I got rejected by Yale. I'm crushed. Is it possible for me to grovel my way in?

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<p>The number I have heard is “seven figures” for a top Ivy “development” admission. What can 500k buy a college anymore? A few dorm rooms? Take a look at Princeton’s new Whitman College (Meg Whitman e-Bay founder) complex- that type of donation would translate into a solid hook!</p>

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<p>Go to LSE! As a Brit, I can assure you that you will not regret it. London is beautiful.</p>

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<p>Nothing will come of this. You need to pursue your other options and focus on what’s good.</p>

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<p>i can’t believe your complaing about getting into LSE, everyone has heard of it, no one has not heard of it…</p>

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<p>Fellow Yale rejectee here.</p>

<p>Look, if you really want to go to Yale and will accept no alternative, take a gap year to do something ridiculously extraordinary and apply again next year.</p>

<p>If that doesn’t work, repeat. If you are still rejected on your third try, you are out of luck…I believe Yale only lets the same person apply thrice.</p>

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<p>i know. it sucks.
10char?</p>

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<p>I do not get how someone can be “crushed” after getting rejected to an Ivy League. You should never set yourself up for a school that is extremely unlikely in the first place.</p>

<p>It’s almost like getting your hopes up that your numbers will win in the state lottery, and then being crushed when you lose.</p>

<p>I am sorry, but let this be a lesson to all…DO NOT EXPECT TO GET INTO A SCHOOL LIKE YALE OR YOU WILL WIND UP WITH A BROKEN HEART!!!</p>

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<p>Well said.<br>
Unless your family just donated a building and they write up and scholarship admission to any Ivy league school is by no mean guarantee. The quicker OP grows out of this the better. You don’t I repeat you don’t have to graduate from Ivy league school to be successful.</p>

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<p>Hey, I have a question. If Yale people need not beg, why is their official mascot a dog?</p>

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<p>Two years ago, I applied early to Yale, was deferred, and was then rejected. I was devastated, and it’s ended up being the best thing that ever happened to me–I wouldn’t be where I am now if I’d gotten in, and I couldn’t imagine myself as happy as I am now at Yale. I know everyone hears it and only realizes it in hindsight, but things really do happen for a reason.</p>