Yale--Class of 2029

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There are also many high stats that are interesting. They are trying to hide the low stats URMs and mix in low stats white kids. It's a really bad look that Trump will go after.

That's a stretch.

Stop hating.

[Anonymous]

Can people say whether their kids had a college sport as part of their application mix?

Congrats to all the great admits! And condolences to those who weren’t but also best wishes for a GREAT experience for your child wherever they wind up going!

[Anonymous]

Legacy status matters more than major. 12% of Yale students are legacies (white affirmative action).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Legacy status matters more than major. 12% of Yale students are legacies (white affirmative action).

My child is a legacy and she is not white. The classes from the 1990s have HS-aged kids now. And a huge number of us are not white and/or married people who are not white and so our kids are non-white legacies (or double, in my case). The idea that legacy status preserves white privilege is something that is being used to pull the rug out from under non-white legacies of this generation of applicants.

Anyway, yay for all of these new admits! Welcome!

[Anonymous]

DD was accepted! Nova public school, we are extremely shocked as no one has gotten into Yale from her school in at least 5 years.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DD was accepted! Nova public school, we are extremely shocked as no one has gotten into Yale from her school in at least 5 years.

Congratulations !!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Expecting an acceptance at Yale TBH. DD has been accepted at every single school so far including five T10s/OOS schools that are almost impossible. And the interview couldn't have gone better.
4.0, 12 APs, tons of deep ECs including prize-winning research. Humanities major.
Will post back later and let you know.

And?

I posted above - Yale and Columbia - accepting Yale. DC absolutely cleaned up this season.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DD was accepted! Nova public school, we are extremely shocked as no one has gotten into Yale from her school in at least 5 years.

Congratulations!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Expecting an acceptance at Yale TBH. DD has been accepted at every single school so far including five T10s/OOS schools that are almost impossible. And the interview couldn't have gone better.
4.0, 12 APs, tons of deep ECs including prize-winning research. Humanities major.
Will post back later and let you know.

And?

I posted above - Yale and Columbia - accepting Yale. DC absolutely cleaned up this season.

Congrats to your daughter! Although I hope she’s a bit more modest than you come across as. She’ll have a much better time

- Parent of Yale junior who absolutely loves it

[Anonymous]

Not legacy , no recruited sports

[Anonymous]

still have no financial aid letter from yale.

hard to know how excited we should get

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Legacy status matters more than major. 12% of Yale students are legacies (white affirmative action).

My child is a legacy and she is not white. The classes from the 1990s have HS-aged kids now. And a huge number of us are not white and/or married people who are not white and so our kids are non-white legacies (or double, in my case). The idea that legacy status preserves white privilege is something that is being used to pull the rug out from under non-white legacies of this generation of applicants.

Anyway, yay for all of these new admits! Welcome!

Thank you! I was at Yale in the 90s, and I am part of a group that would not have been allowed admission in earlier decades. I find it deeply ironic that now, just as legacy admits are finally more diverse and not just white Christian men, there are calls to end the practice.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There are also many high stats that are interesting. They are trying to hide the low stats URMs and mix in low stats white kids. It's a really bad look that Trump will go after.

The only difference between a kid with top decile SAT (1390) and a kid with 1550-1600 is purely test taking skills OR a $3000 one on one test prep course only very few can afford.

Go ahead and make yourself feel better by assuming your snowflake is smarter and more deserving than the kid who “only” got a 1390

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Legacy status matters more than major. 12% of Yale students are legacies (white affirmative action).

My child is a legacy and she is not white. The classes from the 1990s have HS-aged kids now. And a huge number of us are not white and/or married people who are not white and so our kids are non-white legacies (or double, in my case). The idea that legacy status preserves white privilege is something that is being used to pull the rug out from under non-white legacies of this generation of applicants.

Anyway, yay for all of these new admits! Welcome!

+1
So true!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There are also many high stats that are interesting. They are trying to hide the low stats URMs and mix in low stats white kids. It's a really bad look that Trump will go after.

The only difference between a kid with top decile SAT (1390) and a kid with 1550-1600 is purely test taking skills OR a $3000 one on one test prep course only very few can afford.

Go ahead and make yourself feel better by assuming your snowflake is smarter and more deserving than the kid who “only” got a 1390

True.