Official Yale 2009 Transfers!

<p>But what if they never received your app in the first place to even start a folder for you?</p>

<p>After you submit your app, they should send you an email (in time) that they have received your application, and will notify you in April whether you're missing anything.</p>

<p>you could also get proof from the post office that you sent your application in time. that way if they say they didn't get it then you have proof that you sent it.</p>

<p>hey february, just wondering. what was your reason for transfer?</p>

<p>Major: Economics</p>

<p>Reason for transfer: Diversity and research, research, and research at Yale's Economic Growth Center. As an extra: Yale's Residential College system and how it benefits my research.</p>

<p>From: CCC</p>

<p>Obtained some awards for my research at a research conference recently, and also going to present at Stanford research conference next April. Hopefully my reasons are strong enough.</p>

<p>What might kill me would be my 4-page double spaced essay for prompt #1 and my 2-page double spaced essay for prompt #2. </p>

<p>EDIT: Forgot to add that I'm a junior transfer.</p>

<p>prospective major: mb&b</p>

<p>reason for transfer: amazing internships, smaller classes, rescolleges. i used yale's motto "lux et veritas" to tie these ideas together.</p>

<p>junior transfer here. 3.77 GPA. coming out of a guaranteed medical program at a state school</p>

<p>Just to comment, I think these reasons listed so far are good, but not <em>awesome</em> per se. This is just my opinion, but take it for what it's worth.</p>

<p>I see the "Diversity" card being thrown around a lot, but I don't think that it's a good reason to cite. There are plenty of other schools that are more diverse than Yale. Columbia is WAY more diverse than Yale. Yet, both schools seem to have a disproportionate number of WASPy private school students. You really have to keep this in mind when you're applying to a school like Yale.</p>

<p>Research, internships, and other tangible benefits - I don't think those are going to cut it either. There are many other schools out there with research and internship opportunities, like the other Ivy League schools for instance. What is it about Yale that makes it unique to you?</p>

<p>Also, not to discourage the community college transfer here, but it appears that Yale is quite institution dependent when selecting admits. I've read on here that there are only about 1-2 CC kids that transfer in every year, so the odds are very much against people who don't go to the Top 25's of the world or whatever. There was one CC admit in 2007 on here - frrrph - but she was quite simply one of the most amazing candidates I've ever looked up (stats-wise, and maturity-wise).</p>

<p>did anyone receive an email or any type of notification of their application? i sent my stuff in on March 1st but i haven't gotten any receipts yet....just wondering...</p>

<p>Good insights, Lecaf Oz. </p>

<p>This is true for many other top schools, such as Stanford and UPENN.</p>

<p>Lecaf Oz--Yes, on the surface, the reasons in this thread are by no means compelling and you bring up very good points about the difficulty of transferring, but then again, do you really expect CCers to spill their hearts out and divulge their most remarkable reasons to the rest of the transfer community that may still be working on apps and essays?</p>

<p>No, but you (and I suspect many others) seem to be making this far more complicated than it actually is. I mean, someone up there tied his essay to a specific theme. And trust me, the most 'remarkable' advice has already been given over the years here on CC. Take it from people who were actually successful ;-)</p>

<p>first of all, i didnt even really give my full reasons, i just sort of gave a vague idea of what my essay was about. second, you havent read my essay to see whether my theme was well done or not. "take it from people who were actually successful?" i think you seriously have some sort of superiority complex going on there...</p>

<p>Okay so, you had a theme? I mean...the question is fairly basic. What can I can tell you? You just had to evaluate yourself honestly, and answer it. Sometimes people do too much to just add on these bells and whistles, but I really don't think you're doing yourself justice.</p>

<p>And besides, I clearly was not referring to myself. There were successful transfers on here - to Yale - who were honest about themselves and were able to shed a lot of wisdom on the general process. Look them up. Some of you guys are making this far more complicated than it actually is. Some of you are acting like you hold some tricky little secret to writing an effective essay, but I'm going to have to tell you right now that everything that's good has already been said. Honestly, it's really not that hard guys.</p>

<p>I threw the "Diversity" card because I'm sure my country is underrepresented in Yale. I know my chances are really slim, but hopefully it will help somehow.</p>

<p>It's a fine reason Cr3sc3nt, but just using a specific reason for the sake of using it is not good enough. I hope you told them why these things are important to you, and how they relate to your current life (maybe CCC isn't that diverse compared to Yale). Like I said, sometimes people write these creative pieces with such abstract implications, and while that has worked before (according to these really old posts on here), I just think the competition is way too strong in 2009 to forgo substance in your pieces.</p>

<p>I second Lecaf Oz</p>

<p>Lecaf Oz, </p>

<p>Are you an admissions officer at Yale? If not, I don't see what makes you any more/less qualified than anyone else to make these claims. If so, thank you for the advice, and I'll be sure to consider it.</p>

<p>es four, my points were based on those made by people who were successful in the past. At this stage, that's really the best you can go with. None of the Yale-successful posters here put on some facade - they were real, and I believe that shone through. I mean, people really need to just get back to the basics and be honest with themselves because let's be honest here - some people are definitely over-thinking this.</p>

<p>Oz, you are a transfer hopeful as well, and you have absolutely no authority in this matter. Even if you were genuinely interested in helping out fellow CCers with your advice, you're about three weeks too late. Your advice is as trite as it is insignificant as many have also evaluated the successful past transfers, and perhaps contacted them. Cmon Oz kid, grow up; the apps are in, so no use imposing your ideologies on any of us.</p>

<p>lax, I really don't understand your hostility, and I feel as if you're trying to pick an argument with me. I'm sorry if I've ruffled you in any way - there, you have the moral victory. Of course I have no authority. Like I said, my observations were based on those who were actually successful with Yale in the past - you can take those for what they're worth. I am not imposing anything. You don't have to listen to me if you don't want to; it is a discussion board after all. And people still working on their applications for different schools or thinking about transferring for next year can still peruse some of the information here.</p>