Yale c/o 2016 Applicants (2012-2013 cycle) Forum

[advicewelcome]

My stats are on the low end -- 171 and 3.84. I'm non-URM, non-traditional. I submitted on 11/23 and went complete a week later.

[hopeful16]

My stats are on the low end -- 171 and 3.84. I'm non-URM, non-traditional. I submitted on 11/23 and went complete a week later.

Thanks for the info and congrats again!

[shakespeare]

my lsat is lower but my gpa is higher...not sure what this means, though. Perhaps time to give up hope?

thanks, advicewelcome and congratulations!

[vman21]

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[hdivine]

Received the call last night. I'm shocked and ecstatic! Good luck everyone!

When you say "last night," do you mean after 5 p.m. EST? I've heard of people getting called at weird times.

[advicewelcome]

Received the call last night. I'm shocked and ecstatic! Good luck everyone!

When you say "last night," do you mean after 5 p.m. EST? I've heard of people getting called at weird times.

Correct. My call came at almost 9pm EST. I was really surprised by that.

[hopeful16]

An Asha blog post from this morning: http://blogs.law.yale.edu/blogs/admissi ... -post.aspx Only relevant for those with C&F issues though.

[FloridaCoastalorbust]

I wonder how many people are goign to read that and send in corrections to thier apps stating the following:

I was arrested for shoplifting when I was 15, I forgot to mention that the sweater was blue.
When I was charged with wreckless driving the car in question was an 1991 Ford Escort
When I was written up for underage drinking, it was not in fact shots, it was a '83 Merlot

ROFL material

[helix23]

I wonder how many people are goign to read that and send in corrections to thier apps stating the following:

I was arrested for shoplifting when I was 15, I forgot to mention that the sweater was blue.
When I was charged with wreckless driving the car in question was an 1991 Ford Escort
When I was written up for underage drinking, it was not in fact shots, it was a '83 Merlot

what kind of 15 year old steals a sweater?

[dcg2120]

I'm a former federal agent.

[hdivine]

From Asha's blog:
There is no correlation between when you are admitted and whether you were a presumptive admit or read by faculty (I really don't see why this would make any difference once you are admitted, but anyway). Both I and the members of the faculty are reading files from early fall into April. So, it's entirely possible for an application to make it through a round of three faculty readers by December, just as it is possible for me to admit someone directly in the spring (it would be kind of odd, wouldn't it, if a must-have applicant applied on February 15 and I had no choice but to send the person to the faculty gamble?). In fact, I believe two years ago the very very very last file I read was a presumptive admit. Again: your chances of admission remain the same regardless of when you apply.
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The above quote is pretty clear. I wonder, however, if this occurs for those applications that were submitted at the very beginning of the cycle. It seems that a presumptive admit's application would likely be reviewed faster (2 readers) than a non-presumptive admit (4) readers. Of course, this could get completely flipped upside down if, for instance, there were three faculty who happened to review collectively more rapidly than the faculty chair that presumptive admits go to.

Any thoughts?

[poichi]

I'm a former federal agent.

Was going to make this exact same post.

Also,

hinky

Now I have an image in my head that Deputy US Marshal Samuel Gerard is the Associate Dean at Yale

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On stakeout surveilling Yale applicants, obvi

[poichi]

Gosh. As a Brit, I hope I don't fall foul of that one. Maybe I should have spelled (or even ... "spelt" ) the whole application in British English just to rub it in

That we eat french fries with mayonnaise?

Never came across that until I was in Japan. I don't think it's a British thing fwiw, though the country can be very regional with certain things.

[dcg2120]

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On stakeout surveilling Yale applicants, obvi

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...apologies to Ms. Barnett and Ms. Rangappa, those who actually know how to use GIMP, and anyone with any kind of aesthetic sensibility.

[amsong]

I'll put a "u" in my words if I want to, Asha, YOU'RE NOT MY MOM.

[poichi]

I'll put a "u" in my words if I want to, Asha, YOU'RE NOT MY MOM.

You're my new favourite

Special honours go to that YLS poster though. There's a night at the theatre and no mistake.

[dcg2120]

Special honours go to that YLS poster though.

I see what you did there.

[weareyoung16]

Just checking in to say I got the call today. Still in shock....

[dcg2120]

Just checking in to say I got the call today. Still in shock....

Congrats, man!

[hopeful16]

Just checking in to say I got the call today. Still in shock....

Congrats!!

[hdivine]

Just checking in to say I got the call today. Still in shock....

Numbers? Submit date?

[ssanonymous]

Just checking in to say I got the call today. Still in shock....

Congrats!! Hope you have a great time in New Haven!

Question: If I choose to update my app, will I end up in the back of the app queue? All I want to say is that I'm a finalist for a scholarship, but I don't think that's even worth updating my app for. Thoughts?

[carboncopyx]

Just checking in to say I got the call today. Still in shock....

Congrats! Yale is beautiful...

[weareyoung16]

Just checking in to say I got the call today. Still in shock....

Numbers? Submit date?

yeah, youre in at H and Y, no need to keep the cloak on any longer.

Fair enough. 172/3.85 URM. Submitted around 11/10.

[bfigsan]

I'm trying to decide whether or not I should throw in an app to YLS. I'm way below their medians and I don't think I have much of a chance, but wanted some advice.

167, 3.78, URM (PR), pretty good soft factors, fee waiver (but I don't think that matters).

Any advice would be appreciated.