<p>so what’s that threshold for being academically competent then?</p>
<p>Oh and that 1960 SAT one was for a recruited athlete in diving…if you look further at the post.</p>
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actually, I don’t think that’s a ■■■■■ - it looks like he was a recruited athlete for an uncommon sport [diving] with a not-too-bad UW GPA, so it’s not too shocking that he got admission.</p>
<p>Yeah, the man with the SAT 1960 is probably an athlete. I think that Yale focuses much more on the diversity of student than on a selected group (world leaders 
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<p>What is the GPA threshold?</p>
<p>id say a 3.85 UW is a reasonable threshold, although there are MANY with 4.0s…</p>
<p>Well, if it’s as high as 3.85 that’s not very holistic at all!</p>
<p>There were students with 3.8’s that got admitted last year, so it’s not 3.85. As well, I highly doubt that it’s any numeric threshold (for GPA at least).</p>
<p>GPA isn’t always a reliable measure. A 3.5 in one school isn’t a 3.5 at another school, but either way, you still need to have a strong GPA in the context of your school.</p>
<p>And then you go to a super small school like mine and ranks are skewed</p>
<p>Oh, and the 1960 isn’t a ■■■■■. Someone else recognized who he was from his stats.</p>
<p>He even mentioned that he had received a likely letter (for diving). So, it’s not too shocking he was accepted.</p>
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<p>That would mean that 1/3 of the applicants have a SAT score of 1800 or lower. Is there a way of finding the SAT score distribution of the applicants at Yale ?</p>
<p>Probably not. But I bet most applicants have an SAT score of 2000+.
Or maybe this site just leads me to believe that.</p>
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<p>Note that I said “or.”</p>
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<li>Criminal activity without a damn good reason</li>
<li>Big discipline problem at HS</li>
<li>Anyway bigoted, racist, etc. (as seen through essays, interviews, etc.)</li>
<li>Misrepresented self in application (lied, exaggerated, took credit for someone else’s accomplishments)</li>
<li>Academic dishonesty in any way (see Blair Hornstine)</li>
<li>Scores/grades that are simply awful, without a good reason</li>
<li>Tried to pay off admissions committee</li>
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<p>Motion12345…Can you tell me/link me to the data you quoted from Yale’s website about GPA and SAT? I looked but couldn’t find it. BELIEVE it, but want to find it to talk to my D about. She’s one of those “slackers”.</p>
<p>My personal opinion: top-tier schools (like Yale) have to SAY that they’ll evaluate your application holistically, but, since they do give weight to certain parts of the application (high school transcript, GPA, etc.) you CAN be rejected on-face for a less-than-impressive application. I don’t know the minimum threshold or anything, but I’m guessing that less than a 3.5 GPA with very few APs would probably lead to a brief glance at the rest of your app, and, if you were unhooked, then you’d just be tossed out.</p>
<p>Schools HAVE to keep their stats high (average GPA, average scores of incoming freshmen, etc) in order to attract people to apply in the next years. Accepting too many people with lower GPA/scores than previous classes endangers the average scores… so ultimately, I think if your HS transcript is bad, then you’re probably not going to be accepted.</p>
<p>[What</a> Does Yale Look For? | Application to Yale College | Freshmen | Office of Undergraduate Admissions](<a href=“http://www.yale.edu/admit/freshmen/application/what.html]What”>http://www.yale.edu/admit/freshmen/application/what.html)</p>
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<p>A felony is not necessarily an impediment to an Ivy League education:</p>
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<p>I like what I heard an admissions rep say to a large audience: “You don’t have to have all As. *Mostly *As.” </p>
<p>Hahahaha</p>