<p>Hey. My name is Cassidy and I'm from Mississippi. I am interested in Yale University! There's is a problem though, my ACT/ACT scores are low (like in the teens) so I won't be able to get into Yale.:( What should I do? I would hate to have to take the ACT over again.:( I made A's and B's in high school and I was a very good student. I work very hard.:) Had around a 3.7- 3.8 GPA. How can I improve my chances of getting into Yale?</p>
<p>Unfortunately, you are going to need to retake the act or the sat, not just for Yale, but for the college you actually go to because anything in the teens is a tad low. Was there any issues you had when you took it? Because for your GPA your score is a bit surprising.</p>
<p>Well, yes there was an issue with the time limit. I have a mild form of autism called Asperger’s Syndrome. I’m a perfectionist. Lol. So it took me a while. I was a very good student though and I don’t think a 2 hour test can reflect that. I worked very hard. I was also an honors graduate.</p>
<p>Did you apply for extra time to take the test? And even though it might not be right, ivy league colleges like Yale expect students to score pretty high on the act or sat.<br>
But if you have your heart set on applying there, then you should definitely have your counselor include your condition in his recommendation letter and explain that he believes the test scores don’t represent your ability.</p>
<p>We tried to ask for more time, but never succeeded.
I’m going to community college first and taking online classes. But thinking of transferring to Yale, but I will have to take ACT again. Talk to my counselor at the community college or my counselor from high school?</p>
<p>To be perfectly honest, if you had a GPA > 3.9 and an ACT of 35, I would still advise you not to fixate on Yale, and to cast a very wide net.</p>
<p>Yale gets more than 10 applicants for every place in the freshman class that they need to fill. Yale is one of a pretty small number of American colleges and universities that never need to compromise their standards and never have to take a chance on an applicant who’s questionable unless they really, really want to.</p>
<p>A GPA of 3.7-3.8 isn’t necessarily “too low” for Yale, but most Yalies with a GPA in that range don’t have it because they worked very hard for it. Rather, most Yalies with an A- average have that average along with impressive accomplishments in other areas (sports, the arts, etc.) that took up a lot of their time.</p>
<p>Can you say what it is about Yale that appeals to you? Because, candidly, I think you’re going to need to find a list of other universities and colleges that have many of those qualities. I am afraid a high-school GPA < 3.8 and an ACT < 20 is going to make you uncompetitive at Yale.</p>
<p>[Edited to add:] Oh, transferring to Yale? I’m afraid that’s even harder than gaining freshman admission. The last year for which I can find data (2011-12) Yale accepted 29 out of 1070 applicants for transfer admission–that is, less than 3%. And when I was an undergraduate at one of Yale’s peers a generation ago, the few transfers I ever met had all been top students at other elite colleges and universities (Williams, U of Michigan, etc.). I’m sorry to say that while transferring to Yale from community college in Mississippi may not be impossible, it may literally be a once-in-a-generation thing.</p>
<p>Sikorsky is exactly right, you should probably look at some other colleges to transfer to instead, maybe your state college?</p>
<p>Thanks for you honesty Sikorsky!
I knew that it would probably be difficult, but oh well. There are plenty of great universities here in my state of Mississippi! I will just focus on those. I know youre not saying that I’m NOT going to get to go to Yale, but that it’s going to be difficult and a very slim chance. There are plenty of colleges that are just as great!:)</p>
<p>23THEMAN23, do I still need to retake the ACT for my state college or university?</p>
<p>Thanks for taking that so well!</p>
<p>I really don’t like to be the bearer of bad news. On the other hand, you’re right that there are some opportunities for a really great college education in Mississippi (and elsewhere in the South).</p>
<p>I do not know what you would need, I would suggest going to the colleges website and see what it requires from transfer students!</p>
<p>Ok! Thanks!</p>
<p>No problem! I wish you luck!:)</p>