Does Yale...

Colleges and Universities A-Z Yale University
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<p>have an in-state preference? Someone in another topic posted this table <a href="http://www.yale.edu/oir/open/pdf_public/W026_Fresh_byState.pdf%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.yale.edu/oir/open/pdf_public/W026_Fresh_byState.pdf&lt;/a> which shows that more kids from CT attend Yale than any other state (except California and New York). California and New York have pretty large populations. Connecticut doesn't.</p>

<p>Unfortunately, this table only shows the number of kids who decided to attend, it doesn't show the number applied or accepted. Does this mean that CT kids are smarter? Does it mean more kids from CT attend Yale because it's closer to home? Or does CT have an in-state preference when judging applicants? </p>

<p>I don't really know without more information, so I'm curious to see if someone DOES know, or has better researching skills and could find out.</p>

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<p>Massachusetts and New Jersey have similar numbers to Connecticut. I think Yale just gets a ton of super qualified applicants from the North East (Ivies always have a big chunk from there).</p>

<p>If anything, applying from Connecticut (and New York, etc) puts you at a disadvantage. You’re directly competing with really qualified applicants.</p>

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<p>Wooo!! I’m from Montana and there are only a about 1-3 people selected from there! I’m a strong applicant so would that give me an edge in terms of geographical diversity?</p>

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<p>There are children of staff/faculty and probably a higher percentage of legacies living in Connecticut.</p>

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<p>I think that’s true for the North East in general, seeing as most of them are close by.
Compared to California or Texas or Alaska, where you can drive for hours upon hours in the same state…</p>

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<p>yale prefers students with good grades</p>

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<p>Yea, I have a feeling it’s offspring of faculty. Definitely for Princeton, Princeton High School is a big feeder because the children of professors go there.</p>

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<p>Same for Newton, Brookline and Cambridge high schools in Mass.</p>

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<p>it is the semi-secret hook of the home grown. They need support from the local (& regional) pols & businesses (not talking about the neighborhood bakery). Harvard president confirmed this for their admissions; sure Yale makes the same judgement. Local Legacy is a 2fer</p>

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<p>It’s partly due to student of faculty as well as some top-notch feeder schools located in CT. Many Northeastern states show similar numbers though, so I doubt that there is any actual statistically significant “in-state preference”. </p>

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Depends. Can you confidently say that you are one of the top 3 students in Montana? Geographic diversity is a double-edged sword.</p>

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<p>“Geographic diversity is a double-edged sword.” I never thought of it that way…how so?</p>

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<p>Probably in terms of, there were probably a few kids more than 3 kids from Montana to apply that year. Must’ve been able to make them mighty nervous, thinking about the fact that only 3 people would be accepted from their state, including athletes, URM’s, legacies, if they had known while they waited :P</p>

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<p>^But if a kid from Montana has a 4.0, 2300+, and good activities, he has no more reason to worry than anyone else in the country.</p>

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<p>ooooh okay Thanks for clearing that up Madshock</p>

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<p>Apparently it’s also good to come from Wyoming.</p>

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<p>"so I doubt that there is any actual statistically significant “in-state preference”. "</p>

<p>When your admit rate is below 8% all factors can make a difference to an individual student. Perhaps we can agree to call this an in-state feeder school advantage and not in-state preference? lol (CT 29th in pop. 3rd in Admits)</p>

<p>This is Harvard’s Dean of Admissions thoughts:
"A: First and foremost, Harvard will always be a Massachusetts and New England institution. We work extremely hard on our recruiting and outreach in Massachusetts and New England because we feel it is vital for Harvard to play an important role in educating the future leaders from the place that has done so much to shape its mission. We have always had a policy of admitting a Boston or Cambridge student over others when the credentials are approximately equal.</p>

<p>In the same way, we pay special attention to students from Massachusetts and the rest of New England. Students from our home area benefit enormously by living with and learning from classmates who come from all parts of the United States and abroad. We will continue to seek the best students from around the nation and throughout the world."</p>

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<p>^Wow, that is very interesting. </p>

<p>On the other hand, the pool from the Northeast is often the most competitive one. So even if there is a slightly favorable nudge, I think part of it would be offset by the strong competition in that area.</p>

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<p>That really is a very enlightening quote…who’s up for renting an apartment in MA for the year??
But in all seriousness… :(</p>

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<p>^^ The good side of that is that virtually every non-hooked kid from the Northeast that does eventually matriculate will find the academics much less challenging than their peers. I go to a pretty strong NJ magnet/public school and the kids who’ve gone to Yale in past years as well as my friends from other high-performing NJ schools have all felt that they’ve had a sort of “head start”.</p>

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I suspect that this is becoming progressively less true, as magnet programs, IB, and AP penetrate more parts of the U.S. There are very challenging high schools in many parts of the country now.</p>