Yale Class of 2018 SCEA Discussion thread

<p>Only 35h left~~</p>

<p>Okay, so the polar plunge just became an option for stress relief. Love it!</p>

<p>@FlaWless007</p>

<p>I think that for Yale-NUS the interviews are a must, because they are conducted by admissions officers (as opposed to Yale interviews by alumni). And they do shortlist very few people, so it is at least a disatvantage (might not be considered). But donā€™t take my word for it, I applied to Yale-NUS as well, just trying to reason through this :)</p>

<p>@FlaWless007</p>

<p>Oh, I didnā€™t notice that you are applying to Yale-NUS. I donā€™t know about that because I didnā€™t apply to it.</p>

<p>@FlaWless007</p>

<p>From what I understood from reading NUSā€™s website and emails, the interview was mandatory for those shortlisted.</p>

<p>@FlaWless007 Are you applying to Yale as well as Yale-NUS?</p>

<p>Tomorrow! Tomorrow! I love ya, tomorrow! Youā€™re only a day away! (: I never thought that Iā€™d want a Monday to get here!</p>

<p>@lion0924 Agreed! Iā€™ve never wanted a Monday so much in my life! And probably never will again lol</p>

<p>s o m u c h a n t i c i p a t i o n </p>

<p>goodness. iā€™ve never been so nervous.</p>

<p>I both want Monday to come and not to comeā€¦ I have a midterm tomorrow and Iā€™m really nervous about it, because I procrastinated a lot this weekend (especially by reloading the admission decisions website hundreds of times a day). But I also want to know the Yale results. Like Natalie Imbruglia would say, Iā€™m torn (although her context is totally different) :-s</p>

<p>Well itā€™ll just be a challenge weā€™ve gotta face in our livesā€¦ Just like Winston Churchillā€™s quote someone used in this thread ā€œsuccess is not final, failure is not fatal; itā€™s the courage to carry on that mattersā€, itā€™s actually no big deal if we are brave enough to embrace the results. Keep calm and let it be, guys, and every one of us will for sure end up somewhere we love, Yale or other schools. :)</p>

<p>My parents are actually threatening to change my Eli account password so I wonā€™t be able to check my decision until after this week is over. Considering that if itā€™s bad news, Iā€™ll be too depressed to do any work, and if itā€™s good news, then Iā€™ll be too happy (and Iā€™ll catch a bad case of Senioritis) to do any work, they may be on to something. BUT if I donā€™t know and everyone else does Iā€™ll be stressing the whole week, and I still wonā€™t get anything done.
All in all, itā€™s no bueno.</p>

<p>I just want to say good luck to us all. Weā€™re all able-bodied, brilliant, wonderful people whose value does not decrease because of a rejection. Best of luck to us all!</p>

<p>Okayā€¦so I just had a dream that I was outright rejected. The worst part was that they were listing all the reasons ā€œLow freshman year GPA, interviewer not impressed, etc.ā€ To be honest, it kind of sucked. BUT I SURVIVED. Even though it was just a dream, I actually feel better (mentally) prepared for results tomorrow.</p>

<p>Best of luck to all of you!</p>

<p>The Eli Account website keeps saying the application checklist is closed until Thursday and I canā€™t log on??? What does that mean about decisions? Like where will they show up??</p>

<p>To answer the question about Yale-NUS, if you were shortlisted and offered an interview, you must accept the interview to be considered for admission.</p>

<p>Also I had my second dream about checking my admissions decision. So nervous!!!</p>

<p>NotReallyTexan: I believe that this is the proper link to checkā€¦</p>

<p><a href=ā€œApplication Managementā€>Application Management;

<p>Good Luck</p>

<p>I have two dual enrollment finals tomorrow (Calc I and Brit Lit) so itā€™ll be great to get those done with and then get my decision.
Honestly, no matter what the decision, I know that Iā€™ll end up wherever God wants me. A rejection or deferral isnā€™t the end of the world. As much as I want to see ā€˜acceptedā€™ Monday evening, Iā€™m okay with whatever decision I receive. If Iā€™m not meant to be at Yale, then I know Iā€™ll be happier wherever I do end up. So that kind of helps my anxiety. I love Yale so much. Itā€™s my dream school. But, I trust God and where He wants me.</p>

<p>if you are qualified to apply to Yale then you are smart enough to change your own eli password so your parents canā€™t change it and make the decision when to check the decision.
good luck!</p>

<p>^hahaha, agreed. Itā€™s your decision, not theirs. Open it with them if you want, but just know that it has been your hard work that has gotten you this far (with their presumably good coaching).</p>

<p>How many of you applied to Yale-NUS as well? I applied and got short-listed, but I chose not to do an interviewā€¦ How many of you were short-listed, and does short-listed mean that youā€™re a pretty qualified applicant?</p>