<p>Another thing to consider is that in 2007-08 they started providing financial aid. This was not available before...</p>
<p>yo: jus’ wunderin’ what the stats is of da’ peeps that got into the show… u-no wut im sayin’?</p>
<p>i gots above a 3.0, 4 sure. anybody else role like dat?</p>
<p>Hiya there.</p>
<p>Did anybody actually get accepted to the program? If so, can you share that experience?</p>
<p>Hello forum!</p>
<p>Anyone have stats, experience, advice? I applied to the program. I went to the best community college in the world. I had a 3.5 there. I sucked at high school. </p>
<p>What does everyone else think? Will I get into the program? Has anyone on this forum ever been accepted?</p>
<p>Um, thoughts? </p>
<p>Work/Life experience = I totally had nothing interesting to say. So I did not even pretend. I just told the truth. My life has been great!</p>
<p>I know someone who was accepted in 02. Heavy community involvement and activist. G.P.A was 3.8 I think. From what I’ve read, it seems that they look for people that are already leaders or have the potential to be.
What are your stats? I think alot is dependent on your recs and personal statement…</p>
<p>arabella, thanks for the feedback. i guess i should be happy i’m a survivor of a childhood illness? got the 7 inch scar from heart surgery to prove it and i opened my essay with that fact.</p>
<p>regarding other comments on stats; i’ll give mine. i’m 32, with a 10 year sales career which i quit last year to go back to school full-time. i’ve got a 3.4 and will end this semester with a 3.5; my major gpa is 4.0 (Anthropology). i was a terrible high school student (2.91 and ranked 186th out of 230 students in my class). SAT was 1900 (700 critical reading, 650 writing, 550 math). i took SAT this january; what an experience. i’m lesbian and started the gay support club in my catholic high school, but i don’t think i referenced this anywhere in my app; i’m more proud of my business accomplishments.</p>
<p>i’m stoked about having a shot at Yale, but yes, statistics are not in our favor. 
best thing to do is do the application/interview well and know that the best fits for the program will be chosen. </p>
<p>good fortune to all!</p>
<p>Hello ilivefree.</p>
<p>where did you go to school? did you go to community college or a four year school? private? public?</p>
<p>i agree that the best will be chosen. but i am trying to get a sense of where the pool of applicants get there accomplishments. it seems like there are a bunch of people that attended community colleges. but did anyone ever attend, say, like, university of new hampshire or maine or uconn?</p>
<p>it would seem that it is more community college non-traditional students competing for these spots and not people who’ve attended “big time” academic schools. No bias towards community schools, I love mine. But that is just how it seems.</p>
<p>AnnaLo,
What are your stats? The person I knew that was accepted came from a prestigious LAC.</p>
<p>my stats are the same as the stats i listed above: </p>
<p>*community college 3.5
*high school – sucked bad.</p>
<p>which lac did your friend attend? it was probably very prestigious, right?</p>
<p>i think that i won’t get in. i heard it was pretty tough.</p>
<p>AnnaLo,
You never know. Your essay might blow their mind. They don’t really look at High School records, if you are a non-trad already in college.
From the Eli website: “In assessing more mature candidates, the admissions committee will pay very close attention to demonstrated achievement, including engagement with career and community. In considering candidates for admission, the selection committee will also weigh evidence that an applicant displays strength across disciplines, particularly in writing and quantitative reasoning, at the level of typical Yale freshmen.”</p>
<p>thank you for the optimism~~!</p>
<p>i just worry that people from <em>big time</em> schools will apply and knock us little gals out of the picture. but from what I can gather nobody from big time schools <em>ever</em> apply to this because they are at big time schools. so there is no way that we could be up against people from <em>elite</em> programs that are <em>amazing non trads</em>. that’s just too improbable. actually, i’ll just say it. it’s impossible,unless they dropped out of like cal tech or mit or something. so i think it is <em>very</em> safe to say we will only compete against gals of our caliber… you know, community colleges, maybe, and i mean, just maybe, small lacs… sorry for the rant. now, they could come from an lac. that’s cool, but it’s still frustrating. </p>
<p>they might have an <em>huge</em> advantage from small lac. but not like a <em>stanford</em> advantage or something. i mean, they did say they will apply normal college admission standards to us… </p>
<p>i think that i have good recs. one is from a professor at community college; one is from my current boss; one is from a teacher of mine from high school that really loved me; she got a phd from uconn (so that’s <em>big time</em>). </p>
<p>basically, i spoke to a couple of people and they were all like, yeah, you can’t compete against big time school people… and i was all like, you’re right angela and marie… and they were like, but don’t worry… you can still go to university of maine. i was like, yeah… that’s <em>big time</em>… </p>
<p>i did mention my career… a little, but it was about as amazing as my sat, which was mediocre at best…</p>
<p>my personal statements was about creative stuff… so i don’t think this will be a throw down punch or anything…</p>
<p>AAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!</p>
<p>hi everybody</p>
<p>im a new member to the forum
so glad it’s here</p>
<p>i applied to the program. i have a 3.75. i come from community college to0.</p>
<p>annalo, girl, do not worry. i understand that there could be applicants from elite schools, but most certainly not other ivies. further, worrying about it will do NOTHING to help your application. take some of the optimism from pushin30. you never know, until they send you a letter. </p>
<p>i am not worried one bit. if i get rejected, i do something else. if i get accepted, then i go to yale. that is all you can recognize as options. </p>
<p>if you WORRY about the things which you cannot control, then you will not get anywhere. it’s as useful as worrying about whether or not gravity will still exist tomorrow! </p>
<p>as for me, some of my stats are above. i have no act, a crappy old sat, and some great recs from my former boss, ex husband, and a professor at the community school. </p>
<p>good luck everyone! </p>
<p>oh, i got a confirmation that they received all my materials.</p>
<p>Interesting comments here. Either I over estimated how competitive Eli Whitney admission is, or many here are underestimating it. I decided to apply as a regular candidate because I felt that EW was too competitive.</p>
<p>My HS grades are horrid, but I have a 3.9 from Columbia, test scores within Yale’s range, and probably one of the more successful careers of any applicants. Further, I have quite a bit of non-profit leadership.</p>
<p>I was under the impression EW students were astoundingly unique and accomplished. I hope I’m wrong, and some of you all make it though. Best of luck!</p>
<p>you have some good points too</p>
<p>i have a friend, not at columbia proper, but at the general studies school (where i applied already and got accepted [same at Penn]). </p>
<p>she has a 4.0 from columbia general studies, the non traditional school, and a 1950 or higher on the sat. but she was telling me that she tried transferring to dartmouth and duke and got rejected from both, ouch for her. she got into university of virginia, though. but, in the call she made to them about her application, they told her that when they had to choose between her and other ivy transfers, that they went with the more traditional students. not for scores or anything else, but she had a 2.5 in high school, and the other students had 4.0s and AP credits… also, she considered applying to EW, but did not feel she was unique enough… </p>
<p>so we have to see how things go for all of us. i hope that we all get into yale!</p>
<p>Wow Megtaylor. When did you get a confirmation?
AnnaLo, I think you are unique since you had a child ailment you had to overcome. They like individuals that overcome obstacles, look at Eli Whitney’s background and you will get an idea… You may have been able to use being a Lesbian as a hook as well.
Does anyone have any hooks here like minority, first gen college student or being from a rural area?
I hope you all post back whether you do or don’t get in.</p>
<p>You are transferring from Columbia? Why?</p>
<p>oh, hey there… got an email response from the program office. </p>
<p>i emailed them and asked them if they received everything. they responded with a yes!</p>
<p>nice!</p>
<p>Hey guys I found this link on some of the people who have been accepted in the past.
[Yale</a> Daily News - Gonsalves: Eli Whitney(s) walk among us](<a href=“http://www.yaledailynews.com/articles/view/25493]Yale”>http://www.yaledailynews.com/articles/view/25493)
By looking at it ES Four seems to be right on, but it isn’t over 'till its over so keep your chin up!
Best of luck 2 everyone!</p>
<p>Hi made a new thread for us: </p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/yale-university/686325-eli-whitney-students-program-2009-a.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/yale-university/686325-eli-whitney-students-program-2009-a.html</a></p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/yale-university/686325-eli-whitney-students-program-2009-a.html#post1062226109[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/yale-university/686325-eli-whitney-students-program-2009-a.html#post1062226109</a></p>
<p>Anna Lo, </p>
<p>I’m at Berkeley City College, part of the Peralta Community College district. I’ve attended other schools as well (Grossmont in San Diego, Georgia Perimeter in Atlanta). Let’s just say I’m on the 15 year plan. :)</p>
<p>All the schools I’ve gone to are public. </p>
<p>Yeah, I think non-traditional students are probably more likely to be from community college on the grounds that community colleges have a high probability of night classes and flexible scheduling. I was able to work in sales for ten years and do college occasionally on the side. That would never have been possible at a 4-year.</p>
<p>We’ll find out in June, eh! Only thing is I’m in at other schools and they need my answer by June 1st. Interesting.</p>