Should I update Yale about new school records?

Opensecret
Mon, 07 Feb 2011 12:40:20 +0000

My advice would be different: send a very short note to your regional admissions rep confirming your enthusiasm for Yale and saying that you just learned that you now hold 4 school records in golf. (Ideally, you’ve already had some contact with the regional rep at an admissions event, or via email.) Send the same note to the golf coach. Given the current reality of Ivy admissions, it’s better to stand out a little than to get lost in the crowd.

When you get conflicting advice, it’s tough to know what to do. The one thing I can say is that my suggestion is consistent with the strategy my son used last year. He was much more actively in contact with Harvard (both admissions officer and a coach) than anyplace else, because H was his first choice. He squeezed in there, but missed at Yale, where he was a legacy.