Official RD Decisions Thread

franklinbrown · April 1, 2005, 1:06am

*Decision: Accepted! (after deferral) *

Stats:[ul]
[] SAT: 1470 (710 M, 760 V)
[] SAT IIs: 800 Writing/ 740 Literature / 710 US History
[] GPA: 3.95
[] Rank: No rank (top 5%)
[] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Essays: I sent in a different essay after my deferral... I don't know if that made a difference or not
[] Teacher Recs: I love my teachers! They are AMAZING!
[] Counselor Rec: I guess it was good...
[] Hook (if any):
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: Portland, OR
[] School Type: Private, Catholic
[] Ethnicity: Caucasian (Jewish)
[] Gender: Female
[] major strength/weakness: I have no idea
[li] why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: NO IDEA! I'm still shocked. Stunned.[/li][/ul]Other Factors: I sent a supplemental rec from my professor at Lewis and Clark College, where I took a Shakespeare class, and a CD of my singing after my deferral.

senioritis04 · April 1, 2005, 1:20am

Sorry, but I'm too lazy to follow your beautiful format...

Decision: ACCEPTED!

Stats:

<ul>
<li>SAT/ACT:1510/36 composite</li>
<li>SAT IIs:800/780/770</li>
<li>GPA:4.0 UW</li>
<li>Rank:1/80</li>
<li>Other stats (ECs): Natl Merit Finalist, Pres. Scholar Nominee, ASB Vice Pres, peer tutoring, 3 year Varsity tennis, choir, etc. 4 years working for publishing company, including lots of international travel experience</li>
</ul>

Subjective:

<ul>
<li>Essays: Strong???</li>
<li>Teacher Recs: Very Strong</li>
<li>Counselor Rec: Very Strong</li>
<li>Hook (if any): Working and travelling internationally for an environmental publishing firm??? (if thats even a hook)... wrote main essay about experience in Mali</li>
</ul>

Location/Person:

<ul>
<li>State or Country: Washington </li>
<li>School Type: private (Christian)</li>
<li>Ethnicity:White</li>
<li>Gender:Male</li>
<li>major strength/weakness: very well rounded- lots of good ECs and test scores</li>
<li>why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: I tried to write unique essays.... I had two great interviews with Yale- one on campus, one in my home state... </li>
</ul>

PS- Congrats to all of you other acceptees... and to those rejected and waitlisted I feel for you- but good luck where you do end up...

mea · April 1, 2005, 2:01am

[size=+1]*Decision: Accepted! *<a href="ooh!%20they%20do%20have%20purple...">/size</a>

Stats:[ul]
[] SAT: 1600
[] SAT IIs: 800 800 800 (Math iic Chem Writing)
[] GPA: no GPA
[] Rank: no rank
[] Other stats: 10As 1 A IGCSEs (silly little Brit exam :))
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Essays: One good, one bad...cliche but sincere?
[] Teacher Recs: never saw them
[] Counselor Rec: never saw it
[] Hook (if any): well-rounded with leadership?
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: little big city in Asia
[] School Type: private
[] Ethnicity: Chinese
[] Gender: Female
[] major strength/weakness: leadership positions + test scores / no real focus.
[] why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered:leadership positions + test scores
[/ul]Other Factors:
had no interview O.o ... loved Yale the most out of all the Ivies - never managed to really convey that but maybe they had a clue : )?

Divinentropy · April 1, 2005, 2:17am

saurus · April 1, 2005, 2:21am

Decision: Accepted

Stats:[ul]
[] SAT: 780/780
[] SAT IIs: 800/800/790/780/770
[] GPA: dunno. A/A- in the hardest curriculum.
[] Rank: n/a
[] Other stats: 5's on eight APs
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Essays: amazing, i think.
[] Teacher Recs: top 10, top 30 in career
[] Counselor Rec: good, not great
[] Hook (if any): TASP
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: west coast
[] School Type: private
[] Ethnicity: white
[] Gender: female
[] major strength/weakness: exceedingly mediocre alumni interview, great campus interview.
[li] why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: TASP[/li][/ul]Other Factors: yay

chaoticcranium · April 1, 2005, 2:46am

Utterly, utterly predictable.

Decision: Rejected

Stats:[ul]
[] SAT: 1440 (720 M, 720 V)
[] SAT IIs: 780 US Hist, 760 Bio, 760 World Hist, and a bunch of others
[] ACT: 32 (34 E, 32 M, 34 R, 27 S)
[] GPA: 97.89 unweighted
[] Rank: My school doesn't rank, but my guess is 3 or 4 out of 334
[] AP Stuff:
AP European History, 05/2003, 5
AP Biology, 05/2004, 5
AP Chemistry, 05/2004, 5
AP Computer Science A, 05/2004, 5
AP American History, 05/2004, 5
AP English Language and Composition, 05/2004, 4
AP Calculus BC, 05/2005, N/A
AP Computer Science AB, 05/2005, N/A
AP Physics B, 05/2005, N/A
AP US Government and Politics, 05/2005, N/A
AP Comparative Government and Politics, 05/2005, N/A
AP English Literature, 05/2005, N/A
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Essays: Eh, definitely nothing special compared to others, especially other Yale applicants.
[] Teacher Recs: Not sure, waived my right to see it
[] Counselor Rec: Ditto
[] Interview: I think it went very well. This was one of my last out of nine interviews, and by then I had become quite adept at it, I believe. Still didn't help me though.
[] Hook (if any): If I had a hook, it'd be research - I was a semifinalist in Siemens Westinghouse and Intel STS, amongst other things. Also, I'm a president of 3 different clubs in my school, including National Honor Society.
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: New York
[] School Type: Suburban Public
[] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[] Gender: Male
[] Why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: Probably because my standardized scores are likely subpar compared to others, and so are my essays. Also, I'll be as tactful as possible and just say that I am at the wrong end of affirmative action here, instead of going into a tirade about it. Still, who can honestly tell what they were looking for?
[/ul]

marlgirl · April 1, 2005, 2:49am

Wow, it seems that Yale really wasn't very impressed with those who are strong in math/science. It seems like there were lots of Siemens/Intel winners who didn't get in. So many incredible applicants who didn't get in! Just... wow. It's insane. Good luck to all of you! I'm sure you'll get into amazing places.

stele32 · April 1, 2005, 3:05am

Decision: Accepted

Stats:[ul]
[] SAT: 710m, 760v (35 ACT)
[] SAT IIs: 800 US History, 780 Math IIC, 750 Writing
[] GPA: 3.94 UW, 4.11 W
[] Rank: 1/379
[] Other stats: 5's on US History, Calc AB, Euro Hist, Chemistry, English Lang, and US Gov
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Essays: the common app essay was decent, but the common app short answer was pretty good. The supplement essay was in my opinion excellent
[] Teacher Recs: never saw them
[] Counselor Rec: never saw it
[] Hook (if any): first generation, low income, first person from my school to go to Yale
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: Michigan
[] School Type: public
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: male
[] major strength/weakness: good ECs (several leadership positions), essays, hooks, but not outstanding ECs (nothing national or even state), and no interview
[li] why you think you were accepted/rejected/deferred: I think it was the essays[/li][/ul]Other Factors: I apparently don't live close enough to a big city for an interview

zantedeschia · April 1, 2005, 7:55am

Decision: REJECTED

Stats:

<ul>
<li>SAT: 1580 (800v 780m)</li>
<li>SAT IIs: 800/800/800</li>
<li>GPA: n/a</li>
<li>Rank: n/a</li>
<li>Other stats: AP spanish lang 5; national merit finalist</li>
</ul>

Subjective:

<ul>
<li>Essays: good</li>
<li>Teacher Recs: Didn't read but my teachers know me well and like me a lot.</li>
<li>Counselor Rec: Dunno</li>
<li>Hook (if any): nope</li>
</ul>

Location/Person:

<ul>
<li>State or Country: NYC</li>
<li>School Type: Private</li>
<li>Ethnicity: Asian</li>
<li>Gender: Female</li>
<li>major strength/weakness: scores are good; ECs a bit weak</li>
<li>why you think you were accepted/rejected/deferred: </li>
</ul>

Other Factors: Good interview

CC_Admin · April 1, 2005, 8:11am

sorry to hear this zante...but princeton is still waiting for you!

sexydesi · April 1, 2005, 8:21am

you know screw this..i went to the worst public high school in nyc and yet i still have better stats than some ppl here....and i have amazing ecs..and my interview said she wrote me a "glowing recommendation"...yet i got rejected?...was it because I was I guess poor compared to all of you and desi and i dont have legacy behind me because hello my parents didnt even go to college and well i dont have teh dough to go to private school.....w/e..this bites

congrats to everyone though!
and people who got rejected..dont even worry....i know you will succeed no matter where you go

btw 620 and a 610 is 1230 not 1240
and it asked what gender..not what sex..so your "yes please" joke doesnt worry..

sexydesi · April 1, 2005, 8:24am

zanted..im really sorry...

stanmaster22 · April 1, 2005, 9:10am

Decision: ACCEPTED!!!!!

Stats:

<ul>
<li>SAT/ACT:1330/32 composite</li>
<li>SAT IIs:700/660/630</li>
<li>GPA:95 UW 97W</li>
<li>Rank:no rank</li>
<li>Other stats (ECs): National competitor in karate. student body treasurer, wrestling, cross country, track and etc. Went to Harvard Summer School
Subjective:</li>
<li>Essays: Strong</li>
<li>Teacher Recs: Strong</li>
<li>Counselor Rec: Weak</li>
<li>Hook (if any): Karate i guess</li>
</ul>

Location/Person:

<ul>
<li>State or Country: New York</li>
<li>School Type: public</li>
<li>Ethnicity:Black</li>
<li>Gender:Male</li>
<li>major strength/weakness: scores were very low but my activities made up for it</li>
<li>why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: I have no idea. I am still in shock right now. congrats to everyone</li>
</ul>

flachica412 · April 1, 2005, 11:08am

**Decision: Rejected (after deferral)

Stats:[ul]
[] SAT: 1500 (770 V, 730 M)
[] SAT IIs: 790 USH, 750 Writing, 700 Math IIC
[] GPA: 4.0 UW, ~4.5 W
[] Rank: 1/150
[] Other stats: started a peer tutoring program, lots of awards and leadership in FBLA, tons of community involvement
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Essays: one I loved, the other eh
[] Teacher Recs: really good
[] Counselor Rec: really good
[] Hook (if any): I think the rejection answers that question
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: Florida
[] School Type: parochial
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Female
[] major strength/weakness: I don't know
[li] why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: didn't stand out enough I guess[/li][/ul]Other Factors:** the interview was good but a little bit on the strange side

axfr · April 1, 2005, 11:08am

*Decision: ACCEPTED!!!!! *

Stats:[ul]
[] SAT: 800V/720M
[] SAT IIs: 800 Math IIC/800 WH/800 French/ 750 Wr
[] GPA: 4.0 (converted from French grades into GPA)
[ ] Rank:N/A
[ *] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Essays: good IMO
[] Teacher Recs: very good
[] Counselor Rec: very good
[] Hook (if any): music?
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: France
[] School Type: public
[] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[] Gender: M
[] major strength/weakness: well-rounded/too well-rounded
[li] why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: no idea[/li][/ul]Other Factors:* have pursued two activities for more than ten year (music and judo) and got awards in both, good stats, nice recs...

mr_sanguine · April 1, 2005, 11:11am

[ size=+1][ color=Red][ b]Decision: ACCEPTED [ /b][ /color][ /size]

[ b]Stats:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT: 1590
[ *] SAT IIs: 800 chem, 800 IIC, 780 US, 740 Writing
[ *] GPA: 95/100
[ *] Rank: top 2% competitive school
[ *] Other stats: 5/5/5/5/5/5/4/4/4
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Essays: Real good
[ *] Teacher Recs: Real good
[ *] Counselor Rec: Real good
[ *] Hook (if any): i dunno
[ /list][ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list]
[ *] State or Country: NY
[ *] School Type: public
[ *] Ethnicity: brown
[ *] Gender: m
[ *] major strength/weakness: essays + interview/rank respectively
[ *] why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: who knows?
[ /list][ b]Other Factors: real passion[ /b]

twinkysailor · April 1, 2005, 12:48pm

Decision: Accepted!!

Stats:[ul]
[] SAT:1600
[] SAT IIs:800/800/800/800
[] GPA:3.9ish
[] Rank:3/383
[] Other stats:National Merit Finalist...
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Essays:One great, one decent
[] Teacher Recs:good/great
[] Counselor Rec:good I assume
[] Hook (if any):not really
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country:CT
[] School Type:Public
[] Ethnicity:Chinese
[] Gender:Female
[] major strength/weakness:scores/no significant awards or hooks
[li] why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered:lots of ties with Yale, summer school...etc[/li][/ul]Other Factors:clerical error?

suburbian · April 1, 2005, 6:30pm

sexydesi, I don't think they reject students for being poor... The whole admissions process is just a toss-up, really.

suburbian · April 1, 2005, 6:32pm

Oh my god, twinkysailor! That's what I thought, too, when I got accepted! I was so convinced it was a mistake, and I was like, oh, well, I hope they never find out this error! At least you had better scores than I did and ties with Yale... you had some reason for getting in.

aisforapple · April 1, 2005, 7:06pm

*Decision: Rejected *

Stats:[ul]
[] SAT:1540 (800V, 740M)
[] SAT IIs:800 Math2C, 780 Writing, 780 Chemistry
[] GPA:4.6 W, 4.0 UW
[] Rank:1/600
[] Other stats: 7 5's, 2 4's on AP's (National AP Scholar), NM finalist
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Essays:I thought they were pretty good
[] Teacher Recs:didn't read them, but they should have been really good; good enough to get me into Stanford EA
[] Counselor Rec:see above
[] Hook (if any):
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country:GA
[] School Type:Public
[] Ethnicity:Asian
[] Gender:Female
[] major strength/weakness:very involved extracurricularly in school, music, athletics
[li] why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: no idea; probably because I was already accepted somewhere else early[/li][/ul]Other Factors:
not too disappointed, since I have an amazing school already - stanford :)

Congrats to everyone who was accepted!!

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