drbigboyjoe9505

So..... how do you let Yale know that you're in love with it?

ivyleague_fan

i didn't come here to fight. actually, i went to CC to see how people are handling the college admissions process. also, i'm willing to help anybody who asks my help, as i did with hookem168, who recently submitted an awesome activity statement for me to review, and many other people who send me essays and all that stuff every day.

Olive_Tree

But yes, how can you show Yale you, indeed, love it? Can any of those admitted share your experiences?

hookem168

joyogunx, you are my hero of the day haha. very perceptive comment addressing a very convoluted debate.

thanks, again, about the activity statement, man!

ivyleague_fan

you show yale you love it by saying WHY you love it.
the problem is that many people apply to yale for its name and recognition. actually, even some people who pledge to be poor and want "fairness" and "justice" apply to yale with no reason in mind except for prestige. these people, if i shall say, should take a look at other colleges besides top ELITE schools.

Olive_Tree

Also, can those in this thread maybe be actual Yale students or prospective Yale students? Those were the people I was asking help from in the first place. That would be even more helpful!

T26E4

Olive: I direct you back to my original reply to you: I posit that your question "How do I show I love Yale" is 100% irrelevant as Yale doesn't CARE if you love it or not. Since they don't care, it's irrelevant to your application process. Any pursuit of this would be (in my opinion) a waste of your time.

Olive_Tree

Thanks, T26E4. I think what I, and others, were trying to do through the last posts and asking the same question again was to diffuse a very heated exchange a couple of hours ago, not to go back and repeat a subject which has already been tirelessly discussed through the Yale v. Stanford debate which curiously popped up.

Thanks for the advice! I think the fact that they don't put a lot of weight into interest, such as campus visists, makes it a bit less stressful.

Hunt

Don't worry about showing Yale that you love it. Rather, show Yale that it will love you--that you will contribute to campus life, that you will benefit from the educational opportunities, etc.

Olive_Tree

^ Thanks, Hunt. I'll be sure to go into detail not only why I want to go to Yale but what it will benefit from if they choose to accept me.

Hunt

Well, don't phrase it quite that way...think about what you could contribute. For example, if you're a singer, you might say that you're excited by all the acapella groups and other singing opportunities on campus.

Olive_Tree

^ Yes, my phrasing was a bit off, but I will let them know of what I can contribute to their campus.

Counting12001

Send them a copy of your Harvard rejection letter, LOL!!!

kyledavid80

FWIW, with more applicants than even Yale has and nearly as much as Harvard, Stanford doesn't care about applicant interest. Straight from the horse's mouth:

Stanford University: Common Data Set 2007-2008

Level of applicant interest: not considered

Believe me, Stanford and Yale are similarly competitive for SCEA. They have roughly the same # early applicants, accept roughly the same number, etc. (Technically, Stanford's SCEA acceptance rate is 16%, which is 2% less than Yale's, and is 13% if you include QuestBridge numbers, where Stanford is the most popular college applied to, with over 60% ranking Stanford. Either way, they're equally competitive for early admission, and for admission in general.) Stanford, though, is harsher with its deferrals.

2blue

kyledavid, where did you get the numbers of QuestBridge students applying to the different schools?