<p>laplatinum: I’m sorry for your kid’s experience. I could see my asking that if the natural flow of the conversation went towards it but – out of the blue? Sheesh.</p>
<p>Please tell your son that many actual Yalies and prospective students don’t encounter what he did.</p>
<p>That remark warrants another thread: “Stupid things an Interviewer has said to me”</p>