<p>PC - I think the better way to look at is that by doing SCEA you are clearly letting Yale know that you prefer Yale over any other school. The next step is to let your application and LOR’s convey the same message. Make sure you let your LOR writers know that Yale is no. 1 on your list and explain why. Actively managing what goes in your LOR’s is an often overlooked college application aspect. Hopefully the LOR writers will convey your enthusiasm for Yale which then, independently, backs up why you are such a good “fit”. For kids who are at strong qualifiers and who honestly prefer Yale over any other school SCEA is the way to go.</p>
<p>keesha17 - I agree wholeheartedly.
PC - it was a nail biter!! I was so glad she got in. Though Wesleyan was a strong second choice.</p>
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<p>There are restrictions , but you can apply to schools other than your state school:</p>
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<p>And, it’s non-binding, but if you are accepted, why in the world wouldn’t you attend :)</p>
<p>PC, while I agree that managing your letters of recommendation can give you a leg up, I would caution you against getting your recommenders to “convey your enthusiasm for Yale” unless you are CERTAIN that they will be both willing and able to amend these letters later if you are not accepted SCEA. At many high schools, teachers submit one letter of rec that is uploaded to Naviance (or other service) and used for every college to which a student applies. Your second, third, fourth choices etc. will NOT be impressed to hear how much you want to attend Yale. </p>
<p>Same concern as bookmobile’s. I don’t think all my teachers will be willing&able to change their LORs after Yale’s application. And anyway, they’re already done. I may mention this to my counsellor, he should be able to change his LOR for other schools afterwards.</p>
<p>IxnayBob and Tperry1982, can’t you also apply to Yale SCEA (and any other SCEA school) and to any other private colleges/universities <em>Regular Decision</em>, in the fall, either before or after you hear from your SCEA school? That’s my understanding, and Harvard and Stanford explicitly say you can; Yale seems to be saying so too. See statements below:</p>
<p>From Harvard site:
May I apply to another college under its Regular Decision plan before I receive Harvard’s decision on my Restrictive Early Action application?
Yes. You may apply in the fall to any institution under its Regular Decision program.</p>
<p>From Stanford site:
Restrictive Early Action Policy
Applicants agree not to apply to any other private college/university under an Early Action, Restrictive Early Action, Early Decision or Early Notification program.
Applicants may apply to other colleges and universities under their Regular Decision option.</p>
<p>From Yale site:</p>
<p>If you would like an admissions decision by mid-December, you may apply under Yale’s Single-Choice Early Action program (otherwise known as Restrictive Early Action on Common Application forms). The program is like other non-binding plans in that candidates who are admitted early need not respond to the offer of admission until May 1, and may apply to other schools for Regular Decision. Being admitted to Yale early would, for example, still allow you to compare offers of financial aid in the spring.</p>
<p>Yale’s Early Action plan is unlike many other programs in that if you apply for Single-Choice Early Action at Yale, you may not simultaneously apply for Early Action or Early Decision to any other school with a few exceptions (*see “Applying to Other Colleges and Universities” below).</p>
<p>@abc2cba, yes, that’s what is meant by “non-binding.” That’s also why I made the little joke about “why in the world wouldn’t you attend?” That’s one of the main distinctions between Early Action and Early Decision (binding except for certain financial issues). </p>
<p>Do you think attending the Yale Young Global Scholar program last year as a Junior will help in applying to Yale this year</p>
<p>Thanks, IxnayBob. I was worried because of what Tperry1982 had written and because Yale’s statement doesn’t explicitly say you can apply, in the fall, to any other school under its Regular Decision program. What’s great about SCEA is that you can still have a first choice (and let a school know it’s your first choice), yet apply to others under Regular Decision at the same time and finish up all your apps early, so you’re not stuck doing them in mid-December if you don’t get into your SCEA choice or don’t get enough financial aid. </p>
<p>Hey everyone! I have been waiting for this thread to open up…So should we all post our stats and do the whole chance me thing? Btw best of luck to everyone!</p>
<p>@abc2cba, I understand the desire to finish the applications early, but my suggestion would be to put the lion’s share of your effort to your first choice. What my son did was to apply early to Yale and UMichigan (not a safety, but a likely) with the expectation that Yale would defer him and UMichigan would accept him. If it had worked out that way, he would have a “floor” for his target schools, and could focus on schools within that range of selectivity for the RD round. </p>
<p>I am not disrespecting DS to say that he lucked out (he’s very qualified, but we know other qualified kids who were rejected). If you think Yale is your fit, I wish you luck in the same sense. </p>
<p>@WiseOrigins, why not have this year be the year where the “unchanceable” Yale doesn’t get the usual set of posts that can only be answered with “your stats are fine, but it all depends on essays and recommendations”. </p>
<p>Different school but true for Yale also: <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/massachusetts-institute-technology/939227-reminder-no-one-not-even-me-can-give-you-an-accurate-chance-at-mit.html”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/massachusetts-institute-technology/939227-reminder-no-one-not-even-me-can-give-you-an-accurate-chance-at-mit.html</a></p>
<p>Thanks, IxnayBob–good advice. Congrats to your son–that’s awesome!</p>
<p>Yeah, “chancing” is not very meaningful I think. </p>
<p>Hello everyone! I’ll be applying to Yale SCEA this fall as well. To spark a little discussion, how come you chose Yale as your first choice university over all the other great institutions in the country?</p>
<p>Good idea @lxnaybob! Sorry, I am kind of new here on CC so I thought that that’s kind of all that the community does–chance me stuff 
So yeah let’s not do chancing this year because all it does is create expectations. And @premedbou, hey there! Well it took me a REALLY long time to decide on Yale–all of last year, I was so set on EDing to Upenn because I thought I wanted to study business at wharton! But then I changed my career path and wow, I mean Yale just has so many opportunities and I feel like I’d be surrounded by so many incredible, driven individuals; I like the residential housing system, I think I’d really like the atmosphere, great humanities program, etc. How about you? </p>
<p>@WiseOrigins, I was relatively new to the complicated college selection and application process when I came to CC. It was dramatically simpler when I applied, and even 14 years ago when my oldest applied there simply wasn’t the degree of planning and thought. </p>
<p>My son had intentions of focusing on Physics (and Math) when he first considered schools, as you had Business in mind. He was thinking MIT and CalTech; you were thinking Wharton. I am beginning to see that quite a few HS sophomores, juniors, and seniors (but obviously not all) are transitioning from narrower to wider choices, and I think that it’s a good idea for what are still relatively young people. </p>
<p>We were initially surprised when he decided to apply to Yale SCEA, over the moon that he was accepted, and can happily report that it has been a wonderful first month or so for him. He is taking courses that, even if offered at more “science oriented” schools, I doubt that he would have taken. Who knows how the story ends, but Yale has been a very positive part of the plot so far. Good luck on your application. </p>
<p>@WiseOrigins I have quite a few reasons for choosing Yale as my early application as well. First off, I want to be far away from home, and Yale will definitely let me do that. Yale’s students are people I want to spend my college year with. They seem compassionate, accepting, persistent, and just overall incredible. The student body is just so diverse and I’d probably learn as much from my peers as from my professors. Yale also has some very specific programs/EC opportunities that I’d love to participate in, but I’d rather not get into the specifics of that for confidentiality reasons. The residential housing is also something I love about Yale, as well as the shopping period. I would be majoring in Environmental Studies if I was accepted.</p>
<p>@lxnaybob, wow, that is so cool!!! You must be so proud of him, that’s so wonderful!!! @lxnaybob, is there any way you would be up to reading two of my essays? They’re not very long; I just want an opinion. And wow @premedboun! That’s so cool! Yeah, I think the people there is what I like best–I want to go to a college where the people are really smart, intellectual, and worldly–I feel like I would find that at Yale. What I’m kind of worried about are my test scores…but oh well. </p>
<p>@WiseOrigins I sent you a PM. </p>