<p>I am applying to Yale early action and am a litttle confused about certain aspects of the application:
What is the point of "What interests you in Yale" if you only have 50 words to express it? What are they looking for?
And for the EC or experience that has influence you most on the Common app, which of these is best? Working at Columbia molecular biology lab, founding a Junior Statesmen of America chapter at my school or being the editor in chief of an award winning high school newspaper.
Also,
I know that 48 percent of applicants were deferred early last year from Yale. What percentage of those who were deferred got in regular?
Thanks!</p>
<p>What they are looking for are your honest answers -- not your feeding them some kind of line that you're hoping will impress them. Trust me: When students' answers are crafted only to impress committees, that doesn't impress committees. Such answers simply don't ring true.</p>
<p>As long as your heartfelt answer isn't something like, "My parents are making me apply" or "I am lazy, and that EC was easy," it probably won't hurt you whatever the answer is. Just be yourself.</p>
<p>The RD admit rate of SCEA deferrees was something like 15% I think.</p>
<p>50 words isn't much, i know. But all applicants get only 50 words. So you make sure that YOUR 50 words are better than everybody else's. That's, imo, the point of that topic.</p>
<p>Do you they want you to be specific about certain clubs or courses that interest you or generally what you like about the school?</p>
<p>they want you to be honest heh</p>