What are some things people did to get into Yale?

Have a good philosophical reason to do anything. I would like to say that I had a personality as a teenager and most of my answers weren't "because my mom told me" or "because I need to get into college". I had my favorite things and I knew what those reasons were. I knew why I wanted to be good at certain things. read more

Four years later, I still don’t know which of those things actually got me into Yale. A part of me is still convinced that I just got incredibly, incredibly lucky. I do think that if I’d done any of those things primarily “to get into Yale”, though, Yale would probably have laughed at me for having the wrong priorities. read more

College applications are a daunting task. You’ve packed countless hours of homework, volunteering and activities into your schedule, and now you have to explain to someone why that means you deserve a spot at their school. You have to make yourself stand out from millions of other students. read more

How to Get Into Yale Three Parts: Building a Strong Academic Portfolio Engaging in Extracurricular Activities Completing the Application Process Community Q&A Yale University, a private university located in New Haven, Connecticut, was founded in 1701 and is an elite Ivy League school. read more