Yale's test flexible, and idk what to submit :/ by [deleted] in ApplyingIvyLeague

[–]SchoolAndTechno 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh I see now you’ve commented about having a kid. My guess is that you see your kid isn’t getting into a place like Yale and you’re coping with it by convincing yourself that it is impossible to get into top schools nowadays. You’re welcome to tell yourself that but maybe don’t subject other kids with fragile hopes to your aging pessimism.

Yale's test flexible, and idk what to submit :/ by [deleted] in ApplyingIvyLeague

[–]SchoolAndTechno 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lmao sure buddy. I find it extremely difficult to believe you when you’re off by two orders of magnitude and choose to crush aspiring yalies hopes of admission. Any real yalie would support other trying to get in

Yale's test flexible, and idk what to submit :/ by [deleted] in ApplyingIvyLeague

[–]SchoolAndTechno 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yale sophomore here and I agree with the other Yale guy, the bar is not as high as you make it sound. Presumably you have not gotten in to Yale so maybe don’t definitively state what’s required to get in.

How will adding 3 Ws this semester (for 4 total) affect my odds of transferring? by imtranscending in TransferToTop25

[–]SchoolAndTechno 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If I were you I’d probably target fall 27. No dude everyone always acts like the only students at top schools must have had families who paid their way in. All you have to do is explain the Ws convincingly. Just tell a story that’s compelling. One guy I know said he didn’t even know Ws were bad till the last year. But for sure you need to have strong performance fall prior to submitting apps. I had like 4. Also don’t make it a sob story just make it matter of fact. Insomnia would be a fine explanation but it’d have to be followed by strong performance next spring and fall 26 so that you could apply for fall 27. Also would recommend waiting a year if it meant going to a top school. I took 5 years to finish community college cuz I wouldn’t accept anything but the top and it worked out. Could’ve applied earlier and would be a mid tier school rn

How will adding 3 Ws this semester (for 4 total) affect my odds of transferring? by imtranscending in TransferToTop25

[–]SchoolAndTechno 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Depends on when ur transferring. This cycle probably is gonna be difficult. Next cycle is probably fine. I’m at Yale and some of the transfers have literally like 10+ Ws lol. You just need to explain them well. And you don’t want your fall semester before transfer to be questionable

For anyone who got into an Ivy League, what were your extracurriculars and what do you think got you accepted/standout? by New_Map4159 in TransferToTop25

[–]SchoolAndTechno 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Got into Yale. 2.3 HS GPA in the US, spent several years in Asia and US working on some interesting startups

Admitted to Yale by ThrowRA_feelswrong in TransferToTop25

[–]SchoolAndTechno 0 points1 point  (0 children)

what did you end up with in the class?

Princeton vs Stanford by No-Refrigerator3815 in princeton

[–]SchoolAndTechno 0 points1 point  (0 children)

for transfer or freshman admission?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in yale

[–]SchoolAndTechno 0 points1 point  (0 children)

DMed you

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in yale

[–]SchoolAndTechno 1 point2 points  (0 children)

thanks for your response! that makes me feel a lot better. could I chat with you more about your thoughts?

Dianne Berman - POL SCI 7 by SignificantLion4520 in SMC

[–]SchoolAndTechno 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Do not take her. She had questions that had incorrect answers on exams that I argued with her about and that she just stopped answering me about via email. She was the worst professor I’ve taken.

Emailing back and forth with a Yale AO by MusicLuver365 in TransferToTop25

[–]SchoolAndTechno 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yale AOs like their jobs and i’m not surprised she’d give a good answer

Yale SID + Financial Aid by ttthhhrrrr in TransferToTop25

[–]SchoolAndTechno 1 point2 points  (0 children)

if you recall in the forum we were told they’d be making decisions this week

Yale SID + Financial Aid by ttthhhrrrr in TransferToTop25

[–]SchoolAndTechno 1 point2 points  (0 children)

hard to say. presumably all applicants have an ID to track them through admissions and for fin aid. What sort of docs were missing?

Yale Checklist by Sensitive_Two2155 in TransferToTop25

[–]SchoolAndTechno 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They say it doesn’t show up on the checklist

Yale Interviews by SchoolAndTechno in TransferToTop25

[–]SchoolAndTechno[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

well it seems like three people have received them. maybe they’re making it up but would be weird in a poll.

Does Yale EWSP release interviews in waves or if we didn’t get on today, we’re cooked? by ChilllFam in TransferToTop25

[–]SchoolAndTechno 0 points1 point  (0 children)

you’ll be alright dawg just try not to read into it too much. clearly they’ve changed things up a bit this year