Yale SOM 2013 - Calling All Applicants

just saw this too.. just enough of these to keep us on our toes until next Thursday! I hope we will be celebrating haha

Thanks, haxx! I tried it again and it worked. I think I just timed out of the system... oh well.




I haven't told my employer either, but I didn't put a hold on ReVera. I wasn't sure what impact that would have with the matriculation/registration process, if any, so I just bit the bullet and am letting ReVera do what they need to do. On the plus side, I work for a larger corporation and my interaction with HR (whom I'm guessing they'll be contacting) is quite limited... I'm just hoping word doesn't trickle down to my managers in time for my review. And if it does, oh well -- I've made the decision to leave; I doubt I'm up for a promotion since our promotion cycles are lengthy and unpredictable, so worse case scenario they let me go and I have a few months vacation before school. In the grand scheme of things, it's not the worst thing that could happen.

*Goes back into a hole and listens to birds chirping for the next few weeks -- none of this will be "real" until I have access to my own Yale email account*




For your sanity, I hope they don't send out another newsletter next Wednesday -- that would be cruel!

aerien - what kind of info did you have to supply to ReVera? Was it just employment info or did they ask for extracurric verification as well (contact info, proof, etc)?

Oh...I thought Bruce is sending all these emails to me only, so I apply to Yale in R3....A heart breaking news indeed.

To start off, you literally sign a form and send it to them. All they have is your name. (I'm assuming they tie the information to your Yale application so they know your company's telephone number, etc...) And then if they need more clarification, they'll email you directly.

From what I've gathered, they contact your recommenders and they verify where you've worked.

Thanks. your suggestions definitely helped.

In this question: What do you consider to be your most significant accomplishment? Why? - hum much important is describing "what i did" in this accomplishment. i mean this part is taking 125 words and i am thinking whether that much words are worth.

Any tips on how you guys responded to this one

I probably spent about 1/3 on "what" and the other 2/3 on "why"

I think you're catching on, but the "why" is where the bulk of your essay should be. It does sound like your "what" might be a bit lengthy right now. You might want to see if you can make that part more concise.

yeah my "what i did" is a bit lengthy. However, i am also confused as in does "WHY" consists of any other hidden question. i am asking this because i summarized why in a single line only. what else needs to be stated

Why was this your most significant achievement? What made it so significant to you? Why do you feel that way? I think you need to take some time to reflect on the situation and your actions before you write a (pretty short) essay you'll be happy with.

There are also a lot of essay analyses online done by various consultants; if you do a quick search for them, you might find some of them to be helpful for you as you work on your essays.

Thanks Aerian, you comments helped a lot. I also googled consultant's analyses but none of them was as explicit. i answered all 3 question you mentioned. Now, i have good breakup: 143 words for what i did and 147 for why it means to be most important.

Happy to help Good luck with your app!

Round 3 applicants? Bueller? Bueller?

I am applying. Maybe @aerien can share his "secret" with us, and we all can join him at SOM.

@aerien: Any idea what the yield is looking like for SOM this year? Just trying to predict the open spots for R3/WL applicants. Can you do one of your insanely complex calculations and give us a number?

There was an admissions chat today. Did you see it?

I did not get a chance to login to the admission chat today. Did anybody attend the online chat? if so were there any interesting stats on Yield or Interview acceptance rate ?

I was on. Nothing major to report other than the R3 admissions depend upon the yield from R1/R2. I asked them how the yield is looking like and they didn't disclose.

are round 2 interviews finally over? Maybe they'll make a last minute executive decision to start making calls early... you never know