<p>anyone got accepted with a 2000 sat or 31 act ?</p>
<p>my friend did last year</p>
<p>^ there must have been a very good hook -- like musical genius, super athlete or the king of them all....LEGACY.</p>
<p>I really don't think being a legacy is the king of all hooks...</p>
<p>then what would you say is?</p>
<p>Well I mean, a recruited athlete with backing from the coach is more likely to be admitted than a non-athlete legacy, don't you think?</p>
<p>I thought I read that legacies are admitted at 30%, but I would think recruited athletes are higher.</p>
<p>I think this thread may have served to make LaVie even more nervous.</p>
<p>The only thing I can say (assuming that Yale doesn't try to lie to its applicants) is that everything matters, not just test scores. If you've demonstrated passion and commitment to things, done your best at the hardest classes you could take in school, and gotten recommendations from people who know you well (i.e. Teachers willing to go to bat for you), you stand a chance! Speculation on your decision based on the percentages of a different demographic (assuming you aren't a legacy, if you are, star_s has a helpful statistic for you) is just going to make you more anxious.</p>
<p>I applied with 2090 SAT's; I'm counting on my SAT II's I just took to be in the mid to higher 700's though. SAT I is one test (however it is 33 percent of your academic index) but every applicant, regardless of their SAT I score, needs something to make them stand out: outstanding EC's, work experience, or some kind of good hook.</p>
<p>lavie--- definitely apply!! i mean, the middle 50 range on ACT is 30-34... this means that 25 scored lower, and 25 scored higher...scores do not tell the whole story
with regards to a previous post, i definitely do not think that legacy is the biggest hook.. why would they care if your parents went there (unless they donated lots of $$), as opposed to a candidate with exceptional abilities in other fields? they're admitting the applicant, not the parents .. i mean i know that it still plays a large role but there are still other factors</p>
<p>Legacy status is the smallest tip. It only becomes a hook if there are serious (as in tens of millions of dollars) donations along with it.</p>
<p>My friend who is at Yale's roommated scored a 1900 some. She is a white female from Wisconsin. Must have of had some kind of hook to her though besides URM. Under represented geographic area maybe?</p>