Yale University (2023-2024)

[autumn kiln]

I’m saying it’s not hot 😭 it depends on the year

2022 was pretty bad

2023 was not

[teal tusk]

spring is hot and when and am i gonna be there? spring

[autumn kiln]

Gl bro never come to ca

[autumn kiln]

Spring is not hot

[teal tusk]

spring 2023 is hot

[copper elk]

No see that's a Celsius joke

[teal tusk]

90 degrees is hot

[autumn kiln]

Unless you consider mid 70s and low 80s hot

[autumn kiln]

Not the usual

[autumn kiln]

Must have visited on a weird day

[teal tusk]

and also the campus is just lame im sorry

i mean just look at yales

[autumn kiln]

If you don’t believe me

[teal tusk]

palo alto is nice

[autumn kiln]

Check the weather charts

[teal tusk]

stanfords campus isnt

[autumn kiln]

Personal preference

I think Yale’s campus was a bit

Too hogwartsy

[teal tusk]

no shade so sun shines directly on u

takes forever to get anywhere

[autumn kiln]

Caps exist and hey California tan

[teal tusk]

id still go if i got in

but like

not my fav campus

[autumn kiln]

What’s your fav

[teal tusk]

at least hogwartsy feels mystical

[teal tusk]

Yale

[autumn kiln]

It’s gloomy

[teal tusk]

if yale was in california i would go there over stanford tbh

[autumn kiln]

I can see seasonal depression hitting yalies hard

[copper elk]

That mental image is oretty funny to me

[autumn kiln]

Especially in winter

[autumn kiln]

It would be so out of place

[teal tusk]

meh i live in a cold state

[copper elk]

Not if you come from somewhere with similar weather

[teal tusk]

it's fine

[teal tusk]

^

[autumn kiln]

I meant in general

[teal tusk]

yale is only a bit colder than where i live rn

[copper elk]

Ditto

[autumn kiln]

You can have seasonal depression even if you have the same weather every year lol

It’s seasonal

[copper elk]

Snows a bit more though so that's a plus

[teal tusk]

that's why alaska has a huge crime rate

[teal tusk]

yes

does stanford get snow

[autumn kiln]

No

[copper elk]

Right but you can cope with it better as you're used to it and already have your treatments or whatever

I used to get SAD bit after vit d supplements it's just gone

[autumn kiln]

Not necessarily true

[autumn kiln]

Not everyone has access to treatments unfortunately

[teal tusk]

depends on the place

[copper elk]

It's highly individual of course

[teal tusk]

i live in the happiest city in the us

at least it was

idk if it still is

[autumn kiln]

Irvine is apparently

[copper elk]

I think I'd be more depressed in cali weather than new haven weather tbh

[autumn kiln]

That’s got to be a lie

[autumn kiln]

Probably bc it’s a change for you

[copper elk]

Fall and winter just feel cozy to me

Summer has always been painful

[autumn kiln]

Fall and winter still exist in ca

[teal tusk]

ppl in sf still happy

[autumn kiln]

It’s just mild

Fall is really pretty though

[copper elk]

Well the cold is part of the charm

But yeah I totally understand

[teal tusk]

it can be snowy and u can be happy

[autumn kiln]

Our heaters in school are broken rn so I’ve been feeling it

Ofc not east coast cold

But 30 degrees is cold to me

[teal tusk]

see im used to that

[copper elk]

What's that in metric again

[autumn kiln]

It can be sunny and you can be happy too

[copper elk]

I only know -40

[autumn kiln]

Like 0 degrees Celsius?

Idk

[teal tusk]

i can wear a t shirt and shorts in 30 degrees its light work

[copper elk]

So it's freezing?

[teal tusk]

seasonal depression is not always a thing

[copper elk]

Hold on imma check

[autumn kiln]

Didn’t say it was

[teal tusk]

its really only bad in washington

maybe some of the other states up there too

maybe illinois as well

and michigan

boston maybe

[autumn kiln]

Midwest I heard it gets bad

[copper elk]

Idk I might be irrational but it's really hard to study when the weather is good

[teal tusk]

it gets cloudy but ppl dont get depressed bc we have skiing

[autumn kiln]

We went to Boston late feb/early March and it was snowing 😭

[autumn kiln]

Oh I meant like Michigan and Minnesota and all

Colorado in winter seems fun

[teal tusk]

oh yeah

100%

[autumn kiln]

Have never felt that thankfully

[teal tusk]

its awesome

[autumn kiln]

One of my friends lives there and complained every day

[autumn kiln]

I feel like it would be a better Lake Tahoe

[teal tusk]

lmaooo just listen to michelle

[autumn kiln]

😭

[teal tusk]

ok goodnight

[autumn kiln]

GN

[main grove]

hey guys

is yale still sending out interviews?

[bleak prism]

I am not sure, but don’t worry we’re getting close to decision time

[dense holly]

another day without an interview

[main grove]

Same

What did you apply for?

[dense holly]

Sociology

I’m from north florida

[bleak prism]

I love ur pfp

[main grove]

Me too!!

I applied for arts

[main grove]

Thank you lol

[dense holly]

Oh nice im from Jacksonville

[dense holly]

Ooooo nice

[main grove]

Yess

Sorry I meant south Florida 😭

But yea I’m in florida

[dense holly]

oh no worries

still very cool

[main grove]

Did you rea?

Yess

[dense holly]

good luck to us both

yeahhh

[main grove]

I agree!

Me too

[dense holly]

wbu

woooo

[main grove]

Yale is my top choice

[dense holly]

!yaleea

[thin shard]

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12 days, 6 hours and 2 minutes until the decision date

ApplyingToCollege

[main grove]

Like it’s my dream school lol

[dense holly]

nice uf is my top choice

I applied to Yale for fun

[main grove]

Ooh I see

I wanna get into Yale so bad lol

Especially for arts

[dense holly]

I want to get in just to validate how hard I worked in school but not because I want to attend

I’d be satisfied with getting deferred then rejected tbh

[main grove]

Ah that makes sense

I really hope you get in!!

[dense holly]

You too!!!!!

[plush rivet]

I’ve accepted that I’m either getting deferred or rejected cause my interview lowkey did not go great 😭

[dense holly]

What makes you think the interview went poorly?

[plush rivet]

I felt like I answered the questions to the best of my ability but there was some stuff I simply didn’t know. I was talking about how there’s a lot of socioeconomic barriers to education and how the a lot of schools are underfunded and I was asked what was a specific policy that caused that and idk policy 😭

[dense holly]

OH YIKES my app centered around socioeconomic barriers in higher education

[plush rivet]

Also when I sent a thank you email, I included some questions about if there were any resources for learning a software he recommended and he ignored it

[dense holly]

💀

oh no )):

Was it an alumni interview?

[plush rivet]

Yea so Im just hoping for a deferral 😭

[plush rivet]

Yea but it was in a casino which didn’t make anything more comfortable 💀

[dense holly]

that’s so… odd….

[plush rivet]

His office was in the casino so it makes sense but idk it kinda threw me off

Oh well

It is what it is

[dense holly]

Isn’t that not allowed? Aren’t interview locations supposed to be in a “neutral” place?

[plush rivet]

Yea I believe so but I don’t think its worth making a big deal about

Ultimately I fumbled the interview so its whatever

The office space for the people working at the casino is connected to the casino

So I had to walk through the casino to get there

[dense holly]

Odd.. very odd

[plush rivet]

But yea it did indeed feel a little weird

[dense holly]

Ohhh

[dusky tusk]

The cope is setting in quite early 😭

Have more faith!

[worthy bolt]

I’m dead 😭 casino???

[autumn kiln]

Will lead to more disappointment

[dusty lotus]

real

i have 0 expectations so therefore i cannot be hurt

[autumn kiln]

W

[final chasm]

Mood fr

[rocky saffron]

i’m actually having so much fun writing yale supplementals

is it bad if every one of my answers is funny

obviously still written academically but

[copper elk]

its good to show personality but not so much that you miss the point

[low helm]

the short takes are short circuiting my brain

[worthy bolt]

I loved the short take except the last one

[spice willow]

i've put fullstops to come back later

frick the short takes

[low helm]

im just not sure

what to say

[cosmic geyser]

BRUH

[autumn kiln]

Very very proud of my Yale essays so far 🔥

[dusty lotus]

w

[autumn kiln]

I spent 2 hrs researching and writing one last night that was 125 words (why Yale) 💀 meanwhile why cas for Penn took like under 30 minutes

[dusty lotus]

HOW

resseraching takes like 2 hours at leaset bro

[autumn kiln]

I like Penn

[autumn kiln]

Nah my why Penn 😍 it’s actually so good

[dusty lotus]

i suck at writing why us

i literaly do not like any of my schools that much

[autumn kiln]

Same

But my why Penn is really good

[dusty lotus]

my why us for columbia makes NO SENSE

[autumn kiln]

😭

[dusty lotus]

that shit is so illegible

[autumn kiln]

My why Yale is alright

I’ll prob have to change it a ton to be more about Yale 💀 and less about me

[autumn kiln]

They prob will be like wow so unique

[dusty lotus]

not in a good way ruby

[autumn kiln]

Nah they’ll be like autoadmit

[spice willow]

I like my Yale supps

I don’t like the short takes

[worthy bolt]

Yale doesnt take long to research bc 125 words isn’t a lot 😭 I could only fit three things in there

My Cornelius essay took like 3 hours tho

[dense holly]

My corn essay took 1 hour to research and 1 hour to write

Yale took like 4 hours total

[final chasm]

Vandy💀

[dense holly]

I fear I know which school I’d fit into better

[final chasm]

Procrastinated till I have up lmao😭

[slim grove]

bruh i did my why yale in like 30 mins 💀💀

i sold

[rugged chasm]

how long does it take to come up with idea generation

[autumn kiln]

W

[autumn kiln]

Idea took like 20-30 mins and research took like an hr and a half and concluded after I finally gave up bc Yale didn’t have exactly what I was looking for

But I found something decently similar so I wrote about that and extended it to what I was into

[rugged chasm]

ah ok i see

do you think umich community prompt 1 can be used for yale community prompt

umich max is 300, and yale is 400

so i can extend it a bit more

or do you think i should experiment with the other 2 prompts bc my community essay for umich is p good and it can be recycled

[worthy bolt]

What 😭

Idk I always find things to hit my three themes and then im done

[slim grove]

ye it didnt take me that long either

[autumn kiln]

What is the umich prompt

[autumn kiln]

Oh I mean if you like your umich one just extend

I extended my Stanford community one for Yale’s discussion one and imo it became 10x better

[rugged chasm]

Everyone belongs to many different communities and/or groups defined by (among other things) shared geography, religion, ethnicity, income, cuisine, interest, race, ideology, or intellectual heritage. Choose one of the communities to which you belong, and describe that community and your place within it. (Required for all applicants; minimum 100 words/maximum 300 words)

[rugged chasm]

yeah my plan to save time

its basically the same almost

[autumn kiln]

Yeah you should be fine as long as you talk about why this community is meaningful

[mild juniper]

Does having a close relation to a current Yale student affect admission chances? Just curious

[dusty lotus]

No

Not really

[slim grove]

nope

!yaleea

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11 days, 21 hours and 14 minutes until the decision date

ApplyingToCollege

[bleak prism]

yeah it could i suppose i did that when i applied to umich

[worthy bolt]

yeah I do that even for my why us essays

[slow mauve]

Unless the current Yale student is your parent probably not much

[worthy bolt]

Convinced myself I’m not getting in so I finally have the motivation to work on RD schools 🙌

[rugged chasm]

https://yaledailynews.com/blog/2023/11/14/with-7866-applicants-yale-college-receives-second-largest-ever-early-application-pool/

more motivation for you

In addition to being the first cohort to be evaluated race-blind, this year’s pool of early applicants may also be the last to apply under a test-optional policy

im finished too

[bleak prism]

this is actually good motivation thanks. +1 definitely not getting in

[warped merlin]

I sure hope so. The tests better come back next year

the tests were the only fair metric we have

[bleak prism]

but testing isn't inherently fair; there will always be rich kids who can pay their way thru taking expensive prep courses and getting tutors compared to low income students who can't afford that

[warped merlin]

I knew this was coming

[bleak prism]

ofc lol

[warped merlin]

I honestly believe anyone can get a 1500 using khan academy

anyone without serious disabilities

most people just don't try

[bleak prism]

thats not always the case though

[warped merlin]

or do it ineffectively

that's another big one

[bleak prism]

anyone elses' documents still processing thru idoc?

im worried mine will be processing until decision day LOL

[final chasm]

!yaleea

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ApplyingToCollege

[worthy bolt]

Yup

Tbh everything about the college admissions process is unfair but I think testing is one of the fairest

ECs are often determined by wealth like internships and nonprofits and are harder to distinguish. Testing in comparison to other ppl at ur school at least shows if you’ve done well given your schools resources

[teal tusk]

not everyone has reliable access to the internet 😭

where i used to live the seniors had to go to the library on the week days in order to get access to wifi to do college apps or apply through their phones if they could afford them

[teal tusk]

or they have extenuating circumstances that blocks them from studying

try taking care of ur younger siblings and grandmother or doing a job to support ur familys income while also juggling homework and ecs

it's flawed in many ways just like every other metric

plus if the sat is "so easy" and can be learned by anyone using khan academy, what does it even say about the student at that point

[bleak prism]

seriously i think when people say love test required they fail to understand how much time it takes to take care of someone or work near full time at a job while you have school to do. truth is, tests will never be fair. neither is the whole college app process.

[warped merlin]

chances are, if you have to do that, you are not an exceptional student either

so you wouldn't be in contention for yale even if you didn't have to submit scores

[bleak prism]

how would having extenuating circumstances make someone not be an exceptional student? this is an ill-informed thing to say. working a lot and taking care of siblings is a reality for many students. not having enough time to study bc of that doesn't make them poor students.

[warped merlin]

that does lower their GPA and ability to perform. Removing the SAT will not change that. Their GPA will likely still be low

[bleak prism]

lol im one of those students and kept high grades during junior year working a lot while not being able to study for the act's. this is not a truthful thing to say.

[warped merlin]

you're an extremely small minority then

no offense but your school probably has extreme grade inflation then

[bleak prism]

i know a lot of people who face similar realities

[worthy bolt]

I think ECs are more unfair than test scores tbh

[bleak prism]

it doesnt lol it's definitely the opposite

i went to a college last yr that definitely didn't have grade inflation

[warped merlin]

EXACTLY. rich people can just start fake companies and shit

and nepotism

[warped merlin]

"definitely didn't"

[worthy bolt]

It’s just so much harder to compare ECs within your socioeconomic context than test scores

[bleak prism]

you're a junior what would you know lol

[bleak prism]

i agree.

[warped merlin]

because I know people from most public school systems who just have 30 minutes of homework, get a 4.0 and are valedictorians, and then get a 1000 sat because they are dumb as rocks in reality

[dense holly]

testing in comparison to other people at your school is a decent metric butttt test scores are directly proportional to household income, so it’s still not a flawless metric

[bleak prism]

that score doesn't insinuate that they are dumb at all. people have talents in other areas.

cmon what can we expect most people hear base their self worth off of their test scores.

[worthy bolt]

I think I like essays as a key component of applications tho bc it might be the most fair? Ik there’s tutors and consulting services but

[worthy bolt]

Yeah fs, not denying that testing is unfair

[dense holly]

Anyway let’s more the convo to #🛩-lounge-chat because it isn’t directly related to Yale

[warped merlin]

yes but it's a pretty good indicator of general intelligence that is the only standardized thing colleges have

ok

[bleak prism]

yeah def

[cosmic geyser]

1000 sat doesn't mean you are "dumb as rocks". you are entirely misinformed, junior.

[teal tusk]

y'all gracie said to move. so please change the topic, situation has been dealt with accordingly

[rugged chasm]

bruhhh

he got banned?

[teal tusk]

yes but for a lot of different reasons

[rugged chasm]

i thought he got banned for having an unpopular but holistic stance

[teal tusk]

nope

[cosmic geyser]

lmao bro got banned for saying 1000 sat is dumb as rocks?

[tidal ridge]

he made a few offensive comments in the lounge channel

[final chasm]

People from Egypt can’t take the SAT
People from Syria are banned from the college board websites AND Khan academy - they have to put on vpns to connect, sometimes vpn don’t break it.

The WHOLE college admissions process is unfair, you just gotta do your best and hope your fate leads you to a bright path

[cosmic geyser]

ohhhh this was the guy that said stuff abt anxiety??

[rustic silo]

just try your best 🙏

whatever if you get in it’s because you deserve it

[teal tusk]

just for a lot of different stuff

he has a history

[rustic silo]

these statistics are kind of misleading because more applicants doesn’t necessarily mean more competitive pool

[teal tusk]

dw we not banning anyone cuz of differing opinions

[rugged chasm]

yyes exactly

prime example is cornell rn

[final chasm]

The pool does get competitive every year though

[final chasm]

LMAO💀😭

[teal tusk]

i feel bad for the cornell EDs

😭

[rustic silo]

not really. i still think cracked kids will get in no matter what

acceptance rate for serious candidates is probably 20-30% considering 3/4 of applicants may not actually be that insane

[cosmic geyser]

w cornell rd

[autumn kiln]

Let’s be nice please

[cosmic geyser]

hes gone ruby

[autumn kiln]

Oh lol

Bro was banned

[autumn kiln]

Good

[final chasm]

W

[final chasm]

‘Serious candidates’ is NOT guaranteed tho

[worthy bolt]

I’m regretting my why major essay so bad rn 😭

[tidal ridge]

Why? It’s been like a month 😭

[worthy bolt]

Ik there’s nothing I can do but I just realized it’s so bad

Oh well forgive and forget 😜

[hollow agate]

gwa

[haughty plank]

my why major essay ate but my what inspires you was ass

wrote some sappy little poetic thing and its not very me

[hollow agate]

My why major oh lord it was good but generic as hell

[bleak prism]

mine was generic but then i rewrote it 3 days before the deadline

[hollow agate]

Just with the word count i didnt know what to change so i accepted it being like a 6.5/10

[bleak prism]

are u rd or ea?

you still have time if rd

[hollow agate]

RD but i had to submit early for chicago scholars

To get an interview

So like early early action but regular decision release date💀

[bleak prism]

whats that? u got a yale interview thru that?

cool!

[bleak prism]

aw that sucks did u have to do that for all of ur apps

[hollow agate]

Yeahh i got a lot of interviews through it

So i Had to jump the gun on a lot of schools

Some i look back and wish i could change

But the interview probably makes up for it

[hollow agate]

9 of them

It was at lwast 5 but went for 10

And got 9 interviews which was just lucky of me

[bleak prism]

oh dw then u submitted just chill until you get your decisions!

[bleak prism]

9 interviews wow thats a lot!

[hollow agate]

Yeahh for those

Bht then i applied to more schools :3

[bleak prism]

ohhh 😂 good luck w/ur rds!!!

[hollow agate]

HAHA tyy

[worthy bolt]

Mine was just so impersonal.. and my “something not in your app” short take was mid but I’m happy w everything else so I’ll take it

[rugged chasm]

why major 125 at yale im applyng econ what do i write abt

[worthy bolt]

do y’all know if we can redo some things if we get deferred

[tidal ridge]

I hate my common app essay 😭😭

[rugged chasm]

wdym something not in your app

[dry latch]

no

:/

it's okay

[tidal ridge]

It’s one of the short takes

[worthy bolt]

I love my caps now but only after I edited it after I submitted

I have such a good idea for it now

[rugged chasm]

ohh i see

[tidal ridge]

I just feel like no matter how long I spend on it it doesn’t sound right

[rugged chasm]

yeah same i rewrote mine

[tidal ridge]

But I think it’s fine enough to risk keeping and I’m in a bit of a time crunch

[worthy bolt]

Yeah I hope a 6/10 short take + why major essay won’t change my chances 🫤

[tidal ridge]

I’m sure it’s fine
It’s hard to make all essays rlly good

Liek im not rlly satisfied with my what inspires + common app

But I like the rest of my essays

[rugged chasm]

u think they matter that much?

its 35 words?

[tidal ridge]

Good point

[worthy bolt]

Yeah ig im less worried ab the short take and more about the why major but then again worrying is pointless

These past few days have been brutal istg 😭

[dusty lotus]

how ong is the why major again

i havnet looked

[worthy bolt]

250

Or 200 I forgor

[dusty lotus]

fuck

please be 200

please please please

[rugged chasm]

125

[tidal ridge]

Lmao

[dusty lotus]

thats the why us hawk

[worthy bolt]

Oh it’s 200

Ok so not as big of deal

[dusty lotus]

THANK GOD

[rugged chasm]

where r u getting 200 from

[dusty lotus]

400 words on the other one is ass

[worthy bolt]

I loved my 400 one tbh

[dusty lotus]

no i jsut hate that its 400 words

i cant write that much

[hollow agate]

My 400 one went crazy

[dusty lotus]

whatre the yale short takes

i didnt write those

[worthy bolt]

Ong Cornell and umich are so foul for their essays

[rugged chasm]

wtf i dont see the second prompt

[dusty lotus]

cornells essays are so ass

[dusty lotus]

u dont?

it might be hidden somewhere

[tidal ridge]

How many does Cornell have

[dusty lotus]

depedns on the college u apply into

like HIGHLY depends

[tidal ridge]

Oh ok

[rugged chasm]

did u recycle umich community for the yale 400

[hollow agate]

Cornell has like a 650 word essay

[tidal ridge]

😔

[rugged chasm]

bro what another 200 word for yale

[worthy bolt]

I didn’t do the community essay

Tbh I didn’t do anything about diversity at all for the personal experience one, but i think it’s vague enough to slide

[rugged chasm]

oh right there is 3 options

[worthy bolt]

It’s in a diff section

Right after you choose ur majors

[rugged chasm]

yep got it!

[tidal ridge]

It’s under academics

[dry latch]

can i see how someone handled the prompt 3 for yale (btw i already applied so i can't copy)

im just curious

[worthy bolt]

Personal experience?

[dry latch]

yas

[worthy bolt]

I can share mine but mines not diversity related

[rugged chasm]

umich one was 300 and i feel good about it should i just extend it to 400 or try the other 2 prompts

[worthy bolt]

Yeah extend

[dry latch]

oh that's okay, i'd still like to see just from curioustiity how ppl wrote about it (eg. diversity/not)

[worthy bolt]

Sure I’ll dm u

[dry latch]

ty!

[dusty lotus]

hawk bro send me ur ps😭

[worthy bolt]

dmed!

[rugged chasm]

can i send around 2 am? if ull be awake im wrapping up cornell

actually ill send u intro to see if u fw it

[dusty lotus]

i will NOT be awake but i can read it tmrw

[sacred mantle]

did anyone do the community essay for the 400 word one?

[bleak prism]

i think that was the first short take i did

all of my short takes i did in one go actually

[worthy bolt]

Me too they were so fun to write

[spice willow]

It’s 200

125 is why yale

There’s two prompts

[spice willow]

Why are you being vague

[spice willow]

It’s in the academic section

Have you chosen your major

[rugged chasm]

yeahh i saw it now

was keeping yale on the low

[autumn kiln]

Yale 😍

2nd fav ivy 💯

[worthy bolt]

Oh I meant the prompt is vague 😭

Ig I was being vague since that wasn’t clear

[worthy bolt]

Oh that’s not…

[bleak prism]

i loved them i definitely took a super lighthearted approach

[worthy bolt]

Imma be real I’m not lighthearted or funny so I made them serious 💯

[balmy forge]

my main concern is that my personal statement might not be introspective enough

oh well

[tidal ridge]

Mine is just sort of hard to follow in the middle

[white dagger]

samesies

i love y&le

[final chasm]

Y&Le✨

[slow mauve]

🤨

[dense holly]

I’m getting a y&le tattoo if i get in

[bleak prism]

wait seriously

[dense holly]

lol no

[bleak prism]

i wouldn't either lol tatoos suck

[bleak prism]

anyone else trying to detach themselves from this school before decisions release

[worthy bolt]

yup boosting

I’ve found other schools that I love but ngl yale will still hurt

At least I’ve convinced myself im not getting in 🤞

[final chasm]

Using Rochester to cope atm😍

[bleak prism]

honestly same. idc what the decision is lol trying to move on

[tidal yacht]

10 days is too far away to be close but too close to not be ignored 😭 time needs to move on or smthn

[copper elk]

nah im more than happy with months not going by like days thank you very much

havent felt this kind of anticipation in years

if only it wasnt REA i would have been a lot happier come decision day

i feel like id be more annoyed at having to wait for a few more months for another result than at not getting in

[bleak prism]

naw literally but for me i feel a mix of eager anticipation and an extreme depressing sense of dread

[copper elk]

see the dread goes away as soon as you accept youre not getting in

[valid compass]

Ok explain this to me guys! I applied to my dream college in the REA cycle (not yale) ok? Now the thing is, last year someone from my city who applied test-optional got their interview in like the last week of November. Then there's me, I submitted scores, also cross-checked our profiles and came to a consensus that my Common App was better (not bragging or anything, she agreed too) but still no interview! What do I take this as now, a rejection or what?

[copper elk]

nah youre just that cracked dw about it

[bleak prism]

ahahaha i think this is actually very true. but im stuck in a delusional view about yale lol

i want to open that rejection on the 14th and be ok with a rejection!!! really hoping that i gain some coping skills/hate for yale

[copper elk]

i heard through the grapevine that yale is stinky

hope that helps

[valid compass]

that helped

[bleak prism]

helps a lot

[valid compass]

how are u developing your hating Yale skills? I need to that too before that rejection letter

even though since my rea is harvard, I need to develop hate for it first

[copper elk]

well the yale thread is an excellent place to develop a hatred for harvard

[tidal yacht]

my dread comes from the knowledge that I'll probably need to spend winter break writing more supps

[valid compass]

anyone else you can share their perspective on this?? Would really help!

[valid compass]

haha let's go !!

I love Yale anyway

Why did I even choose harvard?

[bleak prism]

i am reminding myself about this https://apnews.com/article/yale-students-mental-health-discrimination-lawsuit-settlement-b444590c2c1982aca3ee848c2ec535b4

and all of the other crap about the school lol

[copper elk]

honestly im probably not applying to harvard

just seems like none of the alum like it for anything other than the name

[bleak prism]

yale and mental health 💔

[potent peak]

get yourself a bf/gf who's at yale alr and then have a rlly bad relationship

[valid compass]

I applied for the sole reason that I think harvard is way easier than yale ngl

[potent peak]

then you'll dread getting into Yale

[bleak prism]

this 😎

[valid compass]

Now that is interesting haha

[copper elk]

glad i got mental health under control 😎

[copper elk]

the one thing harder than getting in

what do us ace folk do

[potent peak]

personally tested

it does work

<not with a Yale student tho>

[valid compass]

do we have any yale student on this server interested in a random hs senior who's probably getting rejected from every college ?

[valid compass]

i see i see

[potent peak]

[tidal ridge]

Hii
Ok imo you could be really cracked but at the same time I think it just largely depends on the pool that year. Like who else is applying in ur region, if they’re doing similar/ different things than you (stuff we don’t know)
Like overall your application might be better but maybe the pool is tougher this year

[bleak prism]

ahaha

[valid compass]

damn u guys really fun, already over harvard haha

[tidal ridge]

Or the pool this year maybe is even better for u and u get in without interview!!

It could rlly be anything basically

[bleak prism]

im over yale if i get rejected lol im definitely applying to harvard to get my mind off of it

no loyalty to yale 🗣️ ‼️

[valid compass]

uk what someone told me that no one got into harvard last year from my country without an interview. Now that's what is stressing me! But definitely, the region I am applying from is too competitive

[tidal ridge]

Ohh wait I didn’t realize you were international 😭 Srry

Yea idk how it works for non domestic but I’m sure ppl can get in without interview

[potent peak]

heyy im intl too

[valid compass]

I suggest u teleport to the harvard server (personally tested)

[valid compass]

no worries! Thanks for your perspective though

[bleak prism]

no college channel is as lit as yales!!!!!

[valid compass]

ah nice! With interview?

I mean done with interview

[potent peak]

i'm not REA-ing to yale

so no

[valid compass]

I didn't too lol

for me it was harvard

[potent peak]

for me it was princeton

i got the interview

[valid compass]

it is* but atp even was works

[potent peak]

honestly idk anyone from my region who applied too

[valid compass]

ah that's nice!! GL

[potent peak]

Thank you!

[valid compass]

but guys, are interviews over?

[potent peak]

but for princeton I think the interview does not carry much weight

for harvard, i know that it's very important

[valid compass]

or can I still have hope?

[sacred mantle]

i imagine so 😔

[valid compass]

yup

[worthy bolt]

Not until the ninth!

[sacred mantle]

unless they do really last minute ones

[potent peak]

best of luck for us all

i hope we all get in

[valid compass]

wait reallly? How do you know?

[sacred mantle]

yeah!

[valid compass]

hope so!

[valid compass]

is that a thing too?

[sacred mantle]

ik my friend got an interview for princeton late last month and the interview had to be done within 2 days of the email being sent, ideally the next day

so i guess it’s possible? but maybe not 😭

[valid compass]

ah ok I mean I can only hope it seems

[sacred mantle]

just hoping for a deferral at this point 🙏

[valid compass]

can someone give me a brutally honest review on my application maybe? Like now I just think I was an auto-reject or somehting

[potent peak]

don't be so harsh on yourself

[sacred mantle]

dm!! we can exchange? 😭

also doubting myself rn LOL

[valid compass]

yes please!

[valid compass]

i really try not too but it's just too late ig I have no control on my emotions and feeling anymore!

[potent peak]

honestly

[bleak prism]

DM!! wouldn’t mind to give u my thoughts 🥲

Btw if u applied to Harvard u probably weren’t a auto reject anywhere

[potent peak]

i sort of expected a rejection for myself bcs I don't think I'm enough for princeton

but then i realized that I'm just really curious with the results

[bleak prism]

I don’t think I’m good enough for Yale

That’s what most applicants think

But we shot our shot !!!

[valid compass]

thanks! Doing

[slim grove]

you can dm me too if you’d like!

[valid compass]

sure thing

[slim grove]

!yaleea

[thin shard]

Yale University SCEA Date

Yale University decisions come out <t:1702591200:F> in your local time
10 days, 5 hours and 43 minutes until the decision date

ApplyingToCollege

[worthy bolt]

It’s in the official yale interview guide for ascs

[valid compass]

oo

[valid compass]

u have it?

[rustic silo]

yale interviews are entirely based on availability

[valid compass]

I applied to harvard rea

[worthy bolt]

No..

[rustic silo]

for real???

[slim grove]

There is a pre-screening process to receive an interview

though availability does matter after that

[worthy bolt]

meh they prioritize ppl they need addtl info from

[bleak prism]

What kind of screening? Like if you have decent grades and essays you get an interview? Or if you’re competitive enough to get in?

[valid compass]

ig for yale it starts with academics and then extends onto other factors

[tidal ridge]

Actually the opposite lol

But partially yes

As in if they have an incentive to interview u but none available to interview

[slim grove]

idk but I asked a few of my friends at yale and they said getting an interview is a very good sign

[bleak prism]

Oh ok

I mean I’m sure people are rejected with interviews

[slim grove]

yeah ofc they are

doesnt guarantee anything

if anything it prob means ur around the deferral region

[bleak prism]

I don’t wanna be deferred 😭

I’d rather be rejected then deferred and having to wait several months

[worthy bolt]

Preach

[bleak prism]

Do they defer because of grades

[worthy bolt]

But then again I only want an acceptance 😭

[worthy bolt]

Maybe if they want to see a mid year report

[slim grove]

rip i had 2 B+ in my quarter grades

gg

deferral is essentially a rejection

[worthy bolt]

Not for yale

And Stanford

[bleak prism]

stanford's different from the others

yale is trying to be more like them i see

[worthy bolt]

Yep

Someone on cc just got an interview lol

[cosmic geyser]

yay u passed

[slim grove]

nah even for yale a deferral is bad

stanfords deferral rate is less than acceptance thats why getting a deferral from stanford is so good

[worthy bolt]

It’s not that bad, 20% is still a selective group

And it will go down this year bc of overenrollment issues

[teal tusk]

yale does a prescreebing to weed out those who obv wouldnt get in but thats not how interviews r decided

interviews r when they need more info

to make a decision

[worthy bolt]

Idk how someone unhooked and not crazy competitive can get auto accepted tho

W/o interview ^

[bleak prism]

Yikes I feel bad my interview was so so weird we didn’t even talk about anything related to the college we literally talked about reality tv, poetry, community work

And a whole lot of other stuff that doesn’t reveal much of why I’d fit into Yale

[worthy bolt]

Real mine was like an intellectual convo

Not rly about me or yale but I tried my best to insert myself in the topics of the convo

Ugh I hate my calc bc class bc all they talk about is college and comparing each other

[bleak prism]

I’m so happy I stopped taking classes at my high school

All of the honors an AP classes were like this

Ugh sorry you have to hear that

I’m sure it gets better in college

[worthy bolt]

yeah that’s why the culture is something that I prioritize for colleges

[slim grove]

mine was mostly talking abt yale and the opportunities they provide like study abroad programs, etc.

she asked me to tell me abt myself, my background, and my research

but that didnt take longer than 10 mins

[worthy bolt]

I started rambling about yale in the beginning but he cut me off 😭

[slim grove]

and she asked me where else i was applying and if I would choose yale over my other colleges

[hollow agate]

R they rly allowed to ask that💀💀💀

[worthy bolt]

I think that’s specifically not allowed in the guide 😭

[slim grove]

idk i didnt drop my whole list 💀

[slim grove]

bruh

[bleak prism]

lol

[slim grove]

I just said state schools and some privates in my state

lol

and then she went on for 10 mins talking abt yale financial aid

like bruh i felt like i was alr admitted and they were trying to make me commit 💀

[worthy bolt]

I think u got a bad interviewer ngl 😭

[bleak prism]

Was ur interviewer broken

[slim grove]

idk she was nice tho

told me to reach out to her if im admitted

and she said “god forbid, if you don’t get a dancing bulldog on the yale portal, you could still get deferred”

shes interviewed people in my school in the past that have gotten accepted tho

idk im scared for decision day

[worthy bolt]

They can see the decisions of their interviewees 😭😭

I think she might be new

[worthy bolt]

Ik the yale decisions r so scary bc u can immediately see if u got accepted

[slim grove]

no she told me shes been interviewing kids from my school for the past 10 years

and shes hella old

hopefully her report is good

my school sends kids to yale every year so im praying

[slim grove]

wait WHAT?

like itll say in the email?

[worthy bolt]

If ur accepted u get a video

[tidal ridge]

😭 😭

[slim grove]

in the portal or email?

[tidal ridge]

I did not know that

[worthy bolt]

But if ur deferred or rejected u get a letter

[tidal ridge]

Actually yes I did

[tidal ridge]

Portal

After u click status update

[slim grove]

bruh i aint never opening that shit 😭

bruhhh

[bleak prism]

Why did I apply here again 😭

[final chasm]

Send in dm !

[balmy forge]

sameee

[worthy bolt]

i don’t handle rejection well at all omg

im the most neurotic person on this planet 😭

[bleak prism]

what was I thinking 😭😭😭 this is Yale why did I think I had a shot 💀

[final chasm]

Work on the remaining 14 schools/essays bro

[bleak prism]

I’m getting through it lol drowning in supplements

[final chasm]

Mood fr

[worthy bolt]

ik winter break ab to be hell

[final chasm]

Let that and school distract you

[balmy forge]

honestly I'm just excited to get all the decisions back

I like the thrill of the suspense

[slim grove]

me with 4 RDs

[copper elk]

honestly struggling to make a list of schools with similar soft factors as yale

brown, bowdoin, vanderbilt?

[rustic silo]

what type of interview is that lmao

mine asked me about my ECs, what i plan to do in college, anything i’m nervous about when it comes to the transition to college

and then we talked about art for a while

my interview was like 1 1/2 hours though

[bleak prism]

4 rd’s? Why only 4

[worthy bolt]

hey y’all the css says my idoc is processed but my checklist still has x’s—is this normal?

[tidal ridge]

Yes it may take a hot min for Yale’s portal to update

[worthy bolt]

it’s been 7 days since it processed so I’ve been kinda worried

[tidal ridge]

Also my idoc got split into multiple different things so it may be in the middle of doing that

The docs I uploaded*

[tidal ridge]

Since it finished processing or since u uploaded ur docs? Mine took over 10 days to fully finish

[worthy bolt]

Finished processing, mine were uploaded on the 13th

[tidal ridge]

Ohh ok
I’d maybe wait a bit longer but I see what ur saying

[worthy bolt]

Yeah 3 weeks is kinda crazy tbh 😭

[tidal ridge]

Lol 😭

[cosmic geyser]

yale thread is a misery fest huh

[final chasm]

!yaleea

[thin shard]

Yale University SCEA Date

Yale University decisions come out <t:1702591200:F> in your local time
9 days, 22 hours and 50 minutes until the decision date

ApplyingToCollege

[white dagger]

I GOT AN INTERVIEW????!!

omg what does this mean

[teal tusk]

means they wanted more information from u

[cloud forum]

but the interview deadline report is dec 1st

does it still only mean that

[worthy bolt]

No the deadline has always been the 9th

Why does everyone think it’s the first 😭

[cloud forum]

because thats what comes up when you search it up

[worthy bolt]

That’s from a prior year

I think before they had the more information policy

[white dagger]

bur why is it so late???

does it have some meaning?

[cloud forum]

oh thanks

[worthy bolt]

I think it’s bc once they read ur app they decide if they want to invite u to an interview? Whereas before it was just availability

^since they prioritize interviews w ppl they need more info from

[snow garden]

hi so i have a question

i live in south mississippi and i just found out one of my friends applied to yale rea as well. she goes to a private school, i go to a public, but we live in small adjacent cities. i think we’re both equally competitive in different areas but i’m wondering if since we already don’t send hardly anyone to yale, would we knock each other out because of proximity? is this even a thing

it probably isn’t but u never know, like maybe they don’t want two people from cities close together

oh i should add that i got an interview, but she didn’t which is interesting

[cosmic geyser]

no

if they want both of you they will accept both of u

💀

[snow garden]

literally ms only sent 5 ppl last year u never know 😭😭😭 but ur right bruh

[cosmic geyser]

idk like obviously you come from a public and she comes from a private i highly doubt only one of you will be chosen bc quotas. regional quotas are not a thing iirc.

[cosmic geyser]

might just be the competitiveness of the applicant pool.

[worthy bolt]

5 is more than how many my state sends a year

[tidal ridge]

What is iirc?

[worthy bolt]

^ but two ppl from my school got accepted

[cosmic geyser]

if i remember correctly

[snow garden]

omfg

i thought we were the lowest

[worthy bolt]

😭

No look at idaho

[snow garden]

LOL

[worthy bolt]

1-2 a year

[cosmic geyser]

dw about it, they could accept 20 from ur state this year it all comes down to who they feel like is the best fit w their campus

[worthy bolt]

I would say 3-5 is mid tier competitive

[dusky tusk]

mf lives in idaho 😭

prayer up bro 🙏

[primal dagger]

from what I’ve heard of it’s this late it’s a good sign

[worthy bolt]

NAH u wouldn’t catch me dead in Idaho that was just an example 😭😭

[snow garden]

ok yea, thanks. it’s so hard to think rationally about this

[tidal ridge]

Yup

[worthy bolt]

yeah dw ab it! plus decisions come out super soon so nothing left to do tbh

[cosmic geyser]

i get it cause rea is hard also i live in iowa and i dunno how many they accept every year from here but it must not be a lot 😭

[snow garden]

no way ur hating u must be from north dakota or smt

alaska??

[cosmic geyser]

idaho is so wild

[dusky tusk]

what state do you live in with <5 acceptances for yale 😭

[worthy bolt]

Iowa sent 6 last year!

[snow garden]

rightttt

[dusky tusk]

bros from wyoming

or sum shi

[cosmic geyser]

wtf

bro

[worthy bolt]

Y’all 20+ states send less than 5 to yale 😭

https://oir.yale.edu/data-browser/student-data/admissions/first-year-students-geographic-origin-w026

[cosmic geyser]

wym

[worthy bolt]

maybe not 20 more like 15

[cosmic geyser]

idaho sent 2

wtf

:((

[dusky tusk]

michelle youre from idaho 😭

[snow garden]

nebraska idaho kansas what we thinkin

[worthy bolt]

I want to meet an idahoan(?)

[dusky tusk]

prayers up lil bro

[upper orchid]

south dakota is blank for 2 years rip

[cosmic geyser]

no i m from iowa

[dusky tusk]

how them potatoes lookin

[snow garden]

what majors did u guys apply in

[cosmic geyser]

ive been there before!!

[upper orchid]

wait does it really exist

[dusky tusk]

now i know 2 people from iowa!

[cosmic geyser]

im applying as history of science medicine and public health second major probs polisci rd

iowa applicant!

[cosmic geyser]

lmao

[snow garden]

that’s a cool major i didn’t see it on their website lol

[dusky tusk]

havent applied yet but most likely econ

maybe polisci/public policy if im feeling risky

😈

[worthy bolt]

EPE + race/ethnicity/migration + music

[cosmic geyser]

yeah they have tons of cool majors if i ever get in there i might major in ethnicity race and migration tho

[snow garden]

polisci so devious

[tidal ridge]

oo sounds interesting

I just did basic ones 💀

[cosmic geyser]

yay i didnt know u liked policy

[snow garden]

i put sociology, biochem, and philo 🙊

[cosmic geyser]

lmao thats my third choice

soc

[tidal ridge]

Did they make u mix biochemistry with biophysics?

[cosmic geyser]

best subject ever

[dusky tusk]

im finna keep it 100 im a business major but for schools with no business i feel that i have many public policy/gov related ECs so i feel it gives me the best chance. if i didnt want ot pursue business i wouldve 100% done pre-law track

[worthy bolt]

I chose EPE for the philo + polisci power duo 🤞

[cosmic geyser]

econ is so hard bro

[snow garden]

i cant quite remember but i think that might’ve been the case

[cosmic geyser]

ooooh u have public policy ec's??

[tidal ridge]

Yee cause that’s what happened to me and I don’t rlly like physics :,)

[cosmic geyser]

maybe apply epe??

its a mix of everything

kinda cool

[dusky tusk]

yea? idk if theyre super specific to public policy but they are community oriented and also kind of government related so i feel that it counts 😭 im not too hopeful on non business bc i dont have the spike for it

[worthy bolt]

yeah business seems brutal

[dusky tusk]

i applied public policy to vandy

[worthy bolt]

poli sci i hope is less common than Econ ?

[dusky tusk]

its becoming so comp. before CS was the only super hard major and now everyone wants to do business/econ

[cosmic geyser]

same but ngl vandy is so hard for merit

[snow garden]

i told my interviewer i’d prefer philosophy tho bc sociology sounds like a mid undergrad major

[dusky tusk]

ye i just applied bc i was able to copy paste a diff schools essay LMFAO

[worthy bolt]

Vandy has some of the coolest majors

[cosmic geyser]

LOL ITS THE SAME

i re-wrote to fit the prompt

[snow garden]

IM APPLYING TO VANDY TOO I MISSED SCHOLARSHIP DEADLINE

so no money ig

[cosmic geyser]

i wish i could list multiple majors

[dusky tusk]

i think they have good aid

[dusky tusk]

SAME

[snow garden]

who even cares only 250 get it that’s like nobody

[tidal ridge]

I didn’t apply to the scholarships cause I wasn’t confident in my app 😭

[cosmic geyser]

bro shoot ur shot anyway

[tidal ridge]

I hadn’t written the essays by that time so I was like nahh

[worthy bolt]

ooh I applied under law history and society for vandy

[cosmic geyser]

its all abt them essays

[snow garden]

i feel like it’s ok like they won’t assume u like physics specifically

[tidal ridge]

They give 6.5k for nat merit tho

[tidal ridge]

Yee

[cosmic geyser]

bro noo

[worthy bolt]

Y’all I took a look at my yale app and there’s sm small changes I want to make

[cosmic geyser]

sociology is better than philo

[worthy bolt]

Sigh 🤧

[tidal ridge]

SAME

[snow garden]

same

[worthy bolt]

hot hot take 😠

[tidal ridge]

it was most of our first apps :,)

[cosmic geyser]

no

i stand by it

[worthy bolt]

Ok iowan

[snow garden]

convince me im still in the middle

[cosmic geyser]

is this an insult??

[dusky tusk]

ye i got like 12 fucking letters from them in the weeks leading up so im just like ykw ill apply here take my money i just got scammed

they congratulated me like 5 different times on semi

[tidal ridge]

Bruh they made a typo on mine

It said 65k and my family was like there’s absolutely no way

And then we found out it was meant to say 6.5k 😭

[worthy bolt]

They knew what they were doing w that 😭

[tidal ridge]

FR

[snow garden]

evil truly

[dusky tusk]

i wouldve cried

[snow garden]

are u guys opening up decisions in solitude or what

[dusky tusk]

i got the right letter

[dusky tusk]

my family in the background on camera fr

we making that decisions reaction video

🤞

[snow garden]

ok that’s sweet

[dusky tusk]

unless i get rejected everywhere in that case the vid is not making out my files

[tidal ridge]

I’m too scared to record

[dusky tusk]

🙏

[snow garden]

my biggest fear fr

recording my rejection

[dusky tusk]

oh i know its bound to happen

im applying to like 15+ reaches

expecting mostly if not all rejections

[snow garden]

good for u genuinely

[dusky tusk]

all i need is one

[snow garden]

don’t have any expectations at all

[dusky tusk]

take a chance on me fr

[worthy bolt]

I’m so sensitive if I even get deferred imma cry

[tidal ridge]

Whattt 😭

[worthy bolt]

I don’t want to write 25+ more essays fr😭

[tidal ridge]

Frrr

I have NOT started on my regulars

[snow garden]

same it’s ok

just outline them

[tidal ridge]

And I’ll probably rewrite part of my common app essay too 💀

[worthy bolt]

my caps is a diversity + community essay all in one so I rly don’t have any more ideas 😭

[tidal ridge]

Bro my sssays were weird ngl

Essays*

[tidal ridge]

Yea mine sort of as well

[slim grove]

im scared that my yale essays were too stemmy 😭😭

[worthy bolt]

They want more stem students dw

[slim grove]

we’ll see

I even submitted a stem sup hopefully they dont think i wont fit in a liberal artsy school

though i did mention by interests in anthro

[autumn kiln]

They’re trying to get more stem students anyways

[slim grove]

🤞🤞

[dusty lotus]

Hwo do YOU know

[tidal ridge]

They recently expanded stem outreach programs

[autumn kiln]

According to other people + they’re trying to expand their stem department

[slim grove]

I saw this on yale website

[worthy bolt]

^YES scholars is specifically to retain stem admits + they send out likelies to stem applicants

[slim grove]

though idk if it means anything for admissions

[dusty lotus]

Nerds

[dense holly]

!yaleea

[thin shard]

Yale University SCEA Date

Yale University decisions come out <t:1702591200:F> in your local time
9 days, 20 hours and 16 minutes until the decision date

ApplyingToCollege

[dense holly]

oh my

oh my oh my

[rustic silo]

dude stop worrying

save it for like dec 13

[dense holly]

I’m not stressed

It’s just like odd

I feel like I should still be a freshman honestly so like having an actually IMPORTANT decision soon is weird

[rustic silo]

you’ll be fine dude

if you’ve finished your app and you’re happy with it that’s all you can really do

[dense holly]

yeppppp

[bleak pewter]

probs won't make any difference. What're your stats????

[quaint fable]

!yale

oh

is SCEA date confirmed?

[bleak pewter]

Yes

!yaleea

[thin shard]

Yale University SCEA Date

Yale University decisions come out <t:1702591200:F> in your local time
9 days, 19 hours and 44 minutes until the decision date

ApplyingToCollege

[quaint fable]

omfg me and besties early decision comes out

[bleak prism]

!yaleea

[thin shard]

Yale University SCEA Date

Yale University decisions come out <t:1702591200:F> in your local time
9 days, 19 hours and 35 minutes until the decision date

ApplyingToCollege

[bleak prism]

woahh never did this

[cosmic geyser]

america hater

hru

hope yale works out for u❤️

[bleak prism]

I’m good, and you? it most likely won’t lol

[valid compass]

wait does harvard not have such info out?

[graceful badge]

No

[lusty obsidian]

Hi

[balmy forge]

Hey

[white dagger]

Really?? Interestinf

[white dagger]

How should I prepare for the interview? Does anyone know what questions they ask? What should I wear? Any help would be much appreciated🙏

[valid compass]

when do you have it?

[worthy bolt]

I wore a button down and khakis

Just know “why yale,” your ecs, and have a few interesting anecdotes to talk about that relate to u

It really is a conversation, no set questions

[autumn kiln]

I’d practice general questions like “why x school” and “tell me about yourself.” The questions will vary based on the interviewer. I’d go with a business casual style, but I personally didn’t have anything like that so I just wore a collard shirt + nice sweater over jeans (I was actually overdressed my interviewer showed up with a t shirt and jeans lol)

[white dagger]

Like a whole day from now

[white dagger]

Nice! I guess I shouldn’t over engineer my answers haha. TYSM

[white dagger]

that’s really helpful, thank you!

[primal dagger]

check out the admissions podcast episode on it

[valid compass]

good idea

[valid compass]

https://open.spotify.com/episode/0jXvMnUvFKfPGVu14LatEL?si=3f2f5a7443bc431e

Here you go, it'll help fs

[worthy bolt]

Bruh my why major essay😭 the rest of mine r 20/20 but this one needs a little help

[primal dagger]

isn’t this platform only for caps

[valid compass]

please don't trust this! It's been programmed in a way that if you're essay is fun/major focused, it sees no value and essentially gives a lower score altogether

[worthy bolt]

Oh tbh idk

[primal dagger]

it is I think

[valid compass]

like that's what I experienced

[primal dagger]

and yea he’s right don’t trust this too much

[worthy bolt]

Yeah im just using it to see if my values r being expressed clearly

[primal dagger]

it’s specifiallly engineered for the caps sensory stuff and imagery

but def not for supps

[valid compass]

also wth does it ask for essay title everytime

[valid compass]

true

[worthy bolt]

Yeah but I don’t think it matters

[cosmic geyser]

be optimistic girlie pop

[bleak prism]

No way this is Yale

[bleak prism]

Was I the only one on this thread that applied test optional here?

[primal dagger]

🙋

[neat token]

Yeah i did test optional too

[valid compass]

are you all domestic btw?

[dry latch]

Yes they are

[valid compass]

I've heard it's better to submit scores for international people but does not really hurt domestic applicants

so they're sorted

[bleak prism]

Test optional baddies

[dry latch]

Hm this is fair

My friend submitted TO to yale this year

Oh sorry forgot to mention she's intl

[valid compass]

ah I see

I haven't heard of any TO Int. in Yale

lmk if it works out for her 🙂

[dry latch]

Yeah well she's cracked so she'll be the first ;)

Thank you!

I submitted an ACT score and the rest of my canadian friends submitted SAT scores. She was the only one ik of that did not

[valid compass]

I wish her luck

[valid compass]

ah I see

[tidal ridge]

I was thinking abt going test optional but my score is sort of borderline