Don't Stress About Scores

WantsToLeave
Tue, 04 Jan 2011 19:51:06 +0000

Thanks everyone who congratulated me! I honestly feel like I’m in a dream still (Sorry I haven’t replied in a while; I haven’t be on, lately)

I totally understand about what you said, T26E4. I agree that students who are in my situation are reviewed differently compared to those who have greater opportunities. I guess I said it the way I did because I see a ton of students worrying about 2100s and are so nervous they didn’t get a 2300. I wanted to show that scores aren’t everything, and hopefully relieve some stress. Rereading what I wrote, however, it didn’t come out as clearly as I wanted to.

As for the URM argument, I cannot tell you that it got me in or not. I would like to believe that my achievement in research spanning to international recognition as well as my leadership positions, grades, and essays got me in. Hopefully those parts of my app showed that I can succeed with very limited resources, and if I attended Yale, I can go even further. I believe my all my life experiences got me in. I do not believe, and would hope people out there would to, that I did not get accepted solely because I was Hispanic. I think people on here magnify the power of affirmative action and I see it as slightly crazy in some cases. That’s just my opinion, however.