<p>@ morsel - I understand that you are an exceptional student, and I also understand that you already know it takes a lot more than exceptionality to be accepted to Yale. Nonetheless, I don’t think you really understand how competative Yale admissions are. If you did, you would not have posted that you were sure you’d get in. Period.</p>
<p>Yale received about 4300 SCEA apps. I’m willing to bet that at least 70 percent of them had stats comparable to yours, and that 90 percent of SCEA applicants would have been able to cope at Yale just fine. Unfortunately, Yale simply doesn’t have enough room for all the qualified applicants. In order to get accepted, you need to do something to truly impress the adcoms - otherwise, you’re just another talented student - and as I’ve said, there are too many talented students. </p>
<p>If you still believe that you should have gotten in, take a look [url=<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/yale-university/1253634-official-yale-class-2016-scea-results-thread.html]here[/url”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/yale-university/1253634-official-yale-class-2016-scea-results-thread.html]here[/url</a>]. Just from the first few pages, I count several deferrals of students with 2400s on the SATs and ECs just as impressive as yours. There are deferrees, and even rejectees, who have won numerous international competitions, who are published authors, who have spoken at Ted conferences, and who already own large businesses. There simply isn’t room for everyone.</p>
<p>You also need to note that Yale isn’t necessarily searching for the most qualified applicants. Yale is building a class. If the adcoms decide that their class needs a juggler or a trombone player, then a juggler or trombone player whom you consider to be less qualified will get in over you. </p>
<p>It is, of course, possible that you didn’t get in because your app was incomplete, but based on your attitude, I doubt that was the problem. Your notion of entitlement reeks of pretentiousness, and that pretentiousness may have shone through in your essays or interview. </p>
<p>Whatever the reason for your deferral, don’t think that it in any way makes you any less special. Based solely on your stats and ECs, you probably have good chances at other top tier colleges, and you’ll surely end up somewhere that’s right for you. Indeed, you may still have good chances of being admitted to Yale RD. But please don’t feel that because you’re an exceptional student, you’re entitled to a Yale acceptance. </p>
<p>I wish you the best of luck in the remainder of the admissions cycle.</p>