<p>“We have all come to believe that having that “perfect GPA and SAT scores” will automatically get us in.”</p>
<p>Actually, Drbigboy, I think that is what everyone used to think. Now everyone knows that you have to be interesting, you have to jump off the page, etc etc. Sure, some people do believe that their stats entitle them to Yale, but most of the applicant pool has wisened up to that. They excel quantitatively and qualitatively. When I visited Yale, they did make me feel as if I had these certain qualities and arts to myself, I would be a Yale student. </p>
<p>Thats what people believe now. You get thousands of high schoolers on CC giving each other advice on chances threads like 'It’s not about the 2400, you have to be a person". But the game has progressed to a stage where being an extremely interesting person is an abundant commodity. I’d say it goes like this “We have all come to believe that with perfect GPA and SAT scores, and with our great personality, flair for writing, and amazing recomendations, and well-rounded passions, that we will stand out.” </p>
<p>And that blame cannot be put on Yale. Yale, however, does propagate that type of thinking, because they want everyone to apply. They know that everyone thinks they are special.</p>