<p><a href=“2013 College Acceptance Rates - Interactive Feature - NYTimes.com”>2013 College Acceptance Rates - Interactive Feature - NYTimes.com;
<p>You should convince your dad that you should apply to both Yale (SCEA) and Smith (RD), as the trick is going to be getting into Yale. Last year, Yale had an overall acceptance rate of 7.35%, while Smith had an acceptance rate 5.5 times higher, at 41.9%.</p>