Unusual Chances Thread

Colleges & Universities Yale University
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<p>Hi</p>

<p>I want to go to Yale…doesn’t everyone?</p>

<p>Here is my situation…</p>

<p>I am from Canada.
I did OK in highschool (85% average, about 1900 on SAT)
I am in my second year of university at Mcgill. I am still maintaining about an 85% average. I plan on retaking my SAT’s again to improve my score. I have authored 2 “Technical manuals” and sell them on the internet. I am about half way through writing a short crime novel (about 150 pages) and hope to find a publisher that will publish it in the new year. I speak English and French fluently. I have been totally independant (live on my own, pay everything myself, etc) for the last 2 years. I am a very good lacrosse player and have a chance to get recruited to play on the lacrosse team there…</p>

<p>What are my chances of gaining admittance if I do get recruited to play lacrosse?</p>

<p>Do my accomplishments mirror those of what Yale would look at in a student athlete?</p>

<p>The reason I am asking this is because I do not have all the academic achievements that most of you guys have here, but am wondering if I have what it takes to make it to Yale!</p>

<p>Thanks alot!</p>

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<p>You would have to apply as a transfer student as you are already in university. For transfer applicants, they no longer look at SATs, only your collegiate scholarship. </p>

<p>To be 100% frank, the transfer applications process is even MORE rigorous (about 6% accept rate) in terms of selectivity than regular admissions into the freshman class (9% accept rate). Only THE topmost candidates with very compelling reasons are even viable. Your 85% does not seem to make you a very realistic candidate.</p>

<p>This is not an indictment on your accomplishments (which are GREAT) but really a reading of how popular transferring into Yale really is (and there are SO few spots).</p>

<p>Good luck to you nonetheless.</p>

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<p>Only the coach can tell you … and he’ll have to run it by admissions. It’s an unusual situation, complicated by the Canadian thing.</p>