How much emphasis does Yale place on URMs?

Colleges & Universities Yale University
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<p>Do you guys think the admission rate is a bit higher if you’re say, hispanic or native american, or does it not even matter anymore? Just curious as to how much emphasis they put on this.</p>

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<p>obviously, yale doesn’t technically release that kind of information, but let’s just say that there are employees at the admissions office whose entire job is to work on recruiting URMs. :slight_smile: it has a significant effect on your chances of acceptance.</p>

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<p>from what I’ve seen, I think every college gives you some sort of advantage if you’re a URM…but that doesn’t mean that it will make up for a really bad test score or GPA…you still have to be amazing :]</p>

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<p>Well, I differ with that. I know a girl, African-American, who was admitted to Yale SCEA with 3.6 GPA weighted. She has some dance experiences but nothing on national level.</p>

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<p>She probably had something else going for her though</p>

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<p>i don’t really believe in it. i’m a hispanic (from a very underrepresented country i’d imagine) who came here a few years ago and am valedictorian, my ACT is 33+, 2300+ combined score of three SAT II’s, a lot of leadership roles and clubs, a lot of service, great recommendations, and from what people told me great essays. i got deferred, however.</p>

<p>maybe it’s just the fact that i got deferred which made me a skeptic :p</p>

<p>also, my school is largely hispanic and only one guy has ever gone to yale despite a lot of us being very qualified - he was recruited for football though and wasn’t even hispanic.</p>

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<p>yeah that’s pretty much how I am too, but I was born here. I’m from New England though and my school is predominantly white and not that amazing. I was also deferred, but oh well. Just trying to see my chances in regular decision :] </p>

<p>Thanks for the input guys</p>

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<p>alej414, only explanation I can come up with is that particular q***** was filled. I know univ. deny such thing. you may get in thru RD.</p>

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<p>Every time I get an e-mail from a school, it’s from their URM recruiting office. xD It’s kinda funny and yet sad at the same time…</p>