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Yeah, so based off this you’re not a developmental admit and thus you are most likely rejected with those sub-par stats.</p>
<p>Who did he talk to when he made the donation? That would be who I would suggest he contact about getting you recommended.</p>
<p>just don’t misspell Beinecke</p>
<p>I’m going to assume this question is legit…a lot depends on how close your connection is. If it’s a close relative, it might help. He could call his contact at Yale to ask them what he can do–if he really donated a building to Yale, there’s somebody at Yale who keeps in close contact with him, believe me.</p>
<p>I love this thread.
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<p>dayum. so it’s really the building that makes the difference and not the 2400 and the 4.0 gpa
*sigh
if i had know that sooner, i’d have put my efforts into different things…</p>
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<p>Ask him to call the toll free, off-list admissions office number. It’s not shown on the website or the Yale directory, but is general knowledge to select, high donating members of the New York Yale Club. A senior admissions representative will generally get in touch with your family within 24 hours during weekdays, and the regional admissions officer will come speak to your family about specific application instructions. Sometime around October, you’ll have to fly to New Haven to speak with Yale President Richard Levin and Dean Miller. It’s not really an interview, but you should definitely treat it as such. You’ll get the opportunity to meet people in a similar position that you are: applicants from old families with close historic ties to Yale, big donation alumni, and the politically connected. The stay at the Omni Hotel is actually quite lovely, with great food and daily entertainment. The actual application itself is just a simple formality you’ll have to go through, but try to treat it seriously. By November, you’ll have an acceptance decision, the admit rate was around 44 percent for this group in 2009. It’s not a perfect system, but your chances are significantly higher.</p>
<p>This is so funny! If your family did donate, why are you asking publicly?
Supposedly you would be a shoo in…</p>
<p>Jeez harsh much.</p>
<p>^Haha, what did you expect? :D</p>
<p>Not a stupid response…^</p>
<p>In reality, the typical donation that could be considered “sizable” is somewhere around 50 billion dollars or the equivalent. Of course, certain applicants’ families take it to the next step, some even donating as much as 700 billion dollars. The record was OVER 9000 billion dollars. So no, you have no chances whatsoever. I recommend your family tries to fund the construction of a new particle collider, preferably one that makes the LHC look primitive.</p>
<p>But no, seriously. This thread just made my day. I don’t care if this is a ■■■■■ attempt or not. I am generally formal, but I do take this opportunity to say…lol lol lol lol lol.</p>
<p>The average applicant donates 0.7 buildings to Yale. So well, you’re above average, but you still have to get some good grades. ;)</p>
<p>I’d say you’re in. Let us know whacha think of the place. Was it worth the cost of the building?</p>
<p>HAHA. I love this thread!!! Funniest one i’ve ever read. But i see the first post was in March this year and i’m assuming that means the OP applied last year? In which case he should have started Yale by now. (being above the average 0.7 building norm.) LOL</p>
<p>Upon donation, is a building given a certain “admission quotient?”</p>
<p>In other words, if my family donated, say, one of the new residential colleges (estimated cost $300M), how many admissions could the family expect to get and over what period of time? 30 over the next 100 years?</p>
<p>^ Yes. You get a ration book of golden coupons you slip into your application packet when you apply. You can either get bronze, silver, or platinum admissions booklets, based on your family’s political influence and the size of the contribution. So be nice to your rich, connected grandparent. He might just give you that golden ticket into Yale!</p>
<p>hahaha this thread is hilarious.</p>
<p>if i donate a building in village in eastern europe. will that help ?</p>
<p>I like the idea of a ration book of coupons one gets for donating a significant sum of money. My guess is that this parody is not so far off the mark in reality, i.e. a large sum of money is worth so many favors.</p>