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<p>I know someone who applied to Yale EA and was accepted. I want to know WHY.</p>

<p>He had 1170 M/CR and around a 1800 M/CR/W on SATs.</p>

<p>He had a 3.7 or 3.8 GPA with 4 honors and 2 APs through all of High School.</p>

<p>He goes to an all boys prep school in Bronx, NY.</p>

<p>He's of African-American decent.</p>

<p>He's school president and sucks at track. That's it.</p>

<p>A few other guys applied from his school and were rejected or deferred, but they were all like 2300 guys with nuthin but 4.0s and AP classes out of the wazoo. So you tell me - should he have gotten in? </p>

<p>I'm happy for him and all, but I mean cuh-MON.</p>

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<p>urr maybe his essays? personalities? some other ECs that you are not aware of? legacies?</p>

<p>they don't only look at GPAs and SATs you know...</p>

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<p>NO legacy, he only did 1 of 2 (second is optional) essays, and I go to school with him, I know his ECs.</p>

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<p>maybe his essay was exceptional. maybe he had unusual life circumstances. affirmative action doesn't help that much IMO, despite what many people think. plus, does it really matter if WE think he should have gotten in? IMO it doesn't make a difference. I think it's great that someone with low scores got in, it makes me feel a little bit relieved! My scores aren't THAT amazing.</p>

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<p>yea I second you on that. Rikataka</p>

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<p>A lot of people do not like to share everything in their life... maybe it appear to you he was just another kid... but I'm sure there are things you are not arware of...</p>

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<p>Yes, how well do you know him? A lot of people don't have school-related ECs. Maybe he runs a world-wide charity organization. Maybe he's a concert pianist. Maybe he wrote an amazing essay. Maybe he's highly recommended. Maybe Yale thought he would be a good match for the school. Maybe, maybe, maybe.</p>

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<p>maybe, qwerty693 should just leave it be. He got in because the Admissions Committee wanted him. Why? Ask the Admissions Committee, how are we supposed to know?</p>

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<p>Maybe he's just a really great guy whose got the karma fairy on his side. As someone said above being an URM helps, but race alone doesn't get someone admitted into Yale if they only scored an 1170 on the SAT. Or maybe it can. You never know how that stuff works out. Every year you hear rumors about a supposedly "average" guy with an 1100 something who gets into Harvard or the like. Maybe he lucked out and is this year's urban rumor. Or maybe he really is a stand out, and you just don't see it.</p>

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<p>I guess so.</p>

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<p>whoa...yah this kid didn't deserve yale...I go to the same school as well...he barely can talk to people..idk how he passed his interview</p>

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<p>Why would your school elect him as school president if "he can barely talk to people"?</p>

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<p>....."He's of African-American decent."</p>

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<p>so they elected him school president because "He's of African-American decent."</p>

<p>???</p>

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<p>i am not making any assertions of any kind</p>

<p>....."He's of African-American decent."....."He had 1170 M/CR and around a 1800 M/CR/W on SATs"........."Yale EA and was accepted"</p>

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<p>i can see where this thread is going and I'm not going to tread on uneasy water. So, why don't you guys just be happy for the guy who got in. Although, you may speculate about his admission, it's unecessary. He's already in and complaining about how he got in, isn't going to improve your chances of admission.</p>

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<p>bball87- ok.</p>

<p>Lucky98- I agree.</p>

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<p>Works to support his family?</p>

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<p>damn him. oh well, theres AA for you.</p>

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<p>I'm gonna paint myself black and apply as an African American.</p>