Asking Yale Students How They Got Into Yale | GPA, SAT/ACT, Extracurriculars & More!

“Yeah the SAT is unnecessary” everyone proceeds to get 1500’s

A girl in my school just got accepted into Yale with a full ride scholarship. She deserves it and I'm so proud of her!

Wow glad to see that Yale students are so humble and friendly

2:56 and 3:19, having a 44 IB predicted score is way more impressive than getting a 4.0 gpa, we have a monster on our hands

2:56 as an IB student, the person who was predicted to get a 44— thats actually insanely impressive, i would say much more so than the gpas. that's a 44/45, which means top marks on every exam but one, plus top marks on other things like essays core to the program edit: also guys since this is doing numbers, wanted to share that i recently scored 6s in both my SL subjects!!(i am y2 this year, my school makes us do SL subjects in only one year bc they like to see us suffer) Your goals are achievable, work hard i believe in you :))

I just graduated from law school and attended Washington U in St. Louis for my undergrad. It is so interesting seeing all of these people a few years behind me talk about stats, scores, and extracurriculars. Yale and other elite schools can really and truly set you up for life. But just remember, if your scores aren’t this amazing or you don’t get into your dream school, you still have a wonderful life ahead of you. I’ve taken classes at community college, public universities and private universities, and your education really is what you make of it. College is only a few years out of the rest of your life, and I wish in high school I had known that and spent more time making memories and less time worried about my GPA. Just my two cents, and amazing that all of these students are so accomplished at such young ages!

Meanwhile, me, a Yale PhD student: LOL, my highschool GPA was like 3.6, and undergrad GPA was about the same. For applying PhD students, the numbers don't have to be as good, your lab/writing/research/etc. experience is way more important.

When he said I practice 40 hours a day, Twosetters: We are in the presence of a cultured man.

wow I was shocked when the one girl said she was from Lancaster Pennsylvania. That’s super close to me and it’s kinda cool to hear that someone from my area was able to get into Yale!

wow, i felt very proud of Gaukhar from Kazakhstan because I'm from Kyrgyzstan (nearby KZ) and I can imagine how much effort and hard work she's done to get into Yale! so inspiring!!

This is unknown territory for me. It's fascinating. I dropped out of high school in 10th grade due to multiple reasons, but mostly due to feeling overwhelmed and lost without any guidance. I'm proud of these kids cause they don't all come from privilege. They worked hard.

I like watching these videos cuz they do be inspiring me to continue my college education. In highscool I was a 2.0 gpa student. Barely putting the effort to muster a C. My only way getting into college was soccer but eventually I quit due to mental health. I was really depressed and didn’t have any motivation for anything. Had no friends no job and overall I was in a bad state in hs. I just turned 20 now back in community college trying to get a degree eventually gonna transfer. But yeah would’ve wished i had better guidance and wished I could go back and change that so I wouldn’t have made it harder on myself. I didn’t even go to prom no football game nothing and overall had no social life. Starting to change now How I am now and it’s honestly making me a better person and happier. Seeing you guys so happy at Yale is motivation and brings me joy. You guys are very smart and I also admire your hard work you put in and the sacrifice.

I'm 23 now and been out of college a year almost. This video is reawakening the stress I had back in high school during college admissions season lol.

How do these kids manage to do everything at once so well ??? It’s so impressive

As fun as these videos are, I do want to give a certain amount of warning to HS students. Just because you have the grades, scores, letters of rec, essays, and extracurriculars doesn’t mean you’ll be accepted into these schools. I was denied to all of my colleges despite having a 3.8/4.23, a 1490, and being on a nationally recognised robotics and rocketry team. I even did robotics research in HS at a university, applied to the university, and then was denied from that university. So much of it is just an arbitrary lottery, it’s hard to truly know.

hey queen! girl you have done it again. constantly raising the bar for us all and doing it flawlessly. i’d say i’m surprised but i know who you are. i’ve seen it up close and personal. girl you make me so proud👑👑

One of these kids went to my high school. He always worked super hard, he definitely deserved Yale! :)

What’s more impressive is these guys can still remember their test scores

Shoutout to all the high school, undergrad, and grad students pursuing their dreams! I know it seems counter-intuitive now, but ivy leagues are not the golden ticket to a better life. YOU are the golden ticket. Your hard work, dedication, and passion will create the life you want. Remember to network, study what you love, and get involved in your community because you WANT to. Don't focus on anything else <3

I can't believe this! I'm European, but I've calculated what my GPA would be and it would fall around 3.8, unweighted. I'm actually shocked because I thought my grades were not that good.