Brown, Dartmouth, Columbia, and Cornell EA

TheWerg
Fri, 12 Dec 2008 00:50:06 +0000

I think we should try to agree that, regardless of what happens come decision day, we all remain respectful and congratulatory to those who got in, hopeful for those who got deferred, and conciliatory and understanding to those who got rejected.

Anyone who gets in does not get in simply because he’s black/Mexican/Native American/whatever. He gets in because the Yale admissions committee (who, mind you, are paid professionals with far more experience in these matters than any of us have) has decided that he will make Yale a better place by being there. There is no way that we can know the whole story by looking at a list of numbers and activities and a subjective assessment of a person’s own writing. Yale got far more information than we do.

Let’s keep this forum the amazing place it’s been over the past few months that I’ve been here.