Yale University (2023-2024)

[silent tree]

Wait. Is it THAT bad?

[vivid abyss]

i’m joking

[silent tree]

OH. 😭. I see, thanks.

[frail burrow]

They will start a nuclear war as a result of this

[merry kiln]

its been like 20 hrs and yale didn't send portals
big bro alrdy rejected me

[topaz creek]

same

[frail burrow]

I haven't yet either

[vale locust]

its alr it should come in a day or two😭

[remote vortex]

Has y’all’s been downloaded yet

For those who submitted yesterday

[nimble wasp]

yeah

guys

i have a question

the yale application portal shows that 2022 tax return for the parent is missing, but i have submitted it in IDOC

[topaz creek]

yeah

[nimble wasp]

this is what my IDOC shows

what should i do?

[bleak prism]

so

[nimble wasp]

also what is IDOC second record?

[bleak prism]

i turned in all of my tax documents in november

checked my yale portal

and nothing was recieved besides the css

what do i do?? i got deferred ea and it still hasnt shown up since then

[nimble wasp]

does it show recieved in IDOC like how it does for me?

i'm confused because it recieved my other IDOC documents but not parent's tax return

[bleak prism]

yeah actually it did lol

[bleak prism]

thats so weird

mine did that earlier i think but you just have to wait it out

[nimble wasp]

hmm maybe yale takes more time to process

[nimble wasp]

i see

i'll wait a week or so and then if it still doesn't show up, i guess i'll mail them and ask

[remote vortex]

Oh hell nah I haven’t gotten a portal yet am I screwed

[nimble wasp]

lmao no

you'll get it in 2-3 days after submitting

[frail burrow]

Your house will be haunted by the ghost of Eli Whitney

[merry kiln]

how r my rec letters missing

they're literally submitted by my teachers on the commonapp

[cobalt rampart]

nooe

[reef geode]

Literally came on here to say this

[merry kiln]

should we be worried?

[frail burrow]

They almost certainly aren't

It's just taking time to update the portal

Check the Common App to see if it says they're downloaded

[merry kiln]

same with transcripts?

[frail burrow]

Yse

Yes

[merry kiln]

it does

even the uh

[frail burrow]

Then they have your stuff

[merry kiln]

transcript

so im basically done

with the checklist

yay

[spice willow]

eveyrthing will take time to download

[merry kiln]

I was so worried

Lolol

Thanks

[teal tusk]

THIS IS LITERALLY ME LMAO

[reef geode]

Bruh why did I already get an interview request

I literally submitted it last night

[merry kiln]

whatt

ur so lucky

[hollow agate]

damn they must love you fr

can i ask where you're from?

a big city would make it more likely

[merry kiln]

ivy day 28th?

[teal tusk]

going 0/8 💀

[hollow agate]

did they decide this

[hollow agate]

same :D

[merry kiln]

its on yale's portal

!yalerd

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ApplyingToCollege

[hollow agate]

oooh shit

[white shell]

my rec letters r missing too

[hollow agate]

let me check my other ivy portals

that is not good

[merry kiln]

wdum

what isn't good

[hollow agate]

no her rec letters missing 😭

[dusky tusk]

Same except i might go 0/7 if i cant get this brown app done 😭

[reef geode]

Im from London

Is yale’s interview selective or just based on availability?

[hollow agate]

kinda both

they select based on who they want to hear more of

so either way you're on a cusp of acceptance/rejection

but getting one this soon, i dont know what that means

maybe they dont get as many apps from london yet despite have a lot of interviewers available, so they were able to get you one quick

[reef geode]

No way it’s acceptance 💀 how they read my app so fast

[hollow agate]

they must have thats the thing thats throwing me off 😭

well not like too much of acusp

but as in

you're not too good or too bad

you're like enough they want to know more about you

maybe being from london they are instantly interested LMAO

[dusky tusk]

I doubt they read your app that fast

They prob have someone close to you

[reef geode]

I think they might just wanna know more about me cuz I am not a traditional student

[hollow agate]

weird yale is like one of the only schools that actually pick and choose outside of just availability

apparently not

[reef geode]

Cuz even with harvard they gave me an AO interview cuz AOs for my region never cane across someone with my background

[hollow agate]

woah :O

thats rly cool

[wary star]

not necessarily

yale interviews are chosen on a basis of availability first and then other considerations are made

iirc

\

[hollow agate]

what type of other considerations 🧐

bc sending her an interview that fast means its likely only availability for her

[bleak prism]

wha

crazy fr

[bleak prism]

u applied to all 8 ??

[jagged thicket]

i havent even gotten a confirmation of my application yet by yale lol

[teal tusk]

no only did 4

[bleak prism]

dont worry it took a while for me to even have them recieve it

[teal tusk]

going 0/4 😭

[jagged thicket]

yeah i know, princeton's only came today

is there anyone here that wants to rate my essay

[cobalt rampart]

i can if u rate mine

anykne who submitted late hasnt gotten their app downloaded :/

i only submitted like an hour and 30 mind mate

lTe

[reef geode]

Are u est??

Common app works on est time so if u submitted late compared to that then it might take a lil longer

[cobalt rampart]

yes im est

i submitted a tlike 130

[reef geode]

Just give it a little time but if they say something, email yale and start bs saying some happened to ur wifi or sum

[cobalt rampart]

YEAH

good idea

[reef geode]

Dont forget to shed a tear or 2!

[cobalt rampart]

gonan talk about being low income while begging

[jagged thicket]

they dont mind a few hours, i submitted my princeton app like 3,5 hours later

[cobalt rampart]

im worried cuz jt seems like most ppl got their apps downloaded but mine hasnt yet

[jagged thicket]

i didnt get a princeton confirmation till a day later and i submitted mine 3,5 hours later

already jan 2, so just give it a day

[reef geode]

I didn’t listen to their “11:59pm local time” bs for yale 💀 I am from the UK so we are 5 hrs ahead of EST

I technically submitted on time but also 5 hrs late 💀

[jagged thicket]

i submitted cornell 7 hours late lol

im just gonna say I was in hawaii or some shit if they ask why

or bad internet connection in morocco

[reef geode]

If i remember correctly u from the Netherlands right??

[jagged thicket]

yeah

[reef geode]

Netherlands is like 6 hrs ahead so technically u were only 1 hr late 😜

[jagged thicket]

exactly lmao

[covert rain]

Anyone here applied for gender studies or environmental studies

[midnight pasture]

So you mean they should still have received ur app even if u submitted a few hrs late? Cuz I did lol

[unborn fractal]

environmental + econ for me

[covert rain]

Do you know if Yale still looks at ur gpa/ap/sat if ur applying environmental majors??

Or you just had to have good ecs and essays

[spice willow]

yale is an academic institution

why wouldnt it look at your gpa/ap/sat if available

they need to know you can handle their workload

[covert rain]

What if I have all stem courses but applied a social science major

[reef geode]

If ur ECs align with what u want to study then it doesn’t matter

as far as i know

[covert rain]

icic ty!

[cunning wyvern]

It took a few colleges like 48 hours to send for me so ur fine

[white shell]

yea i submitted mine on the first and just got my portal today

[noble steppe]

nvm ur probably fine

[jagged thicket]

yeah, i submitted mine late but I got a confirmation today of my application and access to the applicant portal

[noble steppe]

i have bad reading skills

[noble steppe]

there's a lot of interviewers in london/the uk afaik

[candid falcon]

when is the

deadline for IDOC

[reef geode]

Yhh there are so many

I was stalking my interviewer

Seems like many of his friends came to the UK after graduating from Yale

[rocky scarab]

Hello! I just got into my portal for Yale, and for some odd reason on the checklist it says both teacher recommendations, counselor recommendation, and transcript are "awaiting" despite displaying "downloaded" on CommonApp. Can anyone relate to this?

[woeful smelt]

apparently Yale doesn’t have minors??

[weak steeple]

yes

[subtle python]

yeah

[weak steeple]

💀

LOL

[muted seal]

no im so fucked

i submitted it 5 min after the deadline

ik they have a grace period but still nervous

[remote vortex]

Bro I submitted within the deadline ☠️

I’ve gotten portals from every other school

[covert rain]

It probably means that they haven’t open the documents u uploaded yet

[dusky tusk]

How long did it take for your duke portal

[subtle python]

I got mine earlier today

[dusky tusk]

When did u submit

[subtle python]

10 mins after it was due

💀

[dusky tusk]

For duke or yale

[subtle python]

Uh both

💀

[dusky tusk]

And u got both portals alr?

Lmao

[subtle python]

Yea

[dusky tusk]

Still havent gotten my duke portal smh

[subtle python]

Like a while ago

[granite fern]

me too.

[white dagger]

Hey; did any Yalie here get their tshirts mailed yet?

[dusky tusk]

Yall get tshirts too? No way

[rustic silo]

nope. i don’t think anyone has yet

[white dagger]

cool, good to know its not just me

[white dagger]

yea lol

[rustic silo]

they haven’t sent out the majority of things for domestics. just the big folder

[white dagger]

What other things are there anyways, i only know the tshir cuz of the form they had us fill out

[rustic silo]

letter from the AO

at least that’s the only big thing i’ve heard

[dusky tusk]

I need to get into yale now

All ive gotten so far is like one sticker

[white dagger]

oh I already got that

[rustic silo]

are you international?

[dusky tusk]

Yes

Look at roles

[white dagger]

yea

[whole pier]

my still hasnt 😫

[whole pier]

thank goodness, i submitted my yale app 2 hours late

[candid falcon]

guys chill

it will be ok

[candid falcon]

So this local time thing is a lie?

[remote vortex]

oh mine took forever

i remember

for me it took 5 days

[reef geode]

Yhh

It’s runs on est time

But even then u can submit it a lil late

[potent peak]

bro same

one sticker and magazines

and papers

[cunning wyvern]

Yale downloaded my app!

[teal tusk]

did yale extend their deadline or nah

someone said it in general idk if it's true

[cunning wyvern]

I'm not sure I turned it in 11:59 my time

[livid jacinth]

they didn't

[potent peak]

loopy

[cunning wyvern]

Did u get downloaded yet?

[spice willow]

Source ?

[junior gyro]

Wait

I saw it in a reddit post

they provided some link of the source

[spice willow]

Ok, bring it

[spice willow]

?

[teal tusk]

yea i saw lmao

sad

[junior gyro]

https://www.reddit.com/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/18x1chq/pinned_post_for_extended_deadlines/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

Sorry my bad

Its for certain cricumstances

[teal tusk]

"Students who experienced any challenge submitting a Regular Decision application may submit through the Coalition Application or Common Application by 11:59 pm EST on Friday, January 5. School documents (e.g., transcripts, recommendation letters) and test scores may be sent later."

[dusky tusk]

Oh im not talking about yale lol

I was just surprised that yale kids get a tshirt

[tired zealot]

got muh portal

[noble steppe]

i have two of them 😎

[dusky tusk]

Oh yea well i got this

Beat that

Wheres ur jack sticker huh

[cobalt rampart]

finally got my yale portal

[glossy tide]

is it true that yale extended their deadline to jan 5?

[worldly osprey]

Wdym

[junior gyro]

‘Students who experienced any challenge submitting a Regular Decision application may submit through the Coalition Application or Common Application by 11:59 pm EST on Friday, January 5. School documents (e.g., transcripts, recommendation letters) and test scores may be sent later.’

https://admissions.yale.edu

[glossy tide]

ok great thanks

[livid jacinth]

i got my portal like the same night i submitted 💀

they respond to emails helllla fast too

[noble steppe]

sexy

[dusky tusk]

Another day another solo from jack the bulldog 🥱

[crystal pewter]

Are u kidding me bruh

[junior gyro]

Im glad cus I regretted sm not applyin

[crystal pewter]

I was rushing so hard last hour I turned in 11:56

[junior gyro]

That was me with Columbia and then boom they extended deadline til 4th

[crystal pewter]

They making it more competitive 😡

[junior gyro]

Right

[hollow rover]

For the research supplement, I have both a published and non-published paper, but I like the non-published better. Would it be sus to the AOs if I pick the non-published over the published?

[remote vortex]

finally got my portal

[remote basalt]

if i accidentally mentioned another school at the very end of my 400 word (after i already said yale) how bad is it for me

[subtle python]

my jit 😭

[dusky tusk]

100% rejected

Worst thing u can do

[weak steeple]

no yeah

this is acc over brother im sry 💀

it's like writing ur crush a confesion msg and at the end you say "i hope you marry me sally" when her name is gabriella

[teal tusk]

it's not the end of the world bro

like the aos know that u are probably applying to like 10 other schools

they're not gonna reject you just bc ur applying to brown

[warm epoch]

what if i mentioned another school on purpose because im talking about a specific article that sparked intellectual curiosity

i mentioned the title of the article

and that it was from that school

[weak steeple]

thats fine

[topaz creek]

youre cooked

[vale locust]

is it really that bad?

what if it were recommendations with another school name, for example. is it over too?

[topaz creek]

recommendations is fine ig

if youre intl

cuz many teachers are clueless

[vale locust]

still might be a little disadvantaged i think

yale really looks through the recommendations (yale admission files)

[topaz creek]

but like

its out of your control

if the teacher stills preach how youre a god then i see no reason

[crystal pewter]

im cooked then

[muted seal]

i think they brought it up on their podcast once but i dont remember which ep

it prob comes off a bit badly but its not the end of the world

[merry kiln]

dude you'll get rejected, im sorry

and you kinda deserve it, you didn't even try to check through the essay before submitting

why would they take you if you couldn't even bother checking the essay before submitting

💀

[frail burrow]

https://tenor.com/view/true-or-rubbish-gif-25237550

[merry kiln]

Guys so what the hell, I just realized that on my yale application document. My SAT scores are visible and I clearly stated that I don't want them to consider my SAT scores.

[vale locust]

if you wrote your scores in the common app, but in the yale application portal you indicated that you dont want them considered, then they wont

[merry kiln]

they fr won't? the scores r in the pdf application

[vale locust]

well it clearly states "consider testing-no", they shouldn't

[merry kiln]

they will see it but pretend they didn't?

[vale locust]

well, you won't be disadvantaged that's for sure

[merry kiln]

So basically

I have to turst that Yale will see my score

but won't evaluate it?

[vale locust]

basically

but they cant see if its the real result anyway

[merry kiln]

bruh thats actually messed uo

i shouldve removed the score

from commonapp

yup im getting rejected

i got a 1380

i rly hope they "don't consider" it

[frail burrow]

I cannot believe you did not check your application before submitting

You're probably fine

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[autumn kiln]

Let’s not be mean

[frail burrow]

@autumn kiln I was being sarcastic

[shut schooner]

does anyone know approximately when rd interviews r coming out

[subtle python]

Jan 28th 5:42 pm est

[dusky tusk]

correct

[vale locust]

then why did someone already receive an interview?

[merry kiln]

fr?

[dusky tusk]

your deadline is different from theirs

[vale locust]

they were deferred, you mean?

[dusky tusk]

im joking mate

i have no clue

[valid compass]

hi guys

do we have an early admits here?

I was wondering if they sentany supplementary materials

research in particular?

[rugged chasm]

stem supplementary material

due 1/9 for RD

[valid compass]

im not sure if my research is even stem focused lol

what do I do

[rugged chasm]

then dont submit

[valid compass]

While your research does not fall squarely within the traditional STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) fields, it does incorporate elements of social sciences and environmental science. The research investigates the relationship between public perspectives, aesthetic preferences, and conservation initiatives, making it more interdisciplinary in nature.

would could this mean?

it's a no right?

i asked AI btw

[teal tusk]

social science is science

[valid compass]

isn't it humanities?

[teal tusk]

if its behavioral sciences or sociology oriented, then its science lmao

gl

[valid compass]

yeah its science then, thanks 🙂

[manic rapids]

nope

but i’m also not a stem student

[remote basalt]

damn

it wasnt my why us tho

they responded to me and said i can just redo it lmao

[cobalt rampart]

ok so if its social science, but i disnt do any statistivs and stuff, just compiled data from interviews and other research papers, is it still worth it to submit?

[remote basalt]

LOL

good response

[remote basalt]

thanks for giving a helpful response!

im gonna try and see if i can find it one of these days

[valid compass]

even I was wondering

the same

[cobalt rampart]

ya bc theres no guidelines for it

im so lost

[remote basalt]

the way you investigated it did not bring in a scientific method (data, tables, graphs, stats in general) did it

if it did not it cant be considered stem probably

[cobalt rampart]

i brought in stats but i didn’t create anything

it was synthesizing data

[valid compass]

i did have stats and graphs and stuff

but didn't really carry out calculations

did have some correlation though

[glossy breach]

could i still apply do you guys think

[topaz creek]

day 1 of feeling like a yaleure

[teal tusk]

thats still something just submit it lol

[hasty osprey]

Shi send it in and see

[manic rapids]

guys ops on new haven

[noble steppe]

serious answer from a junior:

• the areas you will actually interact with are fine. there are somewhat unsafe areas of new haven, don't get me wrong, but you won't be in them.
• external crime is quite rare
• city has fairly good food options, rly good variety for the size

lmk if you have qs

[noble pasture]

For yale stem supp

its asking to describe one research project you did

but

they allow you to upload up to two papers

should i just describe one research project

and then can I upload two different research projects

[valid compass]

why would you describe one and upload two?

[valid compass]

they're different right?

[valid compass]

oh wait, yes this sounds good

[valid compass]

just read this

[noble pasture]

yeah. the recommendation i submitted was a mentor for an unpublished paper, but the research i published with someone else i think is better but i don't have a rec letter for it

[valid compass]

i see

you're submitting the paper or just the abstract?

[noble pasture]

i want to submit the paper for the published research and the abstract for the unpublished one with the rec letter

[valid compass]

yeah makes sense

[noble pasture]

what should i do

[valid compass]

wait I'll dm

[dapper drum]

my recommender wrote me a letter and was like at the end "I hope charizard gets into Cornell and no where else" 💀 and I was like plz no

then he changed it and it was nice

[jagged thicket]

my recommenders literally all put harvard in it

i waived ferpa so hopefully they wont judge me for it

they already submitted it so they cant change it either 😦

[unique charm]

wait wtf how do y'all know what ur recs say

😭

[worldly osprey]

What does it mean to Waive Ferpa

[merry yew]

can't read what your recommenders write for your rec letters

[worldly osprey]

Isn’t that normal

[merry yew]

you can choose if you want to read them or not with FERPA

[worldly osprey]

Why would you choose to read them that defeats the purpose

Does it reduce your chances to open your rec letters?

[jagged thicket]

Colleges think that if u can read ur recs then ur teachers might not be willing to be completely truthful

Hence it is preferred to waive your rights

[worldly osprey]

So yeah it seems like it makes no sense

You shouldn’t be allowed to submit an LOR

if you’re gonna read it

[topaz creek]

does yandall send likely letters?

[unborn fractal]

they all do

[zealous knoll]

anyone else applied as a ling major to yale?

[thin salmon]

Very cold, even when it's not winter yet
Uhhh pretty clean? And pretty nice overall?

And suburbs are nice too, if a bit remote

Again imo, as an intl, so might be diff for everyonr

[topaz creek]

haven roads

take me home

[junior canyon]

they got sent last year like feb first/second week

[topaz creek]

thanks

[vale locust]

no where else😭

[remote basalt]

hey can i dm u with questions abt new haven

[noble steppe]

yes

[bleak prism]

!yalerd

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2 months, 21 days and 1 hour until the decision date

ApplyingToCollege

[bleak prism]

2 months until i get a second decision 🙄

[humble jackal]

Yale is a long shot for me, I applied because I like a specific organization and I mean, it doesn’t hurt

[wanton wing]

2x usamo, usaco plat, top 10 at yale's math competition, one of ross/sumac/promys and a few unique asian culture/literature ec's, flat rejected rea 😦

stem pipeline is closed ig

[hollow agate]

they may have been looking for more outside of just cool math stuff idk

[muted seal]

bro what

[wanton wing]

yeah, i have ecs outside that with big time commitment (translating webnovels w/ 10M+ views, top 0.1% wikipedia editing related to asian literature) but no awards in them

[muted seal]

how were your essays cuz 😭

my friend got deferred and def had less

[hollow agate]

idk i mean it kinda makes sense kinda does

[muted seal]

applying stem as well but ik she did alot of service

[hollow agate]

yale is one of the ivies bigger on being experienced/interested in a lot of things

i would guess

[muted seal]

yeah thats true

but flat out rejecting someone so impressive is still disheartening

[hollow agate]

yea i would guess at least a defer

[wanton wing]

maybe rushing the 400 word did me, the others were pretty good (ap lit teacher liked)

[muted seal]

bro im cooked i rushed ALL the essays

LMFAO

[hollow agate]

bc the reason a lot of super smart stem kids get screwed by ivies is because theres usually not a strong "why us" element, bc if u have rly good at stats u have a good excuse to shotgun more

and yale is one of the ivies that doesnt defer a ton

a ton of the super smart stem kids are gonna apply to yale so yale needs some good stuff to differentiate between them

[muted seal]

ya alot of cracked stem ppl have a shotgun mentality i feel

which isnt bad but they forget that fit prob matters alot

[hollow agate]

but nonetheless thats why theres no shame in shotgunning a bit bc with those stats you will be put in all those potentailly piles and you more than likely will get in somewhere rly good

[muted seal]

and just showing your character in general

[muted seal]

mm

[hollow agate]

yeah even then it can just take a bit of luck bc you dont need perfect essays either

just if they can see you really clearly fitting in

its rare for anyone to get into more than like 2-3 ivies if any

the smartest person to probably ever go to my school got into 6/8 ivies which yes is a lot but damn whyd she got rejected at all

its rough

[wanton wing]

i just really hope i can see an acceptance letter for my ego tbh, my friend group of ~10 usamo quals from my camp had 0 acceptances in early round and i'm probably one of the weaker profiles in this group so im scared af for rd

[muted seal]

thats so insane

dont stress youll get in somewhere good

[hollow agate]

ngl for the most part once you get into that cracked category its kind of negligible

bc your stats and most of the similar stats just say "yeah im really fucking good at math"

ofc if ur a heavy positive outlier thatll count a bit extra

but dont stress that u have a weaker profile

if anything you're competing against your group in everything except the math aspect

[muted seal]

frfr

[wanton wing]

others have isef, national instrument/writing awards, sports involvement, etc. and i kinda don't

anyways gl to you guys, i'll be back for grad school maybe 🙏

[hollow agate]

you just gotta really shine in your essays then, you already have enough fr

i dont have anything national

i just have stuff i like to do

and i think itll pay off

[weak steeple]

WHAT

who is this

[muted seal]

them

[hollow agate]

math comps were never really my thing

biggest match comp ive ever done was tryna get an A in calc fr 💀

[muted seal]

bro trust even though ecs feel like such a huge part of the process they arent everything
college admissions is not a merit competition theyre not awarding acceptances necessarily to the most impressive ppl

[muted seal]

me

[hollow agate]

also yale has a class size of what like 1,500? you dont gotta be the best so dont feel discouraged by a handful of ppl better at math than you

ur still like rly high up there so you're considered to be great enough for it to boost your app

[wanton wing]

tyty, just want to vent somewhere because even though my apps are over i'm still anxious thinking about what tripped me up during rea

gpa (we're an insanely inflated magnet school, 30% have straight a's and i kinda slipped during covid even though i recovered right after), bad rec, wrong approach to essays, olympiads beong "anti-meta", one-dimensional awards, or just pure variance...

[remote basalt]

wtf form yale?

[muted seal]

dw neither of my recs were good lmao
im stressing abt that so bad but im hoping my research mentor rec can carry

[remote basalt]

from*

[wanton wing]

yeah

[remote basalt]

i'm sorry

[jagged thicket]

my counselor barely speaks English and doesn’t know how computers work

[muted seal]

😭 😭

[jagged thicket]

Im just holding my breath

[hollow agate]

i relate to this because my high school is insanely cracked and academically im prolly not top 50%

[jagged thicket]

like I’d rather he keep shit blank than write it atp

[hollow agate]

and yales just one school its not an indication of how the rest will go

[remote basalt]

ur awards arent one dimensional they show a lot of passion into an area and they love that

[muted seal]

i def dont have straight As either
got a B and a B+ in precalc honors and have had several A-s
unweighted is probably like 3.8-3.9 idk our school doesnt calculate it
all my awards are poetry related except national merit
my essays were okay but SUPER rushed and im worried about them

[dusky tusk]

I mean it’s Yale

T5

[hollow agate]

yeah one dimensional awards are 10000000% okay

[muted seal]

literally completed all my apps the days they were due

[hollow agate]

better than no awards and most applicants are going to have zero real awards (im lucky to have 1)

[dusky tusk]

Obviously insanely cracked apps are gonna have to get rejected

[remote basalt]

LOL me too

they realistically cannot expect awards in multiple areas..and they don't either

[muted seal]

^^

[wanton wing]

ik, but the rumor that yale was boosting its stem department got to me (real reason i chose it over mit ea tbh) and i was expecting a defer ig

[muted seal]

😭

[remote basalt]

:((

did u go for mit rd?

[wanton wing]

the math dept will drool over me once phd app rolls around frfr 🙏

yeah

[remote basalt]

fr

[wanton wing]

i went for like 12 schools rd (deleted a few like harvard and stanford after rea result, but i might've struggled to do them in time anyways tbh)

[hollow agate]

with those stats you are very likely gonna make a T20 and if you dont ur gonna be so cracked at math that you'll stand out at your school and be hella competitive for grad school (slightly less scuffed admissions)

[remote basalt]

yeah exactly

this is making me so nervous for yale decisions LOLL

[junior canyon]

see I thought that too but my activities were incredible undiverse so idk…

[hollow agate]

yea i mean theyre not always like that fr

so makes sense

[remote basalt]

yale admissions podcast guy said they admit a ton of people who are both talented in one area and well-rounded, there's no specific preference

[junior canyon]

I think they value recs a lot more

[junior canyon]

trust you will get somewhere awesome ❤️❤️

[remote basalt]

this has me so worried 😭

i love my recommenders but idk how good they are at writing a letter

[junior canyon]

Nono idt it matters like how well they write

I think it’s more like anecdotes and just the vibe

my recommenders were def not like great writers, but from what I saw they just wrote heartfelt things

[weak steeple]

i think acceptances this yr is especially weird, prob bc colleges now care a lot more abt ur essays after the supreme court decision where they cant just lean on judgements of ur profile

[remote basalt]

the only judgement of ur profile that'd be missing is race and people mention that a lot in essays anyway

[remote basalt]

aww that's nice

this might be a bad question but can i see my admissions file even if i'm rejected

[weak steeple]

no like the new rise of diversity essays

every school asks that now

[remote basalt]

ohh yea

[weak steeple]

so they def care abt this

which is worse for ppl who dont have anything to say that matches what aos want

[remote basalt]

i mean ao's aren't specifically going to be looking for a story on race

[rustic silo]

this isn’t necessarily true. the majority of essays i’ve seen from admitted students this rea round were not diversity focused.

[weak steeple]

also dont feel bad @wanton wing plenty of talented ppl this cycle got fucked up, my friend who actually literally won 1st place (the $75k award) at isef and also gold medal at an international olympiad didnt even get in stanford rea

[rustic silo]

the only common theme i saw from admitted essays were that they all seemed like very interesting people.

[manic rapids]

😭😭

same with the ones i’ve seen

[remote basalt]

yeah they definitely aren't going to be specifically looking for u to mention ur race or whatever else

[junior canyon]

oh yeah she got defer right 😭 thats wild

[weak steeple]

u know her too?

[junior canyon]

im from the bay so i have a lot of friends at her school

[weak steeple]

whereas half of our friends from our oly camp got in stanford

idk whats wrong with this year but everything is just weird

[weak steeple]

oo

[topaz creek]

☠️

its yallover

[young brook]

is anyone elses stem research supplement recommender struggling to submit their form? my recommender said he gets directed to a link that doesnt exist

[zealous knoll]

they dont accept extra recommendations

[noble pasture]

damm bro has a friend group with 10 usamo quals in it

[wanton wing]

it's from a top 3 math summer program

i think one or two people didn't make it (still had some other massive award like isef) but most of us did

[noble pasture]

jesus christ bro you guys all think and speak on a completely different wavelength than the rest of humanity

[wanton wing]

nah it's really not too crazy

we just had parents who pushed us from a young age in most cases (some people are undeniably geniuses)

[noble pasture]

did seriously nobody in the friend group do mit primes and get into mit or anything?

[wanton wing]

but we eventually took off by ourselves

[wanton wing]

idts

i have a few primes/mop friends who did make it to mit

[zealous knoll]

im an asian male with no hooks and no intl level awards or major ecs and still got into stanford with simply really good essays. what happened with you?

😢

[weak steeple]

u'd def find that among olympiad campers tho - from my camp half of them got in stanford rea 💀

and the rest mit

[wanton wing]

i think they really liked your essays fs

and your ecs probably complemented the narrative told through your essays

i mean how would i know what happened, but clearly they decided that they can see you at stanford

[zealous knoll]

yeah everyone that read my essays said they could really tell i was a likeable and a person with a lot of personality

[weak steeple]

this piqued my curiosity O.o u mind if i take a look? its chill if not

[zealous knoll]

but i’m confused because i thought olympiad campers were smart and figured out thats what AOs wannna see and so im curious why y’all didn’t write like that

[wanton wing]

i think my rd essays are improved over my rea ones narrative-wise anyways so i'm still kinda hopeful

[zealous knoll]

at my essays? no cuz im not sharing them. sorry

[weak steeple]

all good

[zealous knoll]

i just cracked jokes and talked mostly in slang and was just myself. like make grammar mistakes and shit like ur a person and no one is perfect 🙂

[weak steeple]

what did you guys write abt for the historical event btw

i cracked a joke but i think i used too much space for the joke

[wanton wing]

thats cool

[cobalt rampart]

an uprising in a dictatorship since mt entire app revolves around democracy and fighting against dictatorship

[zealous knoll]

that was one of the only ones i was serious in actually. wrote about super niche event that went with my profile

[wanton wing]

lol i expressed interest in joining the stand up club in all of my why us's but like half of my essays are done in the same robotic information-dense writing style bc i had to squeeze around word limits 😭

the other half were nice tho, they hit a nice balance with being casual but not too out of place

[zealous knoll]

sometimes less is more. they just want to see personality. not every single thing needs to be squeezed in

[subtle python]

Nah they trippin lol

[weak steeple]

O.o

[weak steeple]

nice

i didnt go with a historical event

i just went with an event

figured everyones gonna write sm similar historical events

[wanton wing]

yeah, some of my rd essays were pretty focused on dialogue

[cobalt rampart]

ooo wdym

[weak steeple]

like most ppl are gonna write abt a serious historical event with some overlaps

so i went with a more laid back one

[subtle python]

Yale may be trippin hella hard I had friends who were rejected REA and then accepted to HPSM

[noble pasture]

i will say though i think most ivies are much more focused on community service in general than olys. that might have been what cooked

[weak steeple]

idt its necessarily that

[cobalt rampart]

oo smart

[weak steeple]

most ivies are more focused on humanities than oly

[wanton wing]

i do have some "outreach" (organized math/programming contests for 25k+, tutored english and such) but that was probably too standard lol

[weak steeple]

as in they care abt u displaying humanities traits like empathy

in ur essays

[subtle python]

I’m sure u have it in the bag for rds.

[weak steeple]

ye

vivid im sure u do too

ssp not gonna fail u

[subtle python]

These schools be trippin

[wanton wing]

fr we making it outta the hood 🙏

[subtle python]

I never did ssp

[weak steeple]

oh nvm

alp never will fail u

[subtle python]

lol did u do Ross

[subtle python]

Wasn’t even on my apps lol

[potent peak]

Bro

Are you intl?

[zealous knoll]

yup they really wanna see non profits. i had one

[zealous knoll]

no. domestic.

[potent peak]

Ah

I also had no intl awards asian and i think i have okay essays

But im intl 😭

And asking for aid 💀

I think i have no chance

[bleak prism]

this is so true for me too

my rea essays were good cause i spent so much time on them

but my rd essays have sm better developed ideas

[valid compass]

guys

please help

I'm debating if I should submit a research abstract or not

could someone guide me on dm?

[bleak prism]

if u think its good submit

if its not ur best work then dont

super simple

dont over stress

[shut schooner]

how do we submit the yale research supplement

[radiant harbor]

should i submit a loci, is it going to do anything?

[wild yew]

ask your counselor but also i don't see how it could hurt

[muted seal]

is it bad if we take more than two weeks to send in a poetry supp

[grim badge]

essays and recs are more important than people think

in some cases can offset lacking ECs and awards

friend of mine got into yale last year and viewed his file. Readers were hesitant because he had a transcript with A and Bs, and no big ECs (only 2 were related with major, all else were work or volunteer or school stuff or sports)

but the recs saved him

both teachers wrote that he was THE best student theyve had in their career

and thats what got him in

[junior gyro]

This givin me some hope

[grim badge]

also, Yale does something interesting, they read your main essay first and put you into a "bin" depending on your essay topic

diversity vs obstacle vs whatever

and all the subsequent readers read apps from their respective bin

so if u write about obstacles, ur competing against others who also write about obstacles

[junior gyro]

Thats so interesting what

[grim badge]

yup

i was surprised about the way they do it

[junior gyro]

I kinda fucked one supp up but Im hoping all the other stuff will save me somehow

Does anyone know Yale’s undergrad admissions email?

I cant find it anywhere

[bleak prism]

submit a loci!

def submit

[junior canyon]

there’s also an entire stem bin

[junior canyon]

Yeah recs are big with yale, I read my file and they put a lot of emphasis on them

[river osprey]

ores

[junior canyon]

u did too 🥱

[river osprey]

[junior canyon]

pls I want to go back

actually rotting rn

[spice willow]

Dang this server has this emoji ?

[river osprey]

[spice willow]

I like it

[river osprey]

i thought that new haven was cold but then i decided to check temps in ames

bc yk mr. DD is in ames

[junior canyon]

LOL

dd

[river osprey]

and it's like -13 there

[junior canyon]

yeah

💀

[river osprey]

what can you say

[junior canyon]

🥱

[spice willow]

?

[river osprey]

take algos with me

@junior canyon

[junior canyon]

no

[river osprey]

🥺

[junior canyon]

systems is alr gonna kill me

[river osprey]

😏

[river osprey]

same

[junior canyon]

bruh im getting canvas notifs alr…

[river osprey]

algos will just bury me 6 ft under

[junior canyon]

🥲🥲🥲

[river osprey]

it's aight

[river osprey]

LMAO sasme

i still can'

t figure out my classes

[junior canyon]

take linguistics with me and potentially dd !!!

[spice willow]

No NSFW

[river osprey]

adddrop opened today

[junior canyon]

bruh what

[river osprey]

?

[junior canyon]

yeah 😭

[spice willow]

Thé dd Guy

[junior canyon]

dd is initials

cuz were trying to not doxx

[spice willow]

This is such a set up

[junior canyon]

ur moms a set up

[river osprey]

chill out bro it's not that deep

[junior canyon]

😂😂😂

[spice willow]

Ban

[river osprey]

😂

[junior canyon]

🥱

[muted seal]

yeah ik yale loves recs which is why im cooked

[grim badge]

Low key im hoping my recs save me

I read one of mine and it was stellar

[muted seal]

bro I’m not allowed to see any of mine

ik both my teacher recs were average 😭😭😭😭

but my counselor said my research mentor rec was strong

[humble jackal]

I think my only strong recommendation would be from my english teacher

she’s like writing a book and loves me (i think) so

😭

it checks out???

💀💀

[bleak prism]

i wish i knew what my rec said

😭

then id know which ones to submit

[noble steppe]

yall seen the snow pics

cant wait to go back

https://instagram.com/p/C12QR9BLLEG/

yale

There’s snow place like campus ❄️ #Yale

Likes

4888

Instagram

[rustic silo]

yale finaid blessed me today ❤️

[slate rivet]

Is the STEM Research supplemental due on 11:59 pm Jan 9th or before Jan 9th? It just says the deadline is Jan 9th

[valid compass]

you're already in yale?

[hasty osprey]

They’re a college junior

[valid compass]

Ooo I see

@noble steppe did you submit a research supplement?

also if you don't mind, can I dm you some questions?

[hasty osprey]

Are you international?

[valid compass]

yup

[hasty osprey]

You applying to any other countries

[valid compass]

uk, us and my country

[hasty osprey]

What country is that

[valid compass]

india

I got my first acceptance today so im feeling better

[merry kiln]

I changed my commonapp essay - can I email to Yale?

I would like to make an adjust on my personal essay

[valid compass]

wdym by changed?

[merry kiln]

I changed the essay

So no?

[valid compass]

is it like a being adjustment or like a minor one?

[merry kiln]

The whole essay is different

[hasty osprey]

Lmao

[merry kiln]

What

No?

[valid compass]

[merry kiln]

Bro guys

Just tell me

[valid compass]

wait lemme explain

[merry kiln]

What do I do

[hasty osprey]

I don’t know tbh

Wait till it’s day time in America

You’ll get way more responses

[hasty osprey]

I’m not optimistic that they’ll let you but wait till someone who knows for sure responds

[valid compass]

First thing, you're saying you sent your application to yale and have decided to change your common app essay now right?

[hasty osprey]

Def takes the pressure off where’d you get in

[valid compass]

oxford 🤧

[hasty osprey]

Omg 😭 ur chilling

[merry kiln]

Yes

[valid compass]

nah I definitely need aid and uk isn't the best way to go about it

[valid compass]

ok may I know the reason?

[hasty osprey]

Well it says a lot about ur chances at a t20 in America at least

[valid compass]

Because the thing is, when you make changes on your apps post submission and that too the main essay which is so crucial it might present you as careless or indecisive

which isn't the intention fs

[merry kiln]

I had a change of heart

And wrote an essay in an hour

And it’s much better

[valid compass]

i can only hope 😭

[valid compass]

you can change i think

but definitely support it with a good reasoning

[merry kiln]

I can do that with every RD uni yeah?

Can I use the same format and just change the uni name for each email?

[rustic silo]

if you wrote it in an hour are you sure it’s better? i just hope you’re not being hasty

[merry kiln]

Wanna read it?

I think it’s better

[rustic silo]

yeah you can send it ig

[merry kiln]

Alright

[noble steppe]

no, it wasn't even a thing when i applied lol

[noble steppe]

go for it

[mystic rampart]

have any one received interview requests yet?

[humble jackal]

nope

[wary star]

stem pipeline isn't closed; you just tried to use STEM alone

you'll still be incredibly successful in the future

[neon dune]

what email can i contact yale at, their website doesn't have anything 😭

i want to ask abt my submitted app but it says here only ask abt unsubmitted apps: https://admissions.yale.edu/questions

[swift trellis]

im ps there should be a place somewhere on the portal

[wanton wing]

yeah ecs without formal recognition carry low weight ig :/

also sorry if this is a selfish request but id like to not get pinged on this thread in the future

[neon dune]

yea that takes me to this wonky email but im p sure its not right lmao

[merry yew]

you have to click on one of the topics below

ik it says for ppl who didn’t submit apps yet but i contacted them through that abt a question i had abt my application

[unborn fractal]

this is false

[swift trellis]

that's right

[clever cave]

nope

[reef geode]

I did

[floral lark]

I have a published research in economics and econometrics, Can I submit that as a STEM research supplement?

Or should I email them to waive that off

[shut schooner]

are u an rd applicant?

[reef geode]

Yepp

[junior gyro]

Anyone know yale’s admissions email

[valid compass]

i'd say submit it as a document update to the application, it doesn't really fit the stem category

[floral lark]

alr thanks i emailed them the question

because they'll have to waive it anyways

[wild yew]

i think they left the server lol

[topaz creek]

give me freedom

give me fire

give me yandle

or i will cry

😦

[wary star]

my brother in Christ got headshot by the mods

[wild yew]

fr

anyway

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/678013884245999639/1194528692446167060/mematicMeme.gif?ex=65b0ae89&is=659e3989&hm=9fc602126ebf5034cbfb9c522c01440838803f1504498ab5e44e477989bd00ef&

[zealous knoll]

wait do we have to sign up for yales interview

[shadow kayak]

im p sure when u submit application theres a field that asks if u want to do an interview or not

it says sum like "check if u dont want an interview"

[zealous knoll]

ah ok

[swift trellis]

if u havent submitted the application yet, refer to https://admissions.yale.edu/questions. if u have submitted alrdy, use the button on the portal.

[swift trellis]

no. it's done by availability.

[zealous knoll]

okay

[manic rapids]

are there any yale students here that can give me honest ops on what it’s like because i am rlly struggling to choose where to go for uni

[cerulean lark]

not a yale student but what other options are you thinking of?

[manic rapids]

got an offer from oxford 😭 and i know the deadline to decide is in may but i’m trying to find out as much as possible to make a good decision

[cerulean lark]

you got into yale too? that’s goated

imo i’d say Yale but i can’t really provide any help to you

[manic rapids]

thank you 😭😭😭

[manic rapids]

i’m just trying to ask as many ppl as possible bc i’m british so i feel like i know sm less ab american unis so want more povs

[cerulean lark]

well i’m sure you know but i think american unis have less freedom for students relative to british ones. i mean, there are general requirements and stuff which i don’t think is really a thing in the uk

could be wrong though

[fluid ember]

You can’t go wrong either way. What do you want to study?

This is coming from someone with a little bit of bias: Oxford is a wonderful school. But it’s Yale…

Location? Alumni network? Make a venn diagram (those are my favorite).

Or a pro/con list

[granite fern]

Did you find a way to apply for financial aid?

[manic rapids]

history ! and then law after

[manic rapids]

no so that will definitely make a difference in decision

[granite fern]

Yale is need blind for everyone. You should ask admissions if you can still do it now.

[manic rapids]

i dont thjnk i would qualify for an amount substantial enough to change the decision yk

idk

thanks for u guys’ help 😭sorry for rambling a bit i just dk what to do but ig it’s a happy dilemma to be in

[swift trellis]

what are your wants and needs? what do u look for when choosing a college

[dapper drum]

Has anyone gotten an interview

[rugged chasm]

ask @tulip raptor

[livid jacinth]

does anyone remember if yale takes resumes

[tulip raptor]

What’s the finance situation? Are you getting a lot of aid or taking out loans or what

[reef geode]

Another brit!!

[reef geode]

Not yale but I am also a brit who got into harvard (no aid🥲) and oxford, im leaning more towards harvard tho bcuz of their liberal arts approach

If affording yale is not an issue then i would say maybe go with it instead of oxford? You get the 4 yrs study abroad experience, liberal arts and etc

[reef geode]

If u like prestige then go with Oxford (dont get me wrong, both are very prestigious but the Oxford name brand holds a lil more weight imo)

[grim badge]

Oxford does not hold more weight than Yale lol

You can argue they’re the same but ain’t no way it’s better

Maybe among the Brits lol

[reef geode]

More ppl know about Oxford compared to yale

Internationally speaking

[grim badge]

💀

[tulip raptor]

Oxford>yale defo

Oxford and Harvard are similar

[grim badge]

💀

[tulip raptor]

Harvard might trump in some circles because it’s more rare

But that’s a micro difference

[topaz creek]

teh oxford made a dictionary

so its more of a household name

[reef geode]

I can assure u many from the US itself dont know yale as well 💀

[topaz creek]

yale should counter this by selling the yandle

real

[grim badge]

Ain’t no way

[reef geode]

Uno kace from the harvard channel?

[grim badge]

Actually let me refrain

I won’t bother defending a school that’ll probably reject me

[reef geode]

Literally their mother and i believe they are from alabama

[topaz creek]

true

if i get in then yale is the best school

if i dont get in then yale is worse than ball state

mentality things

[grim badge]

Real shit tbh

[reef geode]

Trust me we all love yale here

But im just saying

If u had to go and apply for a job lets say in china

Or ion know

Dubai

Or something like that

They wont know what yale is

But if they see harvard or oxford

They gonna be jumping out their seat

These 2 schools are more well known even tho they aint any better

[grim badge]

Chinese definitely know what yale is

But I get ur point

[reef geode]

Maybe chinese american but old chinese locals dont

[topaz creek]

why is harfraud so popular tho

[reef geode]

Bcuz john harvard was a brit 😙

Jk

Probably cuz it’s the oldest college

[topaz creek]

masochistic tendencies

[topaz creek]

old n fraud

[tulip raptor]

Prestige is almost entirely a thing about how present the college is in media

Like movies and stuff

Because being a student at X number of colleges is basically just used to describe someone as smart

[topaz creek]

its kinda a snowball effect

[manic rapids]

omg !!!well done ! that’s the same w me i rlly like the liberal arts approach but oxford is oxford yk😭

[topaz creek]

more media coverage leads to more media coverage ig

[reef geode]

Now I wanna see if the number of applicants increases after Saltburn 💀

[reef geode]

Thank u so much!! And congrats to u too!!

[reef geode]

If u are set on history and then law, go for oxford!! Cheaper and quicker as well

[wild yew]

hey i was trying to upload an additional LOR for yale (not a required one) and it says this on the portal

Please do not use this form to submit:

Required application material such as transcripts, letters of recommendation, or official score reports
Financial aid documentation
Questions for admissions office staff

is an additional one separate from the required one and if so can i attach it using that form or should i email it directly or what

[spice willow]

maybe they don't want additional LORs

maybe

[spice willow]

"Yale does not encourage supplemental recommendations" --https://admissions.yale.edu/instructions#:~:text=Recommendations from two academic teachers and one counselor&text=Letters from these teachers are,does not encourage supplemental recommendations.

[wild yew]

ah

yeah

i just saw that too

[spice willow]

https://admissions.yale.edu/supplementary

unless your rec will help out with this

[wild yew]

right

idk whether or not i should try to have it added because one on hand it ties into my extracurricular and is pretty dimensionally different from my life at school as it dealt with something completely separate from my academics

but on the other hand it's not exactly research or anything

ill discuss with my counselor, thanks for the help 👍

[topaz creek]

whY do i keep on Acing tests, just for the aos to give an L to theE

[bleak prism]

tbh i wouldnt have a dream school

thats setting urself up for failure

[outer sonnet]

https://tenor.com/view/dance-gif-14880344851904561392

[teal tusk]

come to stanford

[reef geode]

Tell em to let me in 😠

[bleak prism]

Yale

Please accept ur deferred people :))

Sincerely, deferred and desperate

[topaz creek]

😭😭

[digital surge]

How do I upload a LOCI

does it go under “Other addition to application”

and in the summary can I just be like “Letter of Continued Interest” and then upload the pdf?

someone help

[digital surge]

?

[weak steeple]

fr

[digital surge]

bro idk howbto submit the loci

[delicate jolt]

lol

[delicate jolt]

"I sent one in last year after being deferred and got in in the regular admissions cycle. I submitted it as a document in my application where I could submit additional materials after being deferred even though it doesn’t explicitly say it can be used that way" is a quote from reddit

Original post: https://www.reddit.com/r/yale/comments/kw3whv/letter_of_continued_interest/

[slow copper]

my yale rd interviewer said that it was an achievement to be getting an interview, since they only interview a small proportion

bro definitely is clueless or overhyped it way too much right

[river osprey]

i wouldn't say it's an achievement, but yale doesn't interview everyone like most schools

you have not been autorejected so congratulations

[slow copper]

yeah def not an achievement but bro made it seem like it

[river osprey]

doesn't hurt to believe :prayge:

[slow copper]

also i received the interview request 7 days after the rd deadline

i know that they changed it to where a senior reader skims then passes on to regional readers

could they really have skimmed so fast? like within 7 days???

[river osprey]

interesting is it a new change

[weak steeple]

ETHHHH

OMG

[slow copper]

thats why i was so skeptical that its an achievement because i thought most likely i haven't even been read yet

[weak steeple]

oh again u dont know me cuz im alting 😹

[river osprey]

my regional reader read mine first

[river osprey]

yeah lmao

[slow copper]

its an episode on the yale podcast

[slow copper]

is that from viewing your ferpa?

in the podcast they say the senior skimmer makes no comments

[weak steeple]

oh yeah btw are u comfortable with sharing ur yale supplements LOL

im just curious of their quality anyway

if not its totally fine

[river osprey]

oh sick haven't listened in a while

[weak steeple]

i get that

[river osprey]

intersting

yeah it's from viewing my ferpa

[river osprey]

well no? since ihnc who you are

lmaooo

[weak steeple]

D:

😔

[river osprey]

if you wanted to name drop then maybe

but still most likely no

[weak steeple]

yeah its fine XD

[river osprey]

why are you alting

do i know you from usaco server or irl

[weak steeple]

i have some classmates here LOL

dont want them to know 💀

[weak steeple]

from the server XD

[river osprey]

okay good

[river osprey]

this could be taken as slightly backhanded LMAO

jk all jokes

[weak steeple]

LOL i j meant that im rlly curious what those hypsm tier level essays are

[slow copper]

any other interesting insights from viewing your ferpa?

[weak steeple]

😹

[river osprey]

if im ngl

pretty ass

[weak steeple]

but yeah im sure u had rlly cool esays

:0

nah its def good

[river osprey]

hmm not really, they highlighted interdisciplinary stuff a lot

seem to not care much about course rigor

sort of care about music

seem to care about random niche stuff i did for fun on the side more than my actual academic ECs (probs cuz my academic ECs were garbage)

[river osprey]

hmm i didnt spend much time on yale, i remember being pretty disgusted by my 400 word essay on a reread

[weak steeple]

wait eth what state were u from again?