Congrats to all who got accepted and deferred. Tough luck to those who didn’t get in. You’ll land where you’re supposed to be
My son has his winter concert tonight so he can’t look until we get back from that. He had to be at the performance hall at 5. I can see his portal. There is no checklist under admissions but all the financial aid items checklists are there.
Deferred! 4.42 gpa 1570 sat 15 APs and heavy into music. Submitted an arts portfolio and had a great interview. No expectations coming into it, lucky to be in the position I am now!
Son was Deferred
URM (son of immigrant)
National Hispanic Recognition Prgm
Commended Student
Valedictorian
1560 SAT (1 test)
3.99 UW, 4.6 W
Junior: 2 DEs, 6 APs- 4, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5
Senior: 1 DE, 5APs
3 sport varsity athlete
Volunteer firefighter
Tutor
Founded free tutoring program
President of 2 clubs
Medical internships
And more…
Maybe we can lay to rest the belief of a URM “hook”. If you’re at Yale, it’s because you’re a rockstar, no matter the ethnicity. Bravo to all those accepted. You’re amazing.
Wow!! Thanks for sharing that. Your son sounds like an amazing person. I heart volunteer firefighters.
ETA in response to your comment about URMs. We don’t know yet but my kid has amazing stats worthy so if he doesnt’ get a deferral or in, that will also show you have to be super tops to get in irrespective of ethnicity:
National Honor Society, 10th-12th
National African American Recognition Scholar
AP Scholar
4.05UW GPA
6Aps, 8 Hons, 3 College
5s & 4s in AP
Swim Team, Swim Club
Independent Entomologist researcher
School, regional and state memorial awards, honors,
Pre-professional music/repertoire/played w/renowned conductors
Multiple School music & academic awards, principal’s list 8 semesters
Three instruments, principal (first chair) in two,
National Latin exam, magna, suma and cum laude
Honors, All State & All Regional Bands
SGA Rep 10th & 12th
Liturgical Leader
shocked at the deferral. Hooks are a real thing AND your kid is a rockstar. I’m sure he will land somewhere amazing (maybe even Yale, it’s only a deferral).
Denied, international, no interview.
3.97 UW
1540 SAT
6 APs (4 5s, 1 4), max amount of APs available.
Class president, track athlete, and Outreach Manager at a Political Party in the European Parliament, among other things…