Yale University (2023-2024)

[rough narwhal]

well his score is well above school average and I think they take that into account

and also I think submitting a low score can't hurt you

since it's optional anyways

[slow copper]

i would still do optional

because based on their transcript they are a strong student but the low test score can change that perception

[worthy bolt]

I don’t think so, my interviewer was an Econ major

[gusty kernel]

By when are interviews usually sent?

[neon sedge]

They give interviews until early March

[unique plank]

i mean for one they most likely would assume worse

two grade inflation, considering i talk about education inequity i feel like they would think about how grade inflation affected my grades as well

[unique plank]

and this too

either way it’s done and can’t do anything but embrace it now!!

[rough narwhal]

yep

good luck

[slate rivet]

This idea of admissions officers running off of assumptions is honestly absurd. It’s simply not true and it’s not how test optional works lol

[unique plank]

i was specifically speaking for my regional context

considering they don’t get any applicants from here and the low average

they could likely assume my scores fall in or near those ranges

[slate rivet]

That’s fair but also I’m still sure they don’t “assume” things like that. They simply just take more emphasis on the rest of your application, making a judgment on things that are submitted

[unique plank]

i get that but i know specifically for yale test optional is being more test preferred

while i recognize and understand what you’re saying, i still stand by what i said and don’t regret submitting my score. i don’t think the optional answer is as easy for everyone and varies on case to case basis

i do and most people and opinions would say in this case it’s pretty smart to send test scores

for yours it may be different

i feel like it’s a misconception to assume that admissions and policies works the same for everyone bc it doesn’t

context plays a huge role, that among so many other factors

[slate rivet]

Yeah honestly since you already submitted your score you’re fine, and in your context and thought process I’m sure it was the better decision. I’m just more so talking about a wider implication of test optional

[slate rivet]

Definitely

[unique plank]

yeah yeah

[unique plank]

sorry i should’ve specified i was talking about my situation

so that’s on me

my apologies

[slate rivet]

Na no worries at all I appreciate your insight though on your situation

It adds a different perspective to the conversation

[unique plank]

thank you, all i can do is pray that my regional officer is thinking of that perspective

well i think im gonna leave a short note in additional info

[reef geode]

I always get confused with Poland, Indonesia and Monaco

[potent peak]

Hahaha

indonesia and monaco flags are look alikes

[reef geode]

Literally only difference is the shades of red that cant be told apart unless they next to each other

🇮🇩 🇲🇨

[potent peak]

different shade and size

that's it

[rugged loom]

Thanks for this information 🤓

I would never find out lol

[visual crypt]

no my guy majored psychology and i wanna do molecular biophysics

but i feel like they take your application into consideration for interviews because me and my guy really hit it off

and yale was my first interview where we were both people of color

[rugged loom]

Hi

Considering Yale hates being reached out and I’ve already contacted them like 3 times, do u think I should reach out for this issue:
2x Best Delegate at xyz conference
*should have been 1x 🥲

I mean there’s a risk that they contact the organizers right?

[delicate jolt]

[valid compass]

stop flirting with every college lol

[delicate jolt]

lol

Yale's my second choice I have them ranked 😦

[valid compass]

oh what's the first? mit?

[delicate jolt]

yes

mit yale stanford harvard are my top choices in order

the only reason yale is second is because I really like their campus and the community

and just the feeling tbh

[valid compass]

wow make that opposite and remove mit (didn't apply) and it'll be my order

[valid compass]

my fav campus fs

[delicate jolt]

I'd have a hard decision to make between Stanford and Yale

But otherwise it'd be pretty clear

Like I mean if I get into MIT I'm going no matter what other colleges I got into

[valid compass]

i got same mindset for harvard

[delicate jolt]

except apparently MIT hates me so you know

[valid compass]

just tell them, not gonna break your application

[delicate jolt]

They don't hate being reached out to

I don't think

They emailed me back in 45 minutes lol

[valid compass]

oooh harvard hates me too

[distant hill]

Me with yale

[delicate jolt]

get roles

the white is bothering

[valid compass]

woah i never knew we get colors based on our roles

[delicate jolt]

lol..

[valid compass]

now that i look at all the usernames, this is so much more fun

[delicate jolt]

are you joking

[valid compass]

i was serious

[delicate jolt]

wtf

You've never noticed you get colors based upon roles?

[valid compass]

nope

[delicate jolt]

that's

interesting

[valid compass]

i have a feeling that I'll get my yale interview soon

[delicate jolt]

Me too!

I feel like yours is coming this week

My Yale interview was one ofmy fqvoirte interviews

He was so nice

[valid compass]

hehe ikr ill keep u updated

[valid compass]

yale ppl are always nice 💗

[delicate jolt]

my harvard interview was also exceptional

it was my only in person one

(and will be my only in person one confirmed now)

[valid compass]

haha im never getting one so idk

[delicate jolt]

YOU NEVER GOT ONE?

Weren't you eferred?

[valid compass]

seems like you don't know about my sad story

i was deferred without an interview

[delicate jolt]

NOOOOOOOO

[valid compass]

if i don't get one now, harvard is definitely gameover for me

i do know of one person who got in with no interview after deferral, but highly unlikely that it can be me too

[bleak prism]

this is why I applied

Couldn’t do Ed so when I looked at the rea colleges

I wanted to find the one that made me feel like the school was a close community, a homey feeling

Couldn’t do that with Harvard no matter how much I tried, but for Yale it was automatic

[spice willow]

L school wont give me my well-deserved interview SMH

[rough narwhal]

"yale" literally sounds like "L" with an inserted Y sound at the beginning

[regal plaza]

Has anyone gotten interviews yet?

[fervent wind]

"yell?"

[junior gyro]

Will the George Sands answer still get me in Yale

[slow copper]

i don't know what others think, but there's no way that they will contact the organizers

[topaz creek]

L in yale stands for L school give me interview pls

[white shell]

not sure but mine wasnt the same major as me, still stem though

[bronze steeple]

i just realized that the interview acceptance rate goes wild

if 10k get one per year and 1.6k-2k (estimate) get in with an interview that's a 16-20% acceptance rate 🤯

[worthy bolt]

Guess I was part of that 80% 😛

Ill always say that getting (or not getting) an interview isn’t a sign of anything bc there’s too many unknowns

[remote vortex]

Bro I need this interview

[dusky tusk]

damn i guess im auto reject

[remote vortex]

Nah trust we auto admits

We getting likelies in a few weeks

[zealous jolt]

its so yale over ino interview

[bronze steeple]

tho no interview is 1-2.5% chance which is around the rd acceptance rate

[hollow agate]

where did u get that number from

[topaz creek]

no interview

[bronze steeple]

they say they try to interview 10k on one of their interview guides and I'm estimating that 300-700 get in w/o interview yearly

[hollow agate]

Hmm

Interesting

[white shell]

i feel like i literally bombed my interview lol

[fluid ember]

PSA EVERYONE:
not getting an interview at Yale is NOT the end of the world, okay?? mark and hannah SAID plenty of students get in without an interview. perhaps you ARE the auto admit; you never know. i’m pretty sure mark and hannah aren’t lying to you!!

also, it’s january… people get interviews until mid-Feb for alumni and march if they need last minute info…

you are okay. it’s not over..

also.. real talk.. yale is hard to get in to regardless of your interview. you could have the best interview ever and still be rejected. that’s ivy admissions… sorry.

whatever happens, however, it’ll be okay!! there’s a lot more to life than Yale; i promise you!!

for example: harvard

[worthy bolt]

real. and auto-admit doesn’t necessarily mean u have amazing ECs—ur personality might have already shined through other parts of the application. so you def could be one of those!

[unborn fractal]

also likelies specifically go to kids who have profiles that other schools might want. not the most cracked student or anything. its all specific

[rough narwhal]

lol ivies who cares if you get rejected

[topaz creek]

sorry but i hate fraudvard with a passion

[dusty lotus]

harvard is nice but idk if id fit

[zealous jolt]

still no yale interview is it all over

[dusky tusk]

bro did not read the chat

[zealous jolt]

bingo!

i defo aint no auto admit where i can get in without an interview

[dusky tusk]

same

[topaz creek]

same

[swift trellis]

lol

[zealous jolt]

but fr tho i aint stacked like that

[swift trellis]

non-stacked applicants still get in without an interview

[topaz creek]

but the chance is slimmer

we are not saying that it isnt possible to get in w/o interview but the chance is so so so so so slim

[swift trellis]

😂 😂 😂

an interview report can only do so much and will truly only benefit those that need it. the application is made to be very extensive and can quite suffice without an interview report. this is especially the case now after new prompts were added this year.

[zealous jolt]

naww its jo over

[rough narwhal]

true

[spice willow]

not me though, stay safe 💪

[rough narwhal]

when the admit rate is like 3% even if you're 10 times stronger than the average applicant you still only have 30%

[unborn fractal]

that is not how acceptance rates work...

[dusty lotus]

Buddy I’m taking ur spot

[remote vortex]

if ur 10x better than avg applicant ur getting in

cuz the avg applicant at ivies are already cracked

[dusky tusk]

!ivyday

[thin shard]

Ivy Day Decision Date

Ivy Day decisions come out <t:1711666800:F> in your local time
1 month, 28 days and 18 hours until the decision date

ApplyingToCollege

[rose vale]

That’s interesting!! I was wondering cuz I had my yale interview Friday and she was the same race as me + same major I want to go into and SAME interests so I just thought we get paired up if possible with someone we can connect with

[rough narwhal]

well yea i know but i just wanna get the point across

like even if you're 10 times more likely to be accepted than a random applicant your chances is still not high

[rugged chasm]

what is cracked

3.9 1500 but ecs/essays v subjectibve

[rustic silo]

maybe. though most everyone i’ve met have just been normal kids lol

[topaz creek]

3.7 gpa im done for

[tidal yarrow]

WHERE IS MY YALE INTERVIEW

[gusty kernel]

Is Yale still aggressively recruiting Olympiad kids?

[potent peak]

have they been agressively recruiting oly kids?

[gusty kernel]

For the last 3-4 yrs yes bc they want to improve stem

But this year they straight up rejected a rea usamo bronze usaco plat person (no interview or defer)

So idk if things changed

[potent peak]

i think u can't see it just like that tho

i think that's way too subjective to draw a conclusion

[gusty kernel]

Fair a sample size of 1 is kinda bad

But idk a straight up rejection came off as surprising to me

[topaz creek]

fr 🥺 i be rolling up with a third prize in my nats

i can do chem yale pls i am bending over

[potent peak]

[topaz creek]

(even tho i headcanon yale would be a girl)

idc let me in

[reef geode]

Omggg u still aliveeeee

[tidal yarrow]

hello

yes I am

[reef geode]

Yall losing it

[tidal yarrow]

I am a college app survivor

:PPPP

[reef geode]

From academic weapon to academic victim

[tidal yarrow]

now the only thing I need to care about is getting a 43 for my IB diploma

and GET A LIVING PERSON TO ANSWER MY FAFSA QUESTIONS

[gusty kernel]

lol I’m banking on the fact that all the cracked math oly kids got into mit so I have a chance

[tidal yarrow]

more like US admissions victim

I already won my game in Hong Kong admissions

[potent peak]

ayy

[tidal yarrow]

Please I just need a Yale and Stanford interview

[reef geode]

US admissions is a joke, should just let us sit an entrance exam and then go score for score

[tidal yarrow]

I felt like my Yale essays were great man

[tidal yarrow]

I agree

[topaz creek]

i am losing it

[reef geode]

But ngl i kinda like this method too

[tidal yarrow]

im forever traumatized by the phrases "holistic admissions" and "we care about who you are as a person"

[reef geode]

Imagine competing with international oly kids

[tidal yarrow]

I grew to like writing the essays

[topaz creek]

same here

[tidal yarrow]

but reality is making me feel like I stand no chance already

so fuck it

[topaz creek]

my sat score could let me cruise to CS in the best uni in the country

but fuck it

[potent peak]

i didn't apply to hong kong but me too

[topaz creek]

we ball

[tidal yarrow]

slayyyy

[tidal yarrow]

eyyy whatever that is we just need to win our local uni game 🔥 🔥

CU Medicine 🫶 🫶

Ily

[potent peak]

[topaz creek]

good oly kids went to mit and stanfraud already so i have a chance

[tidal yarrow]

the first school that acknowledges my hard work and intelligence

[tidal yarrow]

MORE COPIUM

[potent peak]

honestly this is what i've been banking on this cycle

and it worked

MWAHAHA

[topaz creek]

[silent tree]

sorry, but I got MIT deferral!

[reef geode]

In my next life, ima be this delulu

[tidal yarrow]

honey you already winning

[silent tree]

I JUST WANT A YALE LIKELY LETTER TO STOP WORRYING ABOUT THIS SHIT.

[gusty kernel]

Yeahhh mit and Stanford are rejecting more oly campers

[potent peak]

the thing is

it's hella unlikely

to get a likely letter

[tidal yarrow]

I agree that more poor/underpriviledged kids should get to go to HYPSM

but please

[silent tree]

... but that's ironic.

[topaz creek]

real

[tidal yarrow]

find another way to make it happen

[reef geode]

Stanny started to like humanities kids more

[silent tree]

What I said was sarcasm lol.

[tidal yarrow]

it's starting to discriminate against the middle class

[topaz creek]

[tidal yarrow]

Let me apologize first cuz I think I'll get warned

[tidal yarrow]

The only reason why I applied to Stanny is because I want to go to their Viennese ball

• my dad REALLYYYYYY wants me to apply to schools in Cali

[topaz creek]

im competing with mtfks spending 300k on essays and ecs and shit but still got 300k in NEED-BASED aid from yale

its an uphill battle for sure

[tidal yarrow]

[potent peak]

THe only reason i applied to stanny is to get back at someone

[tidal yarrow]

I'm really broke man please trust me

give me the money I need

[tidal yarrow]

also valid

[topaz creek]

spite is the most powerful push

[tidal yarrow]

I applied to Harvard because I want to make history

[reef geode]

You gonna love yale too then

They have sm going on

Then there’s Harvard…

[tidal yarrow]

first they need to accept me

[potent peak]

come here to pton

😄

[reef geode]

Nobody tryna join eating clubs bruddah

Unless the food is good asf

[tidal yarrow]

didn't apply cuz i heard they got no pre-med

[potent peak]

i'm not sure if im going to get into eating clubs

[tidal yarrow]

and im terrified by the graded paper requirement

[potent peak]

i mean there's a lot more to princeton than that

[potent peak]

honestly me too back then

[reef geode]

Ima need examples

Eating clubs

Close to NYC

And what else

[potent peak]

study abroad

fin aid is generous

we have new dorm rooms!!

not keeping the hundreds of millions of endowment in the shelves

[reef geode]

Doesn’t most school do this

[potent peak]

true tho

really..?

bad in what sense

i mean

bad in question quality

or the accomodation

or the competition rundown

ah

I wish i could drag nick here

princeton is the #1 math school though

[muted seal]

REAL

[topaz creek]

hi chat

[pine latch]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/727850377403170819/1183753492788162681/caption.gif?ex=65ca14d9&is=65b79fd9&hm=dbe93db9e968fc02bec3ae798a9be38b95416d14eea59fb2ae06632c1715458b&

[visual crypt]

why delete 💀

u punishing the wrong people

[pine latch]

That’s not a punishment

[visual crypt]

ok

[worthy bolt]

Yeah ty for deleting that comment

[pine latch]

Anyways I missed the first bus to school today

[worthy bolt]

Weird how ppl still think that

[pine latch]

Yeah

I think I’m just gonna go to the cafe bc there’s no way I’m making it to lecture on time

What do we think chat

Bc I have smth at noon to be on campus for

[spice willow]

I agrée

[pine latch]

Usually lecture is at 9am

[spice willow]

Skip class

[topaz creek]

class is boring fr

[pine latch]

I have a midterm on Thursday for this class

But the slides online look like the reading

So I think I’ll be fine

I have a mini midterm tonight for another class too

[visual crypt]

can u go to office hours before thursday

college seems so fun i can’t wait

[pine latch]

Oh nah there are like 10 people at the bus stop

Usually there’s like half this at my normal time

[pine latch]

Uhhh idk

I was thinking of possibly going to another office hours

[visual crypt]

that’s fair

[pine latch]

I don’t usually use office hours tbh

[visual crypt]

but that mid term tho 🙈

[pine latch]

I’m fucked for the one tonight

The prof is awful

Also just now realizing I didn’t eat breakfast

[visual crypt]

oh no

good luck

[visual crypt]

😞😞

[pine latch]

I could go get breakfast tbh

I have enough time

Just money

It’s not that much

But eh

One thing is I’m going out to lunch with one team I’m on today already

[visual crypt]

breakfast is important 🫡🫡

even if you just grab like some fruit and yogurt yk

[zealous jolt]

still no interview its joe over

[bleak prism]

no it’s not

They do interviews later

Ur good just chill

Way too many apply in rd for all comp applicants to get an interview

[remote vortex]

ASC

Deadline for their reports is march 1

I think it used to be mid feb

Not sure which ones up to date

I think the first one is newer

[topaz creek]

15 days of copium

[neon sedge]

TThx for sharing

[fallen moon]

auto-acceptance cope (i didn't get an interview )

[topaz creek]

i am an autoadmit

with my 3.7 gpa and my third prize in nat olympiad

and shit ecs

and shit essays

[prime briar]

omg just got an interview request

omgggg

[zealous jolt]

congraz!

[prime briar]

not joever :)

guess they are still giving requests

[hexed folio]

autoadmit yuppppp

[zealous jolt]

snorting my autoadmit copecaine

[near geode]

manifesting autoadmit

[dusty lotus]

gl

[zealous jolt]

they want me i know it

[near geode]

they want both of us

[zealous jolt]

fr!

[rustic silo]

is something coming out rn??? why is everyone manifesting

[zealous jolt]

yeah yale RD

drops in 10m

[rustic silo]

hahaha silly… that’s in march

[near geode]

manifesting likely next week

[zealous jolt]

^^

[delicate jolt]

me too

[regal plaza]

When do likelies come out

[rustic silo]

is that when likelies come out???

[regal plaza]

Next week?

[delicate jolt]

next week

lol

[hexed folio]

manifesting interview request rn, likely letter next week, and early acceptance because they just want me so bad

[rustic silo]

oh i should send in my app update LMAO

[hexed folio]

😭

[delicate jolt]

Next week/week after

[regal plaza]

Wait fR??

[delicate jolt]

yes

[regal plaza]

Source?

[zealous jolt]

delulu manifest:

at math competition
between rounds
get call
"brrring brrrrng" ☎️
"this is the yale admissions office!"
"congrats"
die on the spot

[rustic silo]

i wouldn’t expect a yale interview request for a bit guys

they do a fair bit of prescreening

[near geode]

people

[hexed folio]

delulu manifest:

"congrats"
die on the spot

[zealous jolt]

delulu manifest:

die on the spot

[hexed folio]

😭

[near geode]

1

[rustic silo]

i got my rea interview dec 1 lol

[zealous jolt]

i would actually cry if i got a yale likely

[near geode]

same

[hexed folio]

me too

[rustic silo]

i’d like a harvard likely if possible

[near geode]

physics exam tmr and im manifesting yale likely and checking ut portal every min

[zealous jolt]

yale or darty

[near geode]

[zealous jolt]

the things id do for either

[rustic silo]

yale fr best ivy though

best college period

[near geode]

^^

[zealous jolt]

imo yale > darty > every other ivy

[prime briar]

damn how are people manifesting likely letters

i thought those things are like mythical

so elusive

[hexed folio]

ong

[zealous jolt]

naw i got one for harvard

[hexed folio]

its like shiny pokemon

[hexed folio]

congrats omg

well done

[zealous jolt]

thats a joke 😭

[near geode]

would be sad if u get likely letter start breaking down from happiness then day of decision ur waitlisted

😭

[zealous jolt]

i would die

on the spot

[rustic silo]

i’m manifesting good residential college

branford my beloved 🙏

[zealous jolt]

spider or gnome

davenport my love

or JE

[rustic silo]

my friend is in davenport

branford is the prettiest though

[near geode]

manifesting cs selection

[zealous jolt]

i applied for econ so thats probably gonna be just as hard as cs

[rustic silo]

yale econ so goated

every day i fight the urge to commit

[zealous jolt]

and they dont have plagarism issues like harvard lmaoo

[near geode]

im struggling in my econ rn

[zealous jolt]

i just cant believe my ass aint getting an interview this is so sad

[rustic silo]

dude you don’t know that. my rea interview was scheduled 2 weeks before deadline and i got admitted

[zealous jolt]

theres only 2 more weeks for them 2 go out

[rustic silo]

mine was the last possible day

[topaz creek]

delulu manifest

email titled "good news from yale!"

[rustic silo]

remember that yale is not the only school though! many others just as good, so don’t put all your eggs in one basket yk

[topaz creek]

true

still

i put all my stress in the yale-shaped basket so i stop worry abt other schools

[unborn fractal]

r u an econ major

[rustic silo]

yeah

[unborn fractal]

are u the icarus dude lol

[rustic silo]

yeah

how do you know lmao

[unborn fractal]

i think u told me once

[distant hill]

do you mind if I ask, like does yale admit by major? Like do the odds might go against you when you're cs and in your favor if you're majoring in sth like archaeology?

[worthy bolt]

no

almost no t20 school admits by major (save for a few)

[delicate jolt]

I kinda wish interviews were more selective (in general for all colleges). I feel like it would be better to get an understanding of where you actually are in the process

[spice willow]

not really related to what you said, but even when they straight up say interviews are non evaulutive/arent important, people freak the frick out over not receiving one

[delicate jolt]

Yuh for reals

The only college I truly believe is worth even noting for interviews is Yale

[topaz creek]

this is why the interview freakout is much more severe rly

[distant hill]

kay thanks!

[hollow agate]

My interview lasted 24 minutes

[spice thorn]

im about to freak the fuck out ik yale prescreens and i didnt get an interview ..... (my country doesnt have any or just a handful of yale alumni)

[naive blaze]

I think there's still time. So, chill.

[spice thorn]

i can’t 😂

[naive blaze]

if it matters
I have seen people getting deferred after getting an interview and even without interviews.

I can bet that same happens with acceptance too for yale

[spice thorn]

thats interesting ngl

[worthy bolt]

yes, I got deferred after an interview

[zealous jolt]

its so yale over

i dont get an interviewer to kiss

[regal plaza]

Wait in order to get a yale likely

Do you need to already have an interview

[dusty lotus]

Ong

[zealous jolt]

i just didnt think my application was so trash i couldnt even get an interview

[worthy bolt]

???

Y’all r delulu fr 😭

[zealous jolt]

bro its delulu to think i can get admitted without an interview

[fallow ember]

yes its yale

[topaz creek]

my app so trash the ao put it thru da shredder 3 minutes in

[worthy bolt]

y’all, after initial review theres still 30k+ applications. yall think they can get through all of those in a month to decide who they need more info from?

[zealous jolt]

theres only 2 weeks more that they give out interviews for

its jo over

[worthy bolt]

not true

but tahts when most are given

plus it’s only been 4 weeks since the deadline

[bronze steeple]

until mar 15

[delicate jolt]

high on copium rn ^

[fallen moon]

fr fr

where's my likely 😍

[regal plaza]

Did you get an interview

[delicate jolt]

yes i got an interview like a week or two after the deadline

1/15 iirc

[bronze steeple]

friend's mom's friend moment 😂

but i believe it lots of deferred kids haven't gotten one yet

[topaz creek]

another day without an interview

[fluid ember]

another one of these comments and i'll be even sadder

not getting an interview is OKAYYY

it'll be fine!! it doesn't mean you'll be denied!! it doesn't mean you'll be admitted!!

[topaz creek]

everything gonna be daijoubu

[rose vale]

YA, its okay. Since interviews go till march so u have time!

Alot of my friends last year got interviews for yale and harvard mid to late feb

[neon sedge]

really? That late… what state are you in?

[rose vale]

Virginia

Idk though. I got my Yale interview tis year Jan 25th.

But my other friends haven't gotten a yale interview yet.

[neon sedge]

This year everything is different. I am in Florida and interviews are scarce

[rose vale]

Oof.

Really? Why are interviews scarce?

[neon sedge]

I don’t know we are in a competitive area. Miami and my friends are getting one or two interviews instead of getting interviews for every school they applied

[rose vale]

Oh, ya it is the same for my region, but this year we got all our interviews so far suprisingly.

Like MIT, Duke etc

wait did u get a yale interview yet?

[neon sedge]

Do you go to public school or private?

[rose vale]

Public high school

[neon sedge]

No… I got Princeton, Dartmouth, UPenn, Stanford, Northwestern, Georgetown and Duke but missing Yale and Harvard

[rose vale]

OOOOO

Thats nice!

Ya, i didn't get a upenn

or dartmouth yet

[potent peak]

Same

[neon sedge]

I am hoping to get a Yale one…

[rose vale]

YA, i think it takes time.

My friends who graduated last year got them

in mid feb

[neon sedge]

FL is not NY or CA

[rose vale]

YA but its like VA.

[cobalt rampart]

im in miami and i have the same problem

obly 2 intwrviews

[neon sedge]

my Stanford interviewer told me that the kids from Palmetto are getting all the interviews (from them and Harvard) btw I don’t go to Palmetto 🥹

[cobalt rampart]

nahhh wtfff

im all the way by hialeah

i hope we both get interviews soon

[neon sedge]

Good Luck! Keeping my fingers crossed for us both 🤞🏼

[topaz creek]

how are you guys getting a boatload of interviews 😭😭😭😭😭

me being intl plays a part i think but still

[worthy bolt]

Can we ban the word interview from this channel 😭

[unborn fractal]

Ok but where's mine

[hexed folio]

LMFAO

[worthy bolt]

I’m predicting a call w an ao 😊

[worthy bolt]

Literally close ur eyes and scroll thru this thread, chances r ur finger will land on the word interview

[unborn fractal]

I was delulu and thought so, but I think they only give them to STEM kids which I am not.

[hexed folio]

I fear I'm part of the problem

[spice willow]

whoever overblew and overstated the "yale is looking for STEM kids" needs to burn in hell

[worthy bolt]

Oh well, I’d settle for chattahoochee valley cc if I were u 💔

[unborn fractal]

Ngl... where did that come from

Oh ik

The YES scholars

[unborn fractal]

[worthy bolt]

I mean… the only person who got into Yale from my school applied under neuroscience

[spice willow]

so?

n=1

[worthy bolt]

So I’m right everyone else is wrong

[spice willow]

it's probably based in some truth and then spiraled like crazy

[topaz creek]

where is my i-word

give me the iword

[unique plank]

not true, after listening to the podcast by the aos, stem likelies are a separate thing, but likely letters are not solely given to stem students

[bronze steeple]

big city = lots of alum but also lots of applicants (so interviews will be scarce cuz they rlly need to consider who they want)

[spice willow]

honestly i dont feel like many yale alum are up and running to miami 😂

[bronze steeple]

😂 truly a florida moment

[rose vale]

No also non-stem as well

[gusty kernel]

In general are chances higher with or without an interview? Is there a significant difference between the 2 acceptance rates?

[fluid ember]

They don't really share that info...

They explicitly say they reserve interviews from those whom the admission office needs "more information," so many people on A2C believe it means you're a strong candidate if you're offered an interview. That's partly true as they won't offer you an interview if you're uncompetitive; however, I'm pretty sure we estimate they interview only around 30%, and they're definitely admitting from outside the pool of interviews. Historically, the acceptance rate for those who have interviews are higher, but not by too much -- it's Yale.

Don't be too worried if you don't receive your interview. It could simply mean -- as they say -- that they don't need any more information from you. Either way (with or without an interview), it's difficult to be admitted. You won't be disqualified without an interview, however.

Good luck with your application. :)

[bleak prism]

Does Yale grant deferred applicants a second interview?

[naive blaze]

did that happen with you or anyone?

[bleak prism]

nope but just wondering

idk if it happened to others which is why im asking

[naive blaze]

I have heard about this for Harvard but never yale tbh

it's kind of not expected

[bronze steeple]

prob not they dont have enough interviewers and many deferred applicants havent even gotten their first interview

[river osprey]

nope

[weak steeple]

how do these even work

if its in march they def already made a decision on ur application

and the interview will just be reviewed afterwards

[worthy bolt]

Probably not a decision, but they definitely have read thru it

[weak steeple]

a decision is entirely possible though considering they change decisions all the time

not a final decision ofc

[worthy bolt]

hmm i think I get what ur saying, like the first/second reader ?

[weak steeple]

yep

[worthy bolt]

got it yeah that makes sense

prob right before they represent ur file for the final committee

[unborn fractal]

i mean an interview might change a waitlist to an admit or deny to waitlist

[uneven crag]

What does disqualified mean (I didn’t get an interview)

[neon sedge]

I saw on reddit someone that got a likely w/o an interview

[potent peak]

Rn?

Or past cycle

[neon sedge]

Past cycle

[neon sedge]

https://www.reddit.com/r/ApplyingToCollege/s/R6szWhaEqg

[topaz creek]

another day another no interview

i imagine the HP printer print out my application

the AO goes

3.7 gpa?

trash

call the raccoons

ferrets*

these creatures turn rejected applications into fertilizers

nothing magical since my app is alr shit

[rustic silo]

dude it’s out of your control

stop torturing yourself over this interview

[topaz creek]

you dont understand im a d1 yapper

gotta practice for my yapping competition

/hj

[native crystal]

does alumni interview imply no LL

[unique plank]

huh

no

[bleak prism]

so my idoc looks like this

a

and i keep getting emails from uchi saying i have to submit docs

and same with harvard

yale said i needed to too

but everything is submitted w/yale??

im confused

and did anyone apply ea/rd and get their non costodial parent waiver approved? mine still shows as an x on my portal

[remote vortex]

Bruh still no interview

[unique plank]

mine got approved

maybe it’s still processing?

[bleak prism]

i applied ea and submitted stuff in november

how long do they need??

im wary ab calling them, prob wont

[unique plank]

ngl mine processed within 2 days

[bleak prism]

did u do ea? rd?

[unique plank]

rd

[bleak prism]

ok

mabye theyre focusing on rd apps and not ea deferred applicants

bc back in november they said there was a delay with documents

[unique plank]

you might have to call

[graceful sparrow]

is no interview bad

[near geode]

hypothetically no, theoretically yes, realistically no one knows

[graceful sparrow]

i still got time tho right

like

if i dont have one rn

still could get one?

[near geode]

yea

[graceful sparrow]

okay okay

[worthy bolt]

? 😭

this was probably really profound but I did not understand

[unborn fractal]

its supposed to not make sense!!

[remote vortex]

Yea up till mid Feb I think

[graceful sparrow]

oh damn

[near geode]

🤍

[rose vale]

I had to call IDOc and they said it will take 10 buiessn days

[bleak prism]

bro I submitted in November, it’s probably been 100

[spice willow]

IDOC a bitch

[weak root]

by default id assume no LL

lmao

[uneven crag]

no interview...

[tired flint]

When did likely letters come out last year?

[unique plank]

the 9th i believe

this should ease some of y’all’s anxiety i hope!

[near geode]

like at this time

rolling first week of feb

[whole pier]

idk why it does that, the same thing happened to me in october but i think it takes a while to process into their systems

[topaz creek]

i am competitive

[prime briar]

what does the yale podcast say about interviews, anyone know offhand?

[unique plank]

really, the first week??

[spice willow]

To get the best understanding you could just read the transcript of the episode (made by Yale themselves)

If you can’t watch the video

https://admissions.yale.edu/podcast

[zealous jolt]

no interview it’s so Yale over

[topaz creek]

its yaleover

[unique plank]

hey…

[unique plank]

like i said check this

plus interviews are literally still going until like the end of this month

[potent peak]

what i understand from the letter is that if you're a likely student then they'll prioritize you for interview

so no interview = yoever.. (?)

[unique plank]

oh

that wasn’t my understanding

[potent peak]

i'm not sure either but that's how I perceive it

[unique plank]

oh

well it said in many cases people get likely letters without interview

[potent peak]

from reddit？

[unique plank]

so they could be one of those many cases!

[unique plank]

no from the note from the head of admissions

[unique plank]

read highlighted area

[potent peak]

yeah and from what I understand from the letter

[unique plank]

although i don’t know how different that is because now they do have an initial read as apart of their admissions process

[potent peak]

is that you may be designated as a likely student before the interview happens

[unique plank]

since they do do an initial read now then

it could very much be different

[potent peak]

then the head of admission will ask for the alumni to prioritize your interview

[unique plank]

that started this around this cycle

was the initial reading so i’m sure it changed things

[bronze steeple]

^ most ppl probably got assigned to their interviewer already so either 1) they get a likely and an email within the next 3-5 days from an alum, 2) senior interview if no alum interview assigned, or 3) they don't get a likely

because realistically the amount of ppl that get a likely without an interview is probably a handful since if they wanna interview u they will probably find someone

[potent peak]

So true

If they wanted to interview you they would make it happen

[unique plank]

true

[unique plank]

they saw 😭

[unborn fractal]

What I read is that one can be sent a letter and then have the interview take place. As in the interview scheduling process can happen after a letter has been sent

[potent peak]

yeah

[valid compass]

very normal

[prime briar]

yay, interview went well (2 hrs)

[quaint sigil]

ayy GL

[hexed folio]

totally normal

[worthy bolt]

I’ve only had 3 respond back

[bleak prism]

my interviewer here didnt respond lol

sometimes they do sometimes they dont

[near geode]

some people write too much, I see some write like an essay after their interview

[unique plank]

yessss

[frosty current]

i got an interview ö

but its with a professor????

[dusty lotus]

I jsut write like 3 sentences thanking them and referencing what we talked about and then wishing them the best

[dusty lotus]

Dope

[frosty current]

very cool but im also a little bit in shock 😭

[cloud totem]

Did you get an email?

About the interview

[frosty current]

yeah i just got an email from the guy

[hexed folio]

that is cool

u got it boss

[frosty current]

thank you thank you

[bronze steeple]

wow a professor interview 🤯
im curious is ur prof an alum?

also congrats

[remote vortex]

ultimate cope

[rose vale]

Wait are you from Connectcut

[unborn fractal]

very curious too. a professor interview is unheard of

[frosty current]

yeah graduated 2001

[frosty current]

yea i am which probably has to do with it lol

[worthy bolt]

That’s what I did

Nvm

[tidal ridge]

O wait what did u do then

[worthy bolt]

Copy pasted it in misc updates

[tidal ridge]

nvm imma just ask them tmrw

Hopefully it’s fine 😭

[shadow kayak]

could submitting some of ur application material a bit late be a cause for not having an interview yet? my stem rec letter was submitted on january 25th

i chose the same person to submit my common app rec too tho and he submitted tht on time he was j rly busy afterwards

also he is professor at yale

[tidal ridge]

i wouldn't say so cause a stem rec letter isn't required or anything

[shadow kayak]

but when u submit a stem supp u indicate u r receiving a recommendation from the advisor

so it showed on the portal tht it was to be submitted

[tidal ridge]

ohh ok

[rose vale]

No, since it was not required for the application process so they will still look at ur app without the additional rec letter

[vivid abyss]

so interviews are still going out/

?

when do interviews stop going out

[rose vale]

March is deadline

[teal tusk]

https://asc.yale.edu/sites/default/files/files/ASCOverview_Members_2324.pdf

looks like theres waves of interview assignments

[merry elm]

Hey you guys!! Has anyone in the south US gotten their interviews yet (I'm from Texas and a rd applicant)?

[mint temple]

is there a similar version of this doc for other ivies

just curious

[hexed folio]

NC, still waiting

[remote vortex]

im TX still waiitng

[neon sedge]

FL, no interview yet

[remote vortex]

its crazy in 2018 they had 11k volunteers

now they have 4300

maybe thats why so many people havent gotten interview

[cobalt rampart]

fl, nothing

[remote vortex]

its been decreasing steadily

2022-23 was 1k more interviewers than now

[merry elm]

damn y'all, good luck to everyone!!! I hope the fact that we haven't gotten our interviews yet aren't bad signs 🤞🤞

[remote vortex]

so if we dont get one by feb 14

we dont get one at all

i think

the last deadline for assignments is feb 14

[mint temple]

yale interview can be my valentine

[hexed folio]

^^^

[bronze steeple]

u can be assigned an interviewer by the 14th but not hear from them until march 5th

[hexed folio]

it ain't looking good for me either way 😔

[mint temple]

^^

[uneven crag]

Ok wait so

[remote vortex]

id like to assume yale interviewers are not procrastinators

[uneven crag]

I could still get one in the last wave ? Feb 14th

Love that I’ll be depressed for two reasons on v day ☺️☺️

[hexed folio]

twinnnns

[remote vortex]

i feel like we caring too much abt this

but i want an interview

[hexed folio]

i want an interview

ik stanford prob won't give me one but i'd love a yale interview

🙏🏻

[uneven crag]

I’m calling the “by availability” bs bc I live in CT and an hour away from Yale

[merry elm]

it shows our passion for the uni, hence they should just accept us alr 😔

[uneven crag]

And me nor anyone at my school got an interview so far

[remote vortex]

just be patient ig

idek

[mint temple]

gym is here for you

[remote vortex]

i think theyre lacking on resources

[bronze steeple]

nah they r lots of them force applicants to schedule within 2 days

[mint temple]

does anyone know/have a list of the '60' countries

[mint temple]

crazy how in 9 years 20 whole countries can be deprived of interviewers

[uneven crag]

JOKES ON U I already work out

#basementgym

[mint temple]

gym is always here for us 😉

😭

text to emoji is crazy

https://mathwithbaddrawings.com/2015/09/30/why-ive-stopped-doing-interviews-for-yale/

[topaz creek]

real

[mint temple]

already in my google calendar

[topaz creek]

fuck gfs

[mint temple]

'crazy gym sesh'

feb 14th

[topaz creek]

all i need is a

[hollow agate]

damn im extra cool for getting an interview then

[topaz creek]

if i get a valentines day interview im kissing my interviewer

[teal tusk]

too real

[mint temple]

What’ll you do if it’s virtual lol

[teal tusk]

idts

yale is surpisingly transparent

[topaz creek]

idk

[mint temple]

Barbella and Dumbbella are the only real ones

[teal tusk]

the only thing keeping me sane fr

[mint temple]

https://youtu.be/5i5jGU9wn2M?si=vESLsxGRfE6X872d

[unique plank]

im in ar and i got one for yale, he had to travel like 2 and a half hours though 😭

[bronze steeple]

thats some dedication 😭

[mint temple]

Goat interviewer

[unique plank]

IKR

he was older

[mint temple]

If they’re that dedicated, must’ve spent similar time writing your report

[unique plank]

class of 1969

[mint temple]

Some interviewers of mine didn’t even take notes lol

[unique plank]

and i suggested meeting somewhere

and then he like said he was willing to come to my school

and he even stayed and talked to my counselors for a little bit

we don’t get visits from any prestigious schools or any t20 graduates or representatives

so that was sweet

great guy tbh

[merry elm]

that's actually so kind of him, good for you!! I hope it was went well

[unique plank]

it did!!

i assume

the conversation was so comfortable and casual

[unique plank]

he even cussed a few times 😭😭

[topaz creek]

holy

man is cool

[unique plank]

issss

i was kinda scared at first bc he was older but

i wouldn’t have wanted it any other way tbh

[fallow ember]

bros get kicked straight out the zoom

top 1 way to get immediate rejection

[bleak prism]

YEAH

WHO IS GOING TO READ THAT

[topaz creek]

what if she is cute

or he

idc

[bleak prism]

someone got in from my school with a 3.71 and 25

[topaz creek]

did Yale climb back from da grave and wrote essays for him

[bleak prism]

hahaha

probably

but they like to accept students with lower act's from my school for some reason

avg is like 21

they accept 25-28

[visual glen]

[bleak prism]

Ahhahaha my test score was in that range and you bet I didn’t submit 😭😭

[valid compass]

woah woah

[topaz creek]

man

my hs prob had a sat average of over 1500

PROB

asian feeder effect

[rose vale]

Dang

[visual glen]

What country

SG?

[topaz creek]

viet

[weak root]

does finaid email mean anything

probs not

lmao

[naive blaze]

what does it say?

[bleak prism]

lol I checked my portal again and it said there was an X on non costodial waiver

Then another X again

And it said process required

??

hope they approve it

But fr this process will be done by August at this rate

[weak root]

The Office of Undergraduate Admissions has informed us of your intent to apply for need-based financial aid. We are in the process of reviewing all financial aid applications for completeness and accuracy.
As of today, February 5, 2024, we have not received the documents required to perform our analysis. Please work with your family to submit missing materials as soon as possible.

[naive blaze]

Seems like you didn't submit docs on idoc

[weak root]

idt it means anything but on reddit anecdotally some ppl who got it ended up getting in

thats prob self selecting tho lmao

[noble steppe]

yalies are

[spice willow]

no

[spice willow]

all this means if you havent submitted some docs

[visual crypt]

it just means u didnt submit ur documents😭😭 fin aid astrology gg

[wind pagoda]

can you still get yale interviews and is it highy selective

ive gotten one from all of hypsm except just yale

[naive blaze]

Are you intl?

[wind pagoda]

nah im bay area

[hexed folio]

i think they're getting assigned until the 14th

[wind pagoda]

alright ty

[weak root]

i did tho im so confused 😭 i went thru idocs and it says im missing my w2 but im not

oh well

[visual crypt]

wait i just checked and got this too😭wtf bro i submitted css in november

[delicate jolt]

My CSS non-custodial thing neer submitted smh

Wild

[weak root]

ok good i thought i was tweaking lmfaoo

must be something wrong w the processing on their end

[rose vale]

Did u upload w2

if ur parents didn’t file one then you can fill out the form

[weak root]

yes

[visual crypt]

maybe ngl

[bleak prism]

iy means nothing

i got it and didnt get in

literally

its just u didnt submit some docs

[worthy bolt]

meeee

every time i see that rumor, my souls crushes a little more

[bleak prism]

lol we were like that during ea thinking every little sign was correct

but tbh what happens happens just take it easy

[radiant harbor]

when did y’all send your application. update

[worthy bolt]

two weeks ago

[radiant harbor]

i’m not late am i?

my school just sent mid year reports yesterday

i was gonna do it friday

[willow fiber]

I’m thinking of doing it Friday too

We might be late but oh well

I have a lot of things coming up this week so I wanted to wait to include them in my letter

[neon sedge]

I just realized that last year YALE sent likely letters FEBRUARY 7-14 (that is this week 😳)…

@willow fiber

[unborn fractal]

And you’re getting one!

[willow fiber]

Uhhhh oops

[unique plank]

yesss

[neon sedge]

🤣 I don’t think so… I am not STEM but You are definitely getting one

[unique plank]

it’s not just reserved for stem students!!!

[unborn fractal]

I’m not STEM either 😭

[unique plank]

i learned that from the podcas

it’s just there is a certain special likely for stem students

but it’s not only for stem students

[neon sedge]

Thx for this… I would just be happy to get an interview not a likely lol

[unique plank]

yeah i’m honestly trying to unprofram myself from hoping for a likely or any type of anything from anywhere

so then i won’t be disappointed yk

[bleak prism]

sending it on the 10th

they said they want it mid feb

early-mid

[cobalt rampart]

my mid year reports wont be ready until at least the 18th😍

[rose vale]

Yale sends 100 stems and 100 non-stems

[willow fiber]

Where did they say that do u know?

[bleak prism]

Emailed the

[spice willow]

What’s the source for this btw ?

[unique plank]

the podcast talks about it but they also say it’s not a specific number

[spice willow]

So it’s a made up number lmao

[unique plank]

they said usually around 300 total

in a given year

around 100 i believe goes to athletes

[unborn fractal]

Can u ge tthe exact line

[unique plank]

i mean i’d have to go listen to the episode again

but just for you

[unborn fractal]

aw ty ly

[unique plank]

“no set number or so but it is generally around 200”

this is for non athletic likelies ONLY

[unique plank]

there you go 🫶🏾🫶🏾

[slow copper]

also many of the likelies will go to hooked people

[unique plank]

not true

atleast for yale

[spice willow]

What do you count as hooked

[unique plank]

listening to the podcast it’s for applicants they feel they will have to compete for

[spice willow]

Also likely discussion is a waste of time

[unique plank]

but i do hope

[unique plank]

true but you asked for the source so

that kinda spiraled this convo

[slow copper]

which does make sense that many will go to hooked people in addition to merit people

[spice willow]

I’m not warning you to stop

[spice willow]

I don’t like people saying things objectively and not having evidence for it

Hope that helps

[unique plank]

yeah you’re good!

my info came straight from the podcast from admissions officers!

[spice willow]

This was the number I was referring to

[unique plank]

i know!

i just wanted everyone to know where i got my info as well

because there is a lot of hearsay ik so i feel you

[uneven crag]

anyone get likely letters?

[unique plank]

i don’t think any of yales have come out

[neon sedge]

admissions.yale.edu › podcast
Episode 14: Likely Letters. Admissions officer Ashleigh joins Hannah and Mark to talk about likely letters – a recruiting tool the admissions office uses ...

[unique plank]

yes

[neon sedge]

we have the Episode number for @unborn fractal

[unique plank]

oh sorry sorry yeah

kirk didn’t even wake up to see

[neon sedge]

Lol a likely is very unlikely

[unique plank]

indeed

but i mean its higher percentage for yale then their competitors

bc i mean that’s like 10% of accepted students

that’s not that low

[neon sedge]

True lets hope for the best

[unique plank]

praying

[bleak prism]

dont stress at all reality is many people do not get them

odds are extremely extremely low

[unborn fractal]

ty

[rose vale]

Search this up

New STEM recruitment program seeks to increase yield of STEM matriculates

Search this title

and you will find the article posted by Yale and scroll down.

"According to Srere, the 97 students receiving likely letters through the YES program generally form about 40 percent of all likely recipients, as between 130 and 150 students, roughly, receive likely letters separately from this cohort. This year, however, the portion of likely letters given to YES Scholars is closer to 50 percent, as 108 applicants will receive likely letters separate from this cohort. "

So around 200

[neon sedge]

From the Yale podcast Ep14: [Ashleigh] So of the 2000-plus students admitted to Yale each year, less than 10% received likely letters. 
[Hannah] Likely letters can be an exciting surprise for applicants in February, but most applicants don’t get them.

[rose vale]

What

Oh, check your applicant portal.

If there is a check mark.

Oh

when did u reply

i mean ask.

ya but when cuz today there was a email about financial aid.

sent out

nope 8 AM

maybe u submitted ur IDOC already dw.

Wait she said u will recieved a email today>

OOOOO

wait did she say what

:00000

HMMM