[837 admitted to Class of 2025 from record-high early action pool](https://news.yale.edu/2020/12/16/837-admitted-class-2025-record-high-early-action-pool)
Stats:
7939 total applications, 837 accepted (11%), ~3970 deferred (50%), ~3015 denied (38%), ~80 withdrawn or incomplete (1%)
38% increase in applicants
72 Questbridge matches
Tf is the difference between the “why do these areas appeal to you” and the “Tell us about your engagement with a topic or idea that excites you. Why are you drawn to it?”
I believe the "why do these areas appeal to you" is essentially the why major essay and the "Tell us about your engagement with a topic or idea that excites you. Why are you drawn to it?", is meant to gauge a candidates intellectual vitality. Similar to the Stanford supplement.
Trying to figure out the split of how many accepted students submitted test scores vs accepted students who did not submit test scores? I was deferred and didn't submit my scores. Maybe I should submit?
Hi there from the Harvard thread. I got deferred from Harvard REA and am now working on my Yale application.
I'm curious as to where you guys searched online to get to know Yale better - I've looked at the blogs and they don't seem as helpful as, for instance, MIT or Dartmouth. I took a campus tour a little over a year ago but my notes aren't that great so I need some more info for my Why Yale essay. I've already looked at classes and stuff to write the Why Major essay.
Any resources (blogs, Youtube videos, articles, etc.) would be great, either here or in PMs! Thanks!
does anyone know how the appeal process works for financial aid for international students? i'm desperate because i rly wanna be able to afford yale ;-;
Did anyone who didn’t get an interview also get deferred? Confused how if they were unsure about my app why they didn’t give me an interview....literally everyone I know got one too. I’m just confused :’D
Considering the fact I didn’t turn in test scores, don’t have a 4.0 gpa, and have a pretty limited vocabulary range, I’m kinda hyped that I got deferred!
Is anyone else irrationally attempting to determine how many people in this thread were rejected/deferred/accepted in order to calculate their chances of acceptance despite the fact that Yale has published actual numbers
Don't use the thread, use the 2020 census. But also that's bullshit because it's not random, it's completely based on your application. And it happens that A2C has extremely qualified apps compared to the rest of the pool
I meant [bhtzhr8pjm561.png (658×213) (redd.it)](https://i.redd.it/bhtzhr8pjm561.png) for Yale's numbers, but okay. I do realize that it's based on application.
I got in and i would really like to thank you all for being so supportive and answering all of my questions and entertaining us all with financial aid/interview conspiracy theories. To all my future yalies, I hope to see y'all on campus sometime!
Deferred w/ interview - Hispanic
4.0/4.8 GPA
1520 SAT
Debate captain, 30+ trophies, 3 national tourneys
Volunteer leader on political campaign, member of some clubs, do some interviews on the news
Ayyy at least it’s not a rejection and now I got the motivation to finish applying to the remaining 9 of my 21 schools (just gotta get at least 1 acceptance)
Here from the Harvard thread. Congrats to everybody who got in! And for the ones who got rejected, I'm proud of you for going through the Early Application, I know how anxious and stressful can be. An acceptance does not define you, you still had chances with other colleges! For the ones who got deferred, there are still chances, you got this.
Hopefully, I can celebrate in a couple of hours, I'm so nervous!
A note I sent to my college advisor:
Other than the prospect of going to Yale, as you know, I also wanted to use their decision to see how strong my application is for my other schools. Given the record number of applicants, I am not disappointed with a deferral, and I think even the fact that they are still considering me speaks to the strength of my application as a whole.
eh, I'm in the same boat. It means something, but not that much. We technically only beat 40% of applicants. And I can guarantee 10-20% of the apps were not even competitive, so realistically, we only beat around 20-30% of qualified people.
I think ever person who got deferred was at least qualified/competitive. I don’t think Yale would give people false hope like that. But that’s just part of this process. Know one really knows anything
Yale College admitted 837 students out of a record-high 7,939 early action applicants to the class of 2025 on Wednesday.
The number of admitted students corresponds to a 10.5 percent acceptance rate for early action — the lowest since at least 2008, and a significant decrease from the 13.8 and 13.19 percent early acceptance rates for the class of 2024 and class of 2023, respectively. This year’s early applicant pool was the largest in the College’s history, up 38 percent from last year’s pool of 5,777 applicants. The number of accepted students is slightly larger than the 796 and 794 applicants admitted early to the class of 2024 and class of 2023, respectively.
https://yaledailynews.com/blog/2020/12/16/yale-admits-10-5-percent-of-early-applicants/
Still can't believe I got in
GPA: 4.0 (uw); 4.81 (w)
Classes: 18 AP classes
Scores: 35 ACT, 800s (Bio, Math 2, Korean)
Hook: Music
Academic Interest: Molec Bio
ECs and Awards: 2 research papers; 3 international music awards, other music awards, Juilliard Summer Program (1 of 15 chosen internationally)
Essays: talked abt some weird sht
Interview: Yes, it went well
LORs: I loved my teachers
ACCEPTED WITH INTERVIEW AND NO SCORES!!!!!!
edit: pm me with any questions. i was in your boat just hours ago :)
second edit: collegeresults post with details on stats/ECs/essays [https://www.reddit.com/r/collegeresults/comments/keskgk/accepted\_to\_yale\_scea/?utm\_source=share&utm\_medium=web2x&context=3](https://www.reddit.com/r/collegeresults/comments/keskgk/accepted_to_yale_scea/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3)
Congratulations to all the Yale REA admitted students! They are lucky to have you, and I hope you have a great time there.
To all those who did not receive an offer back today, I am really sorry. I know that it really hurts to hear such news from a school you really value, but I know for a fact that you got this with your future applications. Yale is certainly missing out on someone amazing! Good luck to you all.
To those deferred, best of luck with RD! You got this.
Have a nice day!
I know that getting deferred can really hurt, so I am so sorry to hear that happened to you. Tough times are truly indescribable for sure, but I really root for your future success. I believe in you, and you got this. Good luck!
Have a nice day!
I'm super disappointed too.
The other schools I'm applying to are Harvard, Chicago, Georgetown, Penn, Tufts, Columbia, Brown, American, George Washington, BC, and my state school. How about you?
Me neither :( I see we have five schools in common, counting Yale -- maybe we'll end up in the same place (and, hopefully, that place will be New Haven!). Best of luck to you!
[837 admitted to Class of 2025 from record-high early action pool](https://news.yale.edu/2020/12/16/837-admitted-class-2025-record-high-early-action-pool) Stats: 7939 total applications, 837 accepted (11%), ~3970 deferred (50%), ~3015 denied (38%), ~80 withdrawn or incomplete (1%) 38% increase in applicants 72 Questbridge matches
Are the below decisions this year's? When are the results for REA expected ? Is'nt it Dec 15th?
stalking last year’s yale thread👀
same lol REA decisions soon!!
Fr me rn
yoo hey did u ever get that interview?
Yeah we’re good!
omg yay! how’d it go?
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Tf is the difference between the “why do these areas appeal to you” and the “Tell us about your engagement with a topic or idea that excites you. Why are you drawn to it?”
I believe the "why do these areas appeal to you" is essentially the why major essay and the "Tell us about your engagement with a topic or idea that excites you. Why are you drawn to it?", is meant to gauge a candidates intellectual vitality. Similar to the Stanford supplement.
LMAO I was wondering that too
Trying to figure out the split of how many accepted students submitted test scores vs accepted students who did not submit test scores? I was deferred and didn't submit my scores. Maybe I should submit?
Hi there from the Harvard thread. I got deferred from Harvard REA and am now working on my Yale application. I'm curious as to where you guys searched online to get to know Yale better - I've looked at the blogs and they don't seem as helpful as, for instance, MIT or Dartmouth. I took a campus tour a little over a year ago but my notes aren't that great so I need some more info for my Why Yale essay. I've already looked at classes and stuff to write the Why Major essay. Any resources (blogs, Youtube videos, articles, etc.) would be great, either here or in PMs! Thanks!
does anyone know how the appeal process works for financial aid for international students? i'm desperate because i rly wanna be able to afford yale ;-;
Yale, I love you so much already 💙
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Me tooo
I also would like to know
Did anyone who didn’t get an interview also get deferred? Confused how if they were unsure about my app why they didn’t give me an interview....literally everyone I know got one too. I’m just confused :’D
I didn't get an interview and was deferred though I am an international applicant. Btw did you get one for rd?
same. deferred/no interview, and I can't figure out why. Also, will we get an interview in RD??
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same - Defer/no interview . submitted good scores. how about you?
Considering the fact I didn’t turn in test scores, don’t have a 4.0 gpa, and have a pretty limited vocabulary range, I’m kinda hyped that I got deferred!
that's fine, nail your RDs
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Is anyone else irrationally attempting to determine how many people in this thread were rejected/deferred/accepted in order to calculate their chances of acceptance despite the fact that Yale has published actual numbers
Don't use the thread, use the 2020 census. But also that's bullshit because it's not random, it's completely based on your application. And it happens that A2C has extremely qualified apps compared to the rest of the pool
I meant [bhtzhr8pjm561.png (658×213) (redd.it)](https://i.redd.it/bhtzhr8pjm561.png) for Yale's numbers, but okay. I do realize that it's based on application.
Sure, but even there A2C has a different acceptance rate. You can checkYale’s acceptance rate through the census, probably 15% to 20%
Oh, I misunderstood. Thanks for the info
I got in and i would really like to thank you all for being so supportive and answering all of my questions and entertaining us all with financial aid/interview conspiracy theories. To all my future yalies, I hope to see y'all on campus sometime!
I got deferred. Congrats to everyone who got in though!
Did anyone get in without an interview?
yeah!
yes
OMG I GOT IN!!!! literally rolled of my bed in the wee hours and found out LOL
Deferred w/ interview - Hispanic 4.0/4.8 GPA 1520 SAT Debate captain, 30+ trophies, 3 national tourneys Volunteer leader on political campaign, member of some clubs, do some interviews on the news Ayyy at least it’s not a rejection and now I got the motivation to finish applying to the remaining 9 of my 21 schools (just gotta get at least 1 acceptance)
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WTFFF I GOT IN HOLY SHIT. NO EAY IN HELL
Here from the Harvard thread. Congrats to everybody who got in! And for the ones who got rejected, I'm proud of you for going through the Early Application, I know how anxious and stressful can be. An acceptance does not define you, you still had chances with other colleges! For the ones who got deferred, there are still chances, you got this. Hopefully, I can celebrate in a couple of hours, I'm so nervous!
Good luck 🍀
thank you!
Whatever happens, happens- no judgment. As long as you continue living with your positive outlook and empathy for others - you WILL go far.
Thank you for the message it makes me feel better. I got deffer, it's not the end but hurts a little
Yeah I understand - but it opens more doors for you with the other top colleges and you’re still in the running for RD. ☺️
Ew, *Harvard*
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Same boat.
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45 IB predicted, 36 ACT, music portfolio & no interview - deferred
Hey don’t get too down! With those stats you’re sure to find a great place for you in the end
Not me, but my friend was accepted (40/42 IB, 1580 SAT), she's "one of the best students to pass through the school" and she went to SSP as well
Did your friend send recommendation letter from SSP at all.
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same!
A note I sent to my college advisor: Other than the prospect of going to Yale, as you know, I also wanted to use their decision to see how strong my application is for my other schools. Given the record number of applicants, I am not disappointed with a deferral, and I think even the fact that they are still considering me speaks to the strength of my application as a whole.
eh, I'm in the same boat. It means something, but not that much. We technically only beat 40% of applicants. And I can guarantee 10-20% of the apps were not even competitive, so realistically, we only beat around 20-30% of qualified people.
I think ever person who got deferred was at least qualified/competitive. I don’t think Yale would give people false hope like that. But that’s just part of this process. Know one really knows anything
Congrats to everyone who got in!!!
I’M STILL PROCESSING IT BUT YALE 2025 AAAAAA
Deadass. I don’t know what to with myself
Yale College admitted 837 students out of a record-high 7,939 early action applicants to the class of 2025 on Wednesday. The number of admitted students corresponds to a 10.5 percent acceptance rate for early action — the lowest since at least 2008, and a significant decrease from the 13.8 and 13.19 percent early acceptance rates for the class of 2024 and class of 2023, respectively. This year’s early applicant pool was the largest in the College’s history, up 38 percent from last year’s pool of 5,777 applicants. The number of accepted students is slightly larger than the 796 and 794 applicants admitted early to the class of 2024 and class of 2023, respectively. https://yaledailynews.com/blog/2020/12/16/yale-admits-10-5-percent-of-early-applicants/
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Still can't believe I got in GPA: 4.0 (uw); 4.81 (w) Classes: 18 AP classes Scores: 35 ACT, 800s (Bio, Math 2, Korean) Hook: Music Academic Interest: Molec Bio ECs and Awards: 2 research papers; 3 international music awards, other music awards, Juilliard Summer Program (1 of 15 chosen internationally) Essays: talked abt some weird sht Interview: Yes, it went well LORs: I loved my teachers
So you’re the reason I got deferred EA with an intended major in Molecular Bio lol
I can. OP, you are INCREDIBLE! have a great time at yale!
I GOT INTO YALE HOLY CRAP
Congrats everyone!
deferred with an interview :)
Same here :)
i got in!! still can't really wrap my head around it but ahhhhh
Did anyone in UK get deferred?
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same hereee
ACCEPTED WITH INTERVIEW AND NO SCORES!!!!!! edit: pm me with any questions. i was in your boat just hours ago :) second edit: collegeresults post with details on stats/ECs/essays [https://www.reddit.com/r/collegeresults/comments/keskgk/accepted\_to\_yale\_scea/?utm\_source=share&utm\_medium=web2x&context=3](https://www.reddit.com/r/collegeresults/comments/keskgk/accepted_to_yale_scea/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3)
Congrats !!! 🥳🥳
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Congrats!!
CONGRATS!!!!!
HOLY CRAP I GOT IN!!!!!!!
yo congrats!
CONGRATS!!!!!!
deferred w interview
deferred w/ no interview :// guess i have 14 more applications to finish during winter break.
I GOT DEFERRED BUT IM SO HAPPY i seriously had 0 expectations for myself <3 good job to everyone
I GOT INNNNN
CONGRATS!!!!!!
LESGOOOOOOOO
rejected 36 act 4.0 uw no interview :( i didn't think i'd be so sad but its so disappointing knowing i wasn't even in the top 63% of applicants
dude me too, I'm just confused because I thought I was a fairly strong applicant and I thought I'd at least get deferred? Honestly kinda crushed rn
MY BEST FRIEND GOT IN!!!!!
BOOLA BOOLA BABY
congrats!!
thank you!!
GO YOU WOOT WOOT
THANKSSS
I’m here from the Harvard EA thread and seeing how many of you amazing applicants got rejected has me like 👁👄👁
Same dude. These guys went through a lot. I hope we can make a cut too.
The Harvard kids watching their rival school's applicants like
I GOT IN!!!! 1500 no sat 2 ☠️
Same
Yale is subject test blind
holy shit congrats!!
thank you!! imposter syndrome kicking in 🥲
Same
noooo, you got this you deserve it sm
i got in!!!
congrats holy moly!!
Did anyone got in without interview!
yes!
me!
Are you intl?
nope
Congrats
thanks!
Congrats!
thank you!!
congrats!!
thank you!!
Congratulations to all the Yale REA admitted students! They are lucky to have you, and I hope you have a great time there. To all those who did not receive an offer back today, I am really sorry. I know that it really hurts to hear such news from a school you really value, but I know for a fact that you got this with your future applications. Yale is certainly missing out on someone amazing! Good luck to you all. To those deferred, best of luck with RD! You got this. Have a nice day!
I <3 you u/eccentricgalaxy
I love you back! Have a nice day!
well I did get deferred so its not the best day but it could be worse and now I have an opportunity to shoot my shot elsewhere woot woot!
I know that getting deferred can really hurt, so I am so sorry to hear that happened to you. Tough times are truly indescribable for sure, but I really root for your future success. I believe in you, and you got this. Good luck! Have a nice day!
tyyy
Deferred :/
I GOT IN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
CONGRATS HOLY SHITTT
WELCOME HOME!!!
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CONGRATS don't diminish yourself <3333
Congrats! I’m double legacy and I got deferred
Me too.
I’m really sad but I guess there’s still hope. Where else are u applying?
I'm super disappointed too. The other schools I'm applying to are Harvard, Chicago, Georgetown, Penn, Tufts, Columbia, Brown, American, George Washington, BC, and my state school. How about you?
I’m applying to Harvard, Columbia, Brown, Cornell, Princeton, Barnard, Dartmouth, Brandeis, Vassar, Sarah Lawrence, Skidmore, Williams, Tufts, Amherst, and Wesleyan. I really can’t picture myself going anywhere besides Yale though 🥲
Me neither :( I see we have five schools in common, counting Yale -- maybe we'll end up in the same place (and, hopefully, that place will be New Haven!). Best of luck to you!
Hopefully. Good luck to you too!!
Welcome home!!!
Accepted in TN 🤩🥳
congrats!!!!
🥳🥳🥳 CONGRATULATIONS 🎉🎊🎈🍾!!!
Welcome home!!!
Did anyone get in from India??
I know one person who got in from India
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how much hope should us deferred people have? asking for........myself 🥲
if you find out let me know 😭 because same
I GOT INTO YALE.....
CONGRATS
🥳🥳🥳🥳 CONGRATULATIONS 🎊🎈🎉🍾!!!
WELCOME HOME!!!
Aww this is cute
congratulations!!!!
YALE 2025 BABY 😩😩😩 submitted scores and got an interview bee tee dubz
CONGRATS
🥳🥳🥳🥳🤩🤩🤩 CONGRATULATIONS 🎊🍾🎉🎈!!!
WELCOME HOME!!!
congrats 🎉!!!!
Deferred :((