Chances at Yale?

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Sat, 01 Dec 2018 01:34:25 +0000

@Itisatruth I would say that making a cutoff at $5M is somewhat oversimplifying things. College Developmental offices are looking to create a relationship with high net-worth families and individuals, so usually multiple large donations over a longer period of time are a stronger indication of that relationship. With a relationship with influential people, the school also has the benefit of offering their students more networking opportunities/internships. It also doesn’t hurt if there is an innate sense of loyalty to the school (ex. you’re a legacy kid). If you drop $5M on the school during application season, a smaller school might humor you, but a giant endowment school like Yale might view it as brashly bribing for the acceptance of their child and just say thank you and take the money. I think OP should inquire about how she places in terms of her school (such as if other students with her grades get into equally competitive schools). A NYC Private school sounds like a feeder school to me, and those students are put to a much different standard than the majority of other applicants.