<p>i thought this might be an interesting post. basically, who are you and what did u do to get into yale? or...who do you know of who got accepted to yale? or...the stereotypical people who get accepted?</p>
<p>i know this girl at my friend's school who got a 1670 on her SAT's but her dad donated $200,000...yes thats 200 grand...for her to get in, which she did.</p>
<p>i hate life.</p>
<p>well...if no one else is going to reply.
i'm a first generation American citizen, son of Mexican immigrants, first in my family to graduate high school, first to go to college, raised in a devout Jehovah's Witness family, went to a terrible public high school, took all honors/APs, in about 5 ECs, first ever at my high school to get into Yale.
I guess i fit into the stereotypical "high-achieving underrepresented minority" role.</p>
<p>All of the people I've met who went to Yale are unusually smart, outgoing, social, open-minded, thoughtful, well-educated, creative and friendly. </p>
<p>Most are liberal, but not all. Some are athletic, some not. Some came from very wealthy backgrounds, like Park Ave in New York, but a much greater number came from middle-class or lower-class backgrounds.</p>
<p>Are you serious you can get into Yale by donating money??? thats crazy...its like a freakin bribe...doesn that like totally lower the prestige of Yale?</p>
<p>Yale is no different from every other school out there; if your family has given a large sum of money to the school, it increases your chances of being accepted there. I suspect that Yale and other schools with large endowments and highly selective admissions are less likely to be swayed by large amounts of money than schools with smaller endowments and less selective admissions. In any event, you cannot buy your way into Yale if your applicant profile is out of range. If you are within the qualification level of admitted students, a large donation undoubtedly helps, but does not guarantee admission. </p>
<p>Before people claim that an applicant's parents bought his or her way in, they'd really have to see the applicant's entire application and view it in light of the entire applicant pool. Just because someone has low SATs does not mean they shouldn't be admitted. Also, an applicant may have accomplishments that you just wouldn't know about as a classmate. Finally, I don't think a donation of $200,00 would carry as much weight with Yale as you think. Yes, it is a lot of money to donate, but this is a school where people regularly donate millions.</p>
<p>Back to the OP's question, the kinds of people who get into Yale are smart and motivated. You can't generalize beyond that. Students come from every background imaginable. Based on the profiles of Yale classes for the past fifteen years of so (can't remember beyond that), Caucasions are the best represented race and more students attended public school than private.</p>
<p>Although giving donations to get in is a REALLY cheap way of getting in (notice the irony), I actually like it, cuz it means less competition in classes from those who are less intelligent and got in because of money:)</p>
<p>ahahaha nice one upenn rocks lol but im sure those who do that/happens to are in the minority</p>