Why was that?
I normally coordinate the reception for accepted students, so when I emailed him after decisions were released to get the process going, he shared with me the fact that we had 18 applicants in the region and only 1 acceptance. He also let me know we were able to interview all 18, but he would be glad to get me back on board next year. I usually do multiple interviews every year.
In the last 3 years, the yield has been 70.5%, 69.5%, and 71.5% and the target class size is 1350. This year the target is 1550. Assuming the average of the three yield rates occurs (70.5%), 1601/2272 students would matriculate. 1601>1550. Doesn’t this mean they won’t use the waitlist at all this year, assuming yield stays around the same?
To be honest, I think Yale Admissions have done a great job with yields. I doubt they’ll need to dig very far into the waitlist at all this year unless something unexpected happens (e.g.: everyone chooses Harvard over Yale). That’s going to be unfortunate for all of us but it’s the realistic situation here…
OT, I know, but this sentence reminds me of some Sesame Street episode that I saw as a kid where the message was that punctuation can change the meaning of a sentence. 
I interpreted the quote above as “My coordinator told me that we interviewed all 18 applicants after the fact (i.e. after decisions),” not as "“My coordinator later told me that we interviewed all 18 applicants.” My brain must be slow today.
@gibby That’s interesting. I myself am a counterexample to the situation you proposed. I was not interviewed and subsequently waitlisted. However, I do not know of any other applicant from my school being interviewed. Perhaps not enough Alumni in our area?
@22DLondon is there a chance that Yale will admit nobody from the waitlist? I’m scared lmao
Honestly, after going 0/9 in my admission to my reaches, I wouldn’t be surprised if they didn’t even consider the waitlist this year. Icing on the disastrous cake of my undergrad admission attempts
As someone who does a good number of interviews in an area with an imbalance between applicants and interviewees I can say our territory has never broken the pool into “high priority” and “low priority” such that being offered an interview means anything about your likelihood of admission. There are always a few kids who Yale flags that they want interviewed sooner rather than later but this is a very small number and typically is associated with a possible “likely letter” or a STEM focused recruitment weekend. Most of those kids are not offered a spot as well. I did not see the statistic for our region this year but historically there has been no difference in admit rates between the pool that was interviewed vs. the pool that was not offered an interview because there just was not enough interviewers to get to everyone. Obviously, if you are offered an interview and decline one, The alum would report that fact to admissions.
@lhw1998, sorry to hear about your disappointment. I’m sure you will “thrive where you are planted”. I’m thinking your guidance counselor is somewhat at fault here. Nine reach applications is way too many for anyone.
@lhw1998 it’s happened before. I’m in a pretty similar situation to you so I’d be gutted as well. Unfortunately, it is a possibility.
@22DLondon When has Yale accepted 0 waitlisted applicants? I thought the least was 14 or something around that number.
How many of them got placement last year? Is the present situation different than last year’s?
And yes, how do they “pick” us from the wait list?
@YaleGradandDad Thanks! And if anything, this was my fault. I come from a large public school - my guidance counselor doesn’t even know my name haha
Yale picks its students from the waitlist based on need. If the university is short on the 1550 students it wants for its freshman class, then it reaches into the waitlist. Then they start picking people in earlier May. However, there isn’t really a set order. They’re going to look at their incoming freshman class and see what they’re missing. Maybe they need more URM, maybe it’s more history majors. Either way, whether or not you get “picked” is a matter of if Yale needs someone like you, and if admissions liked your application more than the handful of other people that likely fit that same bill. @appfast
@Potatofudge1123 I think it was 2006 or something. The portal only mentions the variation in the past five years.
About to submit my LOCI. Good luck, everyone!
We just submit it as an update through the portal, right?
How do you know where to send your loci?
I submitted mine through the portal