<p>I would say probably 2/3 of each class is “hookless”. I (WM from New England) had a 3.99 GPA, 2400 SAT, 790, 780, 760 (Math II, Bio, US Hist) SAT IIs. National Merit Scholar, State Math Meet champ, Varsity Soccer, Basketball, and Lacrosse, Latin Club, Math Team, Community Service. I was briefly a Yale Varsity Soccer Player, but as a walk-on, and I got in early as an essentially “hookless” applicant. This applies as well to the majority of my friends at Yale. Strong academics are the base of applications. Legacy, race, etc are not what people make them out to be.</p>