<p>I think I’m on a SCEA bipolar ride xD one moment I have absolutely no hope, the next I get more comfident, and then that one thread basically setting 4.0/2300+ as the average score for scea acceptess got me down again. We can try as hard as we can to predict these things but sometimes you just gotta try it. The odds are against me but hey, I’m trying it. Yale claims “interest” is just as considered as legacy for apps, I’m not sure how much of that is true- but I’m eager to tell my interviewer that I love this school.</p>
<p>I don’t really have an excuse for a weak underclassmen resume, I was sort of all over the place and not dedicated to anything, it was bad. I moved to a different school freshman year but that doesn’t really count. I wish there was some way to go back in time and tell my 14 year old self to get more involved. </p>
<p>sirensong; im basically trying to tell myself the same thing. at times it seems like if i don’t get yale I’ll end up at the state U ><</p>
<p>lanaesque, i have those same ‘bipolar’ tendencies as well. it’s unfortunate. the odds are definitely against me, but i don’t care, which could possibly be a problem. oh well, though, because yale is my #1 and it’s near the top of things-i-want-in-life (i most certainly would be fine with out it, just temporarily severely disappointed) and i tend to put all my eggs in one basket anyways. hopefully it’ll all still work out no matter the outcome.</p>
<p>but quick question–where exactly did you hear that interest and commitment are comparable to legacy? i know that yale asks 2 major questions when reviewing your app: can you give to the yale community, and can you utilize all their resources? so i think the interest lies under the latter question. how can we demonstrate interest though? the why yale essay is really short…</p>
<p>it actually has a lot of helpful material. if you’re as obsessive as me you’ll probably read the whole thing… I should really be studying for SATs. I’m not entirely sure but I think the interviewer will supply a lot of the “interest” related stuff to Yale, maybe they’ll look at the essays too? A part of me wants Yale early decision to be binding, so they can really see whe’s willing to pick Yale as their top and not apply to something like harvard in RD.</p>
<p>this is sort of off topic, but i just watched a gilmore girl episode where rory visits yale and gets a one-on-one with the admissions officer… besides somewhat squeling at the campus, I’m jealous of a fictional character.</p>
<p>I am feeling the exact same way like I am on a see-saw feeling like my strong national status on my EC’s will give me strong consideration by Yale, vs. my low SAT CR score- but I do care, and want to be more relaxed about it. I am so goal oriented and am having a hard time letting go and realizing I will be able to contribute wherever I land. I did have a Princeton alum contact me about applying there, so I am doing my research now for Princeton. Deep breath, relax…time for yoga. :-)</p>
<p>My situation is much more tragic than the rest of yours. I didn’t realize my interest in attending Yale until this very April, but I am very interested in Anthropology and Yale has a really great Anthropology department. However, despite my interest, I am unsure of whether I even have a slight chance of getting in due to how terrible I look in terms of Rank and GPA. I am attending TASP this summer, got a 34 on my ACT, and am in state-cabinet positions for a non-profit organization. I am also the President of Amnesty International at my school… but my grades are not as spectacular as they could be (I have a 3.78 UW; 4.45 W) and I’m class ranked 100 out of 750. However, the reason my rank is low is because I went to a different school for my junior year and my old school’s grades were much more deflated than my current school). </p>
<p>Essentially, what I am trying to ask is, should I even bother applying? And do I even have a chance?</p>
<p>What would be the downside of applying EA? I heard it’s when legacies/recruits apply and therefore displays what seems like a higher acceptance rate, when in actuality it’s harder for the “unhooked”</p>
<p>Can we try to have an SCEA support group on here? That would be so lovely, as I don’t really want to talk about it with people at school. I’m trying not to tell people I’m applying so I don’t have to tell everyone over and over if/when I’m rejected.</p>
<p>yes! i probably will tell a few people that i’m applying, which means the whole school will know. i really don’t want to tell my parents though, which is sort of wrong, but i don’t really want to face telling them that i got rejected.</p>
<p>but who knows, maybe we could get accepted, and then imagine telling people you got accepted to a school no one knew you even applied to. :)</p>
<p>Regina2010, ultimately it’s your decision, but in one of your personal statements for Yale’s supplimental app, you can write about how you are a “late bloomer” of sorts :]</p>
<p>I live 20 minutes away from New Haven and go there every weekend. I’ve been dreaming about Yale since I was a little girl! It’s hard not to get hooked.</p>
<p>Regina - I think you always have a CHANCE. I’ve known some way randos who’ve gotten in. So, apart from the issue of expensive application fees, if that’s something you’re thinking about, why not give it a shot and apply? The worst that’ll happen is that you might be rejected - like the vast majority of those who apply. </p>
<p>Also, I spotted this in the FAQ, which you can take as advice directed to your situation as well:</p>
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<p>Demiitasse: Dude! WE LIVE IN THE SAME SMALL TOWN!! Let’s pretend that we don’t know each other, okay? (Easy to do since I just moved here, so we probably don’t…) Anyway, totally off topic, but do you know of any good restaurants in the area? I’ve found a few I like, but most are in New Haven! I’d love to hear any local secrets you might know! ;)</p>
<p>I don’t know whether to go SCEA or not…
See, I live very close to Yale (essentially, I could wave to my house from a dorm there, haha) and I worry that might hurt me. On the other hand, I work in one of Yale’s research labs during my summers.
I don’t know what to do!
The possibility of rejection is such a deterrent in terms of putting all of my eggs into the “SCEA basket”… how did you all decide, at 95% confidence level, that Yale was the right place for you to apply SCEA?</p>
<p>Well, I think, again, you never know if you’ll get rejected or not until you apply. So if you can afford the application fee (which I think was something like $70 last year) or get it waived, why not apply? For me, it’s not so much a confidence thing in relation to whether I can get in or not - it’s about whether I WANT to get in or not, if that makes any sense. And since SCEA is not completely restrictive, although it does have some rules, and since I think I’m applying to most of my places RD, I figured: why not?</p>
<p>ALTHOUGH, something that I did have to think hard upon is how living so close to Yale would shape my undergraduate experience, were I accepted. Seems minor, and for a lot of people it is minor, but still something to consider.</p>
<p>I don’t think the fact that you live super close to Yale would “hurt” you. I don’t know anyone in that situation for Yale, but I know TONS of people who live in Palo Alto / yay area and were accepted to Stanford, and I don’t see any reason why Yale would discriminate based on geographic location, if that’s what you’re worried about. But what do I know? :)</p>
<p>I’m assuming it’s more of a matter of accepting a certain amount of people from every given region. Being close to Yale won’t hurt your chances. I mean, they can’t just foolishly decide not to accept anyone who lives within a fifty mile radius of the college.</p>
<p>let’s brainstorm for why yale! don’t get too specific because we don’t want to really write our essays here.</p>
<p>for me: SO MANY art/music (!!!) opportunities and just general artistic/musical liveliness, residential colleges, uber-liberalism, research opportunities, more attractive people (compared to other ivies, or so i’ve heard. lol)… the list could go on a long, long way.</p>
<p>I made the horrible mistake of swooning or gasping everytime someone mentioned Yale…or a Yale brochure, or like Ya’ll. All my friends already know, but I guess that’s okay since they’re all going for top schools too? I kind of wish I didn’t flaunt it like I did since the chances are getting slimmer with the more information I find… plus we did college projects for an post-exam AP class, and I did this huge thing on yale. hopefully no one remembers xD</p>
<p>Why yale? God have mercy xD because it’s perfection and happiness wrapped up pretty buildings?</p>