There was a short, limited thread about this last cycle and I'm reaching out to those who have gotten the letter for this cycle.

BIG envelope postmarked Dec 23.

Opening cover letter reads:

"Dear Mr. *******,

Our search for the students who will make up the Class of 2013 leads me to write to you. Your name was made available to us through the Candidate Referral Service (CRS) sponsored by the Law School Admission Council. We ask the CRS to give us the names of a small group of highly qualified minority applicants whose undergraduate grades and test scores suggest that they are individuals whose applications we would like to review fully. Our records indicate that you have not yet applied to Yale Law School. I write this letter to encourage you to do so.

We cannot, of course, guarantee that you will be admitted...

[Information regarding the Asian community at Yale, specifically mentioning the Pacific Islander, Asian and Native American Law Student' Association (PANA)]

Sincerely,
A*** R*******
Associate Dean"

Enclosed are some tips from PANA, including several PS examples and 250-essay examples.

On LSAC, I'm technically marked as "Other Asian," though most wouldnt consider this URM status.
My scores (OBVIOUSLY below Yale caliber):
GPA: 3.7 from large state school
LSAT: 166

What're your thoughts? My main question is why...? Dont they get enough applicants?

Because last I checked, Yale has a 32% minority enrollment rate. They are trying to cultivate top student talent from under represented minorities. Nothing would make Yale happier than to have an infinite amount of outstanding minority applicants so they could have a 50% minority student body of EQUAL academic achievement as non-minorities.

Great thing about Yale is they don't have anything to prove to anyone. They can accept whomever they wish based upon skills beyond GPA and LSAT scores. I hope you're going to apply.

Classic closing piece of motivational advice: "you miss 100% of the shots you never take" - Wayne Gretzky

I got the letter from them and a phone call from them in January after I ignored the letter. I applied mid-January and was rejected in March.

I received a similar letter and will not be taking the bait. I look at it like $75 and thirty minutes of my life that I flush down the toilet to be just one more Yale applicant who is kidding themselves.

I can honestly say that while I do not fit the typical background of the average law school applicant, I have not done anything extraordinary to warrant them taking my numbers (GPA below 25% and LSAT at 25%). And while my specific Asian ethnicity is rather rare for law school, I still get lumped in with the rest of the Asians, so I know I don't get the URM boost.

I'll take that $75 to Vegas for better odds.

haha...I got one too! Though its nice to be acknowledged, I'm not applying, not at least until I raise my LSAT score a couple of points.