Yale's stance on the delayed ACT + writing scores and SCEA--FROM YALE ADMISSIONS OFFICE

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Hi, CC. I contacted Yale about their policies regarding the lateness of the ACT + writing scores and heard back. Luckily, my writing score came in this morning, but since I know many students are still affected, I thought I’d share this with you.

We are aware that the ACT+writing score reports have been delayed. On your Common Application, you should indicate that you took the exam in September and/or October 2015, without inputting any scores. Because we do not currently know when the ACT+writing scores will be released, we cannot guarantee that the scores will arrive in time for Early Action committee consideration. If we do not receive your scores in time and the September or October ACT with writing is the only test date that will meet Yale’s standardized testing requirements, your SCEA application will be marked incomplete. Early Action applications that are marked incomplete will be considered in full in the Regular Decision once they are completed. Please know that there are no advantages/disadvantages between SCEA and Regular Decision.

I hope this helps some of you out!

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Did they indicate if they would want/require the screenshots/PDF as ACT has suggested?
Congrats on getting your complete scores! There is hope!

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This is all they told me, so I assume that’s not something they want to do. It sounds like if your test isn’t in by November first, you submit a previous ACT + writing score or an SAT and just revise your application for regular decision if you don’t get in. If you have neither, you can’t apply early will have to wait until regular decision.

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Do you happen to know how Yale stands on the SAT delay? I rushed my scores 2 days ago as my school counselor kept insisting I could not submit my SAT score until I also sent in my actual application. When I saw the email about the score delay my heart literally dropped and I’m so concerned. Any word on how they’re treating that?

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@Kasami, I don’t have an answer to your question, but your counselor is wrong about not sending in scores before your application. Don’t tell him or her that, but know it.

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Based on this email, Kasami, I would say that it’s entirely possible that your application will be marked as “incomplete”, but it’s also possible that they’ll be lenient because it was mainly the fault of the College Board. Definitely email Yale about this if you’d like specifics. They updated their website to address the ACT delay, so I’m sure they’ll shed some light on the College Board’s issues. I don’t have an SAT, but I do have SAT IIs, and those are affected by the delay (but will not make my application incomplete). I emailed them about this and have not yet heard back.

I also know from a friend who’s doing an early to University of Chicago, and they’ve requested that students fax a copy of a) the “delay email” from College Board and b) a screenshot/printout of their unprocessed order. My counselor did exactly this for my Yale app.

@IxnayBob is quite correct. Your counselor is wrong about that. You just have to submit it by November first (though this snafu might encourage some leniency).

Although this relates to the ACT, you might want to check this out:

http://admissions.yale.edu/news-and-notes

Hope I could be of some help.

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Yale sent me this email because I submitted my application already.

Thank you for starting or submitting a Single-Choice Early Action application to Yale. I am writing with a special note regarding ACT score reports from the September and October 2105 test dates and SAT score report orders placed on or after October 14. If you did not take the ACT on one of these dates or request an SAT score report in this date range, you may ignore this message.

ACT has notified students and colleges that score reporting from the recent September 2015 and October 2015 test dates may be delayed due to the implementation of enhancements to the writing portion of the test. Also, the College Board has notified students who placed SAT score report orders on or after October 14 that those orders are taking longer than expected to reach colleges.

If you took the September ACT, Yale should receive your scores in time for Early Action consideration. Similarly, if you placed an SAT score report order on or after October 14, Yale should receive your scores in time for Early Action consideration. Do not worry if your scores do not arrive by November 1. Scores that are received by the first week in December will arrive in time for Early Action consideration and will be considered without prejudice.

If you took the October ACT, you may self-report the October scores as soon as they become available. You may submit a screenshot of your results (including a view of your name) or a copy of your paper student score report by emailing it to apply.questions@yale.edu. Please self-report scores from the multiple-choice sections as soon as they become available, even if the writing section score is delayed.

If the College Board has notified you that your SAT score report order has been delayed, you may also self-report your scores by including them on your Common Application, or by emailing a copy of your scores to apply.questions@yale.edu as detailed in the paragraph above.

Yale Admissions Officers will begin evaluating applications with self-reported unofficial scores, as well as any prior testing. However, please have your official score results sent to us directly as soon as they become available.

Please note: you do not need to wait until you receive your delayed test scores to complete the Common Application. You should submit the Common Application even if you have not yet received your score results. Regardless of your test date, we will begin our evaluation process with self-reported and/or official scores from earlier test dates.

You will be able to check the receipt of all required application materials, including official standardized test scores, using the Yale Admissions Status Portal. You will be invited to activate your Yale Admissions Status Portal 1-3 days after submitting your Common Application online.

Thank you for your interest in Yale. We appreciate your patience as we manage this delay. I am confident that this delay will not negatively affect any applicant’s chances of admission to Yale.

Jeremiah Quinlan
Dean of Undergraduate Admissions
Yale University

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@Kasami and @tonymom, please see above.

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@thegoldenthread thanks! My son forwarded this to me!
Hope it helps all those applicants out there. Good luck to everyone.