Anonymous
Post 12/06/2023 18:54     Subject: Yale Admissions
About the same at our Big 3 Private. Zero non urm non legacy. Can’t even think of any non urm athlete…
Anonymous
Post 12/06/2023 18:21     Subject: Re:Yale Admissions
Or send your kids to a New England boarding school.
Anonymous
Post 12/06/2023 18:18     Subject: Re:Yale Admissions
Pack up your SUVs and move somewhere, anywhere else.
Anonymous
Post 12/06/2023 17:52     Subject: Yale Admissions
At least one Vienna admit in past 2 years - They were not athlete. I don't think they were legacy.
Anonymous
Post 12/06/2023 17:44     Subject: Yale Admissions
Anonymous wrote:Other than Legacy/Athlete/URM - any DMV admits at all? Looking at our school, this seems to take up 100 percent of the cases.



this and first generation and any other applicable hooks
Anonymous
Post 12/06/2023 17:42     Subject: Yale Admissions
Anonymous wrote:I know a kid who got in who is none of those things. He is finishing up his first semester at Yale right now. He's Asian, too! I don't know his stats as he is a friend, but from what I know he had outstanding academics, national math and science competitions, top musician, etc. It does happen.


Ha! Either we know the same person or there are at least two freshman who match this description.
Anonymous
Post 12/06/2023 17:14     Subject: Yale Admissions
The only Yale admit from DC’s HS was double legacy.
Anonymous
Post 12/06/2023 16:59     Subject: Yale Admissions
I know a kid who got in who is none of those things. He is finishing up his first semester at Yale right now. He's Asian, too! I don't know his stats as he is a friend, but from what I know he had outstanding academics, national math and science competitions, top musician, etc. It does happen.
Anonymous
Post 12/06/2023 16:51     Subject: Yale Admissions
I don't know of a single Ivy admit recently that doesn't fall into one of these three categories.
Anonymous
Post 12/06/2023 16:50     Subject: Yale Admissions
Anonymous wrote:This is sort of true for most Ivy admits in this town


Because in wealthy populated areas there are so many Ivy alum with kids in both public and private HSs!!
Anonymous
Post 12/06/2023 16:35     Subject: Yale Admissions
This is sort of true for most Ivy admits in this town
Anonymous
Post 12/06/2023 15:53     Subject: Yale Admissions
Anonymous wrote:Other than Legacy/Athlete/URM - any DMV admits at all? Looking at our school, this seems to take up 100 percent of the cases.


In the early round, expect everything to be taken up this way for DC applicants. RD may open up a slot or two. Maybe. And maybe not.
Anonymous
Post 12/06/2023 15:51     Subject: Yale Admissions
Other than Legacy/Athlete/URM - any DMV admits at all? Looking at our school, this seems to take up 100 percent of the cases.
Anonymous
Post 12/06/2023 15:48     Subject: Yale Admissions
Athletes
Anonymous
Post 12/06/2023 15:47     Subject: Yale Admissions
Are the admits from DC pretty much all legacies? Any non-legacy cases?