<p>LOL!! Well according to my little chat with Marianne, we should all know by the end of the month who made the cut…Keeping my fingers crossed!</p>
<p>So that means interviews soon. I guess no call for interview, no making the cut. Hmmmm.</p>
<p>Welp, can cross Carolina off my list. Was rejected.</p>
<p>Doesn’t make me feel better about my prospects at other schools, since Carolina’s admit rate for transfers was ~30%.</p>
<p>I’m a Yale undergrad and didn’t even know this program existed. How many people are there in this program? And is this the reason why I sometimes see older people in classes?</p>
<p>Pushin: When did you speak to Marianne? I got the impression from her that we were looking at Mid-May before final decisions were made. If that’s the case, “made the cut” might mean were qualified and scheduled for an interview, perhaps? The sooner the better, I say!</p>
<p>Battleship: Probably why, yeah. I’m curious, actually, since we’ve got you here. What is the impression of the “older” people in the classes? Are they an asset, or a bane? What is the attitude toward them by the rest of the undergrad population? </p>
<p>Regarding the number of students, assuming my information is correct, I believe there are only currently 15 Eli Whitney students at Yale, and I hear they take in about 5-10 yearly.</p>
<p>Sorry about Carolina Ken. Who knows what the adcoms look for…
Pressurewave: I spoke to Marianne on Tuesday and I am quoting
“We will call for interviews within two to four weeks…” I think your spot on about the final decisions being made in late May.
Battleship: I would be interested in hearing your thoughts as well, thanks!</p>
<p>I actually only know of one older person in one of my classes, but I don’t think any differently of him than of other students. I did wonder why there was an older person in the class but other than that I didn’t give it much thought. This one older person tends to speak out more in class than other undergraduates, which I guess is a good thing.</p>
<p>That’s a really positive note to get, battleship. I’m not sure how you define “older,” but as a student who is in his late 20’s (and I know I’m not alone here, am I folks? I’m looking at you, Pushin30), I like to think that the older students in school wouldn’t be perceived anything other than fellow students there to learn.</p>
<p>I’m 32 and that’s good to hear (how older dtudents are viewed.).</p>
<p>Yes, I agree Pressure Wave and Ilivefree. We are just fellow students. I would have applied as a transfer, if Yale did not have the Eli Whitney program. It’s really just a matter of how comfortable you are with yourself. I think it adds to the academic experience to have individuals of varied ages and observations…Can’t wait to get this whole thing over with. Patience is a virtue I am still working on (LOL).</p>
<p>patience is a virtune, pushin30; we’ll know soon enough. i hope for an interview, i kind of like interviews (like tests, i like those too; perhaps that’s strange).</p>
<p>From the Yale website:</p>
<p>Applicants who will not be offered admission are notified on a rolling basis. Students who will be admitted to the Eli Whitney Program are usually notified in mid to late-June.</p>
<p>Ah ha! So if I am going to be rejected, it should be soon. If I get an interview, I will either get a rejection or acceptance in mid to late June?</p>
<p>Oh no, the suspense of the suspense is killing me.</p>
<p>yeah, willard, i saw that online too; challenge is, the UC’s I applied to need my SIR by June 1st. i’m not in a position to spend $ on a deposit just in case. but, alas, looks like i’ll have to. :)</p>
<p>This begs an interesting question. Those of you who have been accepted to other programs already… are you concerned about having to potentially back out of another school’s offer after having made a deposit? At what point are you going to just have to say “screw it, I’m going to XYZ” if you’re still waiting for Yale?</p>
<p>I’m starting to have nightmares about this - deciding that I just can’t wait any longer, saying yes to another program, and then getting that letter/email/call the next day. Yeesh. </p>
<p>I got accepted into Columbia’s GS school, and they’re all about hearing my decision ASAP, though they say they can wait if need be… but housing there goes fast and is more difficult for their non-trad students to get into, and I’d like to take advantage of it if I’m going to go there. Of course, if you look at the difference between the financial aid situations at various schools, that makes it a little bit more worth waiting, since Yale is pretty generous to their non-trad students with the financial aid.</p>
<p>pressure wave, i’m right there with you. i could so easily say yes to uc davis, take the full ride, and be done with it. but i want to hold out. if i get in to cornell or dartmouth, well, i may say yes. but it’s tricky; you never know till you’re faced with the decision. </p>
<p>what makes it tough is that for us, we’re not just moving into the student housing; i have to move my family (wife, dog, cat, bunnies). we need time to plan. but, worst case scenario, i could always defer to spring and use the extra time to plan. coming from california adds to the stress.</p>
<p>ugh… i say we knuckle down and be patient; we took the time to apply, we should take the time to wait.</p>
<p>From what the website says and my short conversation with the admissions office, I think interviews will be set up by the end of April. In May the interviews will actually take place and in June the chosen few will be notified.
Those that don’t make the pre-interview cut will be notified shortly…
Nerve-racking isn’t it?
Ilivefree, you should be able to get your money back, if you don’t attend. Call the UC’s up and find out. On the other hand, they are securing a spot just for you that could have gone to someone else…No hard and fast rules on that one. At the very least, they may charge you a cancellation fee or something, which would not be equal to the deposit.</p>
<p>thanks pushin; yes, it’s a consideration that they may give it back. but also that me taking a spot may prevent some kid from filling his/her dream. </p>
<p>alas. heck, i could say yes to stony brook, make plans to move to bridgeport, and commute to stony brook or be in at yale. :)</p>
<p>I got a call on Thursday from the lady you guys were talking about earlier telling me that they didn’t have a copy of my HS transcript and that she wanted to have my folder complete soon… and requested that I have it overnighted if possible. I ended up taking a copy in a sealed envelope and doing just that.</p>
<p>Hopefully that’s not so they can reject me sooner with this rolling decisions stuff, but I’m not reading anything into the phrasing.</p>
<p>_ken - I’m sure it isn’t just to speed up your rejection. They’re probably just getting all of the materials in so they can start figuring out who they want to interview, and need your materials in so they can finalize. It probably comes up as a big red blotch on their excel doc of materials turned in.</p>
<p>ilivefree - glad to know I wouldn’t be the only relocating with the fam. There’s the house to deal with, of course. That’s probably the most intimidating part of all of this since there’s pretty much 0% chance of us selling it with the prices as they are currently… so rental property it is, I suppose. Knuckling down it is, yep. Though I can imagine it is difficult to be patient for all of us, it seems like the right thing. I think we, by default, have this image in our heads of what happens in their admission process, and wonder if they know what we’ve all got riding on their decision… and of course, they do know that, but in the end still have to make the decision. I’ll be this is just as difficult a process for them, in some ways.</p>
<p>Pushin - good notes… no one wants to monopolize a spot that could have been taken by someone else, but that’s how it goes in some ways, right? Anyway, that’s why schools have waiting lists, so I wouldn’t feel too bad about having to back out if the need arose, I suppose. Hmm. Makes me feel a bit better, actually.</p>
<p>Pressurewave, I am also moving with family. I may be the only one here that has kids. Affirmative on rescinding acceptance, that is the way it goes sometimes…</p>