@Tperry1982 - So grateful for your last 2 posts. So much food for thought that can only come from one that was there. When you say “it’s been a part of my life for 38 years” connotes so much the devotion towards the School! I hope and wish that wherever i end up i can passionately say -one day- the same thing. Thank you.
This is exactly what was expected;) . People go into their normal habit of comparing one versus the other; my kid vs you, etc., etc - the stereotypical thinking process.
Do you understand what is light? and what is truth? Here is a definition; hope you will agree:
Light - that which removes darkness (in this case ignorance is what is referred to)
Truth - that which is real; never changing; always the same bcoz it is The Truth.
One who understands these words, pregnant with deep thoughtful meaning, will be a great One.
One may graduate from an Ivy or MIT or Stanford; be a Nobel laureate or the president or whatever but you will never find peace in your life unless you do what you Truly LOVE to do - I leave this to the imagination of the reader.
I pray you all find peace in whatever you do 
. My last line on this specific topic.
Good luck to everyone!
I just want to be able to say “Boola Boola” :’(
@TheWaffleMan149 - Luv “Boola Boola” too :))
Notifications from this post are like notifications from the whatsapp group with my best friends ahaha Thank you everyone for the entertainment!
UPenn ED group was the most active, interactive posting group - ever. Can you believe folks filled more than 500 pages of posting?
I attribute that to myself.
@TheWaffleMan149 …you’re everywhere. Or maybe I’ve been on the Yale thread too often.
@XoXdreamerXoX Or maybe I just have too much free time 
Or an addiction to CC
I’ve been here too often too. I am constantly looking for a Yale class 2021 thread… There is nothing yet, so for now I’ll just read other people’s experiences! You all have been so helpful
@TheWaffleMan149 I’m pretty sure I’ve also seen you on the Harvard thread, although I might be mistaken.
As you can probably see from my post count, I’m a CC addict. No bueno, lol.
@XoXdreamerXoX You and me both!! The college process has completely taken over my life. And yes, I have been on the Harvard thread!
@shivaya - I suggest laying off the hallucinogens
@yalebound2020 - interesting that YOU say that. :)) . Keep the dream alive.
@yalebound2020 - we can discuss endlessly about anything that is NOT the Truth leading to darkness.
But, the day one starts living a life of Truth (Veritas), one’s life will be lightened (Lux). This not only helps the individual but also everyone and everything around him/her.
I know this sounds too philosophical and theoretical. I can guarantee this (from personal experience of this short life so far)!
This is also the teaching of all the saints and scriptures. And, this is definitely not a hallucination :-*
@yalebound2020 - You’re welcome!!!
@shivaya - maybe I was too obtuse in my response. I can say with certainty that no one at Yale today cares anything about a motto that was created in 1701. I hope that helps.
This question is for all the wonderful volunteers that conduct interviews: First of all, THANK YOU for volunteering your time and for being part of the process. I strongly believe that your input after having personally interviewed some of the candidates is extremely valuable, particularly when you come across individuals with obvious personality disorders. When that happens, do you feel compelled to include that obvious character flaw in your report? I trust the process. But I can’t help but wonder what are the chances that my kid (an already admitted student for the 2020 class) will end up with an extremely annoying roommate. That would be a total “bummer” 
@SoftballFan, I’m not an interviewer, but I want to add my thanks to the interviewers, and a comment that may be useful.
DS had a roommate situation that was probably as close to dysfunctional as occurs at Yale. Oil and water with the two roommates stuck in the same tiny room, and a privileged other roommate who selected the (larger) single room early and played things to his advantage without budging. According to DS, it was understood on campus that they were as bad as it got. Still, everyone made it through freshman year alive, everyone got to feel the relief of having different housing the next year, and fwiw, DS is thriving.
Since not everyone gets interviewed, I don’t know that the last line of defense for personality disorders would be the interviewers. I have been very impressed with the close reading that the AOs apply to LoRs, especially from the GCs, and I think that most personality disorders are caught that way. That said, it is not unusual for psychological issues to present when kids are away from home for the first time, when they are no longer the best and brightest at their school, etc.
Most of the Yale kids are wonderful. A few oddballs slip in. The odds are that your child will have a wonderful roommate, but even in the unlikely event that it’s an oddball that presents, your kid will survive, might learn a few coping skills that will be handy later in life, and if it gets really unbearable, can always ask the freshman counselor for assistance.
@Tperry1982 - Your response validates the point I was trying to make. An excellent explanation on why the country is on the sinking curve :)) . God save us all from these sort of educated grads.