<p>Okay, so a girl at my school claims she got accepted into Yale… WITH A 22 ON HER ACT!
Is this possible?</p>
<p>I question if it is true because in near October/November, I asked her if she was applying early to any school: she said no. Then in February, she said she applied early to Yale and Harvard (not possible… both are restrictive action), claiming Yale accepted her. In addition to this, she said Harvard waived her SAT subject tests requirment. </p>
<p>Therefore, I am not sure if she is telling the truth or not. What do you think?</p>
<p>I think she carries the same intentions, but it would be sweet if she did get in; that acceptance gives hope to those applying with mediocre scores. </p>
<p>Maybe if she has an amazing backstory. Like being an orphan, raised in the wild and paddled her way to the America on a makeshift raft while developing a unique navigation system en route. </p>
<p>According to the graph in the following link it’s possible (it appears there were 4 accepted in the 18-24 range) but the odds are very high. See all the rejections in that range.</p>
<p>What a sad young lady. Be a true friend to her and ignore the situation. If she makes more of a fool of herself, let her know anonymously in a note that everyone knows the truth and to desist.</p>
<p>Well, the overall story can’t be true. But a person with a 22 on the ACT could be admitted to Yale–if they didn’t report it and got a very high score on the SAT.</p>
<p>She keeps mentioning her acceptance. I really don’t know what to believe. Many people in school are doubting her. She claims her ECs helped her out…</p>
<p>I did!
What I find funny is the fact that she is telling everyone she got in. Even my gov’t teacher who attended Brown. Not sure if he believed her–unless he’s deluded by her “bubbliness.”</p>
<p>Hey don’t judge her! For all you know she DID get accepted into Yale with her 22 (as unlikely as that may be). If she did, who do you think would look like the crazy and jealous one? Oh and you are allowed to apply early to more than one early action program if you are unable to afford college and want to compare the financial aid of both. So it is possible!</p>
Uh, no it’s not possible to apply to both Yale and Harvard early action. Read below:</p>
<p>Yale’s Early Action plan is unlike many other programs in that if you apply for Single-Choice Early Action at Yale, you may not simultaneously apply for Early Action or Early Decision to any other school. You can, however, apply to a non binding EA public school in your home state. ;)</p>
<p>speakerboxer: I would say it’s 100% impossible for a non-top athlete to be accepted to Yale or Harvard’s early action pgm with a 22 ACT – especially an American. And read KDog’s post. It is impossible to apply to both Y and H given their restrictive EA programs.</p>
<p>Given this evidence, there is nothing to lend credibility to the girl’s claim of being accepted. Jealousy? Of what? Pathos, yes.</p>
<p>@ KDog’s: Oooh for some reason I thought you could. Hmm so maybe she did something illegal. Thanks for the clarification! :)</p>
<p>@T26E4: 100%? Really now? I didn’t realize that anything could be so certain. You can’t even be 100% sure that the sun will come up in the morning. Unless you have a data bank of the test scores of all the Yale Early Action admits from the time Yale started the program till now, then I would say you can’t be that certain.</p>
<p>Notice how I never said whether I believe she did get in or not, I am just saying that nothing is impossible and you cannot judge whether or not the girl is crazy, a liar, etc…only because your concept of an Ivy league applicant is shattered. I have heard of a girl who was accepted to Harvard with 1700 SAT’s. She wasn’t an athlete, she was, however, very involved in social programs and wrote an amazing essay. So unless we see her acceptance or rejection letter, we can’t make assumptions about her character. </p>
<p>I don’t believe that is what the OP was trying to do, but the other comments on the thread sure seemed like people were judging quite harshly.</p>
<p>“You can’t even be 100% sure that the sun will come up in the morning.”</p>
<p>This is your opinion. In my 23 years of interviewing Yale students, I’ll say 100% that an American, non-athlete applicant with a 22 ACT will never be admitted SCEA to Yale.</p>
<p>“so maybe she did something illegal.” With the complicity of an equally immoral guidance counselor?</p>
<p>Or is the more likely scenario she’s just lying? Where does the bulk of evidence lie, even for the pedestrian observer?</p>
<p>Look. Peruse these fora. This story is not uncommon whatsoever. Every year, you hear about the exact same thing.</p>