<p>This seems waaay over the top to me. I would be pretty embarrassed if this were my kid (while, of course, being intensely proud of her, too). It's going to take her some time to live this down at whatever college she winds up attending:</p>
<p>Will</a> viral video grant Harriton student Yale acceptance?</p>
<p>I think it simply shows that she is willing to give it 100% and see it all the way through. She can go to bed on March 31 knowing she did all she could do. There will not many students who can say that.</p>
<p>Really, you don’t think most kids have done everything they can do to get admitted? That a video plea is really necessary?</p>
<p>I think that most kids who apply to schools like Yale, have worked hard in high school, written great essays, etc. I am confused by your comment – not having done everything they can do?</p>
<p>I think it’s kind of cute. A little long.</p>
<p>I get the jogging with Harvard scene but I would have handled it differently.</p>
<p>Thanks for sharing, jhs… Is she a neighbor or at your children’s HS?</p>
<p>It will indeed be interesting to see what happens to her.
She appears to be a legacy.
She is displaying talent and confidence.
But, frankly, the levels of her desire to go to Yale (or any Ivy) and her knowledge about the college really are not important to Yale (or any Ivy) admissions.</p>
<p>I wonder how Yale (or any Ivy) feels about how public she is making their decisions about her application.
The world has really changed- so much is “out there” on the web.
Reminds me of how resumes are becoming obsolete, that little videos or websites are starting to be preferred…</p>
<p>I thought it was adorable. It showed a lot of creativity and initiative. I would take her if I were on the Yale admissions board!</p>
<p>Just because an applicant does something over the top doesn’t mean that she’ll get accepted -_- People should stop thinking that way… too much is too much.</p>
<p>On the other hand, I loved her creativity and truly wish the best for her.</p>
<p>I agree, JHS.</p>
<p>It’s not the same thing, but wasn’t there an article recently about a multi-generation Cornell student who publicized his or her waitlist dilemma in the local and national press? And was rejected? As a legitimate strategy, and not just a publicity stunt, I think it’s a bad idea and likely to backfire. Do we really think Yale wants to encourage other waitlisted students to hire PR firms to get their name in the press and spend their time figuring out how to get their cute autotuned music videos to go viral, too? I don’t.</p>
<p>Awww, I thought that was cute. Give the girl a break. I hope she gets in.</p>
<p>Another thing - I see that she originally put this out on YouTube. She’s supposedly appealing to the admissions office at Yale, not to the court of public opinion. Why wouldn’t she send any supplemental materials to the Admissions office, privately, in that case? She’s cute, and apparently has some talent, but personally, I think that what she did and the way she did it can only hurt her chances.</p>
<p>A year or two ago a Harvard applicant tried the same thing to try to get off of the wait list. She was not successful and if I recall correctly, she ended up at Tufts and then did a video about being happy to be an elephant.</p>
<p>Whether she gets in or not I think it was very creative. Good luck to her.</p>
<p>Maybe a tad too long - but cute. She’s clearly musical and creative. And brave, lol. From a mom’s point of view, I’d let her in… I’d be interested in what Yale admissions people think.</p>
<p>I hope she gets in! </p>
<p>I wonder what, if any, effect this will have on other schools she applied too.</p>
<p>If she doesn’t get into Yale, which statistically speaking most kids don’t, this was a pretty bad decision. The video’s gotten pretty big, and the kids at whatever school she ends up will likely make fun of her for it- whether in jest or seriously. And can you imagine if adcoms at other schools see the video? Judging by how many people have seen it, it’s very likely they could have come across it. And because the world of admissions is a small world, it has likely been passed around. Yes, this video shows her enthusiasm, but if it shows such enthusiasm (bordering on obsession it seems at some points in the video) for Yale, do you really think Tufts or Harvard or Cornell or Vassar, etc wants to take her? She should have privately sent this to Yale. Good intentions, but she went about this in the wrong way.</p>
<p>The only thing that impressed me was the sheer number of items of clothing with Yale on them that she owns.</p>
<p>Also, why do so many people want her to get in just because she created this video? I’m honestly just curious. If she has such strong legacy connections yet still got deferred, chances are it’s because she’s not a strong applicant whatsoever. So do people really want her to get in over kids who are actually qualified? Kids with top scores and awesome ECs they spent lots of time on, instead of publicizing a video about their obsession with and need to go to that school.</p>
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<p>Do we think adcoms don’t know that high school kids can be a little obsessive and immoderate? This video is harmless. It’s cute. It has a nice beat. You can dance to it. Will it be effective? Who knows? I can’t imagine it would tip the balance barring other more compelling factors, but I’m not an admissions pro. </p>
<p>As for the kids at whatever school she does end up at, assuming it’s not Yale: Maybe they’ll tease her a little. Then everyone will get over it.</p>
<p>Well, the good news for this young woman is that she was deferred after applying Early Action. According to Yale, anyone who is deferred EA has the same chance for admission RD as anyone else in the RD pool. With schools that have ED, the chances for acceptance come spring are usually much less once you’ve been wait listed.</p>
<p>It is a cute video, but it suffers from the whole problem of - colleges are there to pick the kids that serve their own interests, not to reward the kids who most want to go there. All 30,000 applicants (or whatever) to Yale really want to go there. Now what?</p>