Yale University (2023-2024)

[tidal ridge]

Dangg whatt

[slim grove]

im gonna open it right after school prob i cant wait

[tidal ridge]

wait when are y’all’s Christmas breaks??

[worthy bolt]

I’m so lucky I’m on the east coast

12/15 is our last day i think

[autumn kiln]

Dec 21st to Jan 8th

[balmy forge]

December 21 I think

[tidal ridge]

Oo ok

[balmy forge]

I'm east cost too lol

[autumn kiln]

I’m west

[tidal ridge]

Samee same

[worthy bolt]

i feel like our break is so early

we only have 3 weeks between fall and winter break

[tidal ridge]

I wish it came sooner ahh

[balmy forge]

wait what about thanksgiving lol

[worthy bolt]

fr i would’ve loved to open it during break

[autumn kiln]

12/15 is two weeks away that’s pretty soon

[tidal ridge]

Our thanksgiving break was last week

[worthy bolt]

same

[autumn kiln]

Same

This week has actually been horrid

[worthy bolt]

YES

Fr omg it really has been

[balmy forge]

same lolll

[tidal ridge]

Fr i have a physics test tmrw and I’m not prepared

[balmy forge]

SAME

[tidal ridge]

😭

[worthy bolt]

Idek how to prepare for physics

[tidal ridge]

We just got back from break too

[balmy forge]

I have my mock trial audition...and my script isn't done

[tidal ridge]

And our teacher goes btw test Thursday

Likee 💀

[worthy bolt]

I turned in my audition two weeks late 😭

But it’s ok bc I’m the pres 😜

[tidal ridge]

Ok slayy!!

[worthy bolt]

wait i totally forgot it was my birthday today

[balmy forge]

happy birthday :D!!!! I guess that's the effect of college apps 😭

[worthy bolt]

fr i just see it as two weeks until decision date

[balmy forge]

oh wait... I just realized today's my anniversary lolll

[worthy bolt]

it’s ok all applications r discussed 🤞

[balmy forge]

some odd number of months, but we acknowledge it every time lol

[slim grove]

these two weeks are gonna be so slow

i have so many tests

its senior year i just wanna chill bruh

[worthy bolt]

ik im going to fail my gov final bc of decision day suspense

[balmy forge]

you just have to channel your inner constitution

[worthy bolt]

preach tbh

which one

i can’t watch tv i get bored

[slim grove]

do yall think two B+’s I had on my quarter report to yale will affect anything

[worthy bolt]

yeah ur fine

[balmy forge]

no, especially if they are rigorous classes

[worthy bolt]

esp if they’re hard classes

[slim grove]

calc 3 and poetry 💀 my poetry grade legit went up to an A after the reports were submitted

[balmy forge]

yeah don't worry :)

[worthy bolt]

wait why did u have to submit a quarter report?

[slim grove]

I have an A in all my classes now but yale doesnt know that 😭

[slim grove]

our counselor called them and they said to for everyone applying yale

[worthy bolt]

I did mid last quarter so hopefully they didn’t for me

[tidal ridge]

Bruh I had a B too I did not know they ask for that 😭

[slim grove]

yale REA is scary though cuz it seems like theyll just accept 4.0 students

[slim grove]

nah ur counselor prob didnt submit them

[tidal ridge]

Ohh ok

Yea my standardized test score isn’t very good tho that’s the thing

[worthy bolt]

Is it above a 1470 ? Nw if it isn’t but if it is, that’s fine

[tidal ridge]

A but yes loll

[worthy bolt]

Yeah dw ab it then

[tidal ridge]

Bit*

My reading score is so sus

[slim grove]

some kid from my school is applying yale rea and he lied on his entire app

[balmy forge]

oh no ;(

[tidal ridge]

Reading comprehension 👎👎

[tidal ridge]

Oh 💀

[worthy bolt]

😟

[slim grove]

he was literally showing it to his friends and asking if it was believable 😭

[worthy bolt]

Help

[tidal ridge]

Bruh 😭

[slim grove]

he has a 4.0 and good test scores too

he cheats on everythibg

[balmy forge]

I couldn't fall asleep at night doing something like that

[worthy bolt]

I hate when ppl like that succeed bc they succeed so often 😒

[tidal ridge]

😭

[slim grove]

unfortunately these are the kids that succeed 😭

[worthy bolt]

yeah 🫤

it’s alr we up ⬆️

hm do y’all think diff colleges have diff stereotypes of students

[slim grove]

like the type of kids they want to accept?

[worthy bolt]

yeah

[balmy forge]

I heard stanford's big on having leaders in the field

[slim grove]

yeah they wanna see if u fit

[worthy bolt]

wb yale

i always thought yale was more service themed idk

• interdisciplinary ofc

[slim grove]

prob someone that has an open mind and is intellectually curious

[slim grove]

W I had a lot of service on my app

these two weeks gonna be slow

[worthy bolt]

Fr it has been slow but it’s gonna get slower

On the week of decisions time is literally going to stop

[slim grove]

I don’t want to get my hopes too high

I’m just thinking abt all the recuited athletes, legacies, and on top of that, one of the years with the most REA applicants

and I think literally 10-20 REA’d from my school and that doesn’t make it any better

[balmy forge]

oh wow

it's cliche, but I think it's going to all work out

[worthy bolt]

so competitive geez

hope so

[balmy forge]

would you guys be content at your state schools?

[worthy bolt]

probably if i get into one of their leadership fellowships or scholarships

[slim grove]

I know I should be, but it feels like I’ve worked so hard throughout my high school career to end up at my state school

[worthy bolt]

yeah that’s my underlying thought too

[balmy forge]

oh no :( what do you mean?

[worthy bolt]

? Wait ive never heard of that

[balmy forge]

my school uses scoir too

but I only use it for documents

[worthy bolt]

News to me 😅

[slim grove]

wtf is scoir

[balmy forge]

it's another college application portal like common app

[worthy bolt]

wait u didn’t use common app?

oh ok then that should be fine then

[balmy forge]

does this mean you're still in the EA pool?

[worthy bolt]

interesting I’m not familiar with it

[balmy forge]

I'm glad it worked out :)

[worthy bolt]

it seems more complicated than common app tbh

[slim grove]

this is confusing

[worthy bolt]

Wait so no supplemental essays?

They need to go bankrupt

Let common app have a monopoly tbh

Ohh

[slim grove]

oh those are last years

yeah

[worthy bolt]

At least some r the same

[slim grove]

are yall stem applicants

[worthy bolt]

def no lol

[balmy forge]

yeah, computer science

[worthy bolt]

i heard yale is looking for more stem students tho

[slim grove]

yeah they are

they funded some of their stem departments and resources to attract more stem kids

they wrote about it themselves

[balmy forge]

I guess it worked lol

[slim grove]

i heard they also lose a lot of stem applicants due to cross acceptances during RD round

so they are trying to get stem kids in REA

but its all spec i think

[balmy forge]

yeah, it's hard to know

[worthy bolt]

stem kids r so scary

[slim grove]

me praying that they desperately need stem kids 🙏🙏

[balmy forge]

I've seen a lot of great STEM profiles rejected on r/collegeresults though

[worthy bolt]

No offense bc they’re impressive, but they all sound the same to me

[balmy forge]

hmm, wdym mean by that?

[worthy bolt]

Like a lot of them r
Research
Research
Science club

[balmy forge]

if I were an ao I'd definitly snoop around haha

so quite possibly

[worthy bolt]

What’s this ?

Oh i sure hope not

[balmy forge]

okay, yeah I totally get what you mean then

[worthy bolt]

But then again idk what else u would do with stem

[swift trellis]

like no lol

super super unlikely

[worthy bolt]

Phew

[balmy forge]

I guess that's true

[worthy bolt]

Yeah I’m pretty focused on polisci but my essays show how i combine three diff fields

So hopefully they take that into account

[balmy forge]

This kinda makes me feel better because I didn't do research 😭

[worthy bolt]

Hey u might be unique!

[slim grove]

yeah a lot of my ecs are stemmy but a few arent and I hope my essays show that I wanna do other things

[worthy bolt]

My why yale and why major r def interdisciplinary

But my 400 supp kinda isn’t

[slim grove]

yeah same cuz i wanna minor or double major in anthro

[worthy bolt]

Ooh i was thinking ab anthro

[slim grove]

my academic interest and 400 word were legit just stem 💀

[worthy bolt]

it’s hard to describe sry 😭

[slim grove]

me too

[worthy bolt]

Oh y’all mean prompt 😭

[balmy forge]

wow, that's super cool!

[slim grove]

that sounds so cool

are you pre-law?

[worthy bolt]

i chose EPE

But i want to go to law school

Idk i lowkey misread the prompt bc it was supposed to be a diversity essay

[slim grove]

whats the prompt?

[worthy bolt]

But i just took a random personal experience

number three

Vanderbilt asks the same question as number one and idk how to write that effectively

[balmy forge]

I think I've heard of this :D ap art history is coming back to me

[worthy bolt]

i wish my school offered art history 🥲

[balmy forge]

It was super interesting! My school is really good about offering aps

[worthy bolt]

oh, is it a big school?

My school doesn’t offer a lot just bc we’re kinda small

[balmy forge]

yeah, we have 550ish in our class

[worthy bolt]

That’s basically our entire school lol

[slim grove]

yeah same lol

[balmy forge]

oh wow 😅

[worthy bolt]

😭

That’s it?

[slim grove]

are yall applying to any other ivies

im only applying to harvard

cuz its harvard

[worthy bolt]

All except Dartmouth

But if i get into yale then 😜

[balmy forge]

cornell, harvard, and maybe princeton

[slim grove]

i feel the applicant numbers are gonna rise for every top college this yr

[balmy forge]

yeah... I think there's a good solid chance I'll go to my state school

[slim grove]

what state?

[balmy forge]

Tennessee

[worthy bolt]

Well yale REA rose a bit this year so I think that’s valid

[worthy bolt]

Ngl i only know about Vanderbilt in tenn

[slim grove]

I mean I’m just basing it off seeing my school but ppl are applying to like 14+ colleges minimum 💀

[slim grove]

yeah this too

[balmy forge]

True... University of Tennessee Knoxville is our flagship

[slim grove]

are you applying to uiuc ca

cs

[balmy forge]

yeah, cs + bioengineering

[slim grove]

nice, thats a bit easier to get into

[balmy forge]

wbu?

[slim grove]

i applied just bioE

premed

[balmy forge]

oh nice!

i would but mock trial script 😭

I'm just having trouble wrapping it up

[final chasm]

Especially intellectually curious and have challenged themselves in the most unconditional environment

They definitely want spiky kids. They can’t accept ALL interdisciplinary people

[final chasm]

You can’t minor at Yale 💀

[final chasm]

For Yale?😭

[slow mauve]

Being interdisciplinary is not a bad thing imo

[final chasm]

Ik

[final chasm]

What I meant is they’re trying to create a well rounded classroom

Not a Yale-vibey classroom

[tidal ridge]

Wait why are we literally twins 😭

[bleak prism]

lol committee is probably talking about you

woah

[bleak prism]

same i removed dartmouth even tho i got a fee waiver from a fly in

[final chasm]

So many people removing Dartmouth like bro me too💀😭

[dry latch]

what's wrong with dartmouth

[bleak prism]

i realized the school was a bit too rural for me

[mild juniper]

is that bad

[bleak prism]

no lol its good they're making a decision on you

like most people interviewed

[teal tusk]

i decided to apply bc it was free and the supps were the same as brown except less

[upper orchid]

yes everyone remove dartmouth so i'll have a better chance of getting in

[final chasm]

Good point tbh😭

[final chasm]

Where would be a close second after Yale for you guys?

[teal tusk]

stanfords my #1 and yales my #2 but after that prob columbia or penn

[bleak prism]

upenn, umn, cornell, macalester

[worldly osprey]

I just don’t think I’d be able to write a good why Yale

[teal tusk]

did not ask

[umbral wraith]

yale is actually second on my US schools lmao but prob princeton or columbia? i like nyu quite a lot tho

[teal tusk]

why are u even in here to say yale is ur 9th choice school 💀

[pine latch]

So real

[teal tusk]

how does that contribute anything to the convo at hand

[worldly osprey]

I mean, you’re talking now are you not?

[umbral wraith]

i don't really understand the hype with upenn, but to be fair i didn't like philadelphia when i visited so i likely won't be applying :p

[worldly osprey]

Mission accomplished.

[pine latch]

Tbf you were asked about second favorite school

[umbral wraith]

yale is my second 😭

but i quite like it

[pine latch]

I feel like at the very least if Yale isn’t your top there are kinder ways to put it

[worldly osprey]

Still not sure I see the issue. I am a member of the mega thread and I can say where I have it

[umbral wraith]

i just don't think its drama program is very strong, their visual arts seems neat, though

[pine latch]

It’s your phrasing

[umbral wraith]

i agree

[worldly osprey]

I’m sorry

I’m not trying to diss Yale lmao

[pine latch]

“Honestly not even [my 6th choice]” comes off kinda rude

[teal tusk]

yale is my favorite school overall but i just prefer west coast

[umbral wraith]

tbf it's just a uni though 😭

idk it's never that serious

[worldly osprey]

I didn’t think it would have a personal connection

[pine latch]

It isn’t but these threads already get kinda toxic as is

[umbral wraith]

i'm applying to usc and ucla im quite excited

[worldly osprey]

Ok, I will delete my comment

[teal tusk]

applying to usc as well! good luck

[umbral wraith]

they have a wonderful arts programme

[teal tusk]

hoping to get cali resident and transfer to ucd, ucla, or berk

[umbral wraith]

ooh i should probably join that gc

[teal tusk]

maybe sb

[pine latch]

Wait you’re not a citizen?

[teal tusk]

oh wait i meant

resident

[pine latch]

Ohhh

[umbral wraith]

i'm not interested in a us citizenship 💀

we have diplomatic passports tho so i guess it doesn't matter

[pine latch]

If you plan on living here long term def get it but otherwise you don’t really need it

Idk much abt diplomatic passports tho so maybe I’m wrong there

[umbral wraith]

yeah i don't intend to since i have a strong passport regardless

[pine latch]

But I’m going off how iffy employers are for sponsorship

[umbral wraith]

and i'm not a big fan of living in the US lmao

[umbral wraith]

i likely won't get a job here

[pine latch]

Yeah that’s fine then

[umbral wraith]

esp if i continue w acting

i don't think you need one u just need a union card

[teal tusk]

i'm not either, but the entirety of my family lives here

[umbral wraith]

ahh that's neat though

[teal tusk]

california is pretty great though

[umbral wraith]

i agree but not for a permanent time

[pine latch]

I would love to move to Europe but I feel like unless I went to some hella notable school it wouldn’t give me good job prospects

[umbral wraith]

i quite like NYC and boston

[umbral wraith]

i don't think that's true

[teal tusk]

using degrees from diff nations sounds rough

[pine latch]

The other thing is my resume is very higher ed skewed rn and I feel like I’d have a better shot at a job here with that

[umbral wraith]

european schools are great for research, i know a polymath who's going to sweeden and skipping a few years and he already has plenty of internship prospects globally

[umbral wraith]

that's interesting!

i love meeting different types of people on here omg

[pine latch]

Bc it’s literally a2c and my other two jobs I got off a2c lmfao

[umbral wraith]

you can get jobs off here? that's so sick

[pine latch]

I wanna pivot to tech but my internship luck says that’s not happening

[umbral wraith]

probably nothing for me LMAO

[umbral wraith]

maybe pursue some certificates? idk i'm not a big CS guy but my school offered certs with Google and IBM

[pine latch]

I don’t want cs, thinking pr in tech

Or marketing

[umbral wraith]

project management maybe? sorry i don't know much about those things 😭

i have a depop shop and that's it LMAO

[pine latch]

I’ve looked but a lot want cs majors

[umbral wraith]

do you have programming experience? that'll likely help

also UC schools are quite good i've heard so you seem to be in a good position

[pine latch]

I have a bit in Python but I’m kinda slow and need a lot of stack overflow

I programmed a script to automate the Reddit megathreads but it took me for fucking ever

[umbral wraith]

not sure what stack overflow is again but good luck 😭

[pine latch]

Basically Google for programming

[umbral wraith]

that's neat though!

[umbral wraith]

ah

i could never major in tech omg

im def a humanities lad

[pine latch]

I did for like half a year but then too much math

[umbral wraith]

good on you

for real

[pine latch]

Now I’m communication

[umbral wraith]

i'm fine at math, but i don't go out of my way

[pine latch]

And my parents are disappointed in me

[umbral wraith]

my mum would love you for that LMAO

[pine latch]

Everyone ignored the fact that I failed algebra 2 but was decent at programming itself which is why I went decently far in applying for stuff freshman year of college/summer before

[umbral wraith]

my parents are disappointed im persuing acting and classics instead of business but honestly my other siblings are much more fit and equipped to pick up that slack

[umbral wraith]

ah it's alright though, maybe self-study if you really need it?

[pine latch]

Well it’s a bit late now tbh

[umbral wraith]

totally fine to fail a class

[pine latch]

Most I need is stats

[umbral wraith]

oh, sorry

[pine latch]

For communication

Lol it’s fine

I don’t think I would’ve managed, I would’ve had to go to calc 3

[umbral wraith]

ah

i would've liked to explore physics, but there's far too much calculus for it

[pine latch]

Exactly

[umbral wraith]

i did my GCSEs in it

and that was overwhelming

[pine latch]

I’m just worried about jobs atp and making a living

Bc I wanna go somewhere with good transit

But those are expensive and they don’t wanna pay me well

[spice willow]

lmao physics GCSE was a btc

[umbral wraith]

for real man

[umbral wraith]

i'm sure you will

do something that you love as well as makes you money, that's how the saying goes

[pine latch]

Columbia offers like 86k for a communication position but if I planned to live alone in nyc that’s not super affordable idt

[umbral wraith]

nothing too stressful because a job is a job and life is life, ykwim?

[umbral wraith]

you could live in a local neighbourhood? is that a starting salary

[pine latch]

It’s starting yeah, but I think Columbia’s area is kinda expensive

If anything I’d have to live far

I forgot how up there the position is experience wise I just remember seeing it

[umbral wraith]

oh for sure

[teal tusk]

i know a decent amount of people who work there live in brooklyn

[umbral wraith]

brooklyn is so fucking expensive now mate 😭

bloody gentrification

[teal tusk]

cheaper than morningside heights

[pine latch]

NYC rent hovers around 3k from what I heard from a friend who moved there recently (dk what part tbf) but that’d be over 30% of the salary I mentioned

[umbral wraith]

right

[pine latch]

Btw someone dropped an article in #1135691066906001578 if anyone’s applying there. It’s technically abt ED but it basically says they’re accepting fewer ED so ig your RD chances are going up if you do end up applying there lol

[umbral wraith]

my spotify wrapped location was Ithaca, so maybe it's a sign lmao

[wet monolith]

JUST GOT MY INTERVIEW REQUEST!

[worthy bolt]

Northwestern, Vandy, Rice, and Duke

[worthy bolt]

What’s good about Dartmouth

[worthy bolt]

GLL

[final chasm]

Same… Penn seems overhyped

[worthy bolt]

I think a couple but def not everyone

[final chasm]

Rice is so underrated istg

[final chasm]

Econ program

[wet monolith]

South florida

[final chasm]

I think @slow mauve

[dry latch]

Blanco was 2027

[wary star]

crazy claim

[umbral wraith]

what?

i can't load the message for some reason

[wary star]

"i just don't think its drama program is very strong, their visual arts seems neet though"

[bleak prism]

why are people talking about strength man this is a top school

Everything is strong 😡

[final chasm]

Based

[final chasm]

Fr. Legit seen people be like “Yale is mid for CS” when it’s literally a T40 for CS💀

Isn’t that good enough?

[bleak prism]

I KNOW I DONT EVER WANT TO HEAR “YALE IS MID FOR X SUBJECT” Or YALE ISNT GOOD FOR MY FIELD like stop this is a top school

Like bro that sounds so bad

[umbral wraith]

am i wrong? i genuinely don't know

[umbral wraith]

sorry if i offended, i was just going off what i heard from mates

[bleak prism]

You didn’t at all. I was talking about my opinion in general

[umbral wraith]

still-- you're right that i shouldn't assume and i apologise ^-^

[cloud forum]

no you're completely fine lol i think people are overreacting

[umbral wraith]

ah alright, thank you! also, is your pfp puppycat?

[worthy bolt]

bruh someone got a likely call on cc for yale

🥲

[umbral wraith]

what's that?

and what's cc? community college?

[worthy bolt]

A yale ao called them saying to expect an acceptance on 12/14. Also cc is college confidential, another forum like A2C

[cloud forum]

yes!

[umbral wraith]

woahhh, they do that?!

[frigid jay]

people lie about this stuff all the time lmfao

[umbral wraith]

i've seen it! i'm a big animation fan

[frigid jay]

dont worry about it

[cloud forum]

mhm i wouldnt worry about it but its still interesting to know lol esp since we cant do anything to influence our decisions atp

[umbral wraith]

why would they? genuine question

should i make a college confidential account?

[frigid jay]

😭 for attention

[spice willow]

To troll

[frigid jay]

either wayi wouldnt worry about it

[umbral wraith]

ahh

[frigid jay]

it doesnt affect you

[umbral wraith]

i didn't know they did such a thing for REA, especially so late in the game

[worthy bolt]

yeah idrc but I thought it was just surprising

[teal tusk]

definitely a troll

probably eno's college confidential account

[spice willow]

Thought likelies only happened to RD

[teal tusk]

they also do likelies for qb who don't match

[umbral wraith]

but i do believe most committees are starting to make decisions for REA- I called Harvard today to check if they received some materials and inquired if they moved into the main committee, and the man on the phone said that it was likely

[umbral wraith]

qb?

[teal tusk]

questbridge

[spice willow]

Quest bridge

[umbral wraith]

quarterbacks? 💀

[spice willow]

Their decisions come out tomorrow !

[umbral wraith]

oh, another thing to google 💀

[spice willow]

Or well the match does

[teal tusk]

if they dont match but the school wants them to come they'll say if you apply under our early plan we'll accept you

[worthy bolt]

oooh gl to anyone doing qb then!

[umbral wraith]

oh that's so neat!

nearly 7,000 people are getting early decisions, how lucky!

[teal tusk]

omg qb is coming out tomorrow

[umbral wraith]

is it like if you get matched, you have to go to that school?

[teal tusk]

yes

except for MIT

[umbral wraith]

do all finalists get matched? i believe you already answered that

[umbral wraith]

do you get to pick which ones you'd prefer to match with?

[teal tusk]

yes you rank them

[umbral wraith]

neat

omg with a full scholarship too 😭

that's crazy for US private schools, no?

[teal tusk]

yeah but most ppl doing it will get full scholarship anyways

u need like an income under 60k

[umbral wraith]

i better stay off tiktok this week, then

[tidal ridge]

lol i thought it wasn't possible to receive likely letters/ calls for early rounds (in the podcast they say only regular decision)

[umbral wraith]

ah

[umbral wraith]

podcast?

[tidal ridge]

yea ther's a yale podcast

[teal tusk]

questbridge likely isn't really a likely

oh wait

[tidal ridge]

oh i didnt know it was questbridge

[teal tusk]

that post is def a troll

i thought we were talking about ppl in qb not getting matched but getting an offer from the college to apply ED/REA and get accepted

[worthy bolt]

Ohh no

[north current]

praying this is me in the event i dont match

[umbral wraith]

good luck!

[teal tusk]

what time

im so hyped for you

[umbral wraith]

does that mean you're a finalist? that's so cool!

fucking huge mate

[north current]

im gonna open mine at 3 hopefully

[teal tusk]

3 EST?

[north current]

yeah

[umbral wraith]

pm, right?

[north current]

cuz it usually releases at 2:40

[north current]

yep

[teal tusk]

im so anxious for u bro

im as anxious as my own college decisions LMAO

[umbral wraith]

i'll keep my eyes peeled for you man 💙

[north current]

no same like my counselor asked me to open it in her office cuz qb wants her to submit acceptance reaction vids and she thinks im def gonna match

[dusky tusk]

Good luck!

[teal tusk]

hope u match with yale

[dusky tusk]

Do what you're comfortable with

My friend is opening with his mom I think

[north current]

im honestly ok with it

[teal tusk]

or brown

or whatever else u had

im rlly curious if fernando is gonna match

[north current]

yeah atp id be happy to match to any of my schools

[north current]

he ranked like 3 of his fly in schools so def will

[teal tusk]

imagine if he matches to W&L

i feel like he's basically guaranteed there

[north current]

ik he ranked bowdoin as well

and another one that i cant remember

he was talking about it in the qb fb group yesterday

[dusky tusk]

Who's fernando

[north current]

this kid who got into like 20+ fly ins

[teal tusk]

the kid who got into every fly in besides the ivies and mit/caltech

[dusky tusk]

Anyone else in this server doing qb match that's active?

[north current]

something like that

[teal tusk]

oats

[dusky tusk]

Where is oats applying

[north current]

oats, usc hater

[teal tusk]

mit

stanny

uhh

idk what else

[dusky tusk]

Mit does qb?

[teal tusk]

yes

i rlly hope oats gets it

and abe

and my friends from epc

[north current]

mit is the only non binding match partner

[dusky tusk]

How hard is qb Match from finalist

[teal tusk]

harder than ED probably

[umbral wraith]

fly-ins?

[teal tusk]

ur competing against the best of the diverse

[north current]

finalist is like 30% ar and match is roughly 15-20% for finalists

[umbral wraith]

they pay you to go there and visit or something, right?

do ivies do that?

[north current]

only dartmouth and upenn

[teal tusk]

just nature of the finalist pool tbh

[teal tusk]

and columbia

[north current]

brown has one for rural juniors

[teal tusk]

and brown

[umbral wraith]

neat

[north current]

yeah and columbia

barnard has one too if u wanna count them

[teal tusk]

i did columbia's, honestly it was really fun

met some really amazing people

abe did pitzers

and wesleyan

[north current]

my friend did the upenn one so im pretty sure hes gonna match

cuz my friend who did it last yr also matched

[teal tusk]

imo i bet all qb + fly in will either match or probably get the guaranteed ED offer

[north current]

yeah

my friend was dumb for not ranking amherst when it has a very high fly in boost and he really liked it but only ranked ivies for the match

[umbral wraith]

do they invite you to do that if they think you're a good fit? or is it a sign-up

[teal tusk]

its an application

like a college app basically

[north current]

you apply and get selected

[dusky tusk]

What's a guaranteed Ed offer

[umbral wraith]

that must be pretty difficult for international students, too

[north current]

its a mini college app

[umbral wraith]

oh i didn't know about that!

[north current]

most fly ins arent open to intls

[umbral wraith]

thought so

that's alright

[north current]

basically ur a guarantted a spot if u ed

[teal tusk]

it'd cost too much for the college tbh

[teal tusk]

its a likely letter

[umbral wraith]

i see

[dusky tusk]

Ed was due Nov 1

[umbral wraith]

i don't want to wait until april for the regular decision schools, that seems so far away

hoping i get into my REA school just so i don't have a painstaking wait time, but that's not likely

[wary star]

hey gamers

[umbral wraith]

maybe some RD schools will hand out likely letters, but that's even more unlikely 😭

[north current]

you can switch ur qb app to ed if u dont match

[bleak prism]

I don’t think they do that kind of thing

[umbral wraith]

how cool whattt

that's lucky fr

[north current]

well qb match is basically like ed so it makes sense

they just transfer you to the official ed pool if u want

[bleak prism]

I just saw there’s no way I’m getting in now 😭

[north current]

hey alkie

[umbral wraith]

so it's real?

this fr is quite literally keeping me up at night LMAO

[teal tusk]

how

[bleak prism]

Idk

[teal tusk]

same

im praying in hopes alkies prediction is right and i sweep 🙏

[bleak prism]

They explained in the thread but like Yale only does this for rd

[north current]

what did he predict

yh he predicted i was either gonna match or get into multiple schools qbrd

[dusky tusk]

Sweep what

Get into every school you apply to?

[teal tusk]

yes

[umbral wraith]

hopefully!

[teal tusk]

i dont think i will

but

ive been trying to think more positively

[umbral wraith]

me neither bro 💀 but i'm sure you got this

[north current]

yh my anxiety is through the roof rn so im just gonna cope

[dusky tusk]

Sweep is crazy bro I'll be happy with 1 school 😭

[teal tusk]

same

[umbral wraith]

LMFAO DEADASS

i'm stalking that girl's acc now

pretty sure they don't do such things for REA

[dusky tusk]

There's no point in a likely letter for rea

[umbral wraith]

lmao she joined today so it's prob a troll

manifesting a likely for RD on my end

[tidal ridge]

The whole point of a likely is for the college to convince u to go there so yea I don’t rlly see a point for early

[dusky tusk]

Also what does she mean by april

[tidal ridge]

Since you’re indicating it as ur first choice

[dusky tusk]

Ivies come out in march

March 28

[north current]

it still makes sense but likely for ed is dumb

cuz some people dont outright commit to their rea schools so likelies make sense

[umbral wraith]

it's quite late in the game for one, though

[bleak prism]

Yeah lol

[umbral wraith]

i feel as if this were october it'd seem more probable

[bleak prism]

We shouldn’t worry lol

True

My sign to get off of cc

[teal tusk]

yeah it only makes sense for qb since they can only accept so many ppl

[umbral wraith]

either way the REA notifications are keeping me up 😭

[umbral wraith]

i just made an account LMAO

[bleak prism]

I knowww I just want to know so badly

[bleak prism]

Hahah

[umbral wraith]

veryyy grateful i don't have to go to classes until later tomorrow bcs i think this might be the latest i've been up in a while

[umbral wraith]

deadass like where's my mythical likely phone call

[cloud forum]

14 sleeps until rea

[umbral wraith]

wanna get this shit over with so bad 😭

[umbral wraith]

can i just fucking hibernate like

[bleak prism]

Where’s my personal letter from my AO

[north current]

ik im never getting a likely letter or phone call so im ok

plus i dont pick up unknown calls

[umbral wraith]

i invited all of my interviewers to come see my show with free tickets LMAO i think they're gna take the bribe so they better let me in

[bleak prism]

A show? What kind of show

[umbral wraith]

i'm in a production of a Shakespeare show that premieres soon! i won't say which bcs i don't wanna expose myself

[north current]

all my interviewers asked me to email them what school i end up committing to cuz they all said im super talented and stuff

[bleak prism]

Nice that so cool!

[umbral wraith]

i had a mate that was interviewed for UPenn and mentioned she was a dropshipper, so she ended up getting DOZENS of texts asking from tips from her interviewer months after

[umbral wraith]

thank u!! acting is my main "spike" on my application so i hope the prestige carries me thru 😭

[bleak prism]

very interesting good luck!!

[north current]

my interviewer for hamilton sent me an ebook about a historical fact we both were talking about

[umbral wraith]

that's much less unprofessional than asking a 17 year old to set up your Shopify but 😭

i don't think she even got in

[visual glen]

Nursing, Wharton

[slim grove]

bro this gotta be cap

are likely calls for applicants that get deferred

they have no reason to inform applicants now

[bleak prism]

What someone said in response:

[bleak prism]

Such cap

[worldly osprey]

For me at least Penn has the major and classes I want, beautiful classes, it’s nearby, and there’s the A2C to UPenn pipeline

Also it has great Finaid

[slim grove]

this is insane

[bleak prism]

Idk what to think personally I think Yale is vague about things from interview to likely letters and the language used here vs what actually happens is so different. I don’t know if I’d trust anything said

[slim grove]

calls makes sense for deferred applicants

[worthy bolt]

That doc is so old

“April” ivies come out in March now

[teal tusk]

its not lmfao

they only do that for rd

to make sure ppl dont commit elsewhere

[rustic silo]

interview tomorrow 🙏

[slim grove]

yeah, no idk why ppl lying abt that

just making ppl nervous

[slim grove]

gl, should be very chill

I wonder how many people received interviews

[rustic silo]

she seems very nice. she wished me a happy thanksgiving the day she sent the request

[teal tusk]

i wish they did that for harvard so i could stop being nervous, but its just 2 weeks and theyre not gonna change their policy for one student 💀

[rustic silo]

it would be very nice to get in REA

makes RD apps a lot easier

[teal tusk]

yeah im not looking forward to rd apps

[rustic silo]

i started the ones i would be applying to no matter what

so like the HPSM of hypsm

[teal tusk]

if i get in harvard rea i wont apply RD anywhere except urochester

JIC

[rustic silo]

still gonna apply elsewhere to negotiate aid

plus idk how i’ll feel on may 1 yk

[teal tusk]

im alrdy eligible for highest aid so no need for me

[rustic silo]

i am too rich for aid but too poor to afford college

[slim grove]

me with only 4 rds

[bleak prism]

I’ll literally cut half of my list if I get in rea

[tidal ridge]

Frr

[dense holly]

two weeks

[tidal ridge]

Scaryyy 😭

[worthy bolt]

I think I it was two weeks yesterday

[mild juniper]

wait what is cc

so there's really no telltale sign of the result till december 14, huh? 😭

[cloud forum]

college confidential

[balmy forge]

I suppose not

looking for one will just increase stress :(

[worthy bolt]

My Roman Empire fr

[old shore]

did u apply rd?

[slow mauve]

Dw about it boss all in due time

[final chasm]

So real istg

[final chasm]

Did you apply BS/MD?

[final chasm]

Did you submit the files on idoc already?

[graceful badge]

Are qb results out?

[final chasm]

no in 7 hours

[bleak prism]

my checklist says the same

[copper elk]

Hey should I have already sent a thank you email? Completely slipped my mind

[teal tusk]

Nah

[final chasm]

yeh

[copper elk]

Well shit

[worthy bolt]

Ideally right after the interview but 1-2 days after is fine

[copper elk]

I should just about make it then

I kept reminding myself to do it before the interview but I was just so relieved to be done and to now have somehow kissed my interviewer through zoom that I completely forgot

[dry latch]

It's ok u can still send a thank u email

It won't factor into ur decision anyways

[copper elk]

I just don't wanna appear rude

[dry latch]

You appear rude if you don't send the email

Either way they probably already forgot

They're students too

[worthy bolt]

Dw u won’t even if you didn’t send the email

[dense holly]

Another week without an interview

I fear it’s time to accept that I won’t get one

[worthy bolt]

Yeah I’m sorry 😭 but technically reports aren’t due until the ninth

So don’t give up hope just yet

[spice willow]

You’re just too good

[dense holly]

I’ve just accepted it

💀

[final chasm]

Auto accept fr

[wary star]

It’s okay

you’ll be fine

[dense holly]

also true

[haughty plank]

i have also gotten to the acceptance stage of grief

denial stage was reading college confidential threads abt how yale interviews don’t matter

[bleak prism]

lol they're just interviews at the end of the day i doubt they do

try not to think about it speculation doesn't help

[haughty plank]

found the man in the denial stage

[frigid jay]

😭

[rustic silo]

interview in 2 hours

[final chasm]

Slay

[teal tusk]

gl

[bleak prism]

good luck !

[bleak prism]

the likely letter stuff was removed on cc 😂

[final chasm]

I knew it LMAO💀😭

[bleak prism]

i guess we can all have a good laugh about it 😂

[idle locust]

I saw someone on A2C matched to Yale through QB and said 72 matched to Yale

That’s a lot

[tidal ridge]

72 is maybe almost 10% of early acceptances wow

[idle locust]

How many last year?

[tidal ridge]

700 something

Maybe middle 700s or high?

[idle locust]

Ok found it. Last year 66 QB matched to Yale

[tidal ridge]

72 is a lotttt dang

[idle locust]

So 72 is not a big increase

[tidal ridge]

Oh 😭

Yee not a big increase

I didn’t expect such a high number tho

[idle locust]

Considering this year more ppl applied REA, I suppose they will admit more this round?

[tidal ridge]

Actually nvm it makes sense cause a lot of ppl prob apply

[slim grove]

yeah thats what i was gonna say

[tidal ridge]

Yea

[idle locust]

Me too!

[slim grove]

i mean im p sure theyve admitted like 800 ppl before for scea

maybe it could happen again

or like a bit more

[idle locust]

Hope so

These dudes are so lucky. And we have to wait for another two weeks 😭

[swift trellis]

my year (the one before last year’s 66) was 81

[worthy bolt]

That makes sense bc that year was the highest number of applicants and this year is the second highest

[worthy bolt]

Yikes that’s not good

[rustic silo]

Just finished the interview!!

Super chill

i think it went really well

she had the same vibe as me

and she said she looks forward to talking about me with the admissions council 🙏

[dusty lotus]

tf u mean no

[copper elk]

Do they ever make the reports available to us btw

Like if we hypothetically get accepted

I'm deathly curious

I think I didn't but I'll check again

Oh wait is the ferpa checkbox for interviews too? Thought it was just for lors

[dusty lotus]

interviews i think

[copper elk]

Rip

[rustic silo]

no she was an alumnus

either way the first half were very basic questions and then we just talked for like an hour about art and music and yale

[twin compass]

NICE MASONNN
lucky you got one, i wish i had more interviews 😅

[tidal ridge]

Omgg 😭

[bleak prism]

do you guys think they read application updates sent today or later

[mild juniper]

god i feel like im gonna sob, like im deluding myself into thinkin i have a shott 😭😭😭😭

[mild juniper]

prob not tbh

[wary star]

if they haven’t made a final decision, then later for sure

otherwise i don’t know

[old shore]

please accept me yale

[mild juniper]

IM SAYING THIS

im literally crying

[rustic silo]

you guys will be fine

your apps are already in if you’ve finished the interview there really is nothing else you can do

[worthy bolt]

I made the mistake of going on chance me

Now my self worth is shot 🤧

[mild juniper]

i got so shit on ngl

[worthy bolt]

💀 tbh the application isn’t like make-me-cry crazy but the comments are wild

[mild juniper]

everyone is so

like

idk

i dont wanna say elitist but

[worthy bolt]

U can say elitist dw ivies have been elitist for centuries

Wait omg 😭 sorry I didn’t mean to sound rude

[mild juniper]

i not only made the mistake of reading r/chanceme but i also POSTED there

nahh dw ive kinda accepted that my odds are low LSKDFJLSDFKJ

[worthy bolt]

Nah you have a good chance idk what those ppl r on 😭 especially w ur context

[mild juniper]

sadljkfja thank uuu!!!!

[frigid jay]

don’t read chanceme

how would these kids have any idea what your chances are

[mild juniper]

i learned that the hard way LOL

i just got restless waiting

[frigid jay]

i could probably give an honest assessment

but like that’s cause i’ve been through it and seen a few cycles pass

[mild juniper]

on god ? !!!

[frigid jay]

people on chanceme are not qualified 😭

[mild juniper]

so fucking real

[spice willow]

dont post chance mes here thanks

[mild juniper]

mb

[oblique cloak]

Why yale for yall?

[mild juniper]

finaid is good

i like what i've heard abt the stem programs

[old shore]

as i put in my why yale essay, why not?

[oblique cloak]

W

[autumn kiln]

If my why yale essay is half about me and why whatever I’m talking about is important/background info and other half if how Yale will help me is that ok?

Or should it be more take

Yale

[worthy bolt]

That’s what I did

The podcast emphasized that “led” is past tense

[copper elk]

Finaid, really great maths and philosophy programs, interdisciplinary focus, gorgeous campus, great international resources, the libraries

[worthy bolt]

Dwight hall of service, interdisciplinary major + programs, amazing school of music, cultural centers, undergrad law association, great for poli sci, culture, food

[copper elk]

Oh yeah the music school

Honestly everyone just seems less uptight at yale than the other ivies

[worthy bolt]

only music school in the ivies 🤞

[copper elk]

Based on my chat with alums

[worthy bolt]

maybeee brown has yale beat lol

but agree

[copper elk]

Ok that's fair

I'd argue that's because of how chill the curriculum is more than anything tbh

I get a little annoying when I'm overworked

[worthy bolt]

yeah fs and the grading even tho yale has grade inflation

idk if im reading this incorrectly but I feel like college has to be easier than hs 😭

[copper elk]

The material is more difficult but you'll like it more ig

I had much more trouble going through my 10th grade PE class than the college physics class on TSR I took at the same time for example

But I guess that depends on the person

[autumn kiln]

What

[autumn kiln]

When I visited Yale the students seemed like the opposite of chill

It seemed like the type of place where everyone wants to look chill but is internally extremely competitive

[copper elk]

Is that so

[autumn kiln]

I might have misread the vibe though

[copper elk]

Like duck syndrome?

[autumn kiln]

But that’s just what I got from my tour guide

[autumn kiln]

Kind of yeah

[copper elk]

I mean I guess it depends on the major too right

[autumn kiln]

Yeah mine was in like music and environmental science so I imagine the arts are competitive

[copper elk]

Well that's one more data point for me ig

[worthy bolt]

Music is competitive and cutthroat in general tbf 😭

[copper elk]

Idk the alums and my interviewer seemed really chill, and so did the niche reviews

[copper elk]

That is true

[autumn kiln]

Yeah I’m not surprised

[autumn kiln]

That’s good

[worthy bolt]

This quote prob makes more sense: For both parts of this, our advice is to use the space to tell us about you, not telling us about us, right? We don’t want you to be talking too much about things we already know about Yale

[copper elk]

Have you seen whiplash

[autumn kiln]

The only thing I didn’t like about Yale was New Haven 😭

[autumn kiln]

Ok cool

I honestly really only talked about Yale a little bit but whatever!

[worthy bolt]

Same tbh

[autumn kiln]

What I said can’t be reused so I think it clears

[worthy bolt]

I hate that I didn’t focus on myself for the academic topic

[copper elk]

Honestly I think the fears are overblown a tad

[autumn kiln]

Wdym

[autumn kiln]

Ok tbh

When I visited during the day it was chill

[worthy bolt]

Like I only rly talked about what the topic is, not that much about why I like it

[copper elk]

Every large city has a dark side, and new haven was quite bad for sure back in the day but

[autumn kiln]

But my mom and I had a huge fight during the night when we were in town and she told me to get lost and ofc me being a bratty teenager took it literally so I left and it was quite frightening

[autumn kiln]

Oh didn’t they ask why you’re drawn to it

[copper elk]

Lmfao

What topic was that

[worthy bolt]

Yeah that’s why I regret it 😭

[autumn kiln]

?

[autumn kiln]

It’s ok

Hoping rd clutches up

I would have done rea but they didn’t let me do usc ea

[worthy bolt]

Was there anything in New Haven other than yale

[autumn kiln]

There were some restaurants and some really fancy stores

[copper elk]

I hear of great pizza

[autumn kiln]

Otherwise not a lot

[autumn kiln]

The pizza was very good

[autumn kiln]

Granted we were there for 2 days

Wait

I lied

I’m just thinking about the hotel 😭

[copper elk]

Wow

[autumn kiln]

It seemed pretty nice

[copper elk]

I'll never trust you again now

[autumn kiln]

Like a suburb

[autumn kiln]

Mb 💔💔💔

[worthy bolt]

Ughhh why would u lie to us 🤧

[autumn kiln]

We went to the Yale hospital

And that was super cool

[worthy bolt]

Oh no

[autumn kiln]

One of my dad’s friend’s does mri related research there

So I got to see all that stuff

[copper elk]

Man I love mris

[autumn kiln]

It was quite ironic bc literally two weeks after I got back I got my first of many mris

[autumn kiln]

Why

They’re awful

[copper elk]

Just an extremely cool technology

[autumn kiln]

Yeah getting one is not fun though

[copper elk]

And I have a friend who's a researcher on fmris

[autumn kiln]

Especially if you’re claustrophobic

[autumn kiln]

That’s really cool

Personally I’m more a ct scan fan myself

[copper elk]

That I am not

But I totally get it

[teal tusk]

i heard its not really that bad

[autumn kiln]

Probably the weirdest test I’ve gone through

[autumn kiln]

Hopefully not

[teal tusk]

stanford is prob worse

[autumn kiln]

Yeah the sound throws me off

[autumn kiln]

No way

That’s a lie bffr

Palo Alto is not worse than New Haven

[teal tusk]

i mean the kids

and competitiveness

considering a chunk of their class comes from the bay area

[autumn kiln]

Oh I thought you meant the area

[worthy bolt]

yeah I couldn’t handle that

[autumn kiln]

Yeah honestly prob

I think Stanford and Yale are probably around the same

Stanford seemed really chill

[worthy bolt]

my friend at Yale loves it but ik one of our high school’s grads hated it

so ig ymmv

[copper elk]

Palo alto is a great song

[autumn kiln]

Really

Ngl after researching Yale

I’m lowkey in love w it

[teal tusk]

stanford has my least favorite campus tbh

[autumn kiln]

It has a super super cool second major I’m actually head over heels for

[copper elk]

Same

[autumn kiln]

How…

[teal tusk]

but hits the most checkmarks for what i wanna do

[autumn kiln]

Y’all are California hateds

Haters

Palo Alto is the nicest of nice

[teal tusk]

mf im reaing to stanford bc its in cali

[copper elk]

I mean I couldn't afford california even if I loved it

[autumn kiln]

Where do you want to live in California then 💀 palo alto is peak suburb

[copper elk]

The campus just seems needlessly large and empty and I'm not really a fan of the architecture at all

[teal tusk]

sf

[teal tusk]

and its hot

[autumn kiln]

Sf is trash now bro

[autumn kiln]

No???

[copper elk]

Yeah I like snow damn it

[teal tusk]

the grass is plastic too and makes it hotter

[autumn kiln]

NorCal is not hot 😭

[copper elk]

Wait whay

[teal tusk]

stanfords campus is

[copper elk]

What

[autumn kiln]

The campus being large is fun and second is fair

[teal tusk]

my dad literally said it is 😭

[autumn kiln]

I mean if you consider 90 degrees in the summer hot

[teal tusk]

and he went before climate change was where its at now

[autumn kiln]

Personally I don’t

[copper elk]

I mean yale has a large enough campus for me and its just full of stuff

[teal tusk]

he said its hot in march

[autumn kiln]

But yk our wingers hit 30-40 degrees

[teal tusk]

and spring

[autumn kiln]

Winters

[copper elk]

I don't really think stanford has much more to it despite being quite a bit larger

[autumn kiln]

Honestly that really depends on the year

Sometimes it’ll start hitting 80s in March

[teal tusk]

im just sayin its hot

and theres no shade

[autumn kiln]

Last year it didn’t and stayed at 60s till like July

[autumn kiln]

Nah go to SoCal

[copper elk]

I gotta get used to Fahrenheit

[teal tusk]

the grass is plastic and burns

[autumn kiln]

Turf?

[teal tusk]

socal at least has nice beaches to swim in

[autumn kiln]

So does NorCal 😭

There’s a ton of beaches

[teal tusk]

not near stanford tho

[copper elk]

Oh no I heard wars start there

[teal tusk]

ill admit palo altos nice

but stanfords campus

[copper elk]

Too dangerous for me, sticking to new haven

[teal tusk]

is hot

[autumn kiln]

You can swim in the sf bay

[teal tusk]

stanfords campus is like separated a bit from the rest of everywhere

[autumn kiln]

😭

[teal tusk]

how am i supposed to get to the sf bay if i have no car

im not hating on the school

just saying the campus is lame

[autumn kiln]

Yeah it is lol

[oblique cloak]

Bike

[teal tusk]

well it is

[oblique cloak]

It’s terrible but you gotta do what you gotta do

[teal tusk]

but its hotter than the places closer to the sea

[autumn kiln]

If there’s a will there’s a way

They have the Hopkins marine station

So like I imagine you can get to the beach

[teal tusk]

the rest of norcal only has nice temperature bc of water regulation

stanford aint close to the beach

[autumn kiln]

It’s about the temps we get where I live and ofc we’re like 10 degrees higher/lower than sf based on the season

[teal tusk]

so it doesnt have the water as much to make it less hot

[autumn kiln]

But that doesn’t say much because sf is always 50-70 degrees

[autumn kiln]

Bro maybe it’s just bc of your state

[teal tusk]

yeah exactly and the water cirumvents it

[autumn kiln]

NorCal isn’t hot 😭

[teal tusk]

im not saying all of norcal is hot

[autumn kiln]

Yeah Stanford is prob about 10 degrees more or less than sf

[teal tusk]

but stanfords campus definitely is

[copper elk]

Dejavu

[autumn kiln]

Idk what to say

If you think that’s hot

Peak summer it won’t be more than 100 degrees

[teal tusk]

that's nice temperature

[autumn kiln]

In like July

[teal tusk]

but spring its hot

[autumn kiln]

Those are NorCal winters

[copper elk]

In December that's hot

[autumn kiln]

Bro

I’ve lived here my whole life

If you consider 70s and 80s hot

Then sure

[teal tusk]

not everyone is used to the hot

it was like 90 there bro when i visited

[copper elk]

I would burn alive in 79 degree weather