohhhh lucky thats good

im sure u did amazing

[autumn kiln]

Hers will prob be 45 mins then

When I interviewed for Stanford people had interviews that they were told were going to be 30 mins while mine was supposed to be 45 mins

[slim grove]

Yeah, it prob varies a lot

was a lot more chill than I expected

[willow fiber]

im just scared hes gonna ask someone out the ordinary and catch me off guard

like doesnt harvard have one question thats like if u became a slug for one day what would u do

like how do i respond to that

[slim grove]

depends on how he’s like, I was scared of the same thing but it turned out she was chill

[willow fiber]

yay thats awesome im happy for u

hopefully the nerves go away when i start talking bc i have a lot to say im just nervous

[slim grove]

do most admitted candidates get interviews? or is that not a thing

[slim grove]

yeah it def will

[willow fiber]

yeah i think so..but also not getting interviewed doesnt mean they're not considering u but getting one def means they're interested at least

[autumn kiln]

Dw about it

If it happens just take a second and think

That happened to my friend where she was asked “if you could create a university what would your motto be”

[willow fiber]

Bro like what kinda question is that just ask me what my values are ur getting the same response why do I have to put it in motto form😭

I’m not creative enough to come up with things on the spot

[north current]

a bit

ik a few ppl from nyc who got an interview

[rustic silo]

none from LI i believe

[north current]

idk i havent gotten one yet either and im from queens

[worthy bolt]

My interviewer graduated in ‘79

I feel like he won’t relate to a lot of my references

[autumn kiln]

Don’t stress too much

[slim grove]

mine got her masters at ‘80

it went well

[worthy bolt]

yeah I’ve decided to just “be myself” even if our opinions r widely different 😭

[worthy bolt]

gj btw!! glad to hear it went well

[rugged chasm]

yale ao contacted me

and said @worthy bolt in

thought id let you know earlier

[worthy bolt]

Thank you for letting me know about this wonderful news

[dense holly]

23 days my friends

[final chasm]

Let’s gooo

[bleak prism]

im numb honeslty, not super excited or anything, you?

[dense holly]

Honestly same

[bleak prism]

idk what to even expect this school rejects so many people so im mentally preparing for a rejection

[dense holly]

Me too

[warped merlin]

me too, and I'm applying next year

[gleaming verge]

Hey there, have any international applicants received their interview invitation? Based in Beijing and haven't got one… super nervous

[tidal ridge]

omg i just got an interview

does anyone know if they scan your application/ know anything about you before the interviews??

[dry latch]

im from canada; nothing yet :/

[dry latch]

name and first indicated major

[pine latch]

A bit more than that #💋-interviews message

But not much more of significance

[slim grove]

I wish the stats were released for how many interviees get in vs deferred/rejected

[bleak prism]

yeah this would be helpful

[frail moon]

Where r u located

I live in Santa Barbara California and still haven’t gotten one😭😭💀

[dense holly]

Is there a cutoff date to get an interview if you applied REA?

[worthy bolt]

12/8 is when reports need to be submitted by

[tidal ridge]

Rlly far down south!

[dense holly]

are you from north Florida by any chance?

[tidal ridge]

No I’m from Alabama

[worthy bolt]

I’m from the south too!

[balmy forge]

I'm from TN and haven't received an interview yet

[dense holly]

Oh okay I feel better

[teal tusk]

anyone from nc get an interview?

[uneven widget]

Greetings from Shanghai! No news on my end as well.

[willow fiber]

guys im so scared for my interview

i actually cant relax what if i just freeze up on the spot

ive been trying to prepare my responses but then i dont want to sound rehearsed and idk what order theyre gonna ask what so idk what to talk abt if i miss a point

[bleak prism]

When is it?

[willow fiber]

tmr morning

[slim grove]

just relax

pretend ur talking to a homie

you dont prep responses

be proud of the shit you’ve accomplished and talking abt it will come naturally

[bleak prism]

You got thissss

Review interview questions, think ab past experiences, and be chill and even write down mini responses if you want ideas to think of

And breathing exercises help too

[slim grove]

have a mental bullet point list of stuff you wanna cover throughout the course of the interview

[willow fiber]

how informal were u during ur interview like what if i stutter or say ummm a lot

[willow fiber]

tyty<3

[slim grove]

I mean you can take pauses but don’t over do it, none the questions that they asked me required critical thinking 💀

[willow fiber]

how long was urs?

[slim grove]

only 30 mins

she’s known for p short interviews tho

depends on the interviewer

[bleak prism]

What were ur questions like? I’m scared I have mine tmrw

[haughty plank]

on god

especially cus i havent gotten an interview yet, preparing for it to be joever

[tidal ridge]

Were all of y’all’s interviews in person?

[tidal ridge]

Dw i just got mine today! And I’m interviewing on Friday 🫣

[haughty plank]

day after thanksgiving, rlly?

[tidal ridge]

Yupp and it’s Black Friday 😭

To be fair tho she gave me four options to choose from but I had to choose the first one cause it’s the only non school day

[haughty plank]

huh interesting

granted i live in bumfuck nowhere ohio so

[tidal ridge]

Dw thé interview reports arent due until the 8th and maybe they haven’t finished reviewing your app yet

[worthy bolt]

I saw sample interview reports and some of them talked about rly niche intellectual concepts…

[teal tusk]

Im not yale but im harvard and recently had mine. It was super chill, its okay to need a quick pauze if ur trying to think of a word or smth. It was quite informal, felt like meeting with an old friend kinda since he used to live in my region and we had shared experiences

[willow fiber]

stop that sounds awesome!! im so scared bc i feel like me and my interviewer have nothing in common and i ramble when i get nervous so it might be super awkward but

[bleak prism]

mine's virtual

[old shore]

submitted my rd

can i get interviewed

[willow fiber]

ahhh 30 minutes im scareddd

[bleak prism]

you got thisss

[willow fiber]

Yayyyyy it went so much better than I just expected

I just finished

It was so chill

[balmy forge]

that's great to hear :)

[slim grove]

W

[tidal ridge]

nice!!

[worthy bolt]

gj!! how long was it?

[bleak prism]

Great to hear 😊

[slim grove]

do yall think a lot of rea ppl got interviews

[worthy bolt]

There r 4k volunteer interviewers and ~8k applicants so I’d imagine so

[slim grove]

All of them aren’t obligated to interview

Ik my area has a lot but we low on interviewers

some of my friends havent gotten interviews

[tidal ridge]

I think last year for the overall pool it was like 19k/31k so around 60% maybe??

It’s also possible for one interviewer to interview multiple ppl I believe

[slim grove]

dayum hella ppl gon get deferred then ig we shouldnt keep our hopes high just cuz we got an interview

[worthy bolt]

Right but availability is high(ish)

[slim grove]

i think they are required to do a minimum of 2

[tidal ridge]

Ohh

[white dagger]

y'all I havent received my interview should I freak out or what

[tidal ridge]

I just got mine yesterday; they’re def still giving them out I’d just wait

[white dagger]

thanksgiving break is here though... It it joever fellas

[tidal ridge]

What region r u from?

[white dagger]

Europa intl

[dry latch]

dw it depends on alums availability in your area

haven't seen anyone outside the US get an interview except one from pakistan

[white dagger]

lol i also stalked that kid on reddit

[dry latch]

same it's so bad

maybe we should just relax

stalking won't help atp

[white dagger]

that's a great suggestion! i wish i could do anything but stress out

also CTE is awesome

[dry latch]

LOLLLL

what ste

cte

[white dagger]

ur discord bio has cage the elephant

am i hallucinating

[dry latch]

OH YES I AM SO SORRY i thought u meant computer technology engineering as a major at yale 😭😭 glad to see a fellow enjoyer

[white dagger]

[tidal ridge]

For those who’ve already finished interviewing, could y’all share what the first question they asked you was?

I’m interviewing on Friday and I don’t wanna be caught off guard with something super broad 😭

[worthy bolt]

I haven’t interviewed but 90% chance it’s gonna be “tell me about yourself”

[dusky tusk]

i got tell me what a day in the life looks like for you

and then tell me what a weekend looks like for you

[worthy bolt]

uh uh if they ask that I’m done 😭

[tidal ridge]

Fr 😭

[bleak prism]

my interviewer and i bonded over our hate for large corporations

[slim grove]

Lol

[bleak prism]

omg i forgot to ask

so my interviewer didnt ask me why yale

[worthy bolt]

WHATT

[bleak prism]

i was prepared to answer why but we weren't even talking about yale much? is that a bad thing

[bleak prism]

yeah

[worthy bolt]

It sounds like it went well!! ‼️‼️

[bleak prism]

ahaha i hope it did

[dusty lotus]

bro was so good they didnt even ask bro why they wanted the school

just let em slide

[bleak prism]

im genuinely concerned i barely was able to talk about yale

yale interviewers are built different ig

[north current]

well the interview serves more to put a face to an application and learn more about your personality

so dont worry too much about it

[spice willow]

Done with 1st draft of my yale supps, 🙂

[willow fiber]

An hr!

[willow fiber]

Mine asked what motivates me and he said he always start out with this

[worthy bolt]

I like that question tbh

I hope mine does that bc it’s easier to answer than tell me ab urself 😭

[worthy bolt]

My fear is that mine is gonna be 25 minutes 💀

[tidal ridge]

Waitt that questions kinda tricky 😭 I think I could come up with smthng tho at least

[tidal ridge]

Frr same

[teal tusk]

hi did anyoen from nc get an interview

*anyone

[slim grove]

bro mine was

I think it went well though

[worldly osprey]

Why is Yale good

[wary star]

many reasons

it mostly boils down to the large pit of money yale has to throw around

and the social and physical infrastructure they've built with that money

[worldly osprey]

Idk if I should apply to Yale or not

[wary star]

do it!

[worldly osprey]

I’m homeschooled and I heard Yale isnt good with homeschoolers

[wary star]

most elite colleges aren't

the learning curve is hell

you should likely go to community college to get your bearings first

it'll make the transition way easier

[worldly osprey]

That is very disheartening

[wary star]

and cheaper

[worldly osprey]

I already do

I do dual enrollment

[wary star]

damn, as a junior?????

[worldly osprey]

I’ve been doing it since sophomore year

I should be graduating with an associates

[wary star]

schools do like that

i'd say apply and see what happens

[worldly osprey]

Thanks man

But the main reason I ask

Is that I have to balance it against other schools

Because I won’t get a fee waiver

And them apps are too damn expensive

[wary star]

what's your list?

also, do you have any preferences for location?

or food?

weather?

etc

[worldly osprey]

@wary star one moment

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/17ohGUuJxL_IoSLSCOhGpztK4G9UF4mS1NuIsSTObMbo/edit

Here is my current list lots of colors I know lol

With pink as best it goes from pink-purple-blue-green-orange/yellow-red

[wary star]

ok

what dio you wanna do

and what are you lookingg for in a school

[worldly osprey]

I’ll answer in order lol so give me a moment

[worldly osprey]

I want to do something called Medical Entomology- basically the study of the impact of insects on human health. You know how malaria is spread by mosquitoes? I want to combat diseases like that

And Zoonotic diseases in general

[wary star]

ok

[worldly osprey]

The main thing for me is that the school has academic resources associated with my field of study. Since it is more complex and niche, not a lot of colleges offer it even in their graduate fields.

The next big thing is the campus and or campus architecture. I know people say that’s not important but for me, it’s a huge factor for my well-being.

Other things that are important are a good Study abroa

In terms of location, the only big thing is distance from me

[wary star]

what factors about a campus are imporant to you?

[worldly osprey]

I live in MD

I wouldn’t go much farther than NC

[wary star]

so like drive wise how far

[worldly osprey]

It should look like hog warts

And have a lot of nature and/or some kind of arboretum and garden

[wary star]

what about where it is

ok

[worldly osprey]

Uhhh

Let’s see

[worldly osprey]

I’d say in general I wouldn’t go outside of a 6 hour limit unless the school is really good

[wary star]

understood.

yale is about 5-6 hours from MD

it's 4.5 from philly

[worldly osprey]

My general philosophy is that UMD is good enough of a school that if I don’t get into anywhere good that’s nearish by, I would be better off there

[wary star]

that's probably true

[worldly osprey]

I have a TON of animals so I need to be able to come home occasionally to take care of them

Or at least help out

[wary star]

uhhhhh

damn

[worldly osprey]

Howso

Almost all of the colleges on my list are reaches lmao

[teal tusk]

some are low reach

[worldly osprey]

Like which ones in your opinion?

I guess you haven’t seen my app tho

[teal tusk]

i mean

just in general

like macalester

or BC

[worldly osprey]

Macalester is red so I won’t apply there

[teal tusk]

oh

definitely BC

id say thats a low reach

its a reach

but i mean as long as u have some extracurriculars and above a 3.5 you stand a chance

[worldly osprey]

BC is pretty solid fs

[teal tusk]

ik a kid who just did nhs and stuff with a 3.6 and got in

read his essay too

[worldly osprey]

My GPA from last year was 3.93, and then freshman year is confusing and is going to be redone because I had no external grades (I’m homeschooled)

[teal tusk]

im not an ao

but i dont think its the hardest school to get into

[worldly osprey]

This year though almost all of my classes are externally taken and graded

[worldly osprey]

Yeah I mean this isn’t a chanceme

I’m trying to determine if I should apply to Yale or not

[teal tusk]

yeah but i think its just a low reach in general if you have good stats

[wary star]

@worldly osprey i don't think Yale's medical programs encompass medical entomology enough

but we will throw money at you to explore it

the campus does look like hogwarts

and the food is good

[worldly osprey]

Cause to be honest based on my current Yale understanding

[worldly osprey]

There isn’t a lot specific for me

[worldly osprey]

That’s really nice. I guess I would just have trouble writing a why us essay on that tho

I would also not be going as a medical student

I am NOT a premed!!

I’m more public health

[teal tusk]

yes apply

u only get one year to apply to colleges

[worldly osprey]

Well yeah but my bank is limited

[teal tusk]

my tip: apply to fly ins

even if ur not the "targeted demographic", if ur a strong applicant youll still get a fee waiver

[worldly osprey]

I thought fly ins are only for seniors

But fs I will

[teal tusk]

they open up

in may

[worldly osprey]

My bday is in April 🔥🔥

[teal tusk]

make sure to apply to upenn PEEP and washu preview

dartmouth bound too if you think youll ever consider it

its a LAC with good public health

[worldly osprey]

Idk literally ANYTHING about Dartmouth aside from its an Ivy in the woods

[teal tusk]

its a well rounded lac

very ugrad focus

[worldly osprey]

Normally that’s good but I need a good balance of both because I will need to at least try and contact grad professors

What’s nice about being in a niche field is that your skills and interests are desired

[teal tusk]

they have grad schools

[worldly osprey]

At least by those in that field

[teal tusk]

but youll have the ivy league email so you could probably score with some state professors id bet

[worldly osprey]

Well yeah but like I said I need a grad school powerful enough for my interests

[teal tusk]

idk what ur interests are but public health yale is definitely good

[worldly osprey]

@teal tusk

[teal tusk]

oh hmm

a lot of ur schools dont have a program like that tbh

umd, colorado state, uconn

cornell

prob gonna be ur best bet off the top of my head for anything relating to animals/insects

[worldly osprey]

Cornell is on there

[worldly osprey]

Colorado state is too far

[wary star]

apply yale

[worldly osprey]

I am focused on tropical medicine

[wary star]

i am convinced you should do it

[teal tusk]

hawaii

yes just apply to any ivy leagues

they have resources

[worldly osprey]

So basically even if a lot of them don’t have a specific medical entomology track, they have a tropical medicine focus then it’s great

[worldly osprey]

Too far

I won’t be going much more than 6 hours

[worldly osprey]

How come?

[teal tusk]

they have grants and stuff

[worldly osprey]

It would be helpful if you could give me things to write about in my list

[teal tusk]

if you wanna do independent research they have the resources

[worldly osprey]

I would probably be doing a lot of that

Although I do need some form of mentor

I am going to be emailing some JHU professors in the field with the help of a JHU grad student I happen to know

And hopefully that turns out well

JHU would be higher on my list but I heard they have a really not fun culture

Plus the campus is dog water

But they are good otherwise

[autumn kiln]

Lowkey I liked the campus

Wasn’t a huge fan of Baltimore though

[autumn kiln]

This was the primary reason I kicked it off my list

[copper elk]

Hey so teachers can still show you their lors as long as you don't ask right

[mint obsidian]

o

[final chasm]

Twin

[worldly osprey]

Im only going off of pictures online. It looks just really generic to me from what I see

[worldly osprey]

Fs

[worldly osprey]

YOURE KIDDING REALLY?

OMG THATS SO EXCITING

[crude tundra]

guys

are offers for yale rea interviews out for int kids?

[gleaming verge]

still waiting for interview (based in Beijing)

where are you located

Have any international students received the interview invitation

[tidal ridge]

I saw someone say that someone in Pakistan got one

[white dagger]

waiting für die interviewen (🇹🇷)

[worthy bolt]

Interview tmrw im so nervous 🥲

[rustic silo]

just got my interview 🙏

[dense holly]

still no interview

[final chasm]

IM NOT! But I’m interested in how to use bioengineering and synthetic biology to solve these problems!

[final chasm]

I also know a Kenyan girl who got one

[final chasm]

Where you from

[dense holly]

Jacksonville FL

[final chasm]

I don’t think they’ve started interviews in FL😭

[dense holly]

I hope not

🧘‍♀️

[rustic silo]

im NYC so very different regions

[slim grove]

damn they still sending out invites

[worthy bolt]

I feel like they’ll keep sending them until like 12/1

[dusky tusk]

interviews prolly dont have much impact anyways

[teal tusk]

uhhh is there a verdict/confirmation about the sid email

[spice willow]

what about it?

[teal tusk]

does it mean anything?

[spice willow]

No,

[teal tusk]

ahh ok

[spice willow]

Portal astrology is a waste of your time, trust me

[teal tusk]

lol yeah ik

[worthy bolt]

yeah it’s confirmed to mean nothing by yale

[worldly osprey]

Wow! I actually came back from a synthetic biology competition a couple weeks ago

[bleak prism]

so interviews just mean that they want more info on your app?

is it a positive or negative thing?

[rustic silo]

i dont think it means anything

it’s entirely based on availability not quality of app

[slim grove]

I think somewhat both are factors

[undone kindle]

@final chasm Where are you from??

[final chasm]

I’m part of IGEM startup ventures so I know a lot of the hosts of those synbio comps….how did the comp go tho?!

[worldly osprey]

Thats awesome! We were one of the iGem teams that got a gold medal.

[worthy bolt]

Interview in one hour I think im gonna be sick 😭

[bleak prism]

You got this!! Best advice would be to try and get rid of the nervousness it can mess up ur responses

[tidal ridge]

I have mine in a few hours as well 😭 gl to both of us!!

[worthy bolt]

Help it was 1.5 hours long 😭

I’m so awkward and I can’t hold a conversation so y’all can do this ‼️

Omg and he saw that I stalked him on LinkedIn HELP 😭

[dusky tusk]

he has linkedin premium?

[worthy bolt]

No it said “person from [my org]” so when I talked about that org, he stopped me and said “ur the one that’s been stalking me”

[dusky tusk]

LMFAOOOOO

thats why i removed my job

bc it was too noticeable and unique

[dry latch]

this is terrible omg

like in a funny way

dw they seem they took it humorously

[tidal ridge]

Omgg wait I kinda stalked my interviewer too 😭

We’re meeting in person today 💀

[dry latch]

LOL good luck!!!

[tidal ridge]

Yess

[tidal ridge]

LOL thxxx

It’s crazy cause I found out we had the most random things in common

And I feel like it’d be weird if I brought them up

Even in like a smooth way

[worthy bolt]

Omg fr his LinkedIn was all about real estate but he’s rly into politics and chamber music 💀

[worthy bolt]

Yeah it seemed like it but I was speechless for thirty seconds 😭

[tidal ridge]

Frr

[worthy bolt]

Good luck!!!

[tidal ridge]

Thanks!!!

[worthy bolt]

Also I didn’t rly get a why Yale question and I didn’t get to ask questions so ask them throughout ur conversation

[tidal ridge]

Ohh ok

Was their first quesiton tell me abt urself??

[worthy bolt]

No which threw me off

[tidal ridge]

Loll I feel like that’s gonna happen to me

[worthy bolt]

It was “how has adversity affected your life”

[tidal ridge]

I just hope I get the chance to talk about what I’m interested in and some things I do in and out of school

[tidal ridge]

What the

[worthy bolt]

Oh u def will dw

[tidal ridge]

This is scary

[worthy bolt]

Yeahh 😭 but I had a good story that tied into it

[tidal ridge]

Niice

Oop

[north current]

pics from when i visited over the summer

[worthy bolt]

Did u get one of the beinecke library

That place is crazy

[north current]

yeah its the one with the tiles on the exterior

[bleak prism]

😭 DW at all it’s no big deal

Lol that’s funny tho

[valid compass]

this was too funny

but honestly that makes you memorable

that'll be my take on this lol

I'd say it wasn't stalking anyway. It is always advised o learn about your interviewee before the interview. so JUST CHILL!

[worthy bolt]

Yeah we laughed ab it so I didn’t think it was that big of a deal

[spice willow]

💀

[bleak prism]

I’m sure everyone stalks their interviewer

[autumn kiln]

LOL you need to stalk while signed out 😭

[slim grove]

LMAOO you should’ve went on incognito

also 1.5 hrs is crazy

it probably was good

[worthy bolt]

I was on private but ig that wasn’t enough

I only had the chance to ask him one question though bc we were running over time

[balmy forge]

yayyy I'm happy it went well :D

[final chasm]

Damn!!
Congratulations!!
What team? Say in DMs?

[tiny hatch]

do y’all know if they do interview requests by state or did they just send them all out

[worthy bolt]

I doubt it’s by state

[bleak pewter]

Idk but I think if anything it might be by region

[worthy bolt]

wait maybe by ASC?

idk

[worldly osprey]

Sorry I’m not really comfortable sharing haha

[tidal ridge]

Yee prob by ASC

That’s who does the intrviews

[wet monolith]

Has any1 from florida gotten a interview?

[bleak prism]

do not worry about interviews guys it’s out of your hands and many people get in without one.

[dense holly]

I haven’t

[wet monolith]

Eee ok ok my friend also hasn’t either

[worthy bolt]

Florida what’s going on w y’all 😭

Y’all have sm ASCs too

[wet monolith]

Comiendo pinga bro

Nah but I’m not surprised since it’s break

[white dagger]

hey people im having a meltdown

how's everyone

anyone still waiting for their interview?

[sacred mantle]

yep, i dont think many internationals have gotten one yet

[balmy forge]

yeah, I'm from the southern US and haven't received one

[teal tusk]

can someeone pls get in nd become my tutor rhx

[white dagger]

oof pray we get in then

[teal tusk]

@pale holly gu

hi

[white dagger]

SO REAL

I cant concentrate on my other apps

[sacred mantle]

IKR

[bleak prism]

you think they would have made a decision by now?

Seems early

[sacred mantle]

maybe- at least within the prereading process?

[rustic silo]

interview on friday

in person as well 🙏

[slim grove]

in person is crazy

[balmy forge]

good luck!!

[pale holly]

wha

[warm steeple]

Can someone review my supplemental essays?

[sacred mantle]

yes

[white dagger]

they probably autorejected quite a few applicants

[valid compass]

damn what factors lead to autorejection?

is it academics?

[white dagger]

yeah

[bleak prism]

probably

[dense holly]

another day without an interview

[balmy forge]

same here

[crude tundra]

im not even sure if anyone from my country has gotten an ao interview ugh

(indian btw)

for the big schools atleast

[white dagger]

samesiesies

[balmy forge]

all my financial aid documents have been received 🥳

[worthy bolt]

Meanwhile i just got an email that my CSS is incomplete 😭

[balmy forge]

I got that too LOL but on my account it said complete??

[tidal ridge]

SAME

[tidal ridge]

Samee

[bleak prism]

same but i did it and yale recieved it??? weird

[worthy bolt]

Nvm just got a correction email

College Board loves to screw up 😜

[strong steeple]

Anyone in DC/MD/VA get an REA interview?

Lots of folks from my school used to get interviews (last year, for example). Not so this year.

[worthy bolt]

I heard someone from that region got one

They said mid-Atlantic near DC

[strong steeple]

Cool. Post Thanksgiving?

[worthy bolt]

I think a while back

[strong steeple]

The pre-reading cut sdown their load by 50 percent is what I am guessing

So, they are probably dealing with 3900 files instead of 7800

[strong steeple]

Thanks

[topaz peak]

I got one a week or so ago from the DMV

[strong steeple]

Nice. You must be donw by now. Hope the interview went well. Heard from a classmate that she has a pretty "easy" interview with a couple fo tricky questions

[worthy bolt]

My interviewer only asked one question 😭

[teal tusk]

tf

[worthy bolt]

From there it was rly just a conversation

[teal tusk]

mine asked 4 questions then we had a convo abt my life

[worthy bolt]

Actually two if you count “do u have any questions for me”

[slim grove]

yeah i had only 3 questions

it was mostly the interviewer talking abt yale

she really wanted me to get in

even though it was only 30 mins

[worthy bolt]

My interviewer said they changed the write up format so it’s a lot more structured instead of just a free write

[slim grove]

sounds scary

maybe it will play a bigger part this year

[worthy bolt]

Maybe but now the report has a specific section for ECs, intellectual curiosity, potential contributions to Yale, etc.

idk i dont like that

[bleak prism]

your interviewer actually talked about the process

wow

[teal tusk]

for harvard he said "ill be transparent with you" and explained every section he had to fill out 💀

[bleak prism]

transparency is a W tho mine was super vague about the report but tbf i didn't ask anything about it

[slim grove]

oh wow

maybe thats why my interviewer asked abt study abroad programs and shit

[slim grove]

Ok maybe the interview actually plays a bigger role than I initially thought of

because using all that info they can filter out a lot of applicants

or prefer one over the other at least

[worthy bolt]

Idk he said the interview was the equivalent of a feather when weighing two applicants

Also I think it’s so scary that the interviewers can see if we get rejected or accepted 💀

[slim grove]

yeah mine told me abt that

[tidal ridge]

Yoo mine was like that too

[tidal ridge]

But I was not told about this part 😭 🤚

[balmy forge]

wow really?

even with the more competitive scea applicant pool

[dry latch]

dcsf was guessing so we don't really know

dw

it's all out of our control atp

[strong steeple]

Are you in the Mid Atlantic region?

[strong steeple]

Yeah, I was guessing. I heard the AO podcast re the pre-read tho. They talked about it as if itwas an important cut, like "theres a nbunch of folks we know just don't have the stats..it snot a lot and its not a little.."

From my own school, I know about half the people applying REA are well below what oru own counselors say is the cutoff

[balmy forge]

ok makes sense!

[worthy bolt]

South

[strong steeple]

Cool! Good luck!

[dry latch]

thanks for clarifying!

[cloud forum]

are interview requests in the portal too?

[rustic silo]

they should be through an email

check the email you used for college board

[strong steeple]

Congrats!!

Maybe your file is so strong, they dint need to interview you at Yale

[dense holly]

[bleak prism]

what will you guys be doing when decisions come out

[valid compass]

crying

could be from the happiness or the sadness

[bleak prism]

I’ll be at work 💀 probably crying from sadness

[potent peak]

i'll be asleep

[valid compass]

im thinking of not opening my app status for a week

💀

[bleak prism]

why? I wanna know even if it’s a rejection

and do they reject people ea with interviews?

[valid compass]

yup why wouldn't they?

[valid compass]

i'd like being delulu for a longer time

[bleak prism]

idk bc i thought if u got an interview they want more info on you so why would they reject u