Yale Short takes?

Tperry1982
Tue, 23 Dec 2014 15:08:07 +0000

IMHO They are looking for whatever it is you choose to show them in the answer. For example - the year my daughter applied one of the questions was something like, "what would you do if you had an afternoon free?’ Her answer was - spend the afternoon perfecting her vegan bread recipe. Short, sweet, to the point and it gave them some insight into her. You notice she did not say - saving the world and curing cancer. I think your answers should reflect the authentic you. Write the truth, not what you think they want to hear. Trust me, they know that no red blooded teen wants to spend a free afternoon doing something so lofty and if that is your answer, that may be the reason that you do not “fit”. They want students that want to do the fun things that Yale has to offer too.

On a side note, even at school my D will get the key to her residential college’s kitchen on the weekend and bake vegan snacks. She is very popular because of it and her suitemates (especially the one that is a vegetarian) are enthusiatic participants.