<p>For the people who were interviewed, are you guys second year students?</p>
<p>I didn't get an interview.. I'm a first year.. so is Pokerman.. (to my recollection)</p>
<p>i was interviewed last year as a transfer applicant and did not get in. i also know of another guy who was in the same situation as well. also, they admitted 75 transfers last year.
<a href="http://www.thecrimson.com/article.aspx?ref=503692%5B/url%5D">http://www.thecrimson.com/article.aspx?ref=503692</a></p>
<p>I didn't get an interview and I'm a second year student, but I'm assuming I didn't make the cut for them to even bother with an interview.</p>
<p>i'm a sophomore, but thanks for the info--it seems like everyone is offering different information, so i think i'll just wait and see. Those of you who were interviewed last year, how did it go? (I don't want to ask you to post stats cause i'm dead tired of it, but you can if you want)</p>
<p>-Annie</p>
<p>Thanks Hi_there. I was having trouble finding that article, and it was upsetting me that misreporting last year's transfer statistics was extremely pervasive here. From some of these posts, it seems like even the admissions office doesn't have their numbers straight...</p>
<p>could have been that 50 students attend but 75 were admited.</p>
<p>they just never updated the website <a href="http://www.admissions.college.harvard.edu/prospective/applying/transfer/%5B/url%5D">http://www.admissions.college.harvard.edu/prospective/applying/transfer/</a>
the 55 was definitely there a year ago.</p>
<p>I am a second year transfer applicant from Penn. I heard that they interview more first year students, to see how much they have improved since they graduated high-school. They want to hear things like "I retook the SATs and scored much higher." For second year students, SATs don't mean much, and they look at your GPA, your recommendations, and essays, which often case is enough for them to grant admission/or flatout rejection.</p>
<p>Alan Greenspan, I think you are already in. lol with your credentials, I don't see why they would reject you. I hope I'm in too, but it's highly unlikely,,</p>
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<p>There are probably hundreds of applicants who have no real reason to be rejected, but must be specifically because of limited space. I am sure such is the case at competitive colleges such as Harvard, Yale, and so forth.</p>
<p>Edit: Actually, scratch out Yale. From what I hear, they are more "credential-oriented" than trying to maintain a constant admit rate.</p>
<p>what do you mean by credential-oriented???does Yale look for something specific like previous awards or accomplishments... do they care most about marks??? SATS ????</p>
<p>No, it just means that Yale will admit an applicant if they are qualified, and reject an applicant if they are not. They only accepted 30 or so last year because they were the only qualified, not because a 3.7% admit rate had to be maintained.</p>
<p>so do we know what their standards are then...do they have a min GPA or SAt score?</p>
<p>I do not know.</p>
<p>i really don't think that is the case....it would be way to difficult to have a 'check-list' of criteria that must be met</p>
<p>way too many people have a high enough GPA and SAT score...and evaluating extrac currics is highly subjective.</p>
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<p>1) Yale does not ask for ECs.
2) Since when is subjectivity equated with illegitimacy? Students are fond of complaining about these supposedly "objective" standards such as the SAT and GPA, yet complain at the subjectivity involved in other parts of the application. There will always be a degree of arbitrariness involved in the admissions process whether you like it or not. You may think that is not the case, but you do not know enough about the admissions process in order to make an adequate judgment.</p>
<p>Moreover, colleges are not obligated to be less arbitrary; they can weigh the SAT and GPA as little as they want. The fact that Yale asks for two essays, and little of anything else, attests to the inherent subjectivity involved.</p>
<p>talking about objectiveness. You can have stellar ECs because you have connection, etc. It's unfair SOMETIMES.</p>
<p>nspeds you missed my point completely, which is that we ALL know subjectivity is an inherent part of the process, which is why saying that Yale has a 'need to meet criteria ' is tough. I am not complaining about the subjective nature of the process...in fact I welcome it. that's the reason we have interviews, essays, list of extra currics.</p>
<p>sadly on paper, we are all a little too much alike for a completely objective process...in fact, I know Yale has a very unpredictable decision-making process, which can easily turn away highly qualified applicants</p>
<p>just got a call for an interview....it's 45 minutes and a casual chat to get to know me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</p>
<p>okay... am i to assume that no interview=no acceptance?</p>
<p>no, definitely not, as others have said, about half the acceptances did not receive interviews--i don't think anyone really knows the logic of who gets interviews (there's a lot of conflicting information going on here) so please don't give up yet--it's not a bad sign.</p>
<p>-Annie</p>