All Yale, all the time

AdmissionsAddict
Wed, 07 Nov 2007 17:45:08 +0000

Just to clarify for others who are reading this thread, it doesn’t matter if your rec comes from a Yale alum. If you have a Yale alum in mind for a rec, but it’s a stretch in terms of how well the person knows you, get a different rec. If the Yale alum doesn’t know you in an academic or extracurricular context, get a different rec.

Even if you have a rec from a Yale alum, you will want an interview if you are offered one. An interview serves the purpose of a spontaneous encounter with someone who has never met you. Yale values this as the only spontaneous thing in an application file–everything else has been carefully polished and teacher recommendations thoughtfully selected.

Good luck to the OP.