<p>Waitlisted. Does anyone ever really come off the wait list?</p>
<p>Rejected as well. In the words of Yale’s very own Dean of Admissions, Jeffrey Brenzel, there is only one good answer: “Your loss, baby.” </p>
<p>Congratulations to those accepted!</p>
<p>Rejected, despite being offered research positions at 7 different Yale labs for the summer, having 2 current Yale profs write me additional recs saying they wanted to work with me, getting a rec from a Yale Director of Admissions who told the Dean he supported my case, having a rec from an Oscar winner, being internationally published in some of the world’s most read newspapers, and sending in a thorough research paper I prepared (based on an independent project). One of my required recs was from an ex-Yale prof (who left in 2012) and he explained how my academic work was better than anything he’d seen at Yale.</p>
<p>I wanted this more than I’d ever wanted anything, and did everything in my power to get it. I guess I either really suck, or it really wasn’t meant to be.</p>
<p>My sincerest congratulations to those who were accepted! You absolutely deserve it and I hope you have an amazing two or three years there!
To those who were rejected; if you thought you were good enough, that you had the slightest chance despite knowing just how selective it is (and you DID think you had a shot, because you applied), then you must have achieved a LOT. Don’t let half a piece of paper define what you’ve achieved in your life up until this point. You and I both know you’re much better than that.</p>
<p>That makes me feel a lot better kgs. I’m a little surprised they didn’t take you.</p>
<p>My first post: got waitlisted too - A polite way of rejecting, or actually there are chances of getting in?</p>
<p>I MADE IT! An admission officer emailed me and siad acceptance package is out tomorrow. It is possible guy! Here it is:</p>
<p>Dear Mark,</p>
<p>Congratulations! I am delighted to inform you that your admission to Yale College as a transfer student has been approved. Your formal admissions packet will be mailed to you tomorrow morning, and it will include the official letter of admission as well as information regarding the number of credits you have been granted. If you applied for financial aid, you will also receive a letter from the financial aid office with your admissions packet. You have until Monday, June 3rd to respond to our offer of admission.</p>
<p>Unless you email me otherwise by the end of the day today, we will mail your admissions packet tomorrow to…</p>
<p>Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions. I hope to see you on campus this fall. </p>
<p>P.S. You have really made a big impact at George Mason University and should be very proud of your accomplishments!</p>
<p>YES you can get in off the waitlist. I did! It is very possible. </p>
<p>Mark, congrats! Please PM me if you will be coming, in which case I will definitely meet you. :)</p>
<p>Thank you angelsonthemoon! And any advice on what to do at this point? I would REALLY appreciate it.</p>
<p>Thanks @angelsonthemoon, that’s good to know. I have another question though - I got into another school that requests offer acceptance by May 30th, before Yale’s. If I don’t get into Yale I’d like to go there, but would I be able to retract me acceptance from the other university if I get in from the waitlist?</p>
<p>hey BigCloud, I was just on the phone with the admission officer of my case, and it seem they will be free for the next couple of week before the next cycle for freshman app starts. So I think this is the perfect time for you to talk to them. Though I dont know what message would best work, good luck!</p>
<p>CornellMedic-</p>
<p>I am not sure about how you would retract your other offer, although I am sure there is a way. If I were you, I would call that school. Yale will not notify you until early June, since admitted students have until June 1 to accept. </p>
<p>BigCloud-</p>
<p>You could try writing a sincere (but not pleading) letter? If you have something worthwhile to write about–NOT just “I really want to go here!”, but something maybe that has changed in your application that you feel they would benefit from knowing about.</p>
<p>Rejected. Congrats to those who got waitlisted and accepted!</p>
<p>Can you guys post your stats? I’m really curious to see what they were looking for.</p>
<p>Congrats and condolences to all!</p>
<p>Transfer WLs are no different from fr admissions. You likely need to put down a deposit at another school and if you are accepted off the Y WL, you notify the other school that you won’t be attending. You will possibly lose your deposit, but other than that there is no problem.</p>
<p>@anglesonthemoon sure will! my burning question now is whether transfer like us get to live in the 12 residential colleges? I dont want to live off campus and that will be a deciding factor for me ;)</p>
<p>While Y does not guarantee housing to transfers, I’ve never heard of any not living in RCs. One year they put all transfers into a single RC, I think they’ve since decided that’s not the best idea and not longer do it. If you have a chance and it’s still going, the FOCUS program for transfers and rising sophs is an excellent way to meet people and get to know NH.</p>
<p>Thank you angelsonthemoon, entomom, and pphamHks.
I am trying to think it through, and see what’s best to do at this point. Funny: after hearing about me being waitlisted, there are a few people who are very eager to contact Yale, promoting me basically lol (my co-workers who are barely literate, my professors, my boss etc)
As for my stats: i don’t think it would be any help to anyone -i got a quite unusual life. One thing that you may find amusing; my SAT is below 1800</p>
<p>@BigCloud. Don’t be discouraged. I’m pretty sure people who get in will also do elsewhere like Harvard and Columbia, so there will be spots!</p>
<p>Anyway you you guys need it, my stats:
Major: IR
SAT: 2100
SAT II: World 770 US 800
High School GPA: 3.5 (w)
College GPA: 3.96 (not w) one A- but I got the highest grade in all IR-math-english-biology classes I take
50+ community service a week, president of several clubs related to IR, TA intro to IR courses, and leading roles in my community and church. </p>
<p>Standard stats right? BUT the biggest hook is my passion for translating poems from my native language to English AND the reason I want to attend Yale. I’m not gonna lie and say prestige isn’t a factor in why I apply, it is. But that’s not gonna do the job. So instead of hailing the reputation or awesomeness of the Jackson Institute or badmouthing GMU, I specifically point out a resource that ONLY Yale, and not Harvard, has at its Sterling Memorial Library, which is essential to my current IR research. </p>
<p>Finally, in that infamous 500 CHARACTER “Why Yale” essay, I bluntly tell them that Yale doesn’t have anyone with same academic interest or extracurricular as I do. And no it’s not about being disrespectful, it’s about your chutzpah to convince and attract Yale about your case. I will admit thou that the line is thin, so being a clever writer helps.</p>
<p>@entomom Thanks so much! New Haven isn’t very safe, so I won’t want to be off campus.</p>
<p>All transfers either live in the residential colleges or, if there is absolutely necessary circumstances, are annexed to housing for their college. By annex, I mean they still live on campus, just not inside the residential college (which have the basements, dining halls, etc.). However, this isn’t always bad; for example, in some colleges, almost all juniors are annexed to one building, so if you are a transfer junior and are in a college that does this, being annexed means you are put in with all of the other students in your class in one building. Which actually makes you feel more a part of it. 
But they do try to put everyone in the RC’s, and no-one lives off campus.</p>
<p>Also: EVERYONE THAT IS ACCEPTED, GO TO FOCUS. It was an integral component of bringing together my transfer class. Out of the 20 of us that were accepted in my year, 11 went to FOCUS. Those 11 of us are still relatively close, and some of us are extremely close. Outside of those 11, the remaining transfers did not bond nearly as well with our class, and I barely know them. This year, however, we will also have a special transfer orientation weekend for the first time. But FOCUS is still very important for transfers to attend, unless you absolutely cannot make the dates.</p>
<p>@angelsonthemoon darn i gotta be up to 15 messages to be able to pm lol, will do soon tho</p>