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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Many years ago, an applicant who was denied admission to his first choice school (Yale University), pitched a tent outside of the admissions office demanding that he be admitted. Garnered student support & national publicity & he was admitted to Yale.[/quote]

How many years ago? 70? 80? This is urban legend. Please correct me with a link to the source.[/quote]

https://nypost.com/2016/02/07/former-yale-admissions-officer-reveals-secrets-of-who-gets-in/

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FYI, that was a ridiculously easy Google search.[/quote]

Confused...he didn't get in:

Being too clever could backfire.

A self-saboteur from Chicago wrote her essay about her fear of going to the dentist — in backward letters, colored pen, and a spiral “Yellow Brick Road” pattern; not the kind of thing you want to tackle in a mirror at midnight.

‘An overeager Eagle Scout on the wait list pitched a tent on the lawn of the Admissions Office to show how ardently he was interested. I am sure he enjoyed Haverford.’
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