Malaysian student - Chance me?

thomasrosal
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 09:31:55 +0000

I can gauge that with what you said, our applications are pretty similar in nature. My essay’s lighthearted too - I didn’t attempt force the cathartic kind. In general, a lot of things are really unsaid in an application - the goal is for you to show the adcoms yourself in the best possible light, and judging by what you’ve said so far, you’ve been able to portray yourself as a real person and not just someone who’s accumulated all these academic accolades and test scores. With everything, I think you have a pretty solid chance, but then again, it’s Yale, and we’ll never know 'til April 1st.

Check out your teacher recs though. I noticed that since so much value is placed on the student part of the application here on CC, not much is emphasized on the teacher recs. Harvard’s dean of admissions highlighted in an article on the NY Times the extreme importance of the teacher recs to the overall application. I think once you get a glance of them, you’ll be able to gauge your chances better. Good luck to you!!