Please Chance Me for Yale SCEA

prezbucky
Mon, 18 Jun 2018 03:23:25 +0000

Well Yale’s SCEA admit rate is about 17%.

Now maybe if we consider all the legacies and athletes who probably get in through SCEA, the actual admit rate for an unhooked applicant would be about 10%.

But you are hooked, your SAT is just about exactly the average among Yale admits, and your GPA is above average. We don’t know how the adcoms would view the qualitative aspects of your app, but your stats are strong and you’ll likely receive a bump (the degree is unknowable…) for URM status. So – you’re a statistically competive applicant, with a hook (but not “recruited athlete”), applying in a round with a 17% admit rate.

To me this makes Yale SCEA a low reach for you. My low reach range is 15-25%. You may get in, but prepare yourself such that an acceptance would be a pleasant surprise. And make sure you add additional schools (with at least one safety) to your app list. Every school to which you apply should fit you well (environmentally, academically, socially) and be affordable.