<p>how do I go about doing this? some people have suggested having your counselor do this, but I don't trust him plus it's kind of too late anyway</p>
<p>can I do this on my own? (ie write my own letter, from my home address)</p>
<p>who do I address it to?</p>
<p>You could send it to the adcom in charge of your area. see "<a href="http://www.yale.edu/admit/contact/staff.html">http://www.yale.edu/admit/contact/staff.html</a>"
but is there any point in sending such a message? they know Yale is high in your list because you applied early precisely for this reason.
I would rather wait to have something important to say before writing to them again.</p>
<p>good luck with that.</p>
<p>Great luck with that.
I personally don’t feel that that alone is going to sway their opinion. I would wait until you have something more substantial to add.</p>
<p>To everyone else—it wouldn’t hurt for Stupefy to let them know! :]
“High in your list” is very different from being “1st choice.”</p>
<p>Stupefy, I think that’s a fine idea, but ideally I would try to find a way to work that statement in with something to add to your application (as Jodie said, when you have something more substantial to add). For example, if you want to update your resume to Yale by sending them a letter, that would be the perfect time to subtlely make a statement in the letter about how Yale is still your first choice. That’s what I did (send an updated notable awards sheet)! Use papex’s link and fax the letter to them if you decide to and good luck! :]</p>
<p>I was actually thinking about doing the same thing :]
I’m going to combine the “yale’s still my #1!!” statement with an extra teacher rec and a few things that I’ve accomplished since applying in november. Planning on saying something like…“Thank you for still considering me and I am keeping my fingers crossed for the RD round, etc etc…”
I can only wonder how much it will help :/</p>
<p>Thanks for the advice, guys
but Idk if I have any “substantial” awards to add
could I send an extra rec?</p>
<p>^ I wouldn’t send in an extra rec. Maybe when your school sends out your first semester grades?</p>
<p>I also don’t think it’s a bad idea. I know a friend whose counselor told him to send e-mails to schools that waitlisted him letting them know he still really wanted to attend those schools.</p>
<p>My counselor advised me to send a letter why Yale is my first choice along with an updated list of awards in late Jan/early Feb. I also asked her if I could send a peer rec that a friend wrote for the Dartmouth supplement, and she said to send that in too.</p>
<p>^Did she say to include reasons WHY Yale is your first choice or just state that it was? just wondering.</p>
<p>I was deferred from MIT and here are the points I plan to hit on my letter:</p>
<ul>
<li>state acceptance of deferral, state thanks for considering me</li>
<li>list that MIT is my #1</li>
<li>inform about new stuff that’s happened</li>
<li>thank again</li>
</ul>
<p>I sent in a letter (not an email, I think its nice for them to have an actual sheet of paper), and my counselor is sending one as well. I talked about what I’ve been doing for the past few months (nothing radically new, just showing that I continue to be committed and challenge myself), and then emphasized that Yale is my absolute top choice!</p>
<p>I hope it helps, but it can’t hurt!</p>
<p>Noa</p>
<p>I called yale regarding updating the information. They asked me to fax updated info.</p>