Official Yale 2013 RD Results Thread

[goldenratiophi]

Decision: Rejected

Objective:

• SAT I (breakdown): 680 CR, 800 M, 680 W
• ACT: 34
• SAT II: 800 Math II, 780 Physics, 700 Lit
• Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.98
• Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 9/272
• AP (place score in parenthesis):
• IB (place score in parenthesis):
• Senior Year Course Load: Toughest
• Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): USAMO, MOP, USAMTS Silver

Subjective:

• Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Every single choir, Jazz Band, NRHS (treasurer), piano
• Job/Work Experience:
• Volunteer/Community service: random church stuff
• Summer Activities: MOP, Essex
• Essays: lame
• Teacher Recommendation: probably good
• Counselor Rec: dunno
• Additional Rec:
• Interview: I thought it was amazing.

Other

• State (if domestic applicant): OH
• Country (if international applicant):
• School Type: crappy public
• Ethnicity: Puerto Rican
• Gender: Male
• Income Bracket: 60-80k
• Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM

Reflection

• Strengths: math awards, one of two URM MOPpers in the past 10 years.
• Weaknesses: essays
• Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: cause it's Yale.
• Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: accepted to MIT, Williams, Oberlin, rejected from Harvard.

General Comments: Damn, not even waitlisted. Well good luck/job everyone else!

[Me=pomegranate!!]

Rejected

Stats:
SAT Reading: 710
SAT Math: 720
SAT Writing: 650
SAT Total: 2080
SAT II: BioM-800, MathI-720, USH-650
TOEFL (if applicable):
ACT (if applicable):31
AP/IB taken/scores: Bio5, USH4
GPA weighted (if applicable): 99.92
GPA unweighted:97.9
Rank or % estimate (if applicable): 2/124
Academic Awards: George eastman young leaders award (fairly minor), NHS, a couple of "student of the month"s
Extra Curricular Activities: TONS of soccer - Varsity since freshman, Premier since 10 yr old - marching band, concert band 1st-chair bass clarinet, chess team co-captain, scholastic bowl, ski-club


Subjective:
Essays: 1 VERY unique about me, basically an argument through metaphor (see my name); 1 deep/serious about the death of two of my friends
Teacher Rec #1: better than anyone elses no doubt- this man is a genius
Teacher Rec #2: good
Additional Rec: yes- it was ok
Counselor Rec: good
Hook (if any): NOPE


Location:
State or Country: USA
School Type: i guess we are a decent public, but i think we are crappy
Ethnicity:White
Gender: Male
Legacy Yes/No: NO
Recruited Yes/No: no

Strengths: Interview, passionate ECs, Essays, 1st teacher Rec, GPA, Class Rank
Weaknessess: Test scores, Community Service

Comments: i really thought i had a chance, but i guess my scores are just too low because i just don't know what else i could have done besides get them up


nice job to those accepted

[scribbler91]

Rejected...
Oh well, I'm going to Wharton I guess.

[prateek92]

Rejected

Stats:

• SAT: 2070 M 750 CR 660 W 660
• SAT IIs: 2350 M1 790 M2 800 Phy 760
• ACT: NA
• GPA: NA
• Rank: Top 5%

Subjective:

• Essays: good I guess?
• Teacher Recs: top notch
• Counselor Rec: awesome
• Hook (if any): Antihook- International, Asian

Location/Person:

• State or Country: India
• School Type: Private
• Ethnicity: Indian
• Gender: Male
• major strength/weakness: Weakness- sat scores, too many asians,
• why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: nothing special :/

Other Factors: None

[hookem168]

Rejected. FML.


Objective:

• SAT I (breakdown): 760 M, 750 CR, 760 W (2270)
• ACT: 33
• SAT II: 800 Lit, 740 Math 2, WH......unspeakable.
• Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.98 UW
• Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/34 (lol)
• AP (place score in parenthesis): not offered, but a self-studied 5 on Eng Lit
• IB (place score in parenthesis): not offered
• Senior Year Course Load: toughest available
• Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NM Finalist....15th Nationally in NFL Oratory

Subjective:

• Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Speech and Debate/Theatre/Mock Trial/Varsity Basketball
• Job/Work Experience: typical teenage restaurant jobs
• Volunteer/Community service: 400+ hours tutoring the underprivileged
• Summer Activities: See "job" and "volunteer work"
• Essays: Good
• Teacher Recommendation: Same
• Counselor Rec: Same
• Additional Rec: Same
• Interview: Same

Other

• State (if domestic applicant): TX
• Country (if international applicant): N/A
• School Type: Private (tiny)
• Ethnicity: White/Caucasian
• Gender: Male
• Income Bracket: ~$100k
• Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None

Reflection

• Strengths: No idea. Well-rounded?
• Weaknesses: Standout ECs and stats.
• Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Because I suck at life.

General Comments: Sorry for the late post, I got rejected at Harvard, Yale, AND Princeton. I've been crying for 2 hours.

[prateek92]

Rejected

Stats:

• SAT: 2070 M 750 CR 660 W 660
• SAT IIs: 2350 M1 790 M2 800 Phy 760
• ACT: NA
• GPA: NA
• Rank: Top 5%

Subjective:

• Essays: good I guess?
• Teacher Recs: top notch
• Counselor Rec: awesome
• Hook (if any): Antihook- International, Asian

Location/Person:

• State or Country: India
• School Type: Private
• Ethnicity: Indian
• Gender: Male
• major strength/weakness: Weakness- sat scores, too many asians,
• why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: nothing special :/

Other Factors: None

[TD-Dude]

Dudes!

Congrats to all of you that got accepted! In the coming weeks, you'll probably be getting into a bunch of other colleges as well, but as a current Yale student myself, I can tell you that Yale has been pretty much the greatest thing to ever happen to me. I mean, of course, the classes and professors and facilities are really great, but what I think really sets Yale apart from any other university is how happy and nice the student body is. I still can't believe it, but I have yet to meet anyone at Yale that I would classify as a "jerk." It's great, you come to Yale not sure what to expect, but then you look around and everybody is just... normal! Well, of course, everyone is pretty interested in their academic stuff and most people have one or two things that they're really passionate about, but you would be hard pressed to try to fit people into some sort of "Yale" stereotype. So yeah, I strongly encourage you guys to all come up on Bulldog Days and check it out. Even if you get into... that other school, think really hard about turning down Yale. Personally, I was accepted by Yale, Princeton, Harvard, Stanford, MIT, and Brown PLME and chose to come to Yale because I think it's the best school in the nation for undergrads (and I'm mostly sane!), so yeah... it's a tough decision because there are a lot of great schools out there, but I think Yale is absolutely one-of-a-kind.

AND the residential college system is amazing. If you get to choose which college you're in, definitely go for TIMOTHY DWIGHT!!! Ashe! You can get a feel for what student life is like at Yale by checking out the Timothy Dwight Blog: Timothy Dwight -leave us a comment to let us know you're coming! We expect to see all you guys on Bulldog Days!

Congrats dudes, and rock on!

[alicimoo]

Decision: Rejected

Objective:

• SAT I (breakdown): Cr-700, M-750, W-720; 1450/2170
• SAT II: MathII-800, BioM-670, BioE-670, Lit-630
• Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.93
• Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 5% /381
• AP (place score in parenthesis): Biology-4, Computer Science A-3
• Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus AB, AP Statistics, AP English Literature, AP Environmental Science, Chemistry 2 Honors, US History 2.
• Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None.

Subjective:

• Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Yearbook (Sports Editor), Assistant Headmaster’s Office Assistant, School Newspaper (Photography Editor), Peer Tutoring Program (Remunerations Officer), Society, Earth, Animals, Life Volunteer Club (Secretary), Science Olympiad (Treasurer), Varsity Swim Team, Photography Club, Premedical Society, Community Development Corps, Wolfpack Volunteers, After-School Tutoring, Bible Club, BLS Mentoring.
• Job/Work Experience: Babysitter, Project Designer Assistant for a company
• Volunteer/Community service: Hospital Lab Assistant (Volunteer), Hospital Health Corps Volunteer, Volunteer clubs.
• Summer Activities: Lab Assistant, Hospital Volunteer
• Essays: Good
• Teacher Recommendation: Waived right.
• Counselor Rec: Waived right.
• Additional Rec: None.
• Interview: Decent.

Other

• State (if domestic applicant): MA
• Country (if international applicant):
• School Type: Public exam school, one of best in MA.
• Ethnicity: Asian
• Gender: Female
• Income Bracket: ~$100,000
• Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None.

Reflection

• Strengths: GPA, School rank.
• Weaknesses: SAT IIs.
• Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: SAT IIs.
• Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to Georgetown, Tufts, BC, BU, UMass Amherst. Waitlisted at Harvard, Johns Hopkins. Rejected from Yale, Columbia.

General Comments: Wasn't expecting to get in. Congrats to those who did though!

[IndiaRubber]

Decision: Rejected

Objective:

• SAT I (breakdown): 2220 (780 W, 750 M, 690 CR)
• ACT: -
• SAT II: 800 French, 800 Italian, 740 Bio-M, 720 Math II
• Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.89
• Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 5%
• AP (place score in parenthesis):
• IB (place score in parenthesis): 6 HLs
• Senior Year Course Load: Most difficult possible
• Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Imperial College Science Competition silver award ( don't know if it is major, but it is international)

[ b]Subjective: [/b]

• Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
• Job/Work Experience: Selling art.
• Volunteer/Community service:French Red Cross. nursing home, some others
• Summer Activities: Shadowing surgeons/doctors, painting, piano, mainly
• Essays: In one, I reflected on my multicultural experience.. the other was about working in a hospital part-time.
• Teacher Recommendation: One great, one very good
• Counselor Rec: Don't know!
• Additional Rec: (attached with art supplement) outstanding
• Interview: great

Other

• Intended Major: Chemistry
• State (if domestic applicant):
• Country (if international applicant): Italy
• School Type: On a gap year
• Ethnicity: White
• Gender: Female
• Income Bracket: Middle
• Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None that I know of!

[ b]Reflection[/b]

• Strengths: Essays?
• Weaknesses: ECs?
• Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: <8% acceptance rate? (:
• Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: accepted to USC and a safety LAC + 2 medical schools in the UK and am still waiting on Columbia's and Stanford's replies!!

General Comments: Oh well! - I'm off to medical school! It's been *wonderful* sharing this experience with everyone on CC - I love you all.

And now I must go and save the world!

[findis]

Decision: Rejected
(after being deferred)

Objective:

• SAT I (breakdown): 800CR-790M-780W (2370)
• ACT:
• SAT II: 800's on physics, math II-C, US history, 780's on bio, chem
• Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): about 3.97
• Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1 (tie), two in EA round
• AP (place score in parenthesis): 5's on US History, Computer Science A, Microeconomics (self-study), Macroeconomics (self-study)
• IB (place score in parenthesis):
• Senior Year Course Load: AP Euro (A), AP English Lit (A), AP Spanish (A-), AP US Gov (A), AP Stats (A+), AP Physics C (A+). BC Calc through CTY over summer (A).
• Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nothing major, but NJ Science League: 1st in area every year. Bergen County Math League: 1st in group. Academic Decathlon: First and second in region, awards in almost everything. National Merit winner, AP Scholar with Honor.

Subjective:

• Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
  Cross-country (with award given to one senior a year), winter track, spring track, GSA (treasurer), SADD (president), NHS, Earth club, politics club, quiz bowl. Bible quizzing team - significant time commitment. Some extracurricular involvement in music.
• Job/Work Experience: Tutoring.
• Volunteer/Community service: Local library, picking up recyclables, community service club.
• Summer Activities: Summer school tennis, cross-country camp, calculus BC through CTY.
• Essays: Good?
• Teacher Recommendation: Don't know about one. Other very positive, "best student ever taught," etc.
• Counselor Rec: Don't know.
• Additional Rec: Sent after deferral -- awesome.
• Interview: On-campus over summer. I think this did me in. My sister had been diagnosed with cancer, I had barely slept the entire summer, and I was a complete mess, and I didn't bother explaining any of this.

Other

• Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes.
• Intended Major: EA: Undecided. RD: Physics.
• State (if domestic applicant): NJ
• Country (if international applicant):
• School Type: Good public.
• Ethnicity: White
• Gender: Female
• Income Bracket: ~100k, but significant costs due to sister's illness.
• Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

Reflection

• Strengths: Standardized testing.
• Weaknesses: Interview. Plus they want to see personality, and I don't think my essays or "unfocused" EC's convey that.
• Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Deferred then rejected. See strengths and weaknesses.
• Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
  Accepted: MIT, UVa, Brandeis.
  Waitlisted: Princeton, Stanford.

General Comments: I probably should've applied RD, because I would've been able to write quality essays and do a good interview.

I'm glad I got deferred, though, because MIT became my first choice while I was researching schools, and now I'm going there!

[HaroldLovesMaude]

Decision: Rejected

Objective:

• SAT I (breakdown): 800 CR, 640 W, 640 M
• ACT: 32
• SAT II: 720 Lit, 640 Math I
• Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
• Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/363
• AP (place score in parenthesis): 3 US History, 4 English Lang
• IB (place score in parenthesis):
• Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc AB, AP English, Medieval European History (at the university concurrent enrollment), Religious Studies (concurrent), French (concurrent)
• Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist

Subjective:

• Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Swim team captain and water polo team captain, Young Democrats, National Honor Society
• Job/Work Experience: Lifeguard/Swim Instructor 40 hrs/wk in the summer, part-time job at a retail store during the school year
• Volunteer/Community service: Various things related to the swim team, church stuff, and library book sales
• Summer Activities: Work, swim practices, and travel.
• Essays: My common app essay was good, the other was a little weak and probably cliche.
• Teacher Recommendation: One was great, the other good.
• Counselor Rec: Excellent, he knew me very well.
• Additional Rec: None.
• Interview: I thought it went well...

Other

• Applied for Financial Aid?: Y
• Intended Major: History
• State (if domestic applicant): Oklahoma
• Country (if international applicant):
• School Type: Large public
• Ethnicity: White
• Gender: Female
• Income Bracket:
• Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none.

Reflection

• Strengths: Essay, and being from Oklahoma, I thought my lower tests scores would be okay.
• Weaknesses: Test scores, obviously.
• Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I expected it. My scores are low, and my essays weren't great enough to stand out.
• Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted at McGill, NYU, Rochester, BC, William and Mary. Waitlisted at Cornell. Rejected at Dartmouth.

General Comments:I'm moving on! I'm sure I'll be happy wherever I end up. I really did love Yale, though.

[cherry62]

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:

• SAT I (breakdown): M 750, R 650, W 690, T 2090
• ACT: M 35, R 33, W 33, S 28, C 32
• SAT II: Math II Level C 800, Chemistry 730, US History 730
• Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0 when app was sent
• Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 4/367 at time
• AP (place score in parenthesis): Calculus AB (5) Calculus BC (5) US History (5) Chemistry (5) English Language (5)
• IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
• Senior Year Course Load: AP Statistics, AP Physics B, AP European History, AP Spanish V, AP English Literature, Leadership III, Library Science
• Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Questbridge College Match Finalist, Questbridge College Prep Scholar, Wellesley College Book Award, Outstanding AP US History, Computer Apps II, English II Student of Year, Best All Around (Senior Superlative ), Homecoming Court - 2nd runner up (does that count?) AP Scholar with Honors, Junior Marshal

Subjective:

• Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Executive Board (secretary) Mu Alpha Theta Math Honor Society (President, VP in 11th), National Honor Society (Secretary) Interact Club (Secretary/VP), Spanish Club, Key Club, Piano (12 years), Charlotte Chinese School, Culinary Club
• Job/Work Experience: Hostess at Japanese restaurant (summer), crewmember at Penn Station East Coast Subs (8 months)
• Volunteer/Community service: Library volunteer, Sunrise Assisted Living volunteer, various activities = over 75 hours of community service
• Summer Activities: Rotary Youth Leadership Award camp
• Essays: ehhhhhhh.
• Teacher Recommendation: excellent, i think
• Counselor Rec: excellent
• Additional Rec: n/a
• Interview: definitely my worst, cause it was my first

Other

• Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
• Intended Major: undecided, but probably Chemistry
• State (if domestic applicant): NC
• Country (if international applicant):
• School Type: large public
• Ethnicity: Chinese
• Gender: Female
• Income Bracket: less than $40,000
• Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): first generation, top female at large public school that is highly recognized academically within NC, Questbridge College Match Finalist got me some good stuff

Reflection

• Strengths: grades, activities, leadership, community service
• Weaknesses: SAT score, interview
• Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I have no idea. Looking at everyone else, I don't really know how they did this...but I do think I have some good qualities, guess I don't measure up.
• Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted at Duke, MIT, and UNC Chapel Hill, Waitlisted at Stanford, Rejected by Princeton

General Comments:
Congratulations to everyone who got in! Maybe I'll see you? (Dude, being waitlisted kind of sucks but is kinda awesome at the same time..haha I don't feel bad about being waitlisted and I've got my eyes on Duke and MIT now )

[saxophonegirl]

Is it just me or do I see more and more 4.0s getting rejected? I'm too scared to check right now...I've had numerous disappointments with colleges this past week (rejected at Georgetown and Northwestern) and I'm not quite ready to find out that I've been rejected at Yale too.

[llpitch]

Decision: Accepted

Objective:

• SAT I (breakdown): Not reported: 2180 (690CR, 780M, 710W, 10E)
• ACT: 34 (34E, 35M, 34R, 33S, 10E)
• SAT II: Not reported: 780 Math2, 770 World History, 660 Physics
• Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.98
• Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1 / 247
• AP (place score in parenthesis): 5’s: World Hist, Statistics, Psychology (self studied), Comp Gov (self studied) 4’s: Eng Lang, Physics B, Euro Hist. 2009 AP Exams: Calc BC (self studying BC), Econ (self studying both), Bio, US Hist, Eng Lit
• Senior Year Course Load: Band, AP Calc AB, Spanish 3, AP Lit, AP Biology, APUSH (online)
• Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None really. Just AP Scholar with Distinction

Subjective:

• Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Band (Clarinet Section Leader, OBDA Select Band, Hawaii Honor Band twice, 7 years), Marching Band (Clarinet Section Leader, Hawaii All State Marching Band, Marched Rose Parade twice: 2006 and 2009), Mu Alpha Theta (Co-President senior year), Academic WorldQuest (Founder and Team Captain of the 4th/65 place team in Hawaii), NHS, Interact
• Job/Work Experience: None
• Volunteer/Community service: Just NHS and Interact
• Summer Activities: Summer classes, band camp, I moved between my Soph and Junior years.
• Essays: Decent I guess. Nothing amazing.
• Teacher Recommendation: One said I was best student of career, other was good.
• Counselor Rec: Didn’t read; probably good
• Additional Rec: None
• Interview: None

Other

• Applied for Financial Aid?: Yeah, but probably not getting any
• Intended Major: Undecided
• State (if domestic applicant): Hawaii
• Country (if international applicant):
• School Type: Public
• Ethnicity: Half White, Half Filipino
• Gender: Male
• Income Bracket: 200k+
• Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Navy brat..not like that’s even a hook lol.

Reflection

• Strengths: ACT, Rank, AP scores, location
• Weaknesses: Extracurriculars, volunteer work, summers, essays
• Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Solid academics

General Comments: Congratz Class of 2013! Yale is my number 1 but I also got into Stanford and my parents are going to push hard for Stanford (about half the traveling costs back to Hawaii).

[NorthernLights91]

Decision: Rejected

Objective:

• SAT I (breakdown): 2240 - Reading(740), Writing(700), Math(800)
• ACT: 34
• SAT II: N/A
• Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.94
• Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):2/176
• AP (place score in parenthesis): Biology(5), APUSH(4)
• IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
• Senior Year Course Load: Hardest possible. Lots of courses for college credit (not AP).
• Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): I listed National Merit Semifinalist, and some Science Olympiad medals (not major, I know)

Subjective:

• Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Soccer and Hockey (4+ yrs, co-captain for one year each), Inaugural F.I.R.S.T. Robotics Team, Science Olympiad (4+ yrs), Jazz Band (2 yrs, 1st Trombone), Marching Band (4 yrs, 1st Trombone), Math Team (3 yrs), I'm teaching an after school computer programming class right now - I'm self-taught. Submitted a supplement - a program I made to download YouTube videos.
• Job/Work Experience: At a DQ and a CVS/Pharmacy, both for a year. I've been offered an internship this summer building automated manufacturing robots for a medical silicone-molding company.
• Volunteer/Community service: Lots of stuff through church and NHS. Spent a week last summer in Juarez, MX building houses and providing daycare.
• Summer Activities: Just volunteering and work.
• Essays: I thought they were great. I had several CCers review them and also some people from my school. Talked about how I developed an interest in computers and about how being a year younger than my classmates has influenced my goals and motivations.
• Teacher Recommendations: Didn't see one of them, but the other one was fantastic.
• Counselor Rec: She barely knows me, so I dunno.
• Additional Rec: N/A
• Interview: Went pretty well. She seemed genuinely impressed with some of the stuff I've done, and it was a fun conversation.

Other

• Applied for Financial Aid?: yep.
• Intended Major: Computer Science
• State (if domestic applicant): MN
• School Type: Small rural/suburban mix. Has never sent a student to an Ivy League school to my knowledge.
• Ethnicity: Caucasian, but I don't think I reported it.
• Gender: M
• Income Bracket: ~$150,000 - 200,000
• Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Nothin'

Reflection

• Strengths: Strong self-motivation, very interested in a specific subject. EC's were at least kind of competitive.
• Weaknesses: Nothing really makes me stand out. SAT could be better.
• Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think my stats are in the range where it all comes down to how good my admission officer's cup of coffee was on the morning he saw my application. I don't have any hooks that make me stand out from the other 26,000+ applicants. My intended major might have negatively influenced my app and made admissions officers think that my chances of matriculating were low. My school's small size and relative isolation from subjects that interest me (computer science) probably doesn't help as well. There isn't much space for a computer club or something similar in a school where ~1/2 of the student body lives on a farm of some kind.
• Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: All of my other applications were at state universities. Nothing too challenging to get into. Accepted at: U of MN, U of WA, U of IL, and U of MA.

General Comments: I love Yale, but it's going to be great to not pay for the next four years of college. With a full ride to the U of MN, I'm really blessed to have the financial freedom to choose practically any graduate school I desire. The current economic climate may have prevented me from attending Yale even if I had been accepted. I put everything I had into my Yale application, but sometimes things just don't work out the way I want them to. I wish the rest of you the best of luck, and no matter where you go, have a fantastic college experience!