Hi,
I’ve been in contact with Yale via email and since they sent me a letter of interest.
I’d like to go to Yale to read Philosophy and to row at the top level.
I’m recently 17 years old, 80kg, 6’ tall, my 2k erg is 6:28 (aiming for 6:24 by end of year). 5k PB @ 26 is 17:22 (aiming for 17:05).
I’m involved with the GB Junior Trials process at the moment.
What do you think of my chances?
Well…you should probably know that you don’t “read philosophy” at Yale- it’s a liberal arts college, and you are expected to take a broad range of classes:
http://catalog.yale.edu/ycps/yale-college/
And, even an Olympic rower would have to have reasonable academic credentials to get in. I don’t know if you have looked at the recruited athlete page, but here it is:
http://www.yalebulldogs.com/information/recruiting/index
Yale is currently only accepting about 5% of it’s applicants, so you can assume that without an Olympic medal or some stunning academics (or better, both) it is not something you should bet on.
btw, isn’t the international weight limit for rowing 72kg? I may be wrong about that
It would also be useful to know academic stats! Even top athletes are assessed on an academic level (albeit to an arguably lesser extent).
@collegemom3717 is right - I know a girl (from UK) who fences at the top level and has amazing academics and was deferred from ea this year
As a recruited athlete you can probably get in with an around 1750+ SAT I and 600+ on 2 SAT IIs. If you sign your NLI (National Letter of Intent) and commit you’re pretty much in. Standards are much lower for athletes. Make sure you extract a commitment out of the coach or they can’t help you much with admissions. May I suggest you get in contact with a US based recruiting agency who can help you through the process?
As noted, it’s impossible to estimate anything without some idea of your academics. You mention a letter of interest, was that perhaps from the crew coach, based on you GB trials? Best for you to get in touch with the rowing coach or athletic department, and get their feedback. You’re coming from another systems, with GSCE’s and A levels (or pre-U), but Yale recruits from England so they should have a good sense of where you would stand (and I think you have to take the SATs as well).
Ivy League schools do not participate in the NLI program.
As the OP has disappeared, it seems that additional comments are not needed.
Recruited athletes for Yale need a minimum 1900 SAT.
What are your GCSE’s (subject and mark - A*s, As, Bs, Cs…)? What are your AS results? Your Alevel predicted results?