Some admission questions, misconseptions

gibby
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 15:02:05 +0000

@captainbrohab

Yes, hooked applicants apply in the RD round, but virtually ALL hooked applicants apply somewhere early – be it HYPS or somewhere else. Like any selective college, Yale gets a certain percentage of those hooked students applying early, so you cannot discount them in calculating your chances.

For example, Yale receives more Questbridge students than Harvard, which does not participate in the Questbridge program. (In past years Yale has admitted 58 students early through Questbridge.)

In addition, Yale also admits students early through a program called New Haven Promise: [Yale to fund scholarships for New Haven students | Yale Daily News](http://www.yaledailynews.com/news/2010/nov/10/yale-to-fund-scholarships-for-new-haven-students/)

It’s not impossible to be admitted early as a non-hooked applicant. My son was admitted early two years ago – so it does happen. (BTW: Just to give you an idea of the numbers from two years ago: 76 students from my son’s high school applied to Yale early; Yale admitted 6 of those students – and they hand-picked those they wanted; they just didn’t take the top 6.)

Best of luck to you . . . and may the odds be forever in your favor! (sorry, I couldn’t resist.)