r/ApplyingIvyLeague

Hi, I was wondering how the DOJ's investigations into Yale's admissions might possibly change the game for admissions this cycle. Are stats going to be valued more? And will standardized testing become a more significant factor, even as it's already been fully implemented as mandatory?

Hi, i am a junior and have 0 extracurriculars', i know that i will not be having a good shot at t20s cuz of that, but i still wanna get into a good school. My GPA is good(4.6) and test scores are great as well (1530, 35), my academics is rigorous despite the fact i moved countries after sophomore year. That's also the reason why i have 0 extracurriculars'. Aside from a 3 month internship i did, i have nothing, what would be a good starting point for me to start building on my interests and get atleast an above average ec profile.

edit: Wanna do a finance/accounting/eco major, i like all those fields and history(did a course mastery of WW2 once).

tass (telluride association summer seminars), which is discontinued from this summer onwards… is it a golden ticket to the ivies if it aligns perfectly w the rest of your application?

Hey guys, I am currently applying for kaist,my debit card from Nabil Bank has declined and don't know how to pay. I applied for fee waiver but it has been rejected i don't know why .

Also look at my stats and give a shot.

I have both Nepali and Indian citizenship, but applying from nepal will give me a lot easy route i think. My father is in Indian army so i read both in India and Nepal.

My stats.

1-10 was in India.

10Th.. CBSE 95%

After that my dad retired and I passed 12th from Neb board and got 3.96 gpa in science just missed Nepali cause i don't know much.

My stats and Honors:

In India

All india Crest Math Olympiad : Bronze in 2023

Drafted for : Tata Chess 4 all 2023

Selected for india IMO exposure camp in 2022 and 2023 respectively.

National Scrabble Champion

Selected in Delhi Capitals as Net Bowler.

In Nepal

Won DMO and state one too, called for closed camp in 2025 but withdrawn due to presonal reason.

I haven't won much in Nepal as this was new setting and didn't get much opportunity.

After twelfth, I went back to India and gave SAT and scored 1560 with 800 math. I don't know how I fumbled in Language Sec.I think it will make my profile weak for ivy.

I honestly wanted to try in stanford, but don't have much Ecs , just academic stuffs. Got to know about kaist by a friend filled the form but payment declined and created reddit and joined here to ask help. I mean I also have SBI account in India. Should i do form nep or india?

some of my friends told me that the offer is unconditional after the person is admitted, but I don't think that an applicant that was predicted a 45 will get in with real 37 score

Hi. Feedback appreciated. Extenuating circumstances explained below

Demographics: Female; white/Hispanic (🇨🇺); FL

School information: public charter (IB); class of 80

Hooks: low income (50k, single parent, other parent incarcerated/house arrest)? I actually wouldn't consider that an advantage whatsoever LMFAO 💀

Intended major(s): Poli Sci/Government, minor in Spanish

Academics:

• ACT: N/A
• SAT: 1500 (760 RW/740 M) (retook it today...)
• Class rank: Top 10%, possibly top 5% (not published)
• UW/W GPA: 104.5 (school doesn't do UW)
• Coursework: Max course rigor. 11 APs taken. 7 5s, 2 4s (only reporting 5s) (school is very affluent but has limited APs because it's an IB school)
• Awards: Not stellar
  • Several school awards (inc. Spanish Student of the Year & Book Award for Civic Engagement)
  • V NSLI-Y '25

(a really cool language program via the Department of State)

• Personal Project Distinction (IB award for an academic project & research paper I did in the realm of women's history/sexual violence)

Extracurriculars:

• Employee of Planned Parenthood (3 years). Focused on community outreach and helping the underserved
• Prison outreach program. A unique opportunity to have conversations with the incarcerated population inside prisons. Hits home for me, which I've described in my personal statement
• Paid, self-taught Spanish tutor (4 years). Part-time, low-commitment, but a huge passion of mine
• Freelance journalism w/ local org. Contributing to public record, increasing access to information
• Legal internship (1 year). Involves research, digitization of media. At the firm of a state representative
• Estimator for local landscaping company (2 years)
• Restaurant work (6 months). 20 hrs summer, 12 hrs/wk now
• Ballotpedia Election Researcher. Worked with a national cohort to provide information on local elections. Very cool experience, and BP does very important work
• Citizen archivist (2 years). 300+ hours of research and archival work, both independent and with the Smithsonian. Focused on women's history
• Rape crisis advocacy (2 years). Work w/ local orgs. to create pre-forensic exam kits & distribute them to PDs. Very meaningful work to me
• Not an EC I explicitly listed, but I love and actively study language. I talked about this in an essay

Schools: Not a complete list... and it's very clear that I love the East Coast!

• State school (possibly auto admit)
• Yale (I look pretty good in blue.........)
• Princeton
• Harvard
• Columbia

• ⁠Brown

• Georgetown
• Vassar
• Stanford
• Brandeis
• Smith
• Bard (any other Steely Dan fans?)

Questions/Comments:

I mentioned it above briefly, but one of my parents went to prison a few years ago. Definitely an extenuating circumstance. My life changed in every single way, but I think it gave me a sense of direction

Thank you so much!