<p>My friend got accepted into all Ivy Leagues.
His/Her SAT was about 1550
S/he took 3 SAT IIs. All of them close to 750
GPA (s/he said s/he put top 10%)
His/her activities were
President of debate team (s/he has been in it for 4 years but president in his/her senior year)
And leaders in someother clubs. (Key club, 4H, whatever)
S/he got good recommendations from her Eng, History teachers</p>
<p>I thought only special peopl get accepted to Ivies
Although I don't know what s/he wrote in her essays, s/he wrote it last minute with other essays for other ivies. s/he got accepted into all those ivies. Why and How did she get accepted?</p>
<p>Well, the reason she got accepted is because...
WHO KNOWS?!
I don't think you'll get a clear answer from anyone besides the adcom that admitted her. ;)</p>
<p>He/she sounds exactly like the kind of person Yale would admit.
Strong all-around student , obvious leadership ability, and I'm betting with his/her strengths in debate, he/she wrote knock-out essays. (For excellent writers, time is not a big factor) If his/her teachers loved him/her, this combo would be enough.
He/she sounds pretty "special" to me.</p>
<p>And shouldn't you be feeling happy that your friend got accepted instead of wondering how and why?Not to mention nobody can answer that for sure.</p>
<p>You also don't know what the teacher recs said.......this can count for a lot, a statement such as "the finest student I've had in 10 years" well you can see for yourself that it goes a long way.</p>
<p>I got into every ivy I applied to, and im a minority. This list includes, cornell, yale, princeton, darmouth, and harvard. Other noteworthy schools r duke, john hopkins, and stanford. Could it all be coincidence, or just cause i am an all-around student-athlete.</p>
<p>Ok, you don't <em>have</em> to be "special" to get into Yale. I still don't know why I got in since I'm a member of an "over-represented minority" and was pretty standard on paper. I'm not a first-generation college student, either. So yes, there is hope for those of us who aren't "well-lopsided," to use a term from Harvard.</p>
<p>Also, this speculation over whether or not the applicant being discussed was a URM, etc., isn't exactly necessary as you can never be sure why this person got into Yale. Just try your best to stand out from the crowd via your application while staying sincere.</p>
<p>Hah. The percentage of Asian students in the entering class went up to 13% or 14% this year (I think). It had been going down for the last two years.</p>