I wanna keep this vague for the sake of anonymity, but pretty much one of my two parents has been working at yale for almost 10 years now and is working in a pretty high-up position. I’m applying next fall and was wondering how much this would affect my chances. For reference, my stats and gpa are up to par and I’m doing yygs there this summer
Thanks!
If your parent is a senior, tenured faculty member or upper administration (like a dean who has senior/tenured status), then I’d say that’s like a hook. Of course, you’d have to have the grades etc. I’m sure your parent could ask their colleagues who have children at the school to see what their admission experience was like.
It depends upon your parent’s position at the university and/or relationship with the Admissions Officers
Historically, children of tenured faculty and senior administrators have had an excellent chance of admission if they are qualified. Things have probably tightened up a bit in the past few years, but I imagine it’s still about as strong a hook as there is that doesn’t depend on unique personal accomplishments (e.g., Oscar-winning actors, Malala Yousafzai).
I’m not sure about Yale, but at Harvard fac brat is a major hook. The evidence introduced at Harvard admissions trial showed that faculty children had an admission rate somewhere near 50 percent. If Yale is anything like its rival, it’s a large advantage.
I believe it is a large advantage if the parent is faculty or senior admin, more so than legacy. The student still needs to have the full set of academic chops though.