<p>I have a feeling this thread is going to be moderated pretty soon...maybe? just maybe?</p>
<p>nahhhhhhh....Ok, yeah. lol</p>
<p>I think that both olive_tree and ivyleague are both arguing the same thing: your financial background does not give you a ticket into any ivy league. The real conflict is that they are arguing from different sides of the track-one is rich and the other isn't so well off. </p>
<p>Problem solved. Now, can we move on.</p>
<p>Honestly, SATs won't matter in a couple of years. Let's stop trying to think that answering a couple of questions will guarentee you success in life. Intelligence won't get you far if you are ignorant and have a disgusting air of entitlement; common sense, acceptance for others, and wisdom of the world and the plight of many of it's people will. Ivyleague_fan, I'm sorry, you fall short in all of these!</p>
<p>Just saying!</p>
<p>SHALL we talk a bit about Yale and its awesomeness then? You know, for a little change? Not that it's related to anything but still..seems interesting and for some reason it just keeps coming up in my mind as something important that should be done here... :")</p>
<p>So..... how do you let Yale know that you're in love with it?</p>
<p>i didn't come here to fight. actually, i went to CC to see how people are handling the college admissions process. also, i'm willing to help anybody who asks my help, as i did with hookem168, who recently submitted an awesome activity statement for me to review, and many other people who send me essays and all that stuff every day.</p>
<p>But yes, how can you show Yale you, indeed, love it? Can any of those admitted share your experiences?</p>
<p>joyogunx, you are my hero of the day haha. very perceptive comment addressing a very convoluted debate.</p>
<p>thanks, again, about the activity statement, man!</p>
<p>you show yale you love it by saying WHY you love it.
the problem is that many people apply to yale for its name and recognition. actually, even some people who pledge to be poor and want "fairness" and "justice" apply to yale with no reason in mind except for prestige. these people, if i shall say, should take a look at other colleges besides top ELITE schools.</p>
<p>Also, can those in this thread maybe be actual Yale students or prospective Yale students? Those were the people I was asking help from in the first place. That would be even more helpful!</p>
<p>Olive: I direct you back to my original reply to you: I posit that your question "How do I show I love Yale" is 100% irrelevant as Yale doesn't CARE if you love it or not. Since they don't care, it's irrelevant to your application process. Any pursuit of this would be (in my opinion) a waste of your time.</p>
<p>Thanks, T26E4. I think what I, and others, were trying to do through the last posts and asking the same question again was to diffuse a very heated exchange a couple of hours ago, not to go back and repeat a subject which has already been tirelessly discussed through the Yale v. Stanford debate which curiously popped up.</p>
<p>Thanks for the advice! I think the fact that they don't put a lot of weight into interest, such as campus visists, makes it a bit less stressful.</p>
<p>Don't worry about showing Yale that you love it. Rather, show Yale that it will love you--that you will contribute to campus life, that you will benefit from the educational opportunities, etc.</p>
<p>^ Thanks, Hunt. I'll be sure to go into detail not only why I want to go to Yale but what it will benefit from if they choose to accept me.</p>
<p>Well, don't phrase it quite that way...think about what you could contribute. For example, if you're a singer, you might say that you're excited by all the acapella groups and other singing opportunities on campus.</p>
<p>^ Yes, my phrasing was a bit off, but I will let them know of what I can contribute to their campus.</p>
<p>Send them a copy of your Harvard rejection letter, LOL!!!</p>
<p>FWIW, with more applicants than even Yale has and nearly as much as Harvard, Stanford doesn't care about applicant interest. Straight from the horse's mouth:</p>
<p>Stanford</a> University: Common Data Set 2007-2008</p>
<p>Level of applicant interest: not considered</p>
<p>Believe me, Stanford and Yale are similarly competitive for SCEA. They have roughly the same # early applicants, accept roughly the same number, etc. (Technically, Stanford's SCEA acceptance rate is 16%, which is 2% less than Yale's, and is 13% if you include QuestBridge numbers, where Stanford is the most popular college applied to, with over 60% ranking Stanford. Either way, they're equally competitive for early admission, and for admission in general.) Stanford, though, is harsher with its deferrals.</p>
<p>kyledavid, where did you get the numbers of QuestBridge students applying to the different schools?</p>