Comments on: Question About Yale Admission?

By: Aidan C

Aidan C — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 21:58:00 +0000

Hey if you can get in that’s wonderful but in reality, I would say it’s not really worth it. You’d have to pay international student fees which would be A LOT. The school’s tuition and stuff is a lot already and then out of state and then international. And to be honest nobody really cares where you go for undergraduate because it’s all more or less the same (well a decent closer school is what I’m getting at) Do really well in a decent or good university closer to home for undergraduate school and then apply for Yale for graduate school where it really matters.

By: Irish girl ✞

Irish girl ✞ — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 21:31:18 +0000

Wow- you seem like a very dedicated student. Congratulations on your awards! Like you said, there is no harm in trying. I have a feeling that you are a very good candidate. I have actually read somewhere that many Ivies like to have students from around the existing areas, along with far away States/Provinces. Of course your tuition fee will be higher than others, but it is still worth a shot. Just do well on your SAT’s, and of course the essay. All I would recommend is for your to *maybe* join another club/extracurricular, one with a subject that you are passionate about, maybe journalism or something similar. (You said you are into English and Literature…) You may also want to try to fit in some hours of community service, because you never know…
I have hope in you!
Best of luck!

By: bab

bab — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 21:14:32 +0000

If you didn’t fulfill your potential for three of the 4 years in high school, you have zero chance at Yale. Honestly, there’s nothing in your profile that says Yale. Yale students are great academics who have taken a single passion and accomplished things far beyond the ordinary. You read like a good but not great student. With a 2300 plus you can look at the lower ivies as long as you’re at the very top of your class but I’m seeing more of a Middlebury, Oberlin, Kenyon, NYU level of school here.

By: jb

jb — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 20:35:37 +0000

I think it’s often hard for Canadians to understand how hard getting into Yale is as there’s nothing like it in Canada.
The majority of kids who have had perfect grades throughout high school, have perfect SATs and outstanding, national level activities will be rejected. Getting high grades in senior year isn’t even in the realm of what’s important at a top ivy unfortunately, nor is a paid for summer class.
With an 8% acceptance rate they are looking for the very top students in each country. They take the winners of international science competitions, musicians who play in big city symphonies, Olympic athletes and artists with an international following.
There are many great US colleges where kids who are just at the top of their class at a normal high school with high SATs and bronze awards have a great shot, but Yale isn’t one of them.