<p>I had forgotten about all those who got the rejection letter in late May.</p>
<p>Ugh.</p>
<p>At least the traditional undergrads know what day they’ll find out.</p>
<p>don’t worry b happy. hey cheer up. you won’t get your calls for an interview until this upcoming week or so. again, i am only a familiar with yale. i cannot confirm affiliation or anything. so it’s a best guess.</p>
<p>p.s. probably around five or six people were admitted off this board last year. i’d say five are clearly identifiable.</p>
<p>Thanks, Chemisteli.</p>
<p>(and last year’s posters, too)</p>
<p>no news here. anyone get the call?</p>
<p>I got the call last Friday and am flying up there for the interview across country later this month. Marianne said they were doing interviews up until early June. I was feeling better about getting the interview until I saw the interview may, or may not be an indication.</p>
<p>btw, I should state that I saw that about the interview on these message boards, which is clearly mostly conjecture.</p>
<p>I still think that they probably wouldn’t ask me to fly all the way over there if I wasn’t a serious contender, but perhaps that is just wishful thinking.</p>
<p>Hey TJ, thanks for posting. When did you send in your application?</p>
<p>Best of luck for your interview: you might think about contacting one of the EWSP folks who have posted on here and see if they don’t have any words of wisdom for you. Hope you’ll let us know how it goes.</p>
<p>B2</p>
<p>TJ just wondering… what are your stats and story… if you don’t mind of course…</p>
<p>From what I remember reading (earlier in this thread?) last year they interviewed about 20 to 30 people and admitted 15 of those. So yes, if you get an interview, that’s huge - it means you’ve moved from the 5-7% chance group (all applicants) to the 50-75% chance group (applicants offered interviews).</p>
<p>They only admitted 8 last year. I think 7 went in the fall, 1 deferred and started this spring.</p>
<p>good day</p>
<p>interview does not mean admitted
you may get your call
you may go
you may do really well
you may still get denied admission</p>
<p>i think you should just relax and go with the flow
there is no way to know your chances
posting your story and stats wont help you
the eli whitney students are an incredible bunch of students (just trust me)
for the admissions office to decide you belong in that bunch takes more than an interview
the admissions office has a pretty clear idea of who they want (trust me again)
the interview can be a game changer (say someone turns out to be a dud)
that means their idea of who gets an offer changes</p>
<p>so whats the moral of the story
its way out of your hands at this point
just do your best in the interview and hope you get a call</p>
<p>someone mentioned contacting the eli whitney students on the thread
heres what i think
talking to eli whitney students can enhance your anxiety if you ask about stats/stories
just trust me on that one 2</p>
<p>Hey guys,</p>
<p>So I don’t know who Elichemist is. From what I gather they are not a current student - they might have been with the past iteration of the program. So I don’t, then, really know what the basis is for all the trust in their supposedly deep knowledge in admissions. Again, I could be wrong, but without any information, I would take everything with cupfuls of salt…</p>
<p>I have heard from admission people that 20 were interviewed last year and I know for a fact that eight were admitted. I also have heard that around the same number of applications came in this year - I am not sure if the same number will be admitted - but that would be my guess. </p>
<p>As for your anxiety. I have already met with one of the readers of this forum - I don’t think it increased anxiety. If anything - it can perhaps dispel any myths or mystiques that might develop from hanging around this board too long (I was guilty of this last year…). I think stats/stories are fine to share. When I was this anxious last year - again - it all helped. In fact, it seemed like sort of the point. </p>
<p>Best!</p>
<p>As the forum reader who met with deusex, I’ll concur that there’s probably more mystique surrounding this program than there needs to be! I found my visit to Yale nothing but helpful — not anxiety-inducing in the least. If deusex is any indication, the Eli Whitney students are a very friendly and welcoming bunch.</p>
<p>I haven’t received an interview request, and at this point, I’m assuming I won’t. So, maybe the Eli Whitney program isn’t for me. I’m going to resist more mystical interpretations! :-)</p>
<p>Thanks again, deusex…</p>
<p>Cheers,</p>
<p>Rodion</p>
<p>Rodion–</p>
<p>Thanks for posting. The anxiety is crushing as May progresses. I also met with an EWSP student when I was up in New Haven and was similarly impressed.</p>
<p>Anyway, best of luck to you. We’ll all know soon enough.</p>
<p>B2</p>
<p>and the waiting continues…</p>
<p>i dont have a deep knowledge in admissions for eli whitney students
i cannot confirm any affiliation to yale</p>
<p>the interview calls should be all wrapped up this coming week or early in next</p>
<p>good luck</p>
<p>I have no idea if Chemisteli is real or fake, but I think the advice to take all conversation here with a grain of salt is certainly wise.</p>
<p>I had a chance to visit the campus last week, though we weren’t able to do an official tour since there are no afternoon tours in May, just early morning. My friend (a current graduate student at Yale) showed us around and we met some of his friends and colleagues. That was the most interesting part for me, getting a feel for who the students are, though the sample was only of his immediate circle. </p>
<p>I’ve been assuming my chances of getting the call get lower with every day that passes, but he pointed out to me that they called him for an interview on the very last day and now he’s there. So who knows. Either way, just a few more weeks of waiting, at most.</p>
<p>Has anyone gone for an interview? Any rejection letters yet? Acceptances? I assume those won’t happen until June anyway.</p>
<p>A big nothing on this end!</p>
<p>I received a rejection email from Dr. Brenzel/EWSP this morning.</p>
<p>I am disappointed, but my experiences during the application process have been nothing but positive. My emails were all answered very promptly by Marianne and the rejection email was exceptionally kind: probably the nicest “no” I will ever hear. </p>
<p>No regrets. I’ll be at Yale for first summer session and will return to the university I am currently enrolled in for the fall 2010 semester. I will probably reapply to EWSP next year. </p>
<p>For you EWSP candidates who are perusing this board in 2011, I mailed my application in on 1 March 2010 and received my rejection on Monday 24 May 2010. My communication with Marianne was all through email, though I did receive one phone call regarding some paperwork that they didn’t receive (they got it later). </p>
<p>Like I said, no regrets. I wish the rest of you all the best whether you make or not. </p>
<p>Ave atque vale–</p>
<p>B2</p>
<p>I also received my terribly nice rejection letter via email this morning. Unfortunately, because it was so terribly nice, it also wasnt terribly illuminating, but Ill share a bit of my background because it may be of interest to anyone who chooses to apply in 2011.</p>
<p>Im a female in my late twenties who holds a prominent position in a small, high-risk sector of the aviation industry thats more than 95 percent male dominated (seriously. Who thought that such industries even existed anymore?). Because of my unusual skill sets, Ive been able to live and work in various countries around the world. Im also a professional writer, and began supporting myself as a newspaper reporter at the age of 17.</p>
<p>Because Ive enjoyed a high level of professional success, my decision to return to school has been motivated principally by my experiences as a reporter in war and disaster zones. Specifically, I have been discouraged to witness the failures of American policy abroad that stem, fundamentally, from a failure to engage with the residents of developing nations as equals a failure that I have come to believe stems from a pervasive culture of fear. Granted, my personal tolerance for risk is off the charts, but I have become exasperated with a culture that lionizes diplomats, reporters and volunteers who are terrified by the ordinary people they purport to be helping. Morally, I see an obvious need for change; my goal in returning to school is to develop the academic foundation I need to effect it.</p>
<p>I was valedictorian of my high school class (graduating early) and attended a reasonably prestigious university on full scholarship. Unfortunately, I spent my first semester at loggerheads with my professors; the couple of Bs I got that semester represented pitched battles with professors who flatly refused to believe that a 16-year-old could have read The Critique of Pure Reason (let alone placed Kants cosmological antinomies within the context of the general theory of relativity). By the end of my second semester, I had decided to pursue an experiment in self-education, and skipped all of my final exams. Only one of my professors could bring himself to fail me, but I cant imagine that that big, fat F went over too well with the Yale Admissions Committee. Unfortunately, my extensive subsequent self-study in physics, mathematical statistics and literature is hard to represent on a college application.</p>
<p>Anyway, if this sounds like you, and you have your heart set on Yale, be advised that you might want to establish some proper academic credentials before applying through the EWSP. Of course, Im only speculating here its entirely possible that something in my essays struck a negative chord with an admissions officer. Or perhaps Yale correctly inferred that someone who had such an F you attitude toward authority at the age of 17 really hadnt changed much! In any event, I will concur with B2 that Marianne was nothing but prompt and helpful, and, as I mentioned previously, the Eli Whitney students seem like a terrific and welcoming bunch. Best of luck to all you posters and lurkers with whatever the future holds for you.</p>