@chichewaboy , I’m sure that many applicants have been accepted without submitting SAT II scores. Yale is not trying to play “gotcha” in saying that it won’t disadvantage you. Take them at their word.
@elijaheliot I know exactly what you mean. (Even though Yale’s been my top choice for over a year and deadlines are in a month I’m still playing the “Oh I don’t know yet” with a lot of people.) Invariably though people dismiss you if they think you’re smart. In their minds, if you’re smart enough, you’ll get it and if not maybe you weren’t that smart. (It’s really stressful D: )
Guys, I just finished my interview. It was THE BEST interview that I’ve ever had. As a sidenote, I applied for SCEA. That being said, I was contacted 2 days ago, so maybe interview requests are still being sent out? My interviewer’s urgent deadline for submitting the report for me is tomorrow. She is the head/director of the alumni network around my area (HOLY MOLY). Apparently, Yale sent her a list of about 5 or 6 (I forget what she told me) highly prioritized applicants to interview, and my name was the top on the list. Maybe it’s because I am a Questbridge Finalist? I’m not sure. My interview lasted for about 50 minutes, and the woman was very personable and nice. I loved it. I am super excited/nervous come December 15th!
Have you guys sent midyear reports/first quarter grades yet? Will Yale be calling if they aren’t sent?
^ Because my school typically sends midyear reports and the like mid January
Yale doesn’t require first quarter grades for scea. I think midyear report is only relevant for scea applicants who are accepted as well as for rd applicants.
perfect, thanks!
Lol the kids at my school don’t even know I applied…it’ll be funny if I’m the upset since they’ve been analyzing each other for months trying to determine who will get in
Your name being on the top of an interview list means nothing, unfortunately.
I have never been this nervous for a decision. I get out of school at noon on the 15th and decisions don’t come out until 3:00. Maybe I can pay my softball player friend to knock me unconscious with a bat so that i don’t chew my fingers off in those three hours. And this is knowing I won’t get in.
@hhjjlala Lol that may be the case. My interviewer explicitly suggested that it was either because I am a QB Finalist, something in my application stood out to Admissions, or the application did not have sufficient info about me. This can go either way.
@elijaheliot can I borrow your softball player friend? I need to be unconscious for the next week
I wonder if they have already looked at all the applications and have made their decisions!!!
@andie2017 Don’t give me anxiety like that lol
how extraordinary does someone even have to be to be accepted/ ppl who get in from my school are nothing compared to CC ppl
I am so nervous and stressed about my decision. Everyone has been doting on me to get into Yale and I feel like I’ll let everyone down if I don’t get in.
@coolcheesebagel Well I think you have your answer. People on CC get in with amazing stats and people at your school get in with not as great of stats. There is no set answer.
@swim1128 Honestly, don’t worry about other people. If you don’t get in, they won’t put you down and call you a failure. If they truly think you are amazing, they will be shocked and confused. After a day, they won’t even care anymore because they aren’t the ones who applied.
A funny little note for all of you waiting. My daughter was deferred to her SCEA school. She sat alone in the kitchen while she checked and I waited in the living room for her response. She cried, was crushed and although I kept telling her that to be deferred meant that she was worth keeping for RD, she didn’t care. We then applied to 7 other schools for RD and one of those schools was Yale. She really had not wanted to go there originally. I had to force her to tour and then to apply. When she toured it she really liked it but it was too close to home for her and she really had wanted Boston area. The more time she had to wait, the more time she had to do research on what the environment would be at each school. Ultimately she wanted Yale the most and come RD her deferral became a wait list but she was accepted to Yale (among other schools). She never told anyone about the Ivy schools she applied to.
Her “Ivy Day” was the last day of March and so when she went to school the next day and told her friends where she was going to school, they all laughed at her and said,“APRIL FOOLS!”. Her teachers didn’t even believe her. They only knew who she was in school and not all that she did outside of school. She wasn’t top in her class, she was humble about her accomplishments and worst of all she was a cheerleader! (gasp). It was so funny.
This past fall she spent the weekend at her original choice school and realized that she hated it. It was not for her at all. The people, the distances to walk and the overall climate was just not a good fit. Best of all the life long cheerleader got to see her team win THE GAME! 
She loves her school more than anything. Things really do work out the way they are meant to. Keep that in mind. Good luck!! -
@swim1128 I feel exactly the same way. Of course I want to get in, but the real weight is that I think I’ll be disappointing to everyone if i’m deferred/rejected.