<p>I have been able to find this statistic for some other schools, but not for Yale. What is the acceptance rate at Yale for people who get 2400 on the SAT?</p>
<p>thanks</p>
<p>That's not a statistic Yale publishes. The common wisdom is that about 50% of 2400/36 scorers are accepted. I think perfect scores get a candidate a very close look, but grades and curriculum still trump scores. And once if you have grades, curricum, and scores, the intangibles kick in to determine whether you'll get in. The fact is, most perfect scorers bring other good stuff to the table. Correlation vs. causation.</p>
<p>Yale doesn't use writing I believe, so a 1600 is a perfect score there.</p>
<p>According to the Common Data Set, Yale does use the writing component of the SAT and ACT, including the essay. I don't know how much emphasis they place on the writing section, but they're using it. </p>
<p><a href="http://www.yale.edu/oir/cds.pdf%5B/url%5D">http://www.yale.edu/oir/cds.pdf</a></p>
<p>^ It's a good thing too, because that was my best section. :P</p>
<p>Anyways yeah, I don't know how many 2400s they accept.</p>
<p>Yale does use the writig section. It tells a lot about an app. If you get a 1600 on CR + M and throw like a 400 or 500 in their face, it tells a lot abuot you. Besides, it could tell them about your school and english grades. If you get an 800 on W, and get a C on your report card in english, that is a red flag</p>
<p>Who cares about percentages? </p>
<p>a). It's not like the 2400er is NOT going to apply based on the percentage accepted.
b). The percentage is just a statistic. It has nothing to do with anything else on your application. You will get accepted/ rejected by your merits.
c). Taking into account point b), if you get accepted, then your probability is 100 percent. If you don't then your probability is nothing.</p>
<p>My take on this: Someone got a 2400 and wants some nice compliments and reassurance that their chances are extremely high because of the score!</p>
<p>Sorry but nothing we say is going to really be helpful. If such a statistic exists publicly, it really doesn't mean anything. You're going to get evaluated as a whole package, not by a feature.</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>"b). The percentage is just a statistic. It has nothing to do with anything else on your application. You will get accepted/ rejected by your merits."</p>
<p>The problem with this is that, if there are too many applicants and just a few spots for each of them, then the more qualified ones move on. Merits maybe a great, but then that would mean better, or more merits would get you in. </p>
<p>It is complicated, and even I cannot say something particular about this.</p>
<p>Thanks for the responses, I was just curious if more or less 2400s get into Yale as compared to other top schools, to give me an idea of how much they value good SAT scores. It wouldn't change my decision to apply.</p>
<p>I stand corrected! I must have confused them not looking at writing with not requiring SAT IIs</p>