Yale University (2023-2024)

[tidal ridge]

And it wouldn’t match my academics

[valid compass]

yeah that does happen

at the end even someone gets a 4.18 (just an example) and good ecs but then ends up submitting like a 1400

that might go wrong ig

also questions your academic ability

safer to go TO then

[tidal ridge]

Oh I meant like

I guess the reverse of that?

Like my grades are extremely good but my test score is borderline

So like the score might drag my academics down but if I didn’t submit at all that might raise the question “why didn’t they submit”

[valid compass]

ah that way

um yeah that's a possibility too

[tidal ridge]

And I alr am sort of in the red zone cause my major has to do with biology but I didn’t submit my ap bio score

Even tho it appears on my transcript

Standardized testing just isn’t for me but I happened to clutch on psat which makes it look even more weird lol

[teal tusk]

i predict youll sweep

[valid compass]

ah I see.

I guess it'll all work out. Good luck!

[teal tusk]

thats what i heard too cuz apparently its harder to look at how a curriculum is in terms of preparation idk if its as true for as like an intl student doing IB

[valid compass]

hmm if you're in like your national/state/regular classes it can be hard

[teal tusk]

for intl or domestic?

[valid compass]

intl

[teal tusk]

oh yea for sure, ib is somewhat standardized so its prob a lot easier to view in context id assume tho

[bleak prism]

very optimistic prediction 😔😖

[bleak prism]

But I hope everyone who applied rea here sweeps come ea decisions

[worthy bolt]

My test score is probably the most impressive thing ab my app 😭

The rest is mid

[valid compass]

my everything seems mid now

even tho I applied to harvard rea lol

[slim grove]

does yale superscore ACT

pls say they do

[dense holly]

I applied test optional

[primal dagger]

unfortunately not

[valid compass]

The Admissions Committee focuses its evaluation on the highest individual SAT subscores (Evidence-Based Reading and Writing + Math) and the highest ACT subscores (English, Reading, Math, Science) even if those subscores were achieved on different dates.

I think they do

that's what the website eays

says

[primal dagger]

oh wait huh

[valid compass]

https://admissions.yale.edu/faq/standardized-testing#:~:text=Does Yale "superscore" the SAT,were achieved on different dates.

context

[primal dagger]

they consider each one individually it seems

not as a whole

[teal tusk]

did yall see the podcast where yale said that the sat is the biggest predictor of success at their school

it's over for us TO

[slim grove]

I mean thats kind of like superscoring

even my state school does that

[teal tusk]

https://talk.collegeconfidential.com/t/yale-admissions-director-favors-submitting-scores/3649648

[primal dagger]

yea

[valid compass]

yeah lol

[primal dagger]

nah.

[slim grove]

I mean on a recent article weren’t they saying that they’ll get rid of TO in the near future

for yale

on the article abt the applicants

so I believe they do think its important in that case

[final chasm]

They really be sneaky

[spice willow]

I would ask you guys to listen to the podcast for yourself so you can fully understand what was said

[worthy bolt]

Ok have y’all noticed on the podcasts that for every part of the application, they say it doesn’t play a huge role (like essays, ecs, etc.)

But im like then what plays a huge role 🤨

[valid compass]

can someone summarize after reading?

[spice willow]

dont be lazy !

[primal dagger]

nothing

[valid compass]

I got a test

but then I'm desperate

u guys should help

[worthy bolt]

Fr im convinced they decide admissions via vibe check

[valid compass]

else AI will 🙂

[primal dagger]

nah it’s whatever part of the ur app is the strongest

[spice willow]

nvm wrong transcript

[primal dagger]

other than gpa sat

[spice willow]

https://open.spotify.com/episode/7fHETLND5IlCqWHp2rt3Kj

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ApplyingToCollege

[worthy bolt]

I’m tryna be like this 🙏

[tidal ridge]

!yaleea

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ApplyingToCollege

[worthy bolt]

Enough the countdown is making me anxious 😭

[slim grove]

fr

[snow garden]

i’m pretty sure they consider highest scores but u have to give context to the whole set of scores

i submitted two 33 act test dates for a super of 34 with only a slight difference in my science and math subscores

• i’m doing humanities so i hope it’s ok but i guess it is kinda low

[dry latch]

dw it's in the yale range

[snow garden]

yeah i guess so i just prefer being in the middle

[dry latch]

i have a low reading score but as long as your other scores are high it shouldn't be THAT big of a factor

if it's just math dwbi

[snow garden]

okok

are u stem or humanities

[dry latch]

humanities

but my math is the highest LOL and reading is the lowest

[slim grove]

yeah I submitted a 34 and a 33 with a 35 superscore

[dry latch]

they don't count superstore iirc

superscore

[slim grove]

but they look at highest individual subscores

[snow garden]

okay cool cool this makes me feel better.

[dry latch]

so basically a superscore

[snow garden]

yeah idk why they make that distinction it’s weird

[dry latch]

yeah but the difference between a 33 or 34 won't be the deciding factor if u get in or not

:)

[snow garden]

true!!! thanks

[worthy bolt]

just ordered a yale sweatshirt for gl 😭

[lusty obsidian]

Idk much about the Yale admission process but my girlfriend applied early. Is it good to get an interview?

Also, I’m not asking on behalf of her, I would just like to know.

[primal dagger]

not good or bad so take it w a grain of salt is my advice

[bleak prism]

I could never do this 😭 what would you do with the sweatshirt if you don’t get in?

[lusty obsidian]

Ok thanks

[worthy bolt]

Prob just burn it

[primal dagger]

fr I be doin rituals in my room and shit

[worthy bolt]

I be barking like a bulldog fr

[bleak prism]

That’s what I’d do too 🤣

[worthy bolt]

Every morning

[lusty obsidian]

As much as I love her and as amazing she is, I don’t think she is going to get in 😞

[worthy bolt]

😭

I need someone to tell me that

My parents think I’m getting in 😬

[lusty obsidian]

Do you think you will get in?

[worthy bolt]

No and no one should tbh

[lusty obsidian]

It’s ok. I know people who thought they’d get in and they did lol

[worthy bolt]

I can’t get my hopes up 😭 I’m the worlds fastest worrier I don’t play

[lusty obsidian]

It’s normal and honestly expected to think you won’t get it lol

I’m sure if you have a great application they will let you in

[primal dagger]

Nah that ain’t true

[lusty obsidian]

Yale lvl great I mean

I’m assuming you know what that means

[primal dagger]

Sometimes they just don’t have room

[lusty obsidian]

It’s an incredibly competitive school and tbh nobody should expect to get into Yale. I’m not applying, but best of luck to everyone here that is. I EDing to Cornell lol, so it’s a little different.

[primal dagger]

best of luck then

[slim grove]

yale is lost

🥲🥲

[lusty obsidian]

Thanks

[tidal ridge]

LMAO 😭

[final chasm]

💀

[bleak prism]

A lot of the ea applicants are Yale level great, they just don’t have space :((((

[teal tusk]

just means they need more info about you

[balmy forge]

is it unethical to use artificial intelligence to get feedback/recommendations on my essay?

[slim grove]

nah

though idk how effective ai feedback will be to begin with

[worthy bolt]

Sometimes it eats

I like that this one gives you the factors/values it’s reading based off ur essay: https://essays.admityogi.com/

[balmy forge]

haha that's what I used!

[oblique cloak]

For rd, does yale not review your application until the mid year report is uploaded?

[bleak prism]

I put in my why Yale essay there and they totally obliterated it 😭

I wonder how accurate it is

[rugged chasm]

Bruh I swear you always downplay yourself

Didnt u take 24 APs too

[bleak prism]

I thought mine was good

[dry latch]

nah man why is my intellectual essay a 12 out of 20

i think it doesn't do well with fun essays

[bleak prism]

This is what I thought 🤣

Woah it gave me one high score 😯

The rest were really bad

[rugged chasm]

Is it free

[bleak prism]

Yeah

[dry latch]

but its just ai at the end of the da

random

and not an AO

[worthy bolt]

18 😭

Yeah y’all don’t trust the numerical ratings

[bleak prism]

Yeah it seems to love metaphors

[worthy bolt]

Like I said I only use it to see what values im expressing !

And even then it might not be accurate

[bleak prism]

Yeah it’s just ai

[worthy bolt]

Hawk I think u think im more cracked than I am

[rugged chasm]

Do you guys use this for values https://www.collegeessayguy.com/blog/the-values-exercise

[bleak prism]

18 APs is wild

[rugged chasm]

What do ppl mean by values I’ve used this in my ps

[worthy bolt]

Idk I just mean personality traits like empathy, determination, cultural awareness, etc

[rugged chasm]

You are bruh ever since ussyp generally I don’t call people cracked but when I do they genuinely are

U have good poli sci profile for yale

[worthy bolt]

I need u to write me a letter of rec atp 😭

I’ll update u next Thursday ig… we’ll see

[rugged chasm]

😭😭

[rugged chasm]

Apply Cornell Brooke public policy

[worthy bolt]

Dawg that 650 word essay about to end me

I’m only applying there once I see my deferral/rejection

[rugged chasm]

I mean it’s not too bad it’s why Cornell brooke

The diversity essay is worse imo

[worthy bolt]

Yeah but research takes sm time tbh which is why I don’t rly like why us essays

[dry latch]

ok fr this essay tool is SO SO SO fake

i put the same thing three times with marginally changing a sentence

[worthy bolt]

Yeah pls don’t take it at face value y’all 😭😭

[rugged chasm]

Yeah ig so

[dry latch]

somehow changed me from a 15 to a 19

in other words, your essays slay and don't let an ai tell u otherwise

[bleak prism]

Period

[slim grove]

18 is a lot bro

[worthy bolt]

Yeah it’s overkill but I don’t think the number of aps matters past a certain point

[slim grove]

my school doesnt even offer APs but all of our classes are “college-level” is what the counselors say

[worthy bolt]

Same thing w test scores

[slim grove]

everyone just self studies for them

[worthy bolt]

^ and yeah that’s a good point, a lot of schools have limited offerings

• fees

[slim grove]

yuh

I skipped chem and decided to self study for ap chem last year 😭

[worthy bolt]

Shows initiative at least 🙌

[rugged chasm]

Ye same

[dry latch]

$2340 on aps is crazy

[worthy bolt]

Oh my school district pays for them #privileged

[rugged chasm]

And 1000’on apps

[slim grove]

woahh

I would take like all of them if my school did that

[worthy bolt]

Yeah let’s hope I get into yale so I don’t have to pay for any more 💀

[rugged chasm]

Tbf yale and Harv Rea is always the most comp

Yale in particular bc they take less legacy

[slim grove]

W

[teal tusk]

why tho

how much was the sweatshirt

i've had a harvard flag for like a year and it was only $10, i dont think i'd ever order smth as a senior after i've submitted apps

it just seems like a risky decision

[bleak prism]

I wouldn’t until I get into the school

[worthy bolt]

$20

Idk a lot of ppl at my school wear ivy merch 😭

One kid bought 10 hoodies for all of the schools he’s applying to…

[teal tusk]

yeah

i understand like getting it as a junior which is what i did

cus its like motivation

to do well

but if ur a senior u alrdy submitted

u cant do any better

[worthy bolt]

I can just return it if I don’t get in

I just wanted it for when I open it

[teal tusk]

u can do that? 😭

[worthy bolt]

30 day return policy 😭 best believe I checked

[slim grove]

yeah i aint jinxing it

i am ordering a hoodie right away only if I get in

[bleak prism]

Yeah I think I own two items of college merch and one was from a fly in

[bleak prism]

Same!!!!

[north current]

wtf i paid $40 for my hoodie lmaoo

[slow mauve]

Yessir

When does it come out

[north current]

but tbf i bought it from the actual yale gift store

[worthy bolt]

ohh i thrifted mine

[slim grove]

14th 5pm est

[slow mauve]

Good luck everyone!

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ApplyingToCollege

[balmy forge]

i can't believe we're in the single digits lol

[teal tusk]

dm me if u get into yale with all ur stats n stuff pls

did anyone take the ib

or is there anyone who took precisely 6 aps and did a research

[teal tusk]

blanco why are u duke rn.

[slow mauve]

J messin ab

[white dagger]

so specific 🤨

[final chasm]

!yaleea

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ApplyingToCollege

[sacred mantle]

omg my financial aid docs all FINALLY processed 😭

its been almost a month lmao 😭

[final chasm]

GUYS THE WAIT IS KILLING ME

[potent peak]

it's killing me too

[slim grove]

bro i have 2 tests before decision date

im so screwed

[heavy ledge]

Same I've 3 tests 💀💀

[valid compass]

I got one post an hour of the freaking result 💀

should I check mine after or before the result guys?

[tidal ridge]

Next week is our exam week 😭

7 exams with 2 on the decision date :,)

[white dagger]

what do y'all plan on doing if u get accepted

[tidal ridge]

Drop all my rds!!

[white dagger]

won't u try for harvard etc.?

[tidal ridge]

Mm yeah maybe but I rlly do love Yale overall

[white dagger]

samesies

aaaaaaaa

[snow garden]

LOL YES

[teal tusk]

DID YOU???

[snow garden]

my school offers nothing

yeah

[teal tusk]

ONG PLS LMK ABOUT UR DECISION

u did rea right

[snow garden]

yeah i did

are u doing rd?

[slim grove]

yes

[teal tusk]

no i’m a junior

both of y’all HAVE TO let me know about ur decisions

[slim grove]

also my interviewer said like i was the only one that applied rea from my hometown 😬

[teal tusk]

i’ll be the same lol

it’s ok

[slim grove]

I go to a boarding school 2 hrs away so idt theyll even care abt my hometown

[copper elk]

Drop my rds, cry for a bit, have myself a glass of white wine that I've been saving for a month or so

[copper elk]

Try an entire country

I really hope they take that as a positive

[tidal ridge]

!yaleea

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ApplyingToCollege

[tidal ridge]

Does anyone know if the finished interview is supposed to show up in ur portal

Like a checkbox next to something that says interview report maybe? Or is there nothing for that at all

[copper elk]

Not sure but I didn't get one either

[spice willow]

Their decision has no bearing on yours

[teal tusk]

girl i just wanna see

[spice willow]

Fairs I can’t stop you from wasting your time

[final chasm]

Bro is NOT the only REA from Ukraine

[copper elk]

Who's from Ukraine?

[tidal yacht]

no way i'm also on that boarding school grind

[tidal yacht]

i also know nobody irl who did yale rea

[white dagger]

!yaleea

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ApplyingToCollege

[white dagger]

augh

[slim grove]

i think like 15 ppl rea’d yale from my school

💀

[strong steeple]

which school is that? a NY private?

[slim grove]

nah im not on the east coast

[bleak prism]

15 that’s crazy 😭😭

I think one person that I don’t like from my school might have applied rea

[strong steeple]

15 REA -- not from east coast! Yale must be really popular..

[slim grove]

Yes. My school is also very competitive so many students are applying to top schools early

My school sent around 10 students to Yale last year

[sacred mantle]

guys for your supplements for other schools - are you rehashing essays you've already written for yale/other ea schools, or mostly writing new ones? i know its normal to recycle essays but something about it feels wrong 😭

also feeling reaaalllyy apathetic re: rd apps 😭😭 life would be so much easier if we were accepted rea but ik that's just not realistic

[worthy bolt]

♻️

[slim grove]

reduce reuse recycle

[sacred mantle]

HAHA ok!!

[worthy bolt]

Heavy on the apathy, I literally cannot make myself write

[final chasm]

Twins

[dense holly]

Don’t try to guess people’s high schools

[supple jasper]

right 😭

[strong steeple]

Understood!

[worthy bolt]

29 ??

[supple jasper]

gotta put it out there

[worthy bolt]

Oh wait ur literally a junior, I thought co ‘29 was like freshmen

[supple jasper]

lmfao yeah 😭

[snow garden]

😭

[copper elk]

i still dont get where ukraine came from here

[worthy bolt]

Ur pfp

[copper elk]

i mean those are the kosovo colors too

which is where im from

[worthy bolt]

I’m just uneducated tbh 😭

[copper elk]

nah i mean its fine, its just that a lot of people had ukraine colors on their pfps in solidarity for ages

[worthy bolt]

Yeah idk why ppl automatically thought u were Ukrainian lol

[slim grove]

I mean they knew you were intl and saw ur pfp so they prob assumed that

[copper elk]

yeah i completely get it now

oop the emojis dont work do they

anyway yeah, nobody else from kosovo is applying REA to yale, and im pretty confident about this

[snow garden]

lol that makes more sense

[slim grove]

bro i am so scared

my stats are not perfect like probably a lot of rea applicants

[rugged chasm]

essay

[worthy bolt]

https://oiss.yale.edu/sites/default/files/files/Reports/Student Scholar Fall 2019 Report 2_24.pdf
hey I mean there’s a singular student at Yale from Kosovo 😄

btw what motivated u to apply to yale ? if u don’t mind me asking

[copper elk]

and i actually know him

[rugged chasm]

how is there only 1 other

unless kosovo super small

but still thats news to me

[copper elk]

i mean theres barely more than a million people here

and the educational system is absolutely horrible

[rugged chasm]

thats a nice hook

[slim grove]

🙏

[copper elk]

i mean in the US id be barely above average but here im like top 15

[copper elk]

honestly i just knew i wanted to go to the us and i researched colleges for months on end

yale seemed to have the best balance between my interests and social life and the least tradeoffs

[slim grove]

why did this kid at my school tell me that not getting an interview is a good sign

[worthy bolt]

i think ur context is super cool 🙏 best of luck to u

[copper elk]

oh thank you!

i mean im hoping for the best but most people that apply from here get rejected from everywhere

usually it seems the toefl is the great filter which is hilarious to me but still

this year theres about 50 of us applying

[worthy bolt]

if im being honest, the amount of ppl who r “auto admitted” is prob pretty small esp considering athletes and legacies and increased availability

[slim grove]

are finding ecs and opportunities there difficult?

[copper elk]

depends honestly

i emailed dozens of professors for research opportunities and got nothing despite having excellent stats for here and the profs being super enthusiastic

[slim grove]

yeah, maybe they think someone can be auto-admit without any hooks? idk if thats possible

[copper elk]

they just didnt have anything in the works

on the other hand its relatively easier to get into international competitions

like i was 2 or 3 points off from making it to the IMO

and i can honestly say that i did terrible on the TST as i was sick out of my mind and hadnt slept for 2 days due to a tinnitus flare-up

and then theres more out-of-the-box stuff and that works well enough

like im lecturing for my physics class at my large public hs

didnt even have to do much to get the job

[copper elk]

short of nobel prizes, olympics medals or IMO/IPhO/IChO medals i doubt anyone is an autoadmit

[slim grove]

thats awesome!

[slim grove]

yeah i agree

[copper elk]

theres also the issue that nobody under 18 is allowed to open a nonprofit over here

at least in my town

[worthy bolt]

sorry I mean auto admit as in ppl who don’t need interviews to get accepted, I think the bar is lower than that

[copper elk]

ah

honestly i doubt theres really a criterion for that

[worthy bolt]

Tbh I started my own initiative but didn’t file for 501c3 status bc I didn’t rly care ab the tax deductible donation policy 😭

[copper elk]

maybe a very solid application that leaves nothing in question that would necessitate an interview could be enough

[copper elk]

honestly the hardest part here is getting others interested in initiatives

[slim grove]

theres so many kids at my school that started a non profit but don’t do shit for it, like I’ve lost respect for people that do this 😭

[worthy bolt]

reall ik what u mean

[copper elk]

theres this inner circle of students accross the entire country that all know each-other that id say are on level with your average t20 student in the us

[cloud forum]

i’m coping lol

[copper elk]

we kinda depend on each other for stuff like this

i tried restarting my school paper and we made it to 2 issues before we completely ran out of material and nobody read it

[worthy bolt]

there’s fr an inner circle for everything it’s actually crazy 😭

music and poli sci are the same way for me

the same ppl keep coming up

[copper elk]

it sounds like something made up because its so comical but you can fr just ask any really good student here about any other really good student and chances are good theyll know them well

the music scene is even more laughable than that

there are i think 8 music schools and a few independents like me

[worthy bolt]

music schools r so insane to me like wdym ur studying at juilliard and other pre college programs

[copper elk]

oh sorry those are hs level schools

[worthy bolt]

^ in the us at least

[copper elk]

there is a music program in the country flagship that barely anyone takes

[dry latch]

isef

ik someone from my hometown

research at harvard med + grand prize isef + randodm olympiads + fancy private shool

[copper elk]

im sure the schools help

[slim grove]

💀 did they rea yale

[copper elk]

i had to sit down with my school counselor and explain to her how the application works and what she had to do, as well as translate the LoR

which really scares me now that i think about it

[rugged chasm]

realistically how hard is isef grand prize

it must take definitely 1-2 years

genuinely if i could restart i would focus on academic vitality like oly research etc

v straightforward imo

[copper elk]

if i could restart id simply not get depressed

would change lots fr

[dry latch]

last year

got into yale

[slim grove]

I never did isef even though doing research for two years

[slim grove]

dang

[rugged chasm]

nah i dont regret highschool i cared when it was a little too late but i still pulled through

[rugged chasm]

too much of a hassle

[worthy bolt]

stem kids have such a set in stone formula 😭 it’s fr just research + isef

[rugged chasm]

u have to be theb est in ur state

for ur category

[rugged chasm]

yea exactly

and then add in msuic if ur asian like piano

[copper elk]

isef looks so cool

[rugged chasm]

and do julliard school same time

and ur in

[dry latch]

don't perpetuate stereotypes

[slim grove]

yeah that’s what I was thinking - I just wanted to focus more on my work 😭

[rugged chasm]

imo policy is also kinda easier

but im basing everything off of linkedin 😭

[dry latch]

NO I DID THIS TOO

[copper elk]

honestly im glad i didnt know i wanted to do this until midway through junior year

[dry latch]

literally copied all my ecs from a girl that got into penn

[worthy bolt]

policy is easier to show u care ab ur community -> better character /j

[copper elk]

dont think i wouldve taken up half of my hobbies if i had

[worthy bolt]

Help I loveee stealing ec ideas

[rugged chasm]

linkedin saved me when it came to ec/award

[rugged chasm]

FR

i stole yours

for non trivial

😭

[copper elk]

huh

[worthy bolt]

Me reconstructing my entire identity after discovering LinkedIn

[rugged chasm]

real

[dry latch]

emphasis on the "do what you're passionate about"

[dry latch]

THIS IS SO REAL

stop googling me

[worthy bolt]

Yeah I love my ecs now bc I feel like im doing something impactful + personal but I would’ve never known about them if it weren’t for LinkedIn

[rugged chasm]

YES

ONG

all cracked ppl either learn from others or go to linkedin

[dry latch]

yeah FS! lots of the things i copied lead to things i ac care about

[copper elk]

so whats the difference between copying and inspiration here

i mean how unique can the ecs be if youre just yanking em from linkedin

[slim grove]

yeah im lowk confused

also being a policy kid seems hard - like how do you make ur intiatives act successful?

[worthy bolt]

Grassroots isn’t as intimidating as one might think tbh

Like my local AAPI community high key showed up and loved the idea

Also I prefer to join established orgs, a lot of companies have youth councils where u can make a lot of impact. The DNC also has a branch for high schoolers and the leadership opps there r so good

[rugged chasm]

ngl imo grassroots is sooo overused on linkedin

ik this bc im part of a local hometown social justice org that overuses that word

[worthy bolt]

Yeah it’s a buzzword I agree😭

[rugged chasm]

cold email reps

get policy internships

[slim grove]

ah i see

[rugged chasm]

u just join as a volunteeer in 9th grade at one of ur senators or congressman campaigns

network

say u fundraised xyz managed 1000+ ppl, etc

and then u get shit at the state

a lot start locally and move up bonus is to do research at t10s

he goes to yale now

love this man in general

oh and bonus is most have diana award

thats nobel peace prize for <18

that truly is the best thing you can achieve

[worthy bolt]

Diana right

[rugged chasm]

yeah

thats when ur truly at the epitome

ziad ahmed if u look at his website or linkedin is truly different

prime example of oppurtunities start falling into place the more involved you are

imo perfect way to go about being successful in policy during hs

im sure even now we can all take away a lot of things

[slow mauve]

Bros the LinkedIn warrior

[cosmic geyser]

grassroots isnt hard to get on^^^^ i got a LOT of health care/edu legislative work opportunities after i started volunteering w a rural health org as a freshman.

[cosmic geyser]

lots of public policy professionals would probably LOVE to have kids on a campaign or other opportunities. i dont work on a ton of self-made initiatives but i do a lot of policy work w my state legislature and they really like youth input on legislation/comms stuff

[worthy bolt]

^^ this they are often actively looking for volunteers. start small and you can land a pretty significant role. i interned for bidens campaign and was literally just doing data entry but i had a ton of organizing opportunities when i interned for my state house rep!

[cosmic geyser]

dang biden's campaign?👀

[worthy bolt]

It felt so meaningless tbh 😭 like it was def just grunt work

[cosmic geyser]

yeah fr asking for unpaid work will 100 percent get ur foot in the door. it sucks doing unpaid internships but its how you move onto bigger projects esp for public policy work

[worthy bolt]

where were y’all when i was a freshman/sophomore 🥲

[cosmic geyser]

fancy on a resume!✨

[worthy bolt]

Anything for the resume 😜

[cosmic geyser]

no i started figuring this stuff out like a yr ago fr😭 didnt even know hs could intern at places till junior yr 😭

but yeah policy ec's are so dope and you learn SO MUCH from them.

[low helm]

YES I WANT TO DO THIS SO BAD

[autumn kiln]

Wish I could have applied rea 😦 Yale has taken over my heart

[dusty lotus]

i just realized how difficult these supps are

this is terrible

[spice willow]

Dang… 💀🤷‍♀️couldn’t be me

[dusty lotus]

frick u nerd

[worthy bolt]

Yales have been the easiest for me so far 😭

[dusty lotus]

u all are insane

[rugged chasm]

how did u approach the 125 why us

its way tooo shortt

[worthy bolt]

I only used three school-related examples, it was honestly half about me, half about yale

[rugged chasm]

thinking of doing 1-2 values and connecting it to yale

[autumn kiln]

Google

There’s some good guides

[rugged chasm]

i liked ceg and college vine anything else u suggest

[worthy bolt]

yeah i did culture, music, and policy!

[rugged chasm]

i would do culture and helping people for my 2 values and then link those 2 values to yale

would that be fine

[slim grove]

Yeah I did culture and curriculum but more importantly you wanna mention how that will be beneficial for YOU and how it will help you with your goals

but take my advice with a grain of salt

[autumn kiln]

Ngl I use random sites

[rugged chasm]

on average how long does it take you to finish a why us

i feel like i go down a rabbit hole and look at other irrelevant stuff and i get too preoccupied and deviate from the main focus

[autumn kiln]

Very much depends

[dusky tusk]

30 mins to 2 hours

Depends on length

Penn was like 200 words

Cornell is 650

Completely different ballpark

[worthy bolt]

Cornell’s going to take me 4 hours

[autumn kiln]

Rewrote my why Yale and omggg

Actually loving it

[dusty lotus]

bro has the willpower to do it, look back at it, and redo it

what even bro

[autumn kiln]

Yup! I’m not done though

[dusty lotus]

on a WEEKDAY

[autumn kiln]

Still have 25 words to talk about Yale 😍😍😍

[dusty lotus]

im never making it

[autumn kiln]

What about it

I need to still do 5 other schools at least

[dusty lotus]

im never making it

[autumn kiln]

Yale drafts are looking good, UPenn is looking not good, duke is looking better

I need to finish tufts

And start brown and Wellesley

[dusty lotus]

finished upenn thank god i did

that shit was the easiest of my remaining ones

[autumn kiln]

Yay!! My UPenn essays were like

Not on topic unfortunately

[worthy bolt]

UPenn is so hard for me

[autumn kiln]

So I need to trash or

Rewrite

[worthy bolt]

I cant do it y’all

[dusty lotus]

i cant tell if mine are but krispee saw one and said "i dont want to throw up" so im taking that as a yes

[dusty lotus]

gg neither can i

[worthy bolt]

How did y’all write the second prompt

That’s crazy

[dusty lotus]

what 2nd prompt

[worthy bolt]

For UPenn about community and why us

Like 200 words for that is insane

[autumn kiln]

If you want me to read I can

[autumn kiln]

I have some interesting experiences

[worthy bolt]

Yeah and they’ll have to be super vague to fit one in there 😭

[dusty lotus]

sure

[worthy bolt]

I love Yale’s 400 word one 🙌

[dusty lotus]

tho my writing in and of itself is mid so i just say "fuck it" as long as my counselor isnt trying to choke himself reading it

[dusty lotus]

clinicially insane

[worthy bolt]

long essays > short essays

[dusty lotus]

nuh uh

250 is the sweet spot

no one needs more or less than that

[worthy bolt]

I want more tho

[dusty lotus]

200 im willing to let slide

i dont

[worthy bolt]

I’m greedy 😜

[tidal ridge]

Am I the only one who hasn’t started on any of my rd’s yet 😭

I won’t even be able to until like next Thursday when exams end
And Yale decision comes out 😨

[autumn kiln]

Same

[autumn kiln]

Agreed

[dusty lotus]

wrong

[dusty lotus]

eh youll be fine

[worthy bolt]

I’ve only written my diversity essay prototype

[tidal ridge]

11 schools to do jn 2 weeks letsgo

At least there’s no school tho

[autumn kiln]

You’re just salty

[tidal ridge]

Ohh ok

[dusty lotus]

yeah i hate writing

[worthy bolt]

I’m reusing my personal exp yale essay for other personal experience essays

[autumn kiln]

Me too

[north current]

im gonna start writing my rd supps this weekend

[autumn kiln]

Which one

[dusty lotus]

ok but ur good at it or at least have the will to become good at it

i dont

[autumn kiln]

I’m not good at it fym

[dusty lotus]

bro applied to every college in the country and sitll has more

[north current]

well now i have to write the supps

[dusty lotus]

nuh uh

how do u know

what if u apply in without them

what are they gonna do

[north current]

reject me for having an incomplete application

[dusty lotus]

theyre in the wrong

[dusty lotus]

where is my #1 abe role

what the freek

[north current]

someone took it away idk

[autumn kiln]

1 day was all it took for me to fall head over heels for Yale

Rd here I come 😍😍😍

[rugged chasm]

have to do 3 schools by tmr

so i dont lose pace

ughh

[rustic silo]

i just started rd apps lmao

[autumn kiln]

If one of my close family friends works at Yale is that worth putting down

[rustic silo]

13/26 completed

[tidal ridge]

No if you don’t have a deep personal connection with them

[autumn kiln]

I do

But like is it even worth putting

[tidal ridge]

I mean idk how effective it would be if they’re not your mentor or anything

[autumn kiln]

Alright

[tidal ridge]

I had a similar situation but didn’t think it was worth to put

[snow garden]

no it’s ok i haven’t

like as long as u work well on a short time frame it’s fine imo. 20 days is more than enough to have quality essays as long as u block out the time required

[rustic silo]

the yale ones are pretty nice as well

nothing super long, very open prompts

[snow garden]

i didn’t love why yale tho bc 125 words is like five sentences but whatever boooooo

[rustic silo]

yeah 125 was tight but i like mine

[snow garden]

what did u write about?

[rustic silo]

how yale is silly 💀💀

[snow garden]

wym 🙊

[rustic silo]

they take being “silly” seriously - doing stuff just because it’s interesting or fun

[worthy bolt]

😭

[rustic silo]

magical amulet collections, an irish dance club

[snow garden]

oh ugh i love that

i talked about basquiat and hip hop and how i love activism and art and intersectionality pretty ok

[worthy bolt]

basquiat!!

[rustic silo]

yooo i talked about rap for my community essay

the hip-hop community 🙏

[snow garden]

i love that

so u chose the community prompt for the 400 word?

[rustic silo]

yeah, it’s strategically the best choice imo

[worthy bolt]

I talked about community in my personal statement so I chose the personal experience one instead

[rustic silo]

yeah that’s smart too

[rugged chasm]

what schools do u have left

[rustic silo]

my PS was overcoming a personal issue so i chose the community supp

[rustic silo]

ivies/t20s + some state schools

[snow garden]

i chose the reflect on smth that will enrich ur college and talked about my community living in the rural south and how there was a cross burning by my grandma’s house and stuff

[rustic silo]

idk depends on how dec 14 goes

[worthy bolt]

if schools have a diversity essay… unfortunately that’s gonna have some minor overlap with my personal statement

[snow garden]

that’s how i fit in my community

[worthy bolt]

im saving my safeties and targets for after the 14th

[rugged chasm]

yeah can recycle umich prompt 1

[rugged chasm]

damn so much

[rustic silo]

i wrote about how the rap community exposed me to different cultures

[snow garden]

what artists did u mention

[rustic silo]

my rap group with my friends taught me Spanish, the “singer” brought his sitar in

[rustic silo]

more the people I rap with than friends

[snow garden]

omg that’s cool

[worthy bolt]

oh ur a rapper??

[rustic silo]

i brought up Nas, Big Pun, and Jadakiss tho

[rustic silo]

yeah dude MrMasonMurdock

[worthy bolt]

ok old school

[snow garden]

wait why

[rustic silo]

overlaps lots of other schools supps

[rugged chasm]

u can recycle esp umich

[snow garden]

oh ya

[rugged chasm]

thats v close

[rustic silo]

less supps = more time to write good ones

[rugged chasm]

100 word diff so u can extend

yee

[worthy bolt]

tbh personal experience also overlaps

[rustic silo]

recycled for umich 🙏

[worthy bolt]

opposing view is only for vandy unfort

[rustic silo]

i used the academic interest for why Ross at uMich as well

[rugged chasm]

i had 18 schools left but now i got 12 bc i took out ones where if i got in i wouldnt be 100% sure if id wanted to go and so less supps = more time

[rugged chasm]

yeah same

umich overlapped w yale

more then i thought

[rustic silo]

Gtech and UVA do too

[rugged chasm]

uva diversity one was super helpful

tho i removed uva 😦

[rustic silo]

idk we’ll see

i’m happy with my essays and that’s all i can really do lmao

[rugged chasm]

i like some of mine but ive spend a lot of time on it and normally i sleep less those days

[rustic silo]

i like my PS a lot, i spent like 2 months working on it

it’s very serious tho so i balance it out with sillier supps

[rugged chasm]

i think thats good tho idt tone matters

[worthy bolt]

Mine r all serious af

[rugged chasm]

my PS is also p much straightforward and emotional cuz im answering prompt 5

[rustic silo]

yeah same

[rugged chasm]

but it does the job ig

[rustic silo]

wrote about my dad 🙏

[rugged chasm]

W

i wrote about a spiritual experience

[rustic silo]

oh that’s pretty cool

[rugged chasm]

mentioned family in there too 🙏

yeah it was pretty authentic and sincere compared to other topics

[rustic silo]

idk i was trying to think about what was actually important to me so i talked about my relationship with my dad

[rugged chasm]

yeah thats good too

my second best draft

was about me and my dad too

a lot of vulnerability in there ^

[rustic silo]

aww

[rugged chasm]

😭 its the wrong way tho i mentioned how i didnt talk to my dad for 45 days at one point and talked to everyone else in my family

[rustic silo]

yeah mine was nice too, it was about how since my parents are split and i see my dad only on the weekends i have to choose between competitions and seeing my dad

[rugged chasm]

i would like to read that, sounds nice

[slim grove]

my ps was about my hair 💀💀💀💀

[rugged chasm]

finding the right balance yk

[rugged chasm]

thats kinda cool

would make for a good identity supp prompt

[rustic silo]

well not really, its more being grateful that my dad supports me at the expense of seeing me

[snow garden]

what’s the stupidest thing u guys wrote about in ur yale app

[rugged chasm]

thats sweet

[snow garden]

or any app rly

[rustic silo]

bankrupting family members at sunday game nights

[snow garden]

what game bru

[rugged chasm]

eating pizza every saturday at 1230 am

[rustic silo]

monopoly

it was for the academic interest

[snow garden]

ah yes

[rustic silo]

i put that my fam always tried to scam me in monopoly, i was forced to learn about econ to survive

[snow garden]

i wrote about my edward cullen fan account

[rugged chasm]

this is unique damn

[worthy bolt]

The three little pigs!

[rugged chasm]

i wrote about a lemonade stand for one academic interest 😭

[snow garden]

why are ur essays so fire

mr mason murdock

[rustic silo]

i mean idk if they’re fire, i can send you one if you want to read it tho

[rugged chasm]

nah they prob r rlly good

u have p good ideas

and u said u spent a lot of time

[slim grove]

I have a cowlick on the front of my head like near my hairline, and i wrote abt always trying to cover it up and then I eventually stopped

and i connected it to other stuff

its a growth essay

idk if its good

[rugged chasm]

whats a cowlick

[rustic silo]

most of it was just coming up with a good idea

[slim grove]

like the think you have on the back of ur head

the swirl

[rustic silo]

i figured if i had a solid idea the essay would be good

[rugged chasm]

ohh

[rustic silo]

actual writing was like 2 days maybe

[rugged chasm]

idea generation is harder yeah

when i get the idea done i outline pretty well and then writing takes 30-1 hour

[rugged chasm]

i can sense vulnerability but honestly if you executed it p well and if u wrote it sincerely ur fine

[slim grove]

yeah I think I did and I was able to connect it to presenting at a conference too

My counselor said it was good

[rustic silo]

i spent most of the time trying to write the PS though, i framed my family situation through the myth of Icarus and how I identified with his struggle

then at the end i realize that my story has a different moral

[worthy bolt]

That’s fire

[rugged chasm]

PS for me was harder too im still not 100% satisfied with what i had either

what is the myth of icarus if you dont mind me asking

[worthy bolt]

Flew too close to the sun

[rustic silo]

Icarus tries to fly with wings made of wax, but his dad tells him “don’t fly to close to the sun, or else they’ll melt”

and eventually he does and falls into the ocean

metaphor for the danger of over ambition

[rugged chasm]

oh i see interesting use of an extended metaphor

def cooked in the PS

[rustic silo]

lmao you can read it if you want

[tidal ridge]

Wait why did we literally write about the same thing lmfao 😭

[rugged chasm]

nah its fine super meaningful to you so im j gonna respect it

[tidal ridge]

Different insecurity tho but similar ending

[rustic silo]

i don’t mind if you read it

[rugged chasm]

alr i can take a quick look then

I can show you my PS intro?

a little stuck on that

[rustic silo]

yeah ofc

[slim grove]

bruh lol

yeah i started with a glimpse of my research conference and ended with it

all the stuff in between was abt my hair and background/upbringing

I don’t think my ps is extraordinary or anything

[tidal ridge]

Mine was sort of like that but I rlly struggled writing it toward the middle

Trying to transition between the past to where i am now

I don’t think mine is amazing either but I like the content I had in the beginning and end ( i feel like I was trying to fit too many things in )

[slim grove]

yeah that fair

[slim grove]

yeah my middle was mostly abt how i immigrated here and my transition into american high schools

used my cowlick as a rhetorical device

[tidal ridge]

Ohh ok i sort of made mine the center of the essay

[slim grove]

oh i see yeah mine wasnt the center but it added a lot of flavor to it ig

[autumn kiln]

Hair??

[autumn kiln]

Aww that’s cute

I have two cowlicks and I love them 😍

[slim grove]

loll yeah mine are chillin but the one in the front majorly changes my hairline

like it looks like a small hurricane lmaoo

but thats why i wrote my essay on it

[autumn kiln]

That’s very cute I’m sure it’s a great essay

[mild juniper]

i wish i coulda gotten a 36 on my act to really complete my application..

i submitted a 35, and i hope the 1 point doesnt make a different

[spice willow]

it doesnt

ease ur mind

if you're rejected it's not the 35 trust HAHA

[autumn kiln]

It won’t

[slim grove]

bro i had the same score

it does not matter

even 1 B wont matter i think

[tidal ridge]

Bruh i wish I had a 35

There’s p much no difference between 35 and 36

[slim grove]

yep

They def reject 4.0 1600/36 kids every year

[worthy bolt]

Does a 1600 make a slight difference or is it treated the same as a 1550+

[slim grove]

i highly doubt it makes a significant difference

[worthy bolt]

Well yeah it def won’t make or break

Jw if there is any discernment or if they don’t care

[slim grove]

I’ve always been told that 1550+ is the target

they shouldnt care

[rustic silo]

SAT just gets your app looked at i think

[worthy bolt]

😔

[slim grove]

do you have 1600?

[worthy bolt]

Yes 😭

[rustic silo]

Essays, ECs, LORs actually get you in

[slim grove]

goddam ur cracked

[worthy bolt]

Well clearly it doesn’t matter 😭

[slim grove]

I still respect it

[worthy bolt]

yeah to be clear ik test scores don’t matter in the grand scheme of things

[rustic silo]

1600 is still very impressive you should be proud

i retook for the 1600 and didn’t get it 💀💀

[worthy bolt]

😭 yeah it’s just luck atp

[slim grove]

my ass got a 35 on the act and stopped taking standardized tests

[worthy bolt]

So ig it does make sense for there not to be a difference

[slim grove]

felt good tbh

[rustic silo]

i got a 1580 then 1590 then gave up lmao

[worthy bolt]

😭😭 a 1590 prob hurts more than 1580

Not that it should hurt but

[rustic silo]

yeah i couldn’t superscore either it was kinda funny

[slim grove]

scary thing is theres prob so many applicants with high test scores that it wont even matter

thats why they look at essays lors etc

im so neurotic bruh

next week 😭

[autumn kiln]

My Yale essays just keep getting better and better 😍 true love conquers all (jk)

[tidal ridge]

Me reading this with a mid score 🥲

[cloud forum]

1550+ here w no interview

[slim grove]

are you hooked? or do you think ur auto admit material

[cloud forum]

i dont know about auto admit material but i dont think im an auto reject

[wary star]

hi chat

quick reminder that it can take until February or March to receive an interview request

[dusty lotus]

alkie biweekly appearance

[tidal ridge]

!yaleea

[thin shard]

Yale University SCEA Date

Yale University decisions come out <t:1702591200:F> in your local time
7 days, 8 hours and 58 minutes until the decision date

ApplyingToCollege

[white dagger]

but we’re talking rea

[copper elk]

what constitutes a mid score for yale

[dry latch]

same but i applied rea

oh well

[slim grove]

thats crazy

at this point idk if interviews are even a good sign

[cloud forum]

i’m ea too

[valid compass]

they aren't

if u won't hope though

great sign!

[cosmic geyser]

o.o

why am i applying here😭

macalester is not red bro

[worldly osprey]

I think you have a fundamental misunderstanding of what I mean

Im not talking about red like republican

[cosmic geyser]

oh

??

[cosmic geyser]

bruh

[worldly osprey]

I mean red in terms of fit

[cosmic geyser]

always specify. i think most people assume politics when you are talking about "red" or blue.

[worldly osprey]

I posted my list here earlier I believe, which shows my color coding

[cosmic geyser]

also research mac more its pretty cool

[cosmic geyser]

i dunno i dont keep track of these things 💀

[worldly osprey]

It’s too far away for me to justify it based on its factors. I think it’s diversity is too low, and I’m not a fan of the campus.

[cosmic geyser]

ohhh did you tour?

[worldly osprey]

I haven’t, no, but I’ve done virtual tours

[cosmic geyser]

i think macalester's campus is pretty nice. pretty nice looks wise and its in a beautiful, safe neighborhood. probably the only LAC ik in a city too. a lot of public health opportunities. merit scholarships too. i get the distance issue tho. i dunno if id apply if i was from the south or smth.

@worldly osprey

then again im biased cause im waiting on my ea decision from there

this is the yale megathread tho

[worldly osprey]

Good for you, I am glad you have a good fit. I just don’t mesh with it as well

[white dagger]

1540 and lower

[copper elk]

rip me then

[white dagger]

because of test optional increasinf averages artificially tho

[spice willow]

how is 1520 a mid score

[white dagger]

its 25th percentile for yale

[copper elk]

even then the 50th perc is 1515 right

no?

[spice willow]

honestly 1490/1500 below is a gamble

[spice willow]

ignore that tbh

[spice willow]

like u said, dragged up by TO

But going TO with like a 1520 is crazyyy

[white dagger]

lol thats true

1450+ is great

[valid compass]

nah 1480+ would be a better bet

more plausible

[white dagger]

Harvard is very selective with SAT’s in their academic scoring tho

[copper elk]

good thing we hate harvard here

[white dagger]

1590>>1540 f.e

[valid compass]

hmm

[spice willow]

perhaps, but no reason not to submit a 1540

[white dagger]

dec15 will dictate who i hate

[valid compass]

I applied rea there, got no interview

so I hate it too

yale gand fr

[white dagger]

yandle💙💙💙

[valid compass]

International btw

[copper elk]

rip

[white dagger]

that’s not great:-)

[copper elk]

for what its worth i do know some international students that got in without an interview

[white dagger]

hope u were an autoadmit

[valid compass]

harvard+international+no interview = bye bye

[white dagger]

have u done RSI and have research published on Nature?

[valid compass]

That's what my delulu self thinks

[valid compass]

haha kinda the second one

[cosmic geyser]

if i'm being honest i don't think the campus atmosphere of macalester as the right fit for me. heard the diversity of thought there is minimal. I honestly prefer bigger schools farther away.

[final chasm]

Bro the new discord mobile 😭

[slim grove]

are all the ivies coming out on the 14th this year?

[cosmic geyser]

i dont think all of them all. check their websites to confirm tho.

[north current]

brown is confirmed 15

[autumn kiln]

Yale and I mesh like 😍

[dusty lotus]

alr bro we get it

please stop flexing how much cooler u are

it hurts

[north current]

ruby is just superior

[wary star]

you can also get deferred, fun fact

[teal tusk]

but we're talking yale

[wary star]

wait did yale start rejecting most people rea

oops

[north current]

lmaoo they decided to not even bother with deferring that many ppl 💀

[dusty lotus]

Not worth my time ong

[north current]

columbia is on the 14th right?

[dusty lotus]

Who cares at this point when it is

I got supps

😔

[north current]

felt

i got cornell, swarthmore, and bowdoin done this week

[dusty lotus]

Maybe college isn’t for me

[dry latch]

is it too late to send an update to yale?

[worthy bolt]

Yeah im saving my update for a loci if I get deferred

[worthy bolt]

One week countdown y’all 🥲

[tidal ridge]

!yaleea

[thin shard]

Yale University SCEA Date

Yale University decisions come out <t:1702591200:F> in your local time
6 days, 23 hours and 38 minutes until the decision date

ApplyingToCollege

[autumn kiln]

Ong

[autumn kiln]

LOL you’ll be talking about how much cooler you are next week when Columbia accepts you

[dusty lotus]

No

also i suck ass at community essays so ur advice just kinda threw me off so i just hyped up my 2nd paragraph more because i dont do enough to write on more of what the school offers

im too basic

[rugged chasm]

u finished 3 schools in a week?!

[dusty lotus]

ruby did 13 drafts in 1 weekend bro

i am severly behind

[north current]

yeah

[rugged chasm]

cornell why us is taking a while

[rugged chasm]

wtf for how many schools

[north current]

i mean it took me like 2 weeks to write but i finished it this week

[rugged chasm]

have barely started cornell

[north current]

but the other two didnt take that long

[tidal ridge]

I only have two weeks to write 11 schools 💀

[rugged chasm]

hoping they extend RD

ivies u can recycle yeah

i got to gun 12 more schools

but ill have to remove NU dartmouth and emory if its too much

[tidal ridge]

That’s me with Stanford

[north current]

i recycled another supp for my cornell diversity and extended another supp to write my why cornell

[north current]

so glad emory has no supps for qbrd

[cosmic geyser]

yeah i did vandy washu and emory in a week

not hard just 5 supps

[mild juniper]

man i wanna do fafsa so i see if i can get a fee waiverr

rahh

[strong steeple]

Me Too. 1500+ No interview..

[slim grove]

I mean if ur confident in ur app then no interview prob wont mean much

[tidal ridge]

^^ but at the same time 1500+ prob doesn’t mean v much to them

[worthy bolt]

Best not to worry at all about it… less than a week until decisions

[cloud forum]

yeah im not worried at all lol

whatever happens happens

[mild juniper]

trying not to be anxious stinks

my result comes out during one act practice, so tbh idk what to do if i dont get in,

oh well, its a drama, so crying would help ig 😭

[tidal ridge]

No backup plan?? 😭

[mild juniper]

nono ofc i have one!

i just really want yale

also i want an excuse not to work on rd essays 😭😭😭

[tidal ridge]

Samee fr 😭

[worthy bolt]

I don’t mind cramming in winter break tbh so imma just wait until after decisions come out 😭

[tidal ridge]

Yupp that’s what I’m doing

[mild juniper]

also i want an excuse not to work on rd essays 😭😭😭

[strong steeple]

1500+ means absolutely nothing. They rejected nearly everyone who applied REA from my school last year. Half of them were 1570+

[prime solar]

by the same token people got in from my school test optional w/ <1400

[slim grove]

holistic admissions ig

[balmy forge]

I feel so worried as a stem applicant with no research or insane ecs

[slim grove]

I’m also a stem applicant

[tidal ridge]

Same here and I didn’t have any insane research ec either but I don’t think that’s something worth worrying abt!

[balmy forge]

you're right... it wouldn't be good to do it for the sake of college apps either

[slim grove]

Not everyone does it for that reason though

I genuinely enjoy my research

[tidal ridge]

Hey a good thing tho is that Yale knows it can provide you with those opportunities to help you grow

[slim grove]

Research is a very big time committment too…what I don’t like though is how some kids in my school start non profits and do nothing

[tidal ridge]

Yea it’s def a huge time commitment which is a large reason why I wasn’t able to pursue it

[balmy forge]

that's great :)

[tidal ridge]

Anyways y’all fingers crossed for us!!

Decisions in a week 🫣

[slim grove]

I don’t wanna open them 😭

[tidal ridge]

Fr 😭 but i also want to see it asap just to know

[mild juniper]

i wish i could know NOWW

my hope is that they'll see how i do literally everything and see my amount of leadership positions and will understand my lack of research

bc i genuinely just dont have time 😭😭😭

[tidal ridge]

Me fr

[slim grove]

exact opposite for me 💀

W stem applicants

any of yall premed?

[mild juniper]

the kind of perspective i was going for is "My school is limited extracurricularly, academically, and socially, and here are the ways I've changed it"

[tidal ridge]

I’m looking to be on the pre med track ! Not entirely entirely committed tho / still finding myself

[mild juniper]

so i hope that sells

[mild juniper]

idkk tbh i've just been fascinated with oncology hhahrhhshfhsj

[slim grove]

W thats what my research is

[mild juniper]

so fucking cool

[tidal ridge]

Ooo

[slim grove]

but its affected the amount of leadership position i was able to get

and other things

but I think I’ve grown a lot doing research

[rugged chasm]

how did u change ur school

[mild juniper]

we had our cancer unit in college bio and my professor/teacher and i would go on tangents talkinf abt recent revelations

[balmy forge]

you guys are all so cool

rooting for you :)

[tidal ridge]

You guys are actually so kind compared to ppl I’ve seen in this server 😭

[slim grove]

you applying mcdb?

[tidal ridge]

Waittt y’all

[mild juniper]

I introduced the idea of dual enrollment to a ton of students thru MN PSEO and pushed for the offering of more courses..

but i think my highligjt is extracurricular stuffs

i pushed heavily for the return of our fall play after 6 years, i brought back our chess club after 6 years as president, i managed a fundraiser to bring funds to our speech team to get us new resources, recruitied our team from 2 to 15+, and introduced the team to nietoc (national comp)

[tidal ridge]

This is def rlly late to be asking this but was I supposed to send my ap scores to Yale a while ago

Or is self report enough

[mild juniper]

huhh

[slim grove]

they take slef report

u good