<p>Make sure you are not wanting to attend Yale simply because others say you should! Yale is only a good school for you if you really want to be there ... and I would say that about ANY school. If you are not really sure Yale is best for you, and if you like Concord, think about the money you would save with the full ride. You would be able to go to your choice of grad schools without worrying about how to pay! On the other hand, if Yale is your personal dream school, and the money you would have to pay wouldn't all have to be borrowed (or if you don't mind borrowing it), then ask for the extension from Concord.</p>
<p>"There seems to be a little confusion between Concord University in WV and Concordia University. The Wall Street Journal listed Concord University as 13th in public institutions that send their students to the most selective graduate schools, i.e., HYP."</p>
<p>Assuming that you're a finance major. Yale is actually the place for you because there's more large financial firms that recruit at Yale and are more prone to choose a Yale student(hyps) over any other school. As a finance major(assuming you are), going straight into graduate school is definitely not what you want. It sounds good but that would just make you an MBA(or whatever degree you choose) graduate with little (supervised industry experience). 20k in Vanguard funds, of course, is great and definitely something to note in an interview but personal trading is vastly different from industrial experience. Not to mention, I think you'd be overqualified for an analyst position(upon graduate completion) and underqualified for an associate position at many banks.</p>
<p>I recommend going to Yale, doing a stint there. Work for 2-3 years and then applying to graduate school. Or possibly work/go to school?</p>
<p>Now I don't know your actual plans but the previous is just a recommendation. HYPS(normally accepts individuals with good industrial experience).</p>