Yale University (2025-2026)

[hoary saffron]

?

[native smelt]

I feel like linear will be rlly good for me

I just have a feeling

Analysis will kill me tho

[hoary saffron]

i mean it's still hard yah but atleast it's not like ELIMINATE hard yet

[native smelt]

Cuz i’m not taking the mickey mouse math classes

Half of the ppl r just taking the engineering versions

[hoary saffron]

yeah I'm in theoretical lienar algebra rn and shits tough lowk, the computation isn't bad at all so if you take a computational one (applied) should be fine

[native smelt]

i’m not taking the applied one i fear

[hoary saffron]

yeah RIP you

[native smelt]

😭😭😭

[hoary saffron]

nice knowing u

[native smelt]

Bro next sem i might be cooked

Theory of statistics and lin alg

And french bruh

And rushing 😭😭😭

[hoary saffron]

greek life at yale is so strange to me

just the idea

[graceful saddle]

yall have both rescos and greek life?

[hoary saffron]

wtf is rescos

[native smelt]

residential colleges

[native smelt]

ya

[hoary saffron]

oh

[dull ginkgo]

Residential college

[hoary saffron]

us too

[native smelt]

aren’t urs like fake

[hoary saffron]

except they're houses

[native smelt]

It’s actually pretty nice

[hoary saffron]

idk what u mena by that

[dull ginkgo]

Ngl the culture at Yale seems a lot better than Harvard

[native smelt]

Bc we have a lot of disaffiliated frats

So some r coed

[dull ginkgo]

I don’t even get why socially Harvard is appealing besides networking

[meager bloom]

do yall have frat frats

[native smelt]

Yes

[meager bloom]

omg wait

[hoary saffron]

Wdym lol?

I went to both Visitas and Bulldog Days and I have to say I much preferred the Harvard culture and atmosphere

[native smelt]

it just depends on the kind of person u are

[hoary saffron]

Tho I will say Yale has UPPED their game for Bulldog Days, they make BDD so cool

[native smelt]

but tbf i didnt rlly like bdd

[dull ginkgo]

Hmm, could u elaborate?

[hoary saffron]

how do I elaborate on that

[native smelt]

Like a lot of ppl i know didnt like bulldog days and love it here

[dull ginkgo]

Like what u liked about visitas

[hoary saffron]

well I mean first off someone got shot like 3 blocks up from where I was staying in Pauli Murray Residential College LOL but I didn't really care, I know some people did and that's why they didn't like it

I liekd Boston/Cambridge more

You're actually in a cool city

Not New Haven

[dull ginkgo]

Word

[native smelt]

New haven gets too much hate

[hoary saffron]

And you don't have to order a bullet proof vest from your local Army General Store before going into hte city at Harvard either

[native smelt]

Oh my god u guys r so fucking dramatic

God forbid ur not in a suburbian bubble

[dull ginkgo]

I gotta feel it out, maybe going to visitas will change my mind

[hoary saffron]

Oh and also not to mention that the City of New Haven absolutely fucking DESPISES Yale, whereas Cambridge/Boston have a better relationship. Not really important overall, but speaks to the idea

[native smelt]

U gotta get in first brodie 😭😭😭😭

[dull ginkgo]

I will😼

[dull ginkgo]

Yea my grandma from New Haven says everyone hates Yale and the students

And the university in general cuz what they did to the community

[native smelt]

This is true

But i mean i know our alder and he’s working on it a lil

[hoary saffron]

i mean it doesn't really matter

harvard is better in general so not much to really look at here

[dull ginkgo]

True, the name is a lot better

[native smelt]

Lol

[native smelt]

Except for social life

[hoary saffron]

name is better, culture is better, classes are better, people are better, faculty are better, students are better

what can I say

[dull ginkgo]

What’s funny😭

[native smelt]

LMFAO

[dull ginkgo]

How’s the dining hall

[native smelt]

Typical insufferable harvard student

[native smelt]

Faculty in the epstein files are better? Word

[hoary saffron]

I will say however, two of the things that I were COMPLETELY over the moon with at Yale:

1. Beautiful aesthetics; Yale is probably the best campus I've ever been to:
2. Yale's food is GREAT, WAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY better than Harvard's

[hoary saffron]

Ayo he said he was sorry

[graceful saddle]

wait how does that work
like does choosing to join a sorority/frat diminish the resco culture

[native smelt]

not really

i mean unless u move into the frat house

[dull ginkgo]

😭😭

[native smelt]

It’s also like ur buyin with your residential college is completely your own

U choose how much to engage with your resco

[dull ginkgo]

By chance are u a poc

[graceful saddle]

lmao 😭

[native smelt]

I am

[dull ginkgo]

Are u black?

[native smelt]

Yes

[dull ginkgo]

Ohh word

What’s the black experience been for u

At Yale

[native smelt]

Wait i’m on the phone i’ll explain in a sec

[graceful saddle]

i was confused about what being a poc has to do with resco affiliation because you replied to that 😭 mb twin

[dull ginkgo]

😭😭😭

It was just the latest msg lol

[shadow pivot]

less than a week!

[dull ginkgo]

🫩

[shadow pivot]

i cant see the emoji ong

[native smelt]

I fw it

But it’s a little complicated

Even tho it’s only like 13% black the black community feels pretty big but that’s bc i’m a frosh

But it does also feel like there are divides between diasporas sometimes

diasporas meaning african / african-american / black american

[dull ginkgo]

Yea I heard liek the Africans and carribean internationals think their better than the AAs sometimes

And people clique up with their region

[sharp flume]

Did I miss a harvard vs yale here

[wicked cedar]

je sux

[dull ginkgo]

I woke up with a good feeling about Wednesday

[left ice]

is everyone cooked

or just me

[dull ginkgo]

For the 17th?

[left ice]

what else

[dull ginkgo]

Why do u think ur cooked

[unreal meteor]

i think i'm cooked 💔

still coming to terms with the fact that i'm an autoreject

i just don't want to throw away my favorite hoodies

[shadow pivot]

me too dw

[elder barn]

Results come out at 12am and I’m going shark diving the same day… if all goes bad death by shark doesn’t seem so bad

[elder barn]

Why would u throw them away 😭

[sharp flume]

did you get an interview

[shadow pivot]

no I didn’t

It’s not even the interview like I forget it’s a 3% damn acceptance like

it was a super reach either way

😭

[sharp flume]

Welp ig you are fine nepal probs doesnt have available alums

[sharp flume]

keep the hopes high tho you got this

Wsdc is impressive

[shadow pivot]

😭😭😭waiting is awful

[unreal meteor]

yeah we all chopepd

it's jover

[unreal meteor]

did you see the reel

[shadow pivot]

literally & metaphorically

🥰

[unreal meteor]

they were making acceptance packages

[shadow pivot]

i sent it gng

💔

[sharp flume]

lmao

Herm

she sent it bro

(And doxxed herself to two of us)

[shadow pivot]

unfortunately

💔💔💔

i hope all of us get in so the mutual

[sharp flume]

dw dw you have ours too noa

[shadow pivot]

didn’t go to waste

[sharp flume]

Gotta form a2yale soon

[shadow pivot]

clearly none was for me

🥀

[sharp flume]

or maybe a2yale reject hopefully not tho

[shadow pivot]

😭😭😭😭

[sharp flume]

do intls get acceptance packages

[shadow pivot]

Princeton is tmrw

Must b super scary

[shadow pivot]

yes!

they DHL

[sharp flume]

you applying to all ivies right

You must get in to at least one

[shadow pivot]

idk it’s just so uncertain

you never know

the past history w WSDC has been good but

[sharp flume]

I need to write my rd supps

[shadow pivot]

y never known

[sharp flume]

And work my lazy bum

[sharp flume]

yeah luck matters tbh

[meager bloom]

its all luck cus u could be the one who breaks patterns

[sharp flume]

i mean technically you could be even rejecting ivies months later

[shadow pivot]

for sure! esp for yale in my country

last person who went from my school was 2017

[meager bloom]

esp for internationals

[sharp flume]

If flora gets into all ivies and commits to yale she is rejecting 5 ivies or 6 maybe

lol

[shadow pivot]

n u have to perform good

so there’s some reputation

[thin mortar]

im so not getting into yale 😛

[shadow pivot]

and credibility

[sharp flume]

my school never sent anyone to ivy

[shadow pivot]

the students from my school who went to brown & Cornell a few years back set rlly good rep

[sharp flume]

only sent one guy to mit

[shadow pivot]

now every year someone goes there

[meager bloom]

my school has sent like 4 kids to t20s in the past 4 years

and we r domestic

[sharp flume]

and some top lacs

But like my curriculum is shit

They probably won’t even give any weight to it

its not recognized at all

[sharp flume]

Rural?

[thin mortar]

my school only sent 1 kid to an ivy in its entire history

[shadow pivot]

have u given standard tests

[shadow pivot]

ur next

legacy

🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️

[sharp flume]

yeah

[meager bloom]

yes

[shadow pivot]

then that should add to the credibility fs

[sharp flume]

tbh i should scam people and donate to yale

Will 10M do it

[meager bloom]

yeah! make sure its by crypto

[sharp flume]

xD

scamming is also hard highkey

[sharp flume]

hope so lol

My superscore is 1520

not a very good score either

[shadow pivot]

I applied w 1510

😓😓😓

[sharp flume]

Its good

[shadow pivot]

I did rlly bad in math

[sharp flume]

But my single composite is 1490

Lol

so yh

[shadow pivot]

25th at yale is

1480 tho

so u should submit

[sharp flume]

i always scored 780-800 in math but in nov idk why i got 750 i am so good at fumbling

[meager bloom]

hopefully it doesnt look bad im not submitting an sat score and my school only offers sat and 99% of my school only takes the sat on the school profile

i submitted my act instead

[sharp flume]

only made two mistakes

[sharp flume]

yale superscores so ig they will take the 1520

[sharp flume]

whats the score

[meager bloom]

35 composite, 36 superscore (which most if not all my colleges do)

[sharp flume]

its good

[shadow pivot]

that’s rlly good!

[sharp flume]

its fantastic tbh

[meager bloom]

i couldnt get above a 1510 on the sat

[sharp flume]

i have no option to take act here lol

[meager bloom]

i hate the sat

fuck collegeboard

[sharp flume]

Yeah

Fuck collegeboard fr

[meager bloom]

the act dont play games

their exams r very predictable

[sharp flume]

i hate digital sat

I dont like digital exams

Eye strain

[thin mortar]

omg its fine guys the girl who got into yale at my school had a 1500

[shadow pivot]

international?

[thin mortar]

and thats a good score

yes

[sharp flume]

Yeah 1500+ is always a good score yall good guys

[shadow pivot]

guys is it just me or why r there some passive aggressive redditers

like young students r js confused and they write the most serious replies

w added sass to it

[sharp flume]

I mean for internationals the standards should be lower😭at least for sat

[shadow pivot]

😭😭😭

[shadow pivot]

RIGHT

Like ong you’re making us go out of our comfort zone for ts

[meager bloom]

a2c redditors are the equivalence to roblox cafe staff

[shadow pivot]

like why is it so passive aggressive

[sharp flume]

i self prepped for sat i see ppl from the us hiring thousands of dollars worth tutors for it lol

[shadow pivot]

😭

[meager bloom]

i didnt prep for the act at all but the sat i did

[sharp flume]

The worst redditors are in r/chanceme

[meager bloom]

it was weird

[shadow pivot]

same, rlly struggled w Eng in the beginning but eventually figured smt out

[sharp flume]

Act is nice but my country doesn’t offer unfortunately

[sharp flume]

yeah eng is hard for intls

[meager bloom]

i took the act sophomore year a month in and got a 35 raw (barely) and took it again junior year and got a 35 raw again but then it superscores to 36. i took the sat junior year when everyone does it and i got a 1420 i think..? i had to study to get to a 1510

[sharp flume]

And college board is a monopoly

Fucking looters

[meager bloom]

css profile..

[sharp flume]

And score reporting

why tf do they control everything

Looters

[thin mortar]

i couldnt get a fee waiver for my sat and css

[sharp flume]

“Nonprofit”

[thin mortar]

which is stupid because i literally need the css for financial aid

[sharp flume]

I as intl dont qualify for any

[thin mortar]

yea

[sharp flume]

Css is the biggest loot ever

like you are paying money to get money

wtf dude

[thin mortar]

lol right

15 whole dollars to send a score is actually diabolical

[sharp flume]

i love unis who accept isfaa or have other fin forms except css

[thin mortar]

like that is a whole weeks worth of food in my country

😭

[sharp flume]

And they even take ten fucking days to send this single email

Lmao

“Rush report”

[elder barn]

Me w my entire country

[shadow pivot]

u r the

trend setter now I fear

[shadow pivot]

RIGHT like $110 dollars some people don’t even make that much

in my country

😭😭😭😭

[unreal meteor]

yeah i'm SOOOOO CHOPPED

[unreal meteor]

bro

why would you not submit a 1510

[elder barn]

If I get in anywhere decent I’ll go on the news and spread American propaganda fr

[sharp flume]

where are you from

[shadow pivot]

😭😭😭

[sharp flume]

I think lowkey if I get into yale or even a t30

I might die

From a heart attack

[elder barn]

I fear that might doxx me

[sharp flume]

wait how

Which country is like this tf

[elder barn]

u got this gang

[elder barn]

It’s a country as mysterious as I am

[sharp flume]

i have to research on this

[dull ginkgo]

where are you

[dull ginkgo]

u think submitting a 1450 is valid?

[shadow pivot]

I mean it’s holistic

so I don’t think 1450 puts you out

[elder barn]

Lmk if you figure it out

[shadow pivot]

But it doesn’t help either

[dull ginkgo]

what about a 1380

[shadow pivot]

idk abt that 😭

[dull ginkgo]

🤣

[shadow pivot]

u hv to some sum insane shit

lmfao

[dull ginkgo]

welp i raised my score from 1380 so im super happy

[shadow pivot]

me too actually

my first time I got a 1380

💀

[sharp flume]

my first time i got 1450

but the sat was hectic tbh

I used to have headaches all day during the prep and my eyes hurt so fucking bad

[shadow pivot]

it is, studying for both a levels w grade deflation school & SAT was a nightmare for me

😭

[shadow pivot]

RIGJT

[hoary saffron]

Oh yeah definitely submit a 1380

[sharp flume]

a levels is actually good because at least you guys get some recognition. The bum ass national curriculum of mine makes us work like dogs and no recognition either.

[dull ginkgo]

lolll

[sharp flume]

lol

[shadow pivot]

😭😭😭my nat curriculum is similar

so I was like it’s either a levels or nothing

[dull ginkgo]

1380 isnt gonna be a auto reject

[shadow pivot]

I was desperate to do a levels

[hoary saffron]

No lol

[shadow pivot]

And it was quite enjoyable too tbh in the end

[sharp flume]

I wish I opted for a levels

[shadow pivot]

it’s a very well designed & in-depth course fs

[hoary saffron]

1380 is a fine score plenty of ppl got that or lower that go to ivies+

[sharp flume]

I didnt know about us apps until beint a rising junior LMAO

[shadow pivot]

rlly?

[hoary saffron]

Yes?

[shadow pivot]

hmm good to know

[hoary saffron]

My roommate made like a 1310 lol

[sharp flume]

harvard 28 at yale thread

[shadow pivot]

oh damn

[dull ginkgo]

its still 90%

[shadow pivot]

we have an imposter among us

jokes

[dull ginkgo]

prolly need to have some 4/5s APs and be rural/low income context or sumn

[shut badger]

Woah were they hooked?

[hoary saffron]

Aslong as ur other stuff is good it’s fine

[shadow pivot]

fair

i was 98th percentile

w a 1510 in my country

[sharp flume]

I wish i were an immigrant and worked at my family’s restaurant

[hoary saffron]

Also got into Yale

[sharp flume]

Crazy narrative

[dull ginkgo]

the only schools i feel like its a hard cut off is MIT

[shadow pivot]

HELP

😭

[sharp flume]

damn flex

[shadow pivot]

what made u choose

[dull ginkgo]

i dont think they had a single score below 700M, couldd be wrong

[hoary saffron]

Cuz harvard js better

[hoary saffron]

He’s from Vegas so idt he’s rural

[shadow pivot]

r u intl

[hoary saffron]

No

[sharp flume]

HAIL YALE

I am not a student at any lol

dont troll

[hoary saffron]

9 - 1

[sharp flume]

Why am I even defending yale lol

Should I send these ss to yale admissions

[shadow pivot]

but like if SAT isn’t as relevant, GPAs aren’t it, essays are forgettable sometimes

what is it that works

😭✌️

[dull ginkgo]

its holistic🤓

[shadow pivot]

fairs

😭✌️

[dull ginkgo]

nah gpa will cook u unless ur homelesss

[shadow pivot]

I meant not enough

[elder barn]

I’m actually an undercover ao and your dedication to our university has been more than inspiring, consider this your likely letter

[dull ginkgo]

ik ppl who have double legacy and grandparents wh are proffessor and another uncle on the board and got rejected, he had no rigor and had alot of Bs

[shadow pivot]

I mean that makes sense

You’ve got to be prepared for the classes

that’s the bare minimum

[dull ginkgo]

i feel like GPA is the only true barrier

[dull ginkgo]

facts

[shadow pivot]

I believe reccs as they say hold a lot of importance too

because how u present yourself is useless if people view you

differently

[dull ginkgo]

true

[shadow pivot]

lmfao

[dull ginkgo]

i think my businesss teacher used AI on my LOR

💀

[shadow pivot]

I’m pretty sure my chem teacher did that shit too

But it’s okay cuz that’s not my fault ig

[dull ginkgo]

lmaooo

[shadow pivot]

😭✌️

[dull ginkgo]

yea i dont think it hurts but i just dosent help

did u get an interview

[shadow pivot]

nope

no one in my country got one

someone did yygs too apparently

they didn’t get one either

but like I’m convinced interview isn’t causation

so it’s fine

😭✌️

[sharp flume]

Some people fake activities too with hs research saturation which AOs know and we have 150 chars to describe ecs
Some ppl apparently fakes transcripts too
Some intls also write their lors
So basically what matters is our face card

cooked

[dull ginkgo]

what country are u in

[shadow pivot]

true omg

the exaggeration and lying

is getting out of hand

😭😭

[sharp flume]

people exaggerate a lot

r/chanceme pisses me off

[dull ginkgo]

same @brittle forge gave me hope

[sharp flume]

Fucking aholes

[shadow pivot]

i think nowadays there are many bots

or liars

like that js cannot be true

[unreal meteor]

there's only 35 countries active w asc this year

[sharp flume]

yeah all they do is exaggerate

[unreal meteor]

compared to 60 last year

[shadow pivot]

I’m also involved in a full time research intern position rn but like it’s such a slow & steady process

[unreal meteor]

and there's a 25% decrease in alum avalibility

[shadow pivot]

And I just read read and learn

[unreal meteor]

we can cope together

[shadow pivot]

yes this makes sense fssss

[dull ginkgo]

yea its actual,ly crazy

[shadow pivot]

almost half is a significant reduction

[dull ginkgo]

is anyone here US?

[sharp flume]

i am also doing a research but its independent and ongoing so no weight probably

[shadow pivot]

will u guys be able to sleep

[sharp flume]

Lol

[shadow pivot]

day bef decisions

[dull ginkgo]

ngl im super delusional but im deadass thinking no interview for me is an auto admit

[sharp flume]

Forget abt it lowkey

Be chill and nonchalantly open the decision youll get in

[sharp flume]

dawg

[shadow pivot]

i think framing is important tbh, i framed it as a super learning process than impact/publication based so hopefully that adds to credibility

& research in general is a very unexplored niche

underfunded

[sharp flume]

good idea ngl

[shadow pivot]

field where I live

[elder barn]

And they’re tryna increase class size

[sharp flume]

Help me gang when you get in

[shadow pivot]

Ahhhh

[unreal meteor]

yess

[unreal meteor]

i gotchu twin 🤞

[elder barn]

We’re all getting in this year

[shadow pivot]

If I get in I’ll literally have like

6 months of nth to do

Cause I’m gap year

😭✌️

I’ll go on trips

Istg

[shadow pivot]

🙏

[elder barn]

Go vlog bdd for us

[sharp flume]

Gap years help righr

[dull ginkgo]

yesss, and birthrate last year

[sharp flume]

I cant focus on my apps at all due to mid year

[shadow pivot]

not make or break, u js should be doing smt

and not wasting time

[shadow pivot]

LMFAO

[dull ginkgo]

just let me cope lol

[dull ginkgo]

rlly hoping applicants decrase to like 6000

[sharp flume]

I need to go to yale naked run

[elder barn]

Coping to the max 😭😭

And aos are in a good mood this year!!

[shadow pivot]

International reduction was 30% reduction this year

[dull ginkgo]

this year should be less comp

[sharp flume]

I js hope that test required comes in clutch

[unreal meteor]

not impossible 😭

[dull ginkgo]

oh yeah thats good for the intls

[elder barn]

Genuinely balancing studying for mocks and writing these damn supps will be the death of me

[unreal meteor]

for grad no

[shadow pivot]

and domestic was 8% decrease

[dull ginkgo]

nah word

[shadow pivot]

nope for undergrad bcuz of test flexible policy

they implemented last yr

[unreal meteor]

hopefully as a citizen abroad i get the best of both worlds 😭 🙏

please niche demographic save me

[dull ginkgo]

does being a black male help w admissions? or is that not rlly the case cuz of trump

[shadow pivot]

HELP

[sharp flume]

How are you dealing with it tbh i am just so lazy i keep reading reddits and i am js hoarding resources atp

[elder barn]

From 56000 to 6000? 😭😭

[unreal meteor]

rea

[shadow pivot]

not directly but ig if your lived experiences add to your essays

fun fact the short takes were acc fun

[unreal meteor]

no bc i have diversity + no visa issues (trust)

[shadow pivot]

i worked on them bef all of the other ones

[unreal meteor]

wanna see my course short tqke

[shadow pivot]

truly best of both worlds

😭

[shadow pivot]

lmfao sure

[elder barn]

I’m just forcing myself to keep pushing, and I’ve gaslit myself to a point where I’m enjoying writing supps

It’s a mix of fear and motivation

[unreal meteor]

PHIL 1100: Ought Batman Kill the Joker?
We frame normative ethics through DC comics. Students investigate Yalie(!) Bruce Wayne, and whether his Kantesque “no kill rule” is morally justified.

[dull ginkgo]

yea i enjoyed writing them

i did mix them up tho

[elder barn]

How many rea apps were there last year

[dull ginkgo]

i put #3 in 2 and #2 in 3

so i had to call yale and ask them to add a note

[shadow pivot]

this is interesting omg

[elder barn]

I actually had so much fun writing them

[shadow pivot]

there’s a WSDC debate on that too

[dull ginkgo]

what did yall put for the something not included in ur app

[unreal meteor]

wait i'm also really proud of my inspiration one

[dull ginkgo]

same

[shadow pivot]

right! they r truly get to know me better 😭

[unreal meteor]

geniunely when arguing against deontology just go for subjecitivy means rearson isn't aboslute and deontic logic is also regressive

[sharp flume]

HOLY JARGON

[dull ginkgo]

i put: My favorite way of getting to know someone is asking hypothetical questions. I enjoy listening to their answers as they give me a window into their imagination and often lead to deeper conversations.

[unreal meteor]

I might've gone pro in air hockey. Up until YYGS, the number of games I’ve lost I could count on one hand. At JE’s buttery, though, I was brutally humiliated. Whatever. Time to take up foosball.

[pseudo moat]

is this english

[unreal meteor]

😭

lowk L

mine is kinda mid asf

[sharp flume]

wait are you doing yale RD

[dull ginkgo]

💀

[shadow pivot]

I wrote abt my niche tiktok page

[pseudo moat]

no

[shadow pivot]

😭😭✌️✌️

[pseudo moat]

oh rd? maybe

[sharp flume]

Guys get in to ed colleges everyone and let me get in rd to yale

[unreal meteor]

have to remind my ao i'm a yygs alum fr

[shadow pivot]

helpppp

ts funny

[pseudo moat]

i wonder how much yale takes from rea

[sharp flume]

no please commit to ed. dont decrease my chances performative guy💔

[unreal meteor]

~700

[dull ginkgo]

what is the most competitve US region for yale rea yall think?

[pseudo moat]

why am i performative

[unreal meteor]

boston/san fran

[dull ginkgo]

it might be 800 this yeare w the increase

[shadow pivot]

is it increase confirmed

[pseudo moat]

so like 50%

[dull ginkgo]

word

[unreal meteor]

they enroll like 2500 😭

[pseudo moat]

oh

[unreal meteor]

their yield is bleow 70%

[dull ginkgo]

yield

[shadow pivot]

?

[unreal meteor]

yaled

[dull ginkgo]

yea

[sharp flume]

lowkey #1400588963382562847 is more active than all other channels

💀

[elder barn]

https://news.yale.edu/2025/02/04/yale-increase-undergraduate-enrollment

[unreal meteor]

nah all the channels are dead ts year

hopefully this means a decline in applications

[sharp flume]

WHAT A COPE

[unreal meteor]

https://tenor.com/view/ahem-shit-loser-seriously-gif-5731140

[shadow pivot]

is it my bias or

is everyone on Reddit concerned abt Yale specifically

😭

[elder barn]

My WiFi died out woops mine was basically a microscopic name essay how being born in civil war made me blah blah blah

[elder barn]

I also felt this but then someone told me my algorithm was skewed 😭

[shadow pivot]

perhaps it is? Because everyone there is applying istg

😭

[unreal meteor]

yes i feel like

💔

[elder barn]

The amount of yale interview posts I saw mid November

[unreal meteor]

every a2c/chanceme post i saw is yale

[unreal meteor]

geniunely pmo

[shadow pivot]

what major

did u guys apply for

[unreal meteor]

philosophy

https://tenor.com/view/tinkering-tony-stark-tony-stark-jarvis-gif-24567852

[shadow pivot]

interesting

[elder barn]

I also saw ur Christmas song

[unreal meteor]

wait how tf you know that was me

[shadow pivot]

me too ahahah

[unreal meteor]

don't dox my reddit 😭 🙏

[shadow pivot]

you were spreading the propaganda

[elder barn]

Eeb

[shadow pivot]

has to be u gng

😭😭😭

[shadow pivot]

wait what’s that

[elder barn]

Cuz u sent it in this thread 😭😭

I lold

[elder barn]

Ecology and environmental bio

[shadow pivot]

nice nice

[elder barn]

But I wanna double in policsci or business cuz money…

[elder barn]

u?

[shadow pivot]

i put bme; epe; and history of science, tech, public health

[unreal meteor]

oh lmao

did you upvote

[shadow pivot]

same i js rlly want to be involved in political science as a stem applicant

😭

[elder barn]

Oh damn that’s sick

[unreal meteor]

ethics 💔

[elder barn]

I don’t think so

[shadow pivot]

😓😓😓😓

let me be

[unreal meteor]

hot take but i think metaphysics is a prior question to ethics

[shadow pivot]

physics & philosophy major at Yale

[elder barn]

Nah I personally just don’t wanna be unemployed

[shadow pivot]

😭😭😭😭

[unreal meteor]

ts what i would do if i didn't suck at math

[shadow pivot]

fairs for me more than a career I seek genuine political awareness

[unreal meteor]

for me as a career i hope to inspire revolution

[shadow pivot]

it’s okay 💔💔💔

[shadow pivot]

is the yalie in you talking

💔🥀

[unreal meteor]

i saw a reddit post that said yalies were becoming more preprof

[elder barn]

I just wanna have impact and a good life

[last elk]

I disagree princeton and upenn have been active like every hour

[shadow pivot]

agreed

will u guys commit

if u get in

or apply somewhere else too

[elder barn]

Let’s all be presidents and make the world a better place

[shadow pivot]

my country desperately needs that 💀

[elder barn]

I’m applying elsewhere for aid and cuz I alr wrote supps

But only for places where I’d seriously consider

[unreal meteor]

yes bc i don't want to do supps

[shadow pivot]

yeah me too ig I’ll do smt similar

[elder barn]

Yeah… nepal 😭😭

You can be the next discord elected prezzy

[shadow pivot]

the past few months have been eventful for sure! 😭

[shadow pivot]

i was on the call

😭😭😭

[elder barn]

Sounds like a fun supplemental essay

[shadow pivot]

hahaha I didn’t go plus it’s too recent to really write much

😭

[elder barn]

Experiencing an overthrowing of a government plus the first(?) female leader sounds like a lot to write about tbf

[unreal meteor]

on the first day of christmas my early gave to me
nothing on the portal
on the second day of christmas my early gave to me
two promo ads
and nothing on the portal
on the third day of christmas my early gave to me
no interviews
two promo ads
and nothing on the portal

[elder barn]

But it’s also not that personal so to each their own fr

[shadow pivot]

that’s what I thought

like someone in the U.S. could write a piece

about the protest

[elder barn]

Perform at bdds if u get in pls

[shadow pivot]

so unless I was truly affected, not good to capitalize the event ig

[shadow pivot]

😭

[unreal meteor]

i promsie i will 😭

[elder barn]

Yeah that’s fax

[unreal meteor]

tokenizing ts lowk feels weird yeah

[elder barn]

Writing to the yale ao to let us in so I can witness this

[unreal meteor]

commodification of politics that affect real people for college apps feels wrong

[shadow pivot]

17 year olds in school uniform died

😓😓

[shadow pivot]

for sure

see

[elder barn]

The video of the delivery driver was so sad

[unreal meteor]

(not me writing abt x strait relaations)

[shadow pivot]

studying ethics makes sense

🤓🤓🤓

[unreal meteor]

metaphysics>ethics

[elder barn]

meatphysics

[shadow pivot]

🥲

[unreal meteor]

huh

[shadow pivot]

LMFAOOAOA

herm what course did u do like

APs?

[unreal meteor]

uh

chinese world history pysch csa hug us gov comp gov micro macro apush envsci lang lit stats bc physics1

i think that's all

[shadow pivot]

named all of them

😭😭😭

[unreal meteor]

😭

[shadow pivot]

got u though

[elder barn]

Holyyy tryhard

[unreal meteor]

wait was i not meant to

[elder barn]

How do aps work fr tho

[unreal meteor]

no bro i skipepd the hard ones 💀

[elder barn]

how long do yall study for like 1 exam

[shadow pivot]

i was js asking like what course in general

like AP, IB

[unreal meteor]

get ap chem the fuck away from me

[shadow pivot]

valid qs idek how it works

too American

🥀🥀

[unreal meteor]

lowk aps super crammable

[elder barn]

did u do ib

[shadow pivot]

a levels

[unreal meteor]

ohhh

[elder barn]

how much content is it

[unreal meteor]

you wer asking for my curriculum

i thought you were asking

which ap classes

[shadow pivot]

yesyes it’s okay

though

[unreal meteor]

enough for like two nights given enough energy drinks

[elder barn]

ah

[shadow pivot]

wby

[elder barn]

ib

[shadow pivot]

and what if u don’t take AP? what do u study?

[elder barn]

it’s so much fun

[shadow pivot]

like every day

[elder barn]

Do ib guys

[shadow pivot]

RLLY

[unreal meteor]

j normal courses

[elder barn]

naw

It’s bummy asf

but it’s manageable

[shadow pivot]

in all subjects? like spread across social sciences, stem, etc

[unreal meteor]

yeah

basically

like ap spanish lit is notoriously difficult for non native speakers

so i j took 4 years of spanish

[shadow pivot]

makes sense

agency of choice

🥀🥀

[unreal meteor]

i lowk am a hard determinist

i think it just makes sense

[shadow pivot]

makes sense

why you’re studying philosophy

good questions to think about

[unreal meteor]

yeah but

[shadow pivot]

hv u guys read this Yale daily news about the parking lot essay lmfao

[unreal meteor]

send

[shadow pivot]

what if it doxs my safari

I’ll send in dm to confirm lmfao

[unreal meteor]

i'm gonna be thinking about how to pay rent 🥀

[shadow pivot]

😭

[unreal meteor]

😭

alr i gotchu

[shadow pivot]

LMDAOOO

https://yaledailynews.com/blog/2022/04/08/if-i-told-the-truth-in-my-college-essay-heres-what-it-wouldve-said/

alright

[unreal meteor]

i lied i can see your gmail 😭 🙏

@shadow pivot

[shadow pivot]

stop joking

[unreal meteor]

mb

[shadow pivot]

😭😭😭

got me having a heart attack

once again

[unreal meteor]

@shadow pivot reason number 100 why ld is better than wsdc

[shadow pivot]

helllo what’s going on

😭

[unreal meteor]

you know i am

[shadow pivot]

it’s so much referencing & research

[unreal meteor]

the multiverse is true -- everything is true somewhere, including this resolution 🗣️ 🗣️ 🔥

run this in wsdc

[pseudo moat]

the way this is on the yale news i'm crying

[shadow pivot]

it’s so real tho

[pseudo moat]

was a funny read

[shadow pivot]

aren’t we all just overdramatizing the mundane

😭😭😭

[unreal meteor]

isn't that the poist

[pseudo moat]

but it's good to know like other people are doing this

i think regardless of what the writer feels the development is nice

[dull ginkgo]

Wait what ares of intrest did yall list

I did cognitive science then East Asian studies then global affairs

[unreal meteor]

philosophy, epe, global affairs

[dull ginkgo]

I lowkey should’ve done linguistics instead of ga

[unreal meteor]

idk if cohesion nis important at all tbh

[unreal meteor]

what region are you

if you don't mind

[dull ginkgo]

North Carolina

[native smelt]

i don’t think it matters that much u can switch to wtv u want

[dull ginkgo]

True, they also don’t admit by intrest right?

[native smelt]

ya

[dull ginkgo]

Are u familiar with the Chinese/East Asian studies department

Or people who are in that field at Yale

[native smelt]

i just know about the light fellowship

i don’t know much else

[dull ginkgo]

I mentioned that in my app

In my why Yale response

I rlly hope that they find a black male intrested in Chinese unique🙏🫩

[shadow pivot]

😭😭😭

[solemn leaf]

I mentioned nothing special in my why Yale essay 🥀

[dull ginkgo]

I said diversity like 3 times

[native smelt]

😭😭😭

it’s less about unique and more about passion

[dull ginkgo]

My app screams Chinese passion

[native smelt]

one of my suitemates is actually a black man interested in chinese

[solemn leaf]

im kinda intrigued

[dull ginkgo]

Has he said anything abt being black in the Chinese department?

[native smelt]

i don’t think so

[dull ginkgo]

lol, I started learning when I was 7 and I have a lot of ECs and lived experiences around learning Chinese and being in Taiwan

[sharp flume]

this is funny but at the same time proves the writer’s skills

like people are so good w metaphors how the hell

[sharp flume]

happened w my country last year

p sure you guys know about it

Toppling the fascist govt

[dull ginkgo]

I already joined the Yale 2030 discord

[native smelt]

Uh?

[dull ginkgo]

Gonna buy some Yale merch too and make dinner resys for the night of the 17th too😭

[native smelt]

Bro i need to get out of bed and shower

[dull ginkgo]

Son😭😭😭

[native smelt]

I have a shift in 40 mins

[dull ginkgo]

Where do u work

[native smelt]

it’s finals week so no class

[native smelt]

the concert office in the school of music

[dull ginkgo]

Do people like to sports bet at Yale?

[native smelt]

prolly

but we aren’t a huge sports school

[dull ginkgo]

Better than the other ivys

[native smelt]

yeah but it’s not hard to be better than the other ones when we’re all shit

[dull ginkgo]

Did u get in REA?

[sharp flume]

No rd

With a likely

Bro is the goat

[dull ginkgo]

How did u get a likely😭😭

[sharp flume]

i forgot about his hook

But i think he had sth crazy

@native smelt

[native smelt]

not rlly

i just did things i liked

and got good grades

[hoary saffron]

lol

[sharp flume]

oh well i think you ate your essays

[dull ginkgo]

What did u write about

[sharp flume]

But how did you get likely without crazy stuff

[dull ginkgo]

Ya what lol

[native smelt]

eh they were okay

[hoary saffron]

I got a likely I didn’t have nothing crazy either

[native smelt]

my first reader said my common app was “ok”

[sharp flume]

i wish i were domestic💔

[native smelt]

and the second one said it initially reads as “a choice”

LMFAO

[sharp flume]

Do you know someone called chris at yale

Panthourath?

[native smelt]

yes

nobody likes him i fear

[sharp flume]

What do you think abt him

[sharp flume]

Did you read his essays- they were kinda not worth yale i felt like

[native smelt]

i don’t know him personally and i don’t have time to waste energy disliking someone that idk

[sharp flume]

crazy stats probably

[sharp flume]

do you mind sharing ecs you did

[native smelt]

i don’t go around reading people’s essays and determining whether they are “worth yale” or not

[hoary saffron]

Wait what’s ur name again I forgot

[native smelt]

who

[dull ginkgo]

So what did u think AOs saw in you personally

[sharp flume]

oh welp fair

[hoary saffron]

You

[native smelt]

lemme just go find the thing from my file

Like my first name? lol

[hoary saffron]

Is it normal for people at Yale to like collectively dislike someone lol I feel like at Harvard we’re not all like on the same page

[native smelt]

it’s just that people talk shit about him on fizz lol

[hoary saffron]

Errr I mean I can

Startup, campaign manager for local candidate, county level candidate, and on the campaign board for a state level candidate. Class president, tech coordinator for two/3 non profits, I made a cool game that had like 30K users registered

[hoary saffron]

The fuck is fizz

[sharp flume]

you said you had nth crazy😭

[hoary saffron]

Also did allat and I’m low income and rural + I was Coke Semi Finalist and the Cooke one too I put that under awards tho

Bruh you asked

[dull ginkgo]

Nah word😭😭 ego

[native smelt]

my AO said "Visible campus community leader who seems to have a heart of gold and ability to be a vocal leader and thoughtful peer. AC is not tip top of school group but just about all A's in strong rigor. One we should consider strongly in area committee if not likely table. Small plus for now. I'm guessing [my name] will have many college options"

[dull ginkgo]

“Nothing crazy”

[native smelt]

yikyak

[hoary saffron]

You guys don’t understand the caliber of students that goes to these schools if you think that’s crazy lmao

[native smelt]

Bro cooke pissed me off bruh they edged me

[hoary saffron]

Wayyyyyy more impressive ppl at harvard than me im def lower echelon

[native smelt]

I got semi and then they sent me the email saying that i was expected to block off the time in teh summer IF i got in

[dull ginkgo]

I was 20 seconds late for Cooke cuz I had to manually submit grades

[native smelt]

And then they were like nope u dont get finalist

[dull ginkgo]

Very intresting

[solemn leaf]

“heart of gold” 🔥💛

[hoary saffron]

Omg me too

[sharp flume]

30k users registered is goated

[native smelt]

they seem to love class presidents i was class prez too lol

[hoary saffron]

Unfortunately I didn’t get to see the files for the schools I got a likely from 😦

[native smelt]

lemme go find the notes from my 2nd reader

[shadow pivot]

heart of gold!

damn

[hoary saffron]

My AOs at harvard regarding my academics said it was “good but didn’t wow” LMAO

[shadow pivot]

for what did they say that

[hoary saffron]

I had a 4.7 W and 4.0 UW with 18 APs

[shadow pivot]

did u hv bs n stuff

[shadow pivot]

😭

[sharp flume]

What was your SAT

[shadow pivot]

what is wow then

[native smelt]

The school leadership alone has me thinking [my name]'s is going to have his share of options. While E1 about minecraft initially reads as "a choice", it's then interesting to see the add info about his Capstone Program - the game was really a gateway into deeper CS interest. The back half is what I'd say to read to get a real sense of him and it builds momentum for the rest of the app. Both TRs highlight how comfortable he is seeking out and utilizing resources. He's very well-prepped, a presence around campus (and even his hometown), and it's easy to imagine him being the same around these parts. I'm curious where he got in in EA…..

This was my 2nd readers notes

[hoary saffron]

My ACT was a 34

[shadow pivot]

minecraft hate

😭

[native smelt]

I think they thought i would get into all the ivies or smth cuz both readers mentioned me getting into other schools

But all the other ivies i applied to rejected me lol

[sharp flume]

omg

[hoary saffron]

Remind me uni did you apply to a certain crimson school

[sharp flume]

e1 means personal statement??

[solemn leaf]

they probably thought the same thing 😭

[native smelt]

I did

[shadow pivot]

did you think like the way you built your app was how AOs viewed it?

[native smelt]

What does that mean

[sharp flume]

I think this is very hard

[shadow pivot]

as in you try to convey message X through this essay n they got that

[hoary saffron]

It’s ok you can connect with us on LinkedIn

[native smelt]

Unfortunately

[sharp flume]

And it usually doesn’t bring the desired result

[shadow pivot]

like for leadership, r they referring from activities list/essays/reccs

[native smelt]

I think i just wrote the essays that i wanted to write and then submitted my application lol

[native smelt]

all of the above

[sharp flume]

nonchalant applicant fr

[shadow pivot]

nice

[native smelt]

i think my rec letters helped a lot

[hoary saffron]

The best part abt Yale and Columbia was they both wrote such nice hand written letters to me 😦

[dull ginkgo]

I also wrote about Minecraft

[native smelt]

Omg i loved the handwritten letters

[winged helm]

guys does yale send letters already? if so is there a way to check like incoming delivery to your house?

[hoary saffron]

I felt so bad

[native smelt]

no they send it after u get in

I love my ao i should meet with her for coffee

[winged helm]

oh ok

[hoary saffron]

It’s a phone call and then email for likely

[shadow pivot]

lmfaooo

[native smelt]

They dont rlly send likelies rea tho

[dull ginkgo]

I saw on insta they started prepping the acceptance packages

[hoary saffron]

Oh I forgot

[native smelt]

they also send a letter

[shadow pivot]

they dont at all they said

[winged helm]

oh never knew

[hoary saffron]

Yah ik but first it’s the phone call and email

[shadow pivot]

bcs they know if rea then commitment is prolly high

[winged helm]

oh i c

[dull ginkgo]

Where did u get in EA

[winged helm]

i am international so its cooked to begin with

js waiting atp lol

[native smelt]

the UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN

[hoary saffron]

lol

[native smelt]

GO BIG BLUE

[dull ginkgo]

😭😭

[shadow pivot]

also are these notes

[winged helm]

harvard cs is aura tho ngl

[native smelt]

Bro i was gonna go there

[shadow pivot]

exactly copy-pasted?

[native smelt]

I fuckin loved that school

[solemn leaf]

i got a weird phone number that cant seem to receive calls from foreign countries 😭

[winged helm]

where are you going now?

[hoary saffron]

I applied no where EA lolz

[native smelt]

i sent the last 2 sentences from the first one and the full 2nd one

[winged helm]

harvard rd is wild works

[native smelt]

YALE UNIVERSITY

BOOLA BOOLA

[winged helm]

OH

WWWWW

[hoary saffron]

Why the caps

[winged helm]

i wanna get in to b rooo

[winged helm]

idk its excitment lol

[native smelt]

its like how when u say MF DOOM u have to put it in all caps

[shadow pivot]

oh, my friend's file @ harvard had relatively shorter notes

and no full sentences

your looks more detailed

[hoary saffron]

Yeah Haevard notes are like 2 sentences

[native smelt]

i would send the full first one but

its lowk personal asfk

Lol

[hoary saffron]

My interviews notes were 4 pages tho

[shadow pivot]

:sob

😭

[native smelt]

ill cut out the parts i dont want ppl to read

[hoary saffron]

I got the coveted perfect score on my interview section from both the AOs and my interviewer

[winged helm]

thats amazing

[hoary saffron]

1- or 1 forgot whichever is the highest

My athletics being a 6 tho is crazy work LOL

[native smelt]

L=92/14. Notable that he's received, or received honorable mention for, a major school award each year (on trans). B in Adv Physics in tall term, but others all A range. E1 shares that playing Minecraft has led to interest in exploration and in engineering - OK. Good AA on interest in the stories behind statistics and YY on utilizing technology to address societal challenges. ST4-his friends call him the unofficial mayor of [his high school]. Solid E2 on [my identity] - [my name] does a nice job of articulating his growth and self-acceptance.
T1/English-bold, enthusiastic; core part of class both socially and intellectually; writing was big area of growth; curious and sensitive individual - this is a helpful rec and would be good to read. T2/BC Calc-an inspirational Idr and community builder; he made it "cool" and "fun" to explore math; as material got harder, his grades got better - this is a great rec, the kind that gets to 6 level even without the use of superlatives. CR-exemplary ac record; has contributed to and uplifted school community in many ways-positive It but TRs are probably best advocates. *app update notes he's been selected a JKC semifinalist. *Ol is a detailed, very positive 5 with emphasis on empathy, leadership and passion for studying statistics; interviewer envisions him thriving at Yale - ctee should see personal and fam context here. // Visible campus community leader who seems to have a heart of gold and ability to be both a vocal leader and thoughtful peer.
AC is not tip top of school group but just about all As in strong rigor. One we should consider strongly in area committee if not at likely table. Small plus for now. I'm guessing [my name] will have many college options.

[dull ginkgo]

Do u think if u only have leadership like in school clubs but not outside of school it’s a big deal?

[native smelt]

most of my leadership was in school clubs

but i think they want to see you being a leader both in your school community and outside

Wait fuck

My shift is at 11:45

I wanted to get coffee

Sigh

[dull ginkgo]

Thanks for sharing

[winged helm]

this is lowkey goated. mine prob says the excat opposite of all this rn fr

[dull ginkgo]

Most of my ECs outside of school aren’t leadership

[dull ginkgo]

😭😭😭

[native smelt]

i dont know what l=92/14 means

[winged helm]

broo i hate being interantional

chances are so cooked

[shadow pivot]

wow this is

quite detailed

[dull ginkgo]

lol, I love being a domestic URM legacy

[shadow pivot]

but looks like your empathy rlly

came through

:)

[winged helm]

URM?

[native smelt]

e1 is personal statement, st4 is short take 4 , t1 is rec 1, t2 is rec 2, e2 is the 400 word one

[shadow pivot]

:sob

[hoary saffron]

Empathetic??? At Yale? Nah

[native smelt]

AA is academic areas and why they interest you

[dull ginkgo]

I think being a black male makes me a URM not sure tho

[native smelt]

Ur one to talk from harvard bro

[hoary saffron]

Bro we are empaths

[winged helm]

i never knew what that word meant that why.

[native smelt]

Why does no one at your school have any spatial awareness

[winged helm]

brooo

[native smelt]

At harvard yale it felt like walking around with children who were leaving their house for the first time

[winged helm]

i wanna go to yale so badly after these descriptions

[native smelt]

IS it a boston thing or a harvard thing

[dull ginkgo]

Same bruh

[shadow pivot]

idk it might feel enriching but also humbling

[hoary saffron]

We were all drunk man

[shadow pivot]

to read these

[native smelt]

SO WERE WE

[shadow pivot]

because it is quite critical, even admitted students have shortcomings

[hoary saffron]

Yall got Greek life you’re used to it

[native smelt]

Its ok its because you dont get that many chances to drink

[hoary saffron]

We actually have hard classes we can’t be drunk 24/7

[native smelt]

Didnt u not even come this year

[hoary saffron]

How’d u know

[native smelt]

Hard classes and now theyre taking away ur a's

Womp womp

[hoary saffron]

😦

[native smelt]

U said it earlier

Like a while back

[hoary saffron]

It’s lowk cooked tho im in hard ass classes all the time and they are just hating harder

[native smelt]

Grade inflation is a myth bruh

Its literally just so u dont fail