Would Yale take a flier on a kid?

gibby
Sat, 03 Nov 2018 02:14:34 +0000

I thought perhaps Yale was a little more willing to look at many factors, assuming that the applicant met the basic standard for academic preparation and ability.

Yale is indeed more willing to look at many factors, however I think you are underestimating the level of competition for a coveted spot at Yale. For example: Here’s a kid who was also heavily involved in theater in high school, who was accepted to Yale in 2011. If the choice came down to this student, or your hypothetical student, or my daughter (who was also heavily involved in theater but rejected from Yale), my guess is that Admissions would “hands-down” choose this student no matter their ACT score or GPA. Wouldn’t you? Here’s the NY Times review of her off-Broadway one-act play when she was 17 years old: https://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/11/theater/reviews/summer-shorts-5-with-ruby-rae-spiegel-review.html