<p>geez miniastirith— is that all you’re curious about at Yale? Why don’t you sit back and think why you want to attend and derive some of your own questions on what’s important to you? </p>
<p>Developing some questions: consider this a test of your analysis skills.</p>
<p>My friend said her mom (a Yale alumni) said that the way they choose people to interview is not completely random. They don’t tend to give interviews to people they plan to reject or to people that they plan to accept. Rather, they give the interviews to applicants they are unsure about. </p>
<p>Has anyone else heard something like this? Or can an interviewer challenge, qualify, or defend this statement?</p>
<p>@apesrocks I would need some back up from more informed sources here, but I believe that to be wildly inaccurate. I know many Yale alumni interviewers, and they randomly get names, sometimes interviewing almost every candidate in the area, sometimes not. I know kids who have terrible SATs, poor grades, no ECs, and are all around not very compelling who have received interviews, and I know legacy development candidates with amazing stats who have been interviewed. Students of all levels of competitiveness are interviewed</p>
<p>@apesrocks: I can 100% attest to you that in my ASC area, every single SCEA name that was sent to our region was assigned to someone by Nov 3rd of this year.</p>
<p>Is what you’re describing possible in certain circumstances? Yes – here’s how. During the RD round, Region X has been assigned 500 students. Region X has only 100 volunteers and, after all slots are given, 50 are never assigned because everyone is at their limit. But you’ll note that the 450 who were assigned were still randomly assigned.</p>
<p>But as the end of Feb approaches (the deadline for RD interview write ups), the Director for Region X gets a call or email from New Haven, “Hi Jane: your people are doing great. We’ve gotten 300 reports submitted. Of the remaining ones, if possible, can you make sure that these fifteen kids get a write up submitted?” Then the director needs to see if any of these 15 are on the 50 that were never assigned (since New Haven has NO idea who if any, were never assigned). For those that were assigned, the director would probably email the volunteer, trying to ensure a write up gets submitted. If any were not assigned, she might do so if any volunteer slots are open.</p>
<p>But that’s the limit of any kind of “pre-sorting” that the ASCs might do – and it would be only in an extreme circumstance. The idea that SCEA applicants are pre-sorted is absolutely false.</p>
<p>Had my interview yesterday! I don’t want to speculate what that means, but one thing I learnt for sure is Yale alumnus are just wonderful! Of course that’s just an opinion based on how great my interviewer was, and how helpful and nurturing alums on this thread are . I know we all can’t make it - wish we could - but we madhe right choice for EA. Good luck to all!</p>
<p>@Blueintheeyes - Right?! I also really enjoyed speaking with my interviewer, she was incredibly awesome.</p>
<p>Is it bad that I didn’t submit my CSS profile? Will it count against my application?</p>
<p>@chncsy It won’t. However you should have selected “Yes” on the common app for need-based aid question. If u have done this there is nothing to worry. </p>
<p>Thanks that such a relief. @minastirith </p>
<p>And does anyone know if the 16th is set in stone (as the day decisions come out)?</p>
<p>Start checking from 15th. Last time Dartmouth released decisions earlier than expected. </p>
<p>@minastirith Some people are saying other ivies are releasing theirs as early as the 12th.</p>
<p>@chncsy - Think there are less applicants this year? As you said, a lot of schools are trying to release their decisions earlier. Maybe less files to review?</p>
<p>*In general, not just at Yale?</p>
<p>@Dannnn I think that you’re right. Yale has less applicants than last year. However, UPenn has experienced an increase and some ivies have yet to report.</p>
<p>@chncsy - I think I read somewhere that Yale had 50 less applicants or something. Do you think that would cause them to report the results a couple of days ahead? Who knows.</p>
<p>@Dannnn All we can do is hope.</p>
<p>@chncsy - Yeah!</p>
<p>Hey guys! Did anyone else submit a music supplement?</p>
<p>@flutist5 I submitted a music supplement! Piano for me, and judging by your username it looks like you play the flute. Are you planning on majoring in music?</p>
<p>Guys, what are your second choice schools if Yale defers/rejects you?</p>