Yale Admissions

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While those with legacies are in an argument about how big a donations is needed to get a legacy kid in...the rest of us without any legacy hooks at Yale may as well just totally give up.

Legacies make up like 15% of the class.

True. I meant in the DC area though. At least in our school, nearly every admit is a legacy. Those that aren't are URM. End of story.

Not really. At plenty of other schools non legacy non URM kids get in. In the DC area even.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:In our experience as legacy families, it is all about money and in terms of BIG BUCKs. like 7 to 8 digits. We never could afford to give that much and SURPRISE DS didn't get in as a EA applicant and triple legacy

That’s on your kid. It can’t be all about legacy and 7 or 8 figures. The legacy pool isn’t that wealthy.

No, it wasn't. first in their class. 36 ACT. etc. etc. etc. Eagle scout. He had everything but our family can't afford donations like that. He was a legacy through me at Harvard. Triple legacy at Yale, including faculty (tenured) and tenured faculty advocating with admissions. Didn't help They don't want white kids from an alleged "privileged bACKGROUND". HOW DO YOU NOT KNOW THIS?

My kid is at Yale and I can attest that there are plenty of white and Asian kids from privileged backgrounds walking around campus [/quote]

AND ..... the legacy parents gave 7 to 8 digits. How do you not know this? I am from a Yale family who had no money and could not provide the requisite (7 or 8 digit) donation requirement. Our kid had every single box checked. He was also a Yale young global scholar. Three legacy connections and one faculty.

DIDN"T matter. We couldn't afford the Harvard (my legacy) or Yale prerequisites so kid got the expected "soft deferral".

Kid is at Oxford working on his DPhil. The US has gone mad. Go abroad for education

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:In our experience as legacy families, it is all about money and in terms of BIG BUCKs. like 7 to 8 digits. We never could afford to give that much and SURPRISE DS didn't get in as a EA applicant and triple legacy

That’s on your kid. It can’t be all about legacy and 7 or 8 figures. The legacy pool isn’t that wealthy.

No, it wasn't. first in their class. 36 ACT. etc. etc. etc. Eagle scout. He had everything but our family can't afford donations like that. He was a legacy through me at Harvard. Triple legacy at Yale, including faculty (tenured) and tenured faculty advocating with admissions. Didn't help They don't want white kids from an alleged "privileged bACKGROUND". HOW DO YOU NOT KNOW THIS?

My kid is at Yale and I can attest that there are plenty of white and Asian kids from privileged backgrounds walking around campus

what a stupid, moronic response. PROVIDE STATS if you are going to contribute here.

[Anonymous]

OMG just give it a rest. I interview in this area and all the kids from my list who have gotten in in the last few years are neither rich legacies nor athletes. Your kid is not likely to get in because statistics are not on your side and you’re trying to find some “excuse” ahead of time. Just relax, go read a book of something.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

While those with legacies are in an argument about how big a donations is needed to get a legacy kid in...the rest of us without any legacy hooks at Yale may as well just totally give up.

Legacies make up like 15% of the class.

Incorrect. 26% of the class and Yale engages in all sorts of ways to hide those figures. AMA

[Anonymous]

Seeing this thread. Realizing it was a BIG mistake to apply early to Yale. Top kid but zero hooks! Oh well..

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

While those with legacies are in an argument about how big a donations is needed to get a legacy kid in...the rest of us without any legacy hooks at Yale may as well just totally give up.

Legacies make up like 15% of the class.

True. I meant in the DC area though. At least in our school, nearly every admit is a legacy. Those that aren't are URM. End of story.

Not really. At plenty of other schools non legacy non URM kids get in. In the DC area even.

Huh?? Are you counting West Virginia as DC area?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OMG just give it a rest. I interview in this area and all the kids from my list who have gotten in in the last few years are neither rich legacies nor athletes. Your kid is not likely to get in because statistics are not on your side and you’re trying to find some “excuse” ahead of time. Just relax, go read a book of something.

Good to know. This is definitely not the case at our DC private. Genuine question for you as interviewer though: How would you know if the kids you interview are legacies? Are the interview requests marked as such.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Seeing this thread. Realizing it was a BIG mistake to apply early to Yale. Top kid but zero hooks! Oh well..

I'm sorry. But if they have the stats to be competitive at Yale, they will do fine in the end.

But yes, I would not encourage any unhooked kid to apply SCEA to Harvard or Yale. Waste of an opportunity. The sweet spot for a strong ED application are the schools ranked 10-20. You'll never know whether they could have gotten into Stanford, but you'll avoid the stress and anarchy of regular decision and still be assured of a great education.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OMG just give it a rest. I interview in this area and all the kids from my list who have gotten in in the last few years are neither rich legacies nor athletes. Your kid is not likely to get in because statistics are not on your side and you’re trying to find some “excuse” ahead of time. Just relax, go read a book of something.

Good to know. This is definitely not the case at our DC private. Genuine question for you as interviewer though: How would you know if the kids you interview are legacies? Are the interview requests marked as such.

I'd like to know this too. And even if you know whether they're legacies or not, how would you know how rich they are? I don't believe that you are interviewing in the DMV (meaning DC, Montgomery County, Northern VA) and have had several kids with no hooks (not URM, not athletes, not legacies, not from famous/influential families, not big donor, not first gen) get into Yale.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Seeing this thread. Realizing it was a BIG mistake to apply early to Yale. Top kid but zero hooks! Oh well..

I'm sorry. But if they have the stats to be competitive at Yale, they will do fine in the end.

But yes, I would not encourage any unhooked kid to apply SCEA to Harvard or Yale. Waste of an opportunity. The sweet spot for a strong ED application are the schools ranked 10-20. You'll never know whether they could have gotten into Stanford, but you'll avoid the stress and anarchy of regular decision and still be assured of a great education.

Or to Princeton or Stanford. It's a waste...

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:In our experience as legacy families, it is all about money and in terms of BIG BUCKs. like 7 to 8 digits. We never could afford to give that much and SURPRISE DS didn't get in as a EA applicant and triple legacy

That’s on your kid. It can’t be all about legacy and 7 or 8 figures. The legacy pool isn’t that wealthy.

No, it wasn't. first in their class. 36 ACT. etc. etc. etc. Eagle scout. He had everything but our family can't afford donations like that. He was a legacy through me at Harvard. Triple legacy at Yale, including faculty (tenured) and tenured faculty advocating with admissions. Didn't help They don't want white kids from an alleged "privileged bACKGROUND". HOW DO YOU NOT KNOW THIS?

There's a disconnect here. Sounds like something turned off Adcom. Where did he end up?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

While those with legacies are in an argument about how big a donations is needed to get a legacy kid in...the rest of us without any legacy hooks at Yale may as well just totally give up.

Legacies make up like 15% of the class.

True. I meant in the DC area though. At least in our school, nearly every admit is a legacy. Those that aren't are URM. End of story.

Not really. At plenty of other schools non legacy non URM kids get in. In the DC area even.

Huh?? Are you counting West Virginia as DC area?

No. Just because you want to lie to yourself doesn’t mean anyone else has to

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

While those with legacies are in an argument about how big a donations is needed to get a legacy kid in...the rest of us without any legacy hooks at Yale may as well just totally give up.

Legacies make up like 15% of the class.

Incorrect. 26% of the class and Yale engages in all sorts of ways to hide those figures. AMA

Ok. Source and how?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:In our experience as legacy families, it is all about money and in terms of BIG BUCKs. like 7 to 8 digits. We never could afford to give that much and SURPRISE DS didn't get in as a EA applicant and triple legacy

That’s on your kid. It can’t be all about legacy and 7 or 8 figures. The legacy pool isn’t that wealthy.

No, it wasn't. first in their class. 36 ACT. etc. etc. etc. Eagle scout. He had everything but our family can't afford donations like that. He was a legacy through me at Harvard. Triple legacy at Yale, including faculty (tenured) and tenured faculty advocating with admissions. Didn't help They don't want white kids from an alleged "privileged bACKGROUND". HOW DO YOU NOT KNOW THIS?

My kid is at Yale and I can attest that there are plenty of white and Asian kids from privileged backgrounds walking around campus

what a stupid, moronic response. PROVIDE STATS if you are going to contribute here.

Are you going to report me to the manager?

Your kid got rejected despite having multiple hooks. I get you’re desperate to blame something else for that. But the idea that your kid, already fortunate with legacy status at Harvard and Yale, was somehow a victim here is hilarious. I am truly enjoying the idea of them opening that portal and seeing they didn’t get in.