a person riding a bike in front of a yale shuttle
The author, not pictured, got into Yale.
  • I reviewed my Yale admissions file to see what the Ivy League school thought about my application. 
  • Most of my scores weren't that impressive, but they really liked my genuine attitude and excitement.
  • Reviewing my application reminded me how far I have come as a student. 

"Brian spoke so fast it was electrifying."

This was the first quote from my Yale interviewer. She wrote those words in my admissions file, a document I finally got my hands on three years after being accepted into Yale University.