Yale University (2023-2024)

[river osprey]

tx

[weak steeple]

O.o

[weak steeple]

were u from a competitiev public?

[river osprey]

non competitive

[weak steeple]

oo

[river osprey]

large non competitive ut austin feeder

[slow copper]

could you explain more on this cuz i'm a stem-music kid and i submitted a portfolio on my instrument

[river osprey]

oh yeah sure

basically

music is huge at yale

there's like inf groups

so they do try to actively find musicians who can fill the campus music roles

they rate you on 1-4 scale where 1 is like you can go to t10 conservatory

i got a 2- for piano and my AO mentioned it briefly in his notes

piano probably helped me less since it's pretty normal that there's not that many roles for piano

[slow copper]

is 2- considered a strong portfolio rating?

[river osprey]

but there are people ik who got in for niche instruments (that i suspect would not have gotten in otherwise 💀 )

[river osprey]

yeah it's like has potential to be principal in musical groups around campus

tbh my prof was kinda biased against my piece selections so

[slow copper]

ok i'm guessing 1 level is like reserved for NYO level / juliard / nec / curtis level admits?

[river osprey]

eh not really

ik someone who got a 1 who is really good but not that good

[slow copper]

💀

i mean they had to have been good

[river osprey]

don't get me wrong he is really damn good at piano

but idt he can get into juilliard for it

[slow copper]

this part is good

my application def shows that

[river osprey]

what do you play

[slow copper]

and my interviewer was a trumpet player and we connected with music so that will probably be mentioned too

i play brass

[river osprey]

ah yeah

[slow copper]

not trumpet

[river osprey]

please come to yale

brass in YSO is ass

[slow copper]

💀

[river osprey]

the horns fucked up the tchaik 1 opening 💀

[slow copper]

doesn't yale have a top music program unlike other elite schools like harvard/stanford/mit???

thats surprising

[river osprey]

nahhh undergrad music is still mickey mouse to an extent

like it's much better than most hs orchs

but idt it's better than stuff like the ny youth orchs

we have the only grad music school in the league

but undergrad doesn't even have performance major

[slow copper]

yeah i'm part of groups like ny yo

[river osprey]

orz

:porz:

you should have a good shot then

[slow copper]

i feel like even though my music resume is good my portfolio might be shit

[river osprey]

not sure how they evaluate them differently

[slow copper]

maybe not shit but like just not good to the point where it's like wow this kid could get into nyo or win a regional symphony audition

and i didnt even have a pianist

cuz of money

partly shows that i didnt take it seriously enough

[river osprey]

ehhh you're good they probably take monetary restrictions into consideration

accompanists are so expensive nowadays it'd make sense

[slow copper]

maybe, but i have shit midyear grades with 3 b range grades cuz of senioritis so i probably killed my shot at getting into anywhere good RD like yale

[river osprey]

😔

[slow copper]

what was the music comment like on the report

was it like "wow, could really use this kid on campus"

[river osprey]

something like how i had good technique but the pieces i picked were neutral and didn't leave room for expression

[slow copper]

the AOs see that stuff?

[river osprey]

weird since i picked a hyperromantic piece

[river osprey]

yeah

[river osprey]

this was written by the prof btw

[slow copper]

bruh but you could literally critique professional pianists too though

for not having good or enough expression

[river osprey]

lmao yeah i mean

it's all subjective

idt anyone including the aos takes it too seriously unless they are gushing

like a 2- was good enough for my purposes

[slow copper]

so if you get a shit portfolio rating, then that could hurt though

[river osprey]

naw idt they will give too shit

[slow copper]

like for me if i have a good strong music resume with top state groups and awards and stuff

[river osprey]

i think like 3 is where it doesn't hurt or help

[slow copper]

but then a professor at yale calls you shit or mid that could hurt

[river osprey]

and 4 will hurt imo but 4's like "not better than the average musician"

[river osprey]

that is the risk of a portfolio

but dw too much portfolio's just one of many factors

[sonic zinc]

@river osprey will they still consider your music ecs like that if you didn’t submit a portfolio

[river osprey]

not sure

i can only speak from my own experience

since i submitted a portfolio

[sonic zinc]

I play contemporary electric guitar and I have a lot of band work but I didn’t submit it because it’s not like conservatory classical stuff

[river osprey]

i mean in my mind, a portfolio is pretty necessary if you want to demonstrate musical aptitude

it's understandable ig if you're a non classical musician

[forest verge]

is this the correct CSS profile school thing for yale?

[merry yew]

yes

[muted seal]

do you know anyone who submitted a creative writing portfolio

im thinking abt sending one in
they said on their podcast that they usually have an ao read it and maybe a professor which was super vague but 😭

also im kinda curious if u know someone at yale who went to my school
she plays cello and is also a freshman 🤔

[topaz creek]

im defo getting rejected

[clever cave]

same boat

i wrote one of the sups about the letter of rejection from yale being my fav thing about yale

i hope they send me a signed letter of rejection from the AOs reviewing my file

[swift trellis]

if u have it ready rn, i would j submit it but i dont think one is absolute necessary/required

[muted seal]

i have national recognition, im just scared because im not satisfied with my work right now personally
it also might take me a few more days to put a portfolio together so i hope it wont be too late 😭

[worthy bolt]

waittt what pieces did u play?

I’m tryna see if a mid ondine and ballade 3 is ok to submit to other schools 😭

[radiant harbor]

me too got one 88 and one 78 😪

the C is in ap physics tho and i’m submitting as a humanities major

i did get a 98 in BC calc this quarter tho 🙏🏾

deferred apps tend to do just as well or better and it means our apps were competitive atleast

so that’s good

although if we were on the line because of grades then we’re out of luck, but i personally had a 4.0 UW before this quarter 😭

[copper elk]

why would you do that

something something self fulfilling prophecy

[clever cave]

ik my stats are not good enough for yale plus i actually like the rejection letter

its kinda sweet

[copper elk]

more than the acceptance one?

just saying i was sure my stats werent good enough either

[clever cave]

like my grades are high enough but i have a shitty trend of exteme ups and downs

[copper elk]

cant relate with grades but i was def like that for extracurriculars

[clever cave]

lol my ecs are insane

like cracked insane

like u cant touch me level insane

[copper elk]

i dont wanna touch you

[clever cave]

for an lowincome international atleast

[copper elk]

oh same here

[clever cave]

xD

[copper elk]

thats a pretty big qualifier though

[clever cave]

naw grades matter the most

lets be honest to our selves

[copper elk]

they matter up to a point

they wont get you in but they could get you out

[clever cave]

also i wanna shoot for the letter which i have a 97% chance of getting

[copper elk]

ight, you do you

[clever cave]

¯_(ツ)_/¯

[copper elk]

did you at least have a fee waiver

[clever cave]

yes

no money wasted

[copper elk]

well thats fine then

waste their time

[clever cave]

who knows an AO might just sign the rejection

[clever cave]

¯_(ツ)_/¯

they allowed me to apply

they can suffer

[copper elk]

touche

[copper elk]

honestly i dont think this was a good idea

i submitted an electronic piece and an ambiental one

neither had any real instruments, let alone a player

[river osprey]

i do not sorry, idk anything abt a creative writing portfolio but i do have some friends who did creative writing in hs

[river osprey]

tbh i probs dont, i only know like 1 cellist and he’s a guy

[river osprey]

i played liszt chasse neige and barber sonata fugue

tbh i think submitting is fine since ondine and ballade 3 are very hard

speaking of ondine it is my favorite piece of all time i played it too but not for my supplement

[formal citrus]

Wait how important is piano to Yale?

I submitted a portfolio, but half my pieces are cultural renditions of songs from my native

Do they prefer classical piano or?

[worthy bolt]

Hell nah not chasse neige😭😭

How’d u only get a 2- w that

Oh wait unless 2- is better than a 2+ ?

[river osprey]

important but not make or break

i think it’s good u sent recordings but the profs evaluating are mostly classically trained ones so you might get neutral feedback

[river osprey]

i think he thought barber was too technical

2- is worse im pretty sure

[worthy bolt]

That’s crazy omg

I’m not gonna submit tbh then 😭

[river osprey]

u should submit imo if u think theyre pretty decent

[worthy bolt]

Nah I’m not too happy w them

[bleak prism]

is elks quarterfinalist a meaninful update to add to my yale loci

or to update my colleges?

[worthy bolt]

I’m adding it but probably towards the end

I’m not updating rd colleges tho

[bleak prism]

what's the acceptance rate even, and how many more stages are there?

im so confused by the whole thing

[worthy bolt]

Right, there’s two more stages

We barely scratched the surface tbh 😭

[bleak prism]

ah, dyk how many people applied even?

they're so ambiguous

[worthy bolt]

22,000

[bleak prism]

22000??????

Where does it say that???

and how many people are quarterfinalists?

[worthy bolt]

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/elks-name-50-000-most-valuable-student-scholarship-winners-301807356.html

[worthy bolt]

That’s the thing, idk

500 semifinalists r chosen tho

[radiant harbor]

wish i knew abt that

lol

any other big scholarships y’all know abt?

[bleak prism]

there was a ton that i knew about, but deadlines passed unfortunately

lemme think ab natl scholarships

[radiant harbor]

preciate it

[bleak prism]

https://shawncartersf.com/scholarship/ but u have to be lower income for this

[radiant harbor]

y’all i’m finna take the mensa test to make up for my c in physics

[valid compass]

i love yale 🤧

[radiant harbor]

it’s a joke

[radiant harbor]

damn i don’t qualify

[worthy bolt]

Unironically, mensa’s scholarship is still open

Lots of money to be won 😯

[worthy bolt]

https://www.mensafoundation.org/what-we-do/scholarships/us-scholarships/

[sonic zinc]

Did you j go into rocksmith and make a piece or some shit

Would I be docked for it

Your thing sounds like it’s better suited for producing

[radiant harbor]

i threw that on the list i’ve found like 7 so far

now that i’m done apps i gotta lock in

[sonic zinc]

It’s also difficult for me to create 2 contrasting styles of music like I could do subsets of rock and rol such as a tapping piece vs metal but not stuff like baroque vs modern or jazz

That they suggest

[bleak prism]

Yes and mensa!! Forgot about that

[copper elk]

Cubase and musescore but essentially yeah

The suggestions are just suggestions, if you think what you're doing is impressive for a high schooler of your background id suggest you send it

And you have the ability to attach notes as well as fill out a questionnaire where you can talk about your level of music education and whatnot

[formal citrus]

I mean I submitted one classical piece, but it's so common I submitted Clair De Lune

[spice willow]

y'all putting me on

i did jr, mensa, some other stuff

wish i did ron brown

alas

[sonic zinc]

Can I still turn it in tho

I thought it cooees

Closed

[bleak prism]

Avg accepted act from my school is a 29

To Yale

52 Apps ever 3 accepted 😭

[shadow kayak]

How did they submit it so that they could keep adding additional updates?

[topaz creek]

how

[bleak prism]

idek normal rural school

semi-rural

[white shell]

hell yeah i got an interview

[rugged chasm]

Does Yale email you for interviews

I haven’t gotten an email

[white shell]

my interviewer emailed me directly introducing herself, i didn’t get any other interviewer-related emails from yale

[bleak prism]

yeah its an email from a random person w/Yale interview invitation or smth similar in the title of the emaik

[tall mortar]

Do all admits get interviews

[river osprey]

nope

[remote vortex]

i heard they do some sort of initial review tho

before sending interviewers

to not waste interviewers time

[sonic zinc]

@river osprey can I dm you ab a question concerning the music supp for yale

[neon sedge]

Any RD Interviews in FL?

[river osprey]

go for it

[sonic zinc]

sent you a friend request

[river osprey]

hmm i think you can just dm me

try it?

[sonic zinc]

alright

[neon sedge]

where are you located

[forest verge]

is my counselor supposed to submit mid year report?

[remote vortex]

Yes through common app

[dusty lotus]

yes

[slow copper]

yeah thats what i heard too

on yale podcast they talked about a change to where a senior reader first skims you and they cut off the clearly unqualified

so i think if you got an interview it could mean that you passed that skim

my interviewer said congrats for getting an interview cuz they dont interview many, but i think he was just clueless tbh

[remote vortex]

yea interview is def a good sign but the initail review is very basic

like they dont remove that many

only if ur very unqualified

cuz they always like to give people the chance

[slow copper]

yeah idk how much yale interview is a good sign

if its just that you werent part of those cut off in the initial skim then its like whatever

but if it means when they skimmed you and thought you were already interesting so gave an interview then thats really good

and its for sure skims at best cuz i got the interview like 7 or 8 days after applications were due

[remote vortex]

yep

i havent gotten one yet so hopefully i do

when did u submit btw

[slow copper]

let me check

i submitted 12/22

[remote vortex]

ah okay

i did jan 1

acc jan 3

last day lmaoo

[topaz creek]

but like not having an interview isnt bad right

cuz its based more on availability

[remote vortex]

yea

but what im saying is getting an interview means they did some sort of skim review

prob doesnt mean too much considering the 5% acceptance rate but nice nonetheless

[slow copper]

every college except pretty much yale does it based on availability

[remote vortex]

most of them say its not evaluative but Yale specifically says it is

[slow copper]

by evaluative i think it means that the interviewer submits a form that admissions sees

most are evaluative in that way

some like cornell its just a convo with alumni

[remote vortex]

mhm

[junior canyon]

I played chopsticks and got a 1+ on my music supplement 🥱

[river osprey]

godlike

[neon sedge]

Me too last day and I haven’t gotten an interview

[merry kiln]

can i send it to yale

[silent tree]

I passed the first skim!

[hasty osprey]

2 exclamation marks is crazy

[silent tree]

LOL YEAH.

They made me feel special.

😭

I actually thought for a second this was a likely XD.

I just want a likely letter 😭.

[neon sedge]

are you International or domestic?

[silent tree]

intl!

Spaniard.

Are Yale interviews very selective or not?

[hasty osprey]

They pre select

[neon sedge]

According to the Yale podcast they pre-select before giving interviews. They don’t give interviews to everyone like other schools

[noble steppe]

king

[topaz creek]

gib interview now pls

if there is AO lurking then giv mne interview (there isnt)

[frail burrow]

Wdym by pre-select

[rustic silo]

don’t worry if you have to wait a bit. i got my interview about 2 weeks before the deadline in the early round

[spice willow]

Real. Or maybe I’m just An autoadmit who doesn’t need an interview

[bleak prism]

1 that’s crazy

[white shell]

do u know what episode? i listened to the interview one and didn’t hear it

i’m just looking for all the info on interviews cuz i’m really nervous haha

[silent tree]

Does getting an interview this early suggest I'm a candidate for a likely?

[rugged chasm]

no

[bleak prism]

Not at all LOL

[silent tree]

Oh. Then what does getting an interview early suggest?

Cuz like idk anyone else from my country who got such an early interview and also none from UK.

[spice willow]

Nothing tangible

[bleak prism]

Literally nothing

lol

Getting an interview means u passed prescreen

But it literally means nothing else

[silent tree]

yeah but why would they decide about this so early?

[bleak prism]

Just cause

They don’t decide it

An AO reads ur app and decides if u get one

it’s not anything special, just they prob got to ur app quicker

[neon sedge]

Let me see if I can located the info but if not there is a link in reddit of a discussion about it…

[neon sedge]

https://www.reddit.com/r/ApplyingToCollege/s/792AN03iVH

[neon sedge]

https://www.reddit.com/r/ApplyingToCollege/s/9Hu8XJXZC4

[white shell]

oh damn i guess they are more important than i thought

thanks sm for the info!

i guess they have updated their policy since the 2020 podcast ep which makes sense

[swift trellis]

they do prioritize "students for whom the Admissions Committee needs more information" but that depends on availability still

in areas where interview capacity is quite substancial, you might still expect an interview request

[white shell]

hmm yea i’m in a big city so that may be the case

[swift trellis]

in the most competitive pool (REA), quite a few receive interview requests but not all partake yet still receive successful admission. however, it definitely helps to partake in an interview!

there's a lot of points in the yale podcast that i would def consider.

[neon sedge]

People are still being admitted without one but those are the ‘no need for more info instant admits’

[swift trellis]

i would stay away from anything that isn't publicized already by the admissions office

[white shell]

for sure, it was super helpful. i guess im nervous since im pretty socially awkward and don’t do that well in informal conversations with strangers lol but ill try my best

[vale locust]

woah you sure?

[swift trellis]

it's important to note that not everyone who receives an interview is exactly "students for whom the Admissions Committee needs more information"

there are even recruited athletes that receive interview requests

[vale locust]

they also do a final screening where they may accept the ones that were initially rejected and vice versa

[swift trellis]

if there's availability and capacity to interview someone, there'll likely be a request just bc it really is something that can only help an applicant

[neon sedge]

Last year a person from my school was accepted w/o an interview and we are from Miami, FL

[swift trellis]

the final screening (last steps) is for provisional admits only

they don't review rejected applicants in the final review

[bleak prism]

Do you go to Yale

[remote vortex]

I feel like y’all are looking too deep into it

[bleak prism]

yeah hah it’s just standard applicant anxiety

[remote vortex]

Also there was probs an influx of people submitting Jan 2-3

So if u submitted then it’ll prob take them longer to get to your applications

So just wait it out

[swift trellis]

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ but then again it's a2c

[swift trellis]

yeh, sophomore yr

[cold mountain]

Am I delusional to not want to firm Oxford because I really want to go to Yale 😭

[copper elk]

I mean I'm taking yale over Oxford so either were both delusional or neither is

[cold mountain]

Yo congrats aswell, what major did u get in for at Oxford

[tulip raptor]

nah not really

depends on a few factors but i can see yale being a better choice

[cold mountain]

It’s also cuz I don’t want to live in the uk 😭 it’s so depressing but Tbf I’d still go anyway if none of my US Unis accept me

[tulip raptor]

are you domestic in the UK?

[cold mountain]

Nope international doing international a levels

[tulip raptor]

ah

[tulip raptor]

just to check you have the yale offer in hand right?

[cold mountain]

No 😭 I got the Oxford offer only I’m applying RD

well applied RD

[tulip raptor]

do not give up the oxford offer without a better option in hand

that would be delusional

[copper elk]

Yale def seems like the us equivalent of Oxford to me

[cold mountain]

cuz my school didn’t setup the common app in time for ea

[copper elk]

What?

You mean your counselor didn't provide their report or

[cold mountain]

I’m not going to give it up I’m going to wait longer to firm it that’s it

[cold mountain]

My school didn’t have a common app account it’s a pretty crap school lol

[tulip raptor]

yeah thats fine

what subject did you get in for btw

[cold mountain]

Computer science

[worldly osprey]

Equivalent in what way

I always imagined Oxford as the most famous

Yale is the second most famous imo

[tulip raptor]

yeah same here

[tulip raptor]

wow

[worldly osprey]

Cambridge is second most famous

[tulip raptor]

very impressive

what was your mat?

[worldly osprey]

So Yale would equal Cambridge

To me

[copper elk]

Oh mine didn't either, I went to my counselor during the summer to set it up

[copper elk]

The architecture, layout, general atmosphere

[tulip raptor]

what 😭

both places are very different on all counts

[copper elk]

Idk man

Can't explain dem vibes

[cold mountain]

Yeah but UK wages are worse and idk I’m gonna take more time to decide once I get my acceptances but if it doesn’t work out I’m just gonna go to Oxford then probably do a masters 😭 or try applying for jobs but tbh I know this Cambridge cs grad who works at my school as a teacher and didn’t make it into a lot of jobs like what people say so the connection scene isn’t that good compared to Yale or us Unis

[worldly osprey]

I have only seen pictures of both but I gotta say I disagree

[cold mountain]

historically white British posh kids in sweaters studying at an old library vibes 😭

[copper elk]

And you're probably right to do so

I've barely stepped foot off my third world country

[cold mountain]

Yale had a dark history of rejecting people who weren’t evangelical Western Europeans in heritage 💀 and so did Oxford

[cold mountain]

This was ages ago tho

[copper elk]

Omg twins 💚

[bleak prism]

ohh cool

do you have any deferral loci tips 😦

[swift trellis]

check out these posts! https://www.reddit.com/r/ApplyingToCollege/wiki/loci/

[reef geode]

Are u from the UK? I dont think it means too much cuz im from the UK but I got my interview within 24hrs after submitting my app

[silent tree]

I'm from Spain.

[reef geode]

It probably just means we passed the initial screening

[silent tree]

Thing is I've heard many have not received interview yet.

[cobalt rampart]

cuz its early jan and interviewers have to schedule and theres probably thousands of apps that havent been read yet ...

it doesnt mean anything except passing that screening

[reef geode]

Tbh the connection is very similar imo but it’s just what u make out of it but for wages and stuff, the US is definitely better

[reef geode]

Also we have so long left until we have to firm Oxford

See if it works out, if it does, definitely go for yale tho!

[junior gyro]

Do internationals get interviews for Yale

Im from an underrepresented country where theres barely any Yale alumni

[cobalt rampart]

dont bet on it if ur from an underreperesented country, and if you dont get one know that a large part of it is availability and says nothing abt ur decision

[quasi ermine]

what are yall's thoughts on DECA

[weak steeple]

bro stop spamming this question in every single thread 💀

[noble steppe]

yes but availability varies massively by country

like in the uk there is no shortage of interviewers relative to applicant numbers but there almost certainly is for other countries

[noble steppe]

then you've answered your own question—it's far less likely

[noble steppe]

depends on industry tbh. finance (and many consulting jobs) have no meaningful difference once you factor in the fact you'll be working less hours in the uk

for cs, though, there's a big difference

[noble steppe]

i have a lot of friends at camb and ox, from the uk, and i will say one thing: there is no meaningful comparison btwn oxbridge and any us uni. they're much bigger, much older, and so academically distinct.

[quasi ermine]

who bruh

it was two threads (inclusive of this one)

dam

i didnt know it was that deep 💀

[whole pier]

its fun

[cold mountain]

Silicon Valley dawg 🤑 Oxford ain’t got nothing on me 😭

[cold mountain]

Yeah it was tempting tho 😭 cuz they guilt trip u to take the entrance exam then interviews and after a long wait you get the offer so that’s why

[valid compass]

why am I having a sudden mini heart attack

[cold mountain]

why

Tbf that’s the question ur asking urself so idk if I can give you an answer

[valid compass]

bahah yeah i was anxious so just put that up here

maybe a therapist would know it better

https://www.reddit.com/r/chanceme/comments/19661tc/chance_me_for_top_20s/

people really got too much free time

[manic rapids]

did u get into both ?!

ohhhh i saw u have applied rd

[cold mountain]

Got into Oxford only and a bunch of other uk Unis

[cold mountain]

Yeah I’m waiting for my rd decisions hopefully

[cold mountain]

W profile borderline overweight is definitely a hook the AOs will understand and compensate for your weak a** hair test scores

[cold mountain]

This statement doesn’t sound too posh or sophisticated as id imagine an Oxford student talk so I must enhance my caliber of communication to better suit my grasp of the English Lexicon

[manic rapids]

wait i’m gonna dm u

[valid compass]

lmao

[young brook]

has any international who submitted on or near the deadline gotten an interview yet 🥲 how long does it usually take for an alumni assignment once you turn in ur app?

[cold mountain]

I’m in like a country with probably barely any alumni interviewers

so I don’t know man

[young brook]

me too man so u havent gotten an interview request yet?

[cold mountain]

Nope not from any of my unis

[cold mountain]

What are ur stats

[dusky tusk]

yall gotta update the roles fr

hs sophomore and hs junior 💀

[cold mountain]

Nah cuz I’m a sophomore who did all the senior grades early

[dusky tusk]

you applied to college as a hs sophomore?

so you only had 1 year of grades

[swift trellis]

lmao

[distant crow]

Is it normal to not have an interview request yet

[swift trellis]

not everyone receives a request

many still are admitted without an interview

[distant crow]

ah

nice

[cold mountain]

Yes I did my AS levels and Gcses early at 15 so I have all the requirements and have my predicteds at A level A* A* A* A* A

[cold mountain]

Does the interview need to happen irl or can it happen online

[remote vortex]

Depends on school but I believe Yale is all virtual

[cold mountain]

I am sorry if I sound too naive but normally we have technical interviews for uk universities but my friends say that the us ones normally aren’t technical and just about your personality or is that wrong, cuz I genuinely don’t know what they usually ask about and the purpose of it.

[remote vortex]

Yea they aren’t technical at all

Very informal conversations

Basically they ask you about why you like the school, maybe about your ECs, etc

And then you have the opportunity to ask them questions too

[fathom portal]

Notably its an alumni not a professor or staff member usually for most colleges so don't even expect them to know much about the field you apply to (sometimes they might be in a similar field, sometimes they might be in engineering when you applied literature or vice versa)

[cold mountain]

Ah that’s kinda cool tbh

[hasty osprey]

bro what is cool about that

[young brook]

💀💀LMAO thanks for the reminder i updated it

[young brook]

nearly perfect but even if a student had perfect stats i know it's not easy to get a yale interview if ur international 😭

[cold mountain]

Better than getting some hard ass integral and the interviewer is subconsciously mad at you in the process.

[cold mountain]

Oh is it rare?

[topaz creek]

give interview pls im on my knees

but im intl so i dont expect it as much

[cold mountain]

Also guys idk if you know about the University of Waterloo in Canada it’s really good for Cs and all the students pretty much end up in FAANG and top tech companies but is it worth it over Oxford?

[cold mountain]

How will they even know we’re top applicants when they barely had time to look at all the apps

To give people interviews

[rustic silo]

entirely based on availability. it was in person for me, for intl it will likely be virtual

[junior canyon]

my interview was with a yale senior so it was virtual

but i think for alumni they usually are in person or they let u pick

[cold mountain]

Imagine Vivek ramaswamy interviewing you as an “alumni” 😂

[young brook]

rarer than other schools cuz they read your file before deciding whether ur getting an interview or not. yale doesnt really accept people from my country so it's quite rare for people to even get an interview

[river osprey]

[junior canyon]

[river osprey]

antiorz

norz

[junior canyon]

break is over :(( it is time to retire from a2c again

[spice willow]

[junior canyon]

or after amtrak

[river osprey]

after amtrak is crazy

323 begins soon

[junior canyon]

just in case i need to do some trolling ❤️

[river osprey]

😎

[junior canyon]

oh god

not tmr tho!!

[river osprey]

true

[junior canyon]

sillidinner today

😋

yale food better be good for coming back after break

[cold mountain]

😭 nah cuz if Yale don’t even interview, idk man I maxed out like the whole system 💀 and us schools are honestly so unpredictable

[silent tree]

I got a Yale interview but idk any other intl who got it.

[silent tree]

I want to be interviewed by Ramaswamy 😭.

I agree with him on so much stuff it'd be fun discussing politics with him 😭.

[worthy bolt]

Oh that’s not…

[sonic zinc]

😕

[white shell]

yikes

[junior canyon]

😬😬😬

[bleak prism]

no comment

[dapper drum]

hm I haven't gotten an interview

[dapper drum]

everyone can have their own opinions smh

[bleak prism]

so? No one attacked their opinions

[dapper drum]

nah I just find it funny like

you know what I'm not getting political

All politicians suck

[remote vortex]

idk abt the agree with stuff but it would be fun fs

[worthy bolt]

You can change that!

[bleak prism]

should i even write a yale loci?

they dont like it when people spam application updates soooo

and my updates are kinda ok not the best

like dont get me wrong id sell my leg to go here buttt

[cold mountain]

Don’t get too mad on yourself almost all the people who attend those schools are elites and make 500k per year lol they go to schools that prep students to legit go to ivies from day one by inflating everyone’s grades and giving them opportunities. In fact something is extremely suspicious of you check out Harvard’s sports team. There are barely any recruited athletes for basketball but 5x the amount for rowing 💀 heck there’s even lightweight and heavyweight rowing. All these schools are basically impossible to get into but why not try, just don’t get too mad about it

[cold mountain]

Bro he always says “I went to Harvard and Yale 🤓” line even in the most unrelated convos

[unborn fractal]

This is blatantly false

[bleak prism]

yeah. I’m not mad about it at all, more like confused. Idk why I thought I would have a chance at a school that accepts privileged rich kids when my background is a complete opposite. Idk how to interpret the deferral at all either

and not to mention idk if it’s even worth it to write a loci

I love the school but I don’t think there’s a big chance of any deferred students app standing out in RD when Yale gets like 70k apps

Or smth

[abstract scarab]

Yeah, dont think he knows what hes talking about...

[worthy bolt]

Yale’s economic diversity is fairly middle ground tbh when compared to even state flagships

^my state flagship has much worse economic diversity actually

[bleak prism]

compared to my state flagship yale lacks severely

[remote vortex]

its true that elite schools skew wealthy but this a bit of stretch...

[cold mountain]

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/projects/college-mobility/dartmouth-college

[cold mountain]

Yeah I admit it might’ve overstated it but it still shows the discrepancy in those colleges and it’s statistically more likely that you would get in if you were raised in a richer environment and hence the vast majority of students come from these backgrounds. There will be an exception to the rule but as international students you need to have insane achievements like Olympiad medals to even stand a good chance: because at the end of the day why admit mediocre international students needing aid when they can admit mediocre us students in these same situations.

[remote vortex]

thats why theyre need aware for intl

most of them

but it truly does suck for intls needing aid

[cold mountain]

I thankfully don’t require aid but the admissions process in the us is more random compared to every other university around the world

like students are expected to already become experts in the field before even learning this stuff at university

[remote vortex]

r u intl

[cold mountain]

Yep

[remote vortex]

sophmore?

[cold mountain]

It’s easier to get recruited in a niche sport than it is in a common competitive sport like basketball but that’s the thing Harvard takes in an alarming number of rowing athletes and the sport is quite segregated for richer students

https://gocrimson.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster

https://gocrimson.com/sports/mens-heavyweight-rowing/roster

[cold mountain]

Yes I’ll be graduating two years early with my A Levels because I took all the other courses already

[remote vortex]

ok yea this is probably true

sports like rowing, fencing

[cold mountain]

Yeah

[remote vortex]

matter of fact my duke interviewer had two sons both doing fencing get recruited

to duke

so legacy+recruited

is crazy combo

[cold mountain]

That’s what I’m telling you, I know people at Andover high school and other rich high schools who have been taught from day one to take part in these activities since it’s easier to get recruited in activities the average student probably never tried

[cold mountain]

😂 isn’t it like 30 percent acceptance

[remote vortex]

more like 100 wdym

[cold mountain]

Also Legacy admissions was also historically a way to keep lower income students from attending. Obviously things are so much better now but not close to how systems should be based on merit alone

[cold mountain]

I meant legacy

[remote vortex]

oh yea but i mean with like recruited and legacy

[cold mountain]

30% and recruited athlete is a high chance too 😭 independent events

[remote vortex]

much easier to be good at a sport like fencing

where theres way less competition

[cold mountain]

Yeah but tell me how many schools across the us offer fencing

probably a small percentage

that’s what they capitalize on which is undoubtedly Tbf smart and I dont blame them for doing it

hate the game not the player

[unborn fractal]

aren't you NC?

UNC has bad economic diversity?

[silent tree]

This is also a politically charged comment. Why warn me?

[spice willow]

“Harvard be calling for the genocide of Jews”

[silent tree]

Well that is literally a fact, given the former president's unability to say it wasn't against the code of conduct.

[spice willow]

Also a political statement that this server would rather not get into

Two things can coexist at once

[silent tree]

And saying stuff like this against high-income individuals is any less political?

[spice willow]

discussion of the ramifications of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict at Harvard is not in the same universe as discussing legacy and recruited athletes

Nor has there ever been a server wide rule against legacy/recruited athletes

[spice willow]

TLDR yes

Have a good day

[hasty osprey]

i like some of them

[muted seal]

wait is it actually 30% admit rate for legacies

[spice willow]

Might be a made up figure

Legacies tend to be extremely prepared for applications anyway

Odds in their favor

[muted seal]

yeah true

[cold mountain]

No obviously it depends on the uni I know a guy who is double legacy at Harvard and didn’t get in it’s not simply easy to automatically guarantee your admission

[cold mountain]

I was replying to this comment

[cold mountain]

Yep correct

[tidal yarrow]

when are Yale interview requests coming out bruh

[hasty osprey]

Lots of them have

Not sure when they finish coming out

[tidal yarrow]

alright im done for

[reef geode]

Omgg done with yale’s interview🤭

[muted seal]

haven’t gotten mine either

only one I’ve gotten is duke

[tidal yarrow]

girl stoppppp

i mean good for you but yea imma go cry for a sec

[muted seal]

real

how was it

drop some tips

[tidal yarrow]

i got UPenn, Georgetown and Northwestern interviews coming up

[reef geode]

Gurl u got this!!

[reef geode]

It went soooo well thankfully

The guy is a recent graduate but he was such a sweetheart

[tidal yarrow]

Gtown and Northwestern interviewers seem to be recent graduates so Im happy about that

[valid compass]

wowie, how did it go?

[tidal yarrow]

usually younger interviewers seem more approachable to me idk

my Harvard interviewer was a really nice guy just a few years younger than my mom

[reef geode]

He was just asking about my ECs, why i choose to do what I do and how do i think Yale will help me

[valid compass]

wait u answered

[reef geode]

But one thing he accidentally mentioned that got into my head was “Yale is a perfect institution for someone as passionate as u” 🤭

[cold mountain]

Wait you got into JHU?

[tidal yarrow]

no

i applied for JHU RD

I'm currently debating whether I should swap to ED2

i have 12 hours left to do that

[cold mountain]

oh lol but that's one of my fav schools other than yale cuz the alumni are really nice

[tidal yarrow]

let me just change my name to avoid confusion

:PPP now the confusion is clear probably

[reef geode]

Definitely! I feel like u can br more urself with them but i also love old ppl 😔 they just so cute

[bleak prism]

takes a while

i got my ea interview like 20th of nov

[near geode]

so its coming out mid feb

[tidal yarrow]

ahhh that's great to know

[cold mountain]

I can't upload the photo of my google analytics but someone from Connecticut marietta opened my site a few days ago

[cold mountain]

most sane a2c user ^

[reef geode]

I love how self aware u are 😭

[cold mountain]

The worse thing is i even have people from georgia opening it up so I wonder who 🐝

[spice willow]

save yourself the headache and dont open the analytics 😭

[cold mountain]

omg the bee is talking, please tell me if you've decided my fate yet sir

[spice willow]

LOL i look like a georgia tech shill

[cold mountain]

istg tho the best why us essay was my georgia tech and yale essay the others weren't that personal for some reason

[cold mountain]

The downside about tech is its in Atlanta and thats also an upside cuz its cheaper to live there

[spice willow]

atlanta cool af

[cold mountain]

Yeah man but I witnessed gunshots on my first day visiting my cousin 😭 and turns out a crime scene happened near his house

tbf this average america tings but yeah I'm used to the safer laws over here so I was kinda culturally shocked lol i love how this convo diverted from yale to atlanta real quick

[low helm]

atlanta is scary no cap

[low helm]

no way 😭😭

[cold mountain]

Let the bee have his own view 🤫

[cold mountain]

Yeah...

[low helm]

atls cool when ppl act normal

[cold mountain]

😭 why is everyone here soulless or smth

[low helm]

LMAO

ppl try to talk to me a lot

cant be bothered 😭

[cold mountain]

Some people are so bad at interacting istg that it feels like I'm talking to ChatGPT

[primal tapir]

I got an interview request earlier this morning and I emailed him back a date and said I’d do the in-person option

but he just emailed me back a google meets link for that day what do i do 😭

[cold mountain]

Just ask him nicely if he is still able to do an in-person interview, don't overthink it they're human beings like us

[bleak prism]

Soooo

Do I submit a loci or no

[low helm]

CRAZYY

[cold mountain]

Yeah but just don't be like one of my friends who submitted a LOCI to princeton and uploaded like 500 documents to the admission comittee 💀

cuz I bet you once you go over like 3 documents max you're in the territory of rejection unless you published research in the IEEE or smth

[bronze steeple]

lmaooo did they at least get waitlisted @ pton

500 is craazy

[hollow agate]

oops i did 3

[cold mountain]

Deferred

[cold mountain]

He has some issues he even labeled his editor in chief role to be “researcher”

[graceful sparrow]

he was researching those edits

[cold mountain]

And he named himself the founder of a site that u built

[graceful sparrow]

how dare he take my website

[cold mountain]

Idek man I just let him be tbh but idk at this point

[cold mountain]

LOLL 😭

[graceful sparrow]

fair enough

not your problem

[cold mountain]

His biggest EC is literally just that

after tryna fake it 💀

honestly crazy but wtv he wants Ig I hope he has a good future 💀

[unborn fractal]

Yale has interviews with Yale Seniors?

[hasty osprey]

lmao thats weird asf

[swift trellis]

yes, there are both senior and alumni interviewers

[noble steppe]

yes

[silent tree]

Is it a good sign if I'm getting interviewed by the director of my country's ASC?

[manic rapids]

yeh my interview had just graduated

he was so young

also idk if they intentionally pair u like this but my interviewer did the same major as i want to

[reef geode]

Abc am I trippin or u from London as well??

[manic rapids]

yess

r u ??

[merry kiln]

admit

me

okie

[topaz creek]

^

[reef geode]

Yess

My guy was a recent grad too, doing the course i wanna do 😭

[manic rapids]

did u apply to uk ??

[manic rapids]

what course ?

[reef geode]

Government

[reef geode]

Yepp

[manic rapids]

admit the uk process was so easy in comparison

i was STRUGGLING writing the yale supps i’m so used to writing weird no emotion personal statements

[reef geode]

I read that hidden question wrong💀🥲

[manic rapids]

wait what hidden q

[reef geode]

I am a gap yr student so im already done with this bs 🤭

[manic rapids]

ME TOO

applied to us on a whim bc i was liek fcuk it i have them time

[reef geode]

That why this academic shi interest u or whatever it was

[reef geode]

I gave up my oxford offer last yr cuz I originally applied for chem but I hate uni level chem🥲

I was like

I need that liberal arts education

So US was a must

[manic rapids]

we r the same 😭i have oxford offer and yale now but idk where to go bc i love the liberal arts vibe

[reef geode]

Omgg u already have yale??

[manic rapids]

yeh rea !

[reef geode]

Me with Oxford and Harvard 🦦

But it’s deffo gonna be harvard if my top choice dont want me

Even tho

I aint getting any aid🥲

[manic rapids]

what’s ur top choice?

did u apply oxford this year aswell ?

[reef geode]

Stanford, i love the location 😭

[manic rapids]

i was gonna apply but it’s just so far 😭cba for an 11 hour flight to go home

congrats on harvard !!!

[reef geode]

I am leaving the UK bcuz of our shitty weather, i cant go somewhere worse

[manic rapids]

FAIRS

[reef geode]

You too on yale!!

[junior gyro]

I kinda referenced Ken Carson on what is it that led you to apply to Yale essay, am I screwed?

[wary star]

no

[bleak prism]

nah things like this shows ur a real human

[visual crypt]

auto accept

[unborn fractal]

How do you do this without being superficial

Unless it was an aside and not the main purpose of ur why yale

[junior gyro]

Um I dont know how to answer this it really is my main purpose of why I wanna go to Yale so badly

I dont think its superficial in any way

[worthy bolt]

u want to go to Yale bc Ken Carson rapped about an alumnus from there ? 😭

[visual crypt]

an alumnus from there is insane

[bleak prism]

idt its superficial

[visual crypt]

he never said she graduated

[bleak prism]

lyrics are nasty

op idk how u could've positively spun this reference

[visual crypt]

true ngl

[junior gyro]

I think you’re looking at this in a whole different perspective in a negative way

I think the admission officers are really nice and they’ll see it in a positive light

They get me I’m sure

[junior gyro]

Hes way more than an alumnus he’s Yale himself

[bleak prism]

no, i've heard the song before and literally the lyrics are the most sickening thing my ears have ever heard, and have little relation to yale

i truly cannot think of any way where you could've turned it positively and related it to yale

[junior gyro]

Thats your opinion and I don’t agree and I think you’re being judgmental towards Ken Carson he’s just a human

and if anything he gave so much publicity to a small institution such as Yale 😊

[rustic silo]

that’s hilarious lol. you straight up could write anything for the why yale

mine was that they were silly

[bleak prism]

nah, he deserves judgement with those derogatory lyrics

speaking as a girl

[cobalt rampart]

nah ur right

it is derogatory

[visual crypt]

what did u write blud

[visual crypt]

glaze💀

[junior gyro]

I would share it but it’s just so personal and emotional and no one here would really get it

[visual crypt]

dm? (from a fellow opium member)

nah thats corny jk im not opium

[junior gyro]

Oh…… ouch……

[visual crypt]

ken lone and carti cool

but i dont say i’m opium 😭

[junior gyro]

Yeah yeah

I getu

[visual crypt]

i can send u what i wrote too

mine was actually not that good now that i’m rereading

ouch

[junior gyro]

Im sorry to hear that

If it makes you feel better mine’s great

I think it’s the reason why I’ll get in

[visual crypt]

😭😭😭

[silent tree]

For "why yale?" would saying "cuz Vivek Ramaswamy went there" look bad?

[junior gyro]

Im not sure who that is but sure 😊

[worthy bolt]

You’ve been glazing Ramaswamy for days

[silent tree]

twice*.

Well yeah for months actually just only twice in this discord.

[spice willow]

isnt it too late to think about stuff like this

[silent tree]

I mean for the interview.

I have it in 1 week.

[spice willow]

oh

um you'll need more than that

saying "ramaswamy went there" doesnt say much except your political affiliation/interests

like is that all you're saying

[bleak prism]

true

[silent tree]

Idk I'm finding it hard cuz I don't really like Yale anyway.

[spice willow]

😂 Better start finding reasons

[bleak prism]

dw u might not have to even adress yale in ur interview

mine didnt even talk about yale

just know how to speak

[spice willow]

think about it this way, if you're having a convo with someone and they give one sentence answers, it's not much of a convo

you'd be making the interviewer's job harder

"why yale".
"vivek ramaswamay."
"... anything else?"

[silent tree]

True ig. Ok yeah is talking about Yale's location any better?

[pale rain]

if you dont like it why dont you just rescind the application 😭 😂

[spice willow]

do some research and find reasons

[silent tree]

(btw the real answer is prestige, but I know it's the answer they don't want to hear 😂)

[pale rain]

yeah but maybe think abt why they are prestigeous

like their resources and stuff

and amazing professors

[silent tree]

ok yeah the interviewer is probs such a Yale fan he'll fall for confirmation bias and will accept all yapping I do about this actually.

[obsidian marten]

anyone else get a interview yet

[pale rain]

nope

[visual crypt]

nope

[white shell]

i got one

[rustic silo]

are yale interviews already out?

[white shell]

sorry to bring this up again but i indicated the incorrect prompt on my yale essay for the one where you could choose from 3 prompts and originally decided to not send an update because i thought they would figure it out (it was obvious which prompt my essay was for) and my counselor just told me i should send an update now but i feel like its too late and they would be annoyed, what should i do?

[rustic silo]

if you got an interview i (think) it means you passed the pre-round screening so it’s not a big deal

i’d send an update though - i really doubt they care how late

[white shell]

thanks sm, i'll send one!

[rustic silo]

np

[dapper drum]

is it over bros I didn't get a yale interview

[weak steeple]

yeah its over bro

im sorry

[dapper drum]

yay 😦

[fluid ember]

that isn't true, actually

people who don't get interviews get in lol

[dapper drum]

I live in the middle of nowhere so

[fluid ember]

then it could be availability

yale rejects so many applicants to begin with

not receiving an interview isn't indicative of much

they're so discrete it's not even worth worrying about

[dapper drum]

I mean I didn't have terrible grades or bad sats

but I suppose living on cotton and cornfields doesn't help lol

idk if I have a picture of my backyard on my phone here

[fluid ember]

also Yale does interviews until like March lol..

it's still mid-January

[dapper drum]

yeah its too cold rn

[noble steppe]

average rap song tbh

at least bro didn't pick pusha t

[rustic silo]

bruh it’s been 2 weeks. you’ll be fine

i didn’t get an interview until like 2 weeks before deadline during REA round

[dapper drum]

I was making a bad joke lol but thanks I appreciate that tho and congrats on getting in

[low helm]

!yale

boi

[valid compass]

lol

!yalerd

[thin shard]

Yale University RD Date

Yale University decisions come out <t:1711666800:F> in your local time
2 months, 10 days and 19 hours until the decision date

ApplyingToCollege

[low helm]

!yale

[thin shard]

Yale University RD Date

Yale University decisions come out <t:1711666800:F> in your local time
2 months, 10 days and 19 hours until the decision date

ApplyingToCollege

[low helm]

W

[bronze steeple]

for ppl nervous about not getting an interview, if u do the math they've online gone through an initial review of 1/3 to 1/2 of the apps at most

if ur getting a likely i think they'll send one within the next week or two (which is almost always with a senior interviewer) probably otherwise yall r good (they only interview like 20% anyway)

[valid compass]

they send likely letters in a week? what?

nvm im not getting one so who cares

but ill manifest the other way

my likely is on its way 🎉

[bronze steeple]

nah like feb 7 - 14 i believe but yale does it super early compared to some other schools lol

[valid compass]

i see

[bronze steeple]

but interviews r sent out within the next week or two

[valid compass]

does yale do second interviews?

[bronze steeple]

yeah but usually because that applicant got an initial review too earlier and they want to offer them a likely letter

so in hopes of them committing they send them a second one with a senior in hopes of that person committing to yale

basically they r pretty rare and usually because of bad planning

[valid compass]

i lowkey got a kinda likely like email from a school today or maybe its just marketing lol:

Dear my name,
We are delighted that you applied for admission to our university. We have completed a preliminary review of your application and find you to be a promising candidate for admission, reflecting your potential fit with our unique global identity and academic community. While it's still early in the admissions process, we believe you possess the forward-thinking, community-minded spirit we cherish and the potential to make a significant impact.

and then gave some interview info and stuff (doesn't count as likely if i think now but yeah)

[valid compass]

did u listen to their podcast or what?

[bronze steeple]

nah but they're not very public abt this senior interview -> likely letter stuff anyway i just found some past posts on reddit

[bronze steeple]

looks like a likely yeah idk why they would tell u before the interview tho lol

[valid compass]

oh right, they do have a podcast episode on likely letters though

[valid compass]

i mean i guess because other ppl who applied never recieved one but i really don't know what's up with this lol

[bronze steeple]

oh rlly yeah i mean u might be able to find some stuff abt interviews on there

[valid compass]

oh and the email subject was like "Good News from ...."

[bronze steeple]

i mean they're exceedingly rare regardless so i dont think anyone should rlly have an expectation of getting one from any top school

[bronze steeple]

ye now ur gonna go into the interview knowing ur gonna get in

probably regardless of how well u do on the interview

cuz they already sent the "likely" so interview is just so u will commit

[valid compass]

but the sad part is it's dku aka Duke Kunshan Univerity (China). Maybe they just thought I'm incompetent for the actual Duke so let's focus on her lmao

now im wondering if all t20 colleges would find me incompetent 🤧

[valid compass]

https://open.spotify.com/episode/3SO5ydOY5wlVeaDdfVSiPK?si=5pJ31d0WT7qAjAiADT4mMw

the podcast

ill hear it now, very curious

about the whole thing

[autumn kiln]

Bestie you got into Oxford you’re far from it

[bronze steeple]

lol its still a likely

[bronze steeple]

ye they have a transcript too if ur just tryna ctrl f

[valid compass]

oh wow that's a thing?

[valid compass]

❤️

[bronze steeple]

ye transcripts r on their website

[valid compass]

oh found it

[prime solar]

yo!!! you got in? congrats!!

i got my mat score back like four days ago and i’m p sure they really did not like my personal statement or something 😭

[valid compass]

thank you so much

[valid compass]

oh dw there are a lot of good things to come ✨

[slow copper]

you might be right but also keep in mind they changed the admission system this year, there's an episode on the yale podcast for this. basically theres a senior reader who skims the apps before passing them onto regional readers. meaning they could get through them extremely fast since they are just a quick skim, probably no read of essays either

[slow copper]

how is this possible? they do committees in february and march

so there's no way they could get the likelies in that early

unless they are for recruited athletes only?

actually nvm you might be right: https://yaledailynews.com/blog/2023/02/17/new-stem-recruitment-program-seeks-to-increase-yield-of-stem-matriculates/

it is suprising they get to apps that fast, probably it's like they don't even need to go through committee cause they're so good

[reef geode]

Yale and Stanny send their likely veryyyy early

[near geode]

thought they sent it first week of feb last year

[valid compass]

Oooo

[bronze steeple]

yee and with 50k apps and prob ~20 "senior" readers that can decide within 3-5 minutes if someone is "competitive" it would still take them 16-26 days assuming 40 hour work weeks

but i think these days essays can make up for "mid" ECs

[valid compass]

idk why I tthink i'll be an auto reject at Yale

their academic benchmark is just to high

• ive seen exceptional ppl get deferred/rejected over past 2 years

[bronze steeple]

yeah but a lot of exceptional ppl dont know how to write convincing essays too

but in general admissions does involve some luck esp at t20 schools cuz u need to hope that ur app resonates with ur AOs who r gonna advocate for u

[weak root]

my friend who had like 2 pubs and did the garcia research program got rejected rea 😭

i actually thought he had such a good shot esp since hes trying to do bioengineering and isnt yale trying to strengthen in stem

[bronze steeple]

did he get an interview?

[valid compass]

yeah exactly what im saying

[weak root]

idts

[swift trellis]

time taken to review applications vary. some applicants need more time for deliberation but some might just be a less difficult decision.

[weak root]

i think his recs were standard positive tho and his essays were prob like good but not compelling

i honestly think the qualitative aspects of the app carry u

he def didnt have any red flags

[valid compass]

our valedictorian got rejected rea this cycle. not expecting any better atp 🤧

[swift trellis]

it's def possible lol

i think last year was around then too

[valid compass]

but like the person did admit their recs were not good enough and essays too. maybe i can win that part

[bronze steeple]

yeah for sure ppl here are just so worried abt not getting one 😂

[topaz creek]

same

valedictorian and prom queen

queen bee vibes

[valid compass]

bro

[valid compass]

i hope that Student Body President shines 🙃

[swift trellis]

each AO reads applications for their territory and presents the "strongest cases" to area committees. of these cases, area committees read sm applications. from m-f 8:30am to 5pm, a number of around 500 and up to 700 are heard a day, usually 60 get "full discussion." these numbers are from dean of admission jeremiah quinlan. during EA, up to 2 weeks of area committee occurs and up to 6 weeks for the RD pool.

[topaz creek]

her dad got caught for fraud two weeks ago and is now in jail

u could say she got yale legacy

[valid compass]

how do i make it up to the 60

[topaz creek]

ok that is mean

[valid compass]

😵‍💫

[swift trellis]

😂 😂 typical a2c

[bleak prism]

if i got deferred ea does this mean i made it to area committee

[swift trellis]

very likely

[bronze steeple]

also for this likely letter i feel like if ur getting recruited for stem by yale it prob wont matter cuz theres a good chance u will end up going to somewhere better for stem anyway

[topaz creek]

im going to yale for stem

[bleak prism]

ah ok

[topaz creek]

inshallah i get in here

[swift trellis]

!yalerd

[valid compass]

!yale

[thin shard]

Yale University RD Date

Yale University decisions come out <t:1711666800:F> in your local time
2 months, 10 days and 6 hours until the decision date

ApplyingToCollege

[swift trellis]

bye idk the command

2 months will fly by

[bleak prism]

inshaAllah

[valid compass]

that's too long

[topaz creek]

you should give me a likely letter NOW ⚡️⚡️

[weak root]

i emailed the admissions office trying to see if they received my supplementary rec and they said "We successfully received the recommendation letter, which is now in your application for the admissions committee to review." 💀

so have they either not read me yet or not thrown me out after initial reading

🙏

[bleak prism]

u have to be really bad if u dont pass initial reading

dw

[topaz creek]

how bad is rly bad

[bleak prism]

im not sure, but my guess its just people with lower grades and not the best ec's

[weak root]

ik mit says if you have a bunch of Ds for example so it must be pretty bad

[topaz creek]

ok im not THAT bad

still rly bad

my gpa is middest of the mid

[slow copper]

yeah if you get a yale likely letter for stem you’re probably the top olympiad/science fair kid who is gonna get into at least 1 of HPSM, its why the yield of those os only 30%. so usually the yale likely letter doesnt do anything, wouldnt do much for me

[valid compass]

is their anyway i can chance my appliccation rn? like with essays and ecs?

any app/website?

not reddit btw

[visual glen]

I don’t think there’s an accurate one

[delicate jolt]

Yale interview offered

[delicate jolt]

Hey you can't be teasing me like this 😩

Literally just got mine

[bleak prism]

Just breathe

We’re playing a waiting game

It’s fine don’t worry about your chances you submitted ur application

[tired flint]

What’s a senior interview? I got one that said alumni interview so I assume not that

[valid compass]

yeah ur right, ill let the universe play its game and just wait

[bleak prism]

Current Yale student interviews you

I think it’s for people with no normal interviewer availability

[stark finch]

do you guys recall if there was an option to submit a resume on the common app?

[raw ravine]

can you send yale ur resume through the portal? or is it just significant other things to add to your application

[low helm]

we changed it recently 💀

u got duped fr

[delicate jolt]

Wdym

[low helm]

senior that currently attends yale interviews instead of an alumni

[delicate jolt]

Oh nvm you right my bad

Mines an alumni interview

[low helm]

ur good

i assume they schedule alumni interviews first then see if seniors can take other applicants?

im just guessing tho

[delicate jolt]

Tho I don’t think getting an interview this early is indicative of likely letter

[low helm]

no i dont think so

[bleak prism]

It’s definitely not

[low helm]

they wouldve just sent u a likely letter

i mean no wait

[delicate jolt]

I assume the idea is that they don’t give a likely letter without an interview

[low helm]

its probably just based on first availability

[kindred topaz]

out of curiosity

for ivies, are likely letter almost always given to stem students?

since many ivies are better known for their humanities programs

[stark finch]

so im assuming no

or at least that it's not preferred

im just wondering if there even was an option on the common app? cus i don't remember there being one

[kindred topaz]

idts

but for most schools u can upload additional documents on ur applicant portal

[bronze steeple]

yoo that's a good sign

lfgg

[bronze steeple]

but yeah they don't w/o interview unless the applicant is very strong

realistically its very hard to fumble a senior interview tho so it doesn't matter

[weak root]

losing hope rn got no interview💔

[reef geode]

Is Yale's interview that deep?? I thought it was mostly for people who they need more info on

[bronze steeple]

nah its just a2c 😂

[remote vortex]

its legit been like 2 weeks

[delicate jolt]

It’s easy to grab onto hope during this process. Thus its just as easy to grab onto fear and anxiety

[wary star]

It’s an interview

the increase in applicants has been so much greater than the number of people graduating per year every year that there are never enough alums to interview y’all

so the university has to get some college seniors to help alleviate demand

[wary star]

you’re right. it isn’t super deep, but the interview is important.

[wary star]

it isn’t

[unique plank]

hi

[delicate jolt]

hi

[dapper slate]

Bye 💀

[manic rapids]

hi

[bleak prism]

Hi

[delicate jolt]

I think it's funny that my Yale interviewer doesn't even live close to me anymore lol. He lives in Connecticut now, but I guess he still is apart of the Alumin Association in DC area or something

[neon sedge]

I need an interview in FL, Pleaseee