[Female URM Athlete First Gen] Yale RD 2009

AdmissionsAddict
Sun, 07 Jun 2009 20:47:43 +0000

If you are a recruited athlete, then your chances go up considerably. Definitely apply in any event. Your class rank is going to be your problem. Top 15%-20% in a typical middle class suburban high school is well below what a realistic hookless applicant would have. I’m pretty certain your URM status doesn not overcome your class rank. I have much less of a handle for how first generation status affects admissions outcomes. If you are a recruited athlete (I’m guessing no since you weren’t varsity until senior year), that would be your real edge. Transcript is the very first thing admissions officers look at and this is the weakness in your profile (not that it’s truly weak, just weak for the Yale applicant pool).