Yale University Accused of Discrimination

Back in October of 2019, an age that seems like eons ago, a federal judge ruled that Harvard University — accused of discriminating against Asian American applicants in its holistic admissions process — has an imperfect admissions system but one that passes constitutional muster. It marked a major victory for … 

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Yale’s Changing Student Body

Yale University’s student body is a whole lot more diverse than it was even just a few years ago. In fact, Yale’s Office of Undergraduate Admissions recently released data on the changing demographics of their student body over the past four years. The admissions office presented this data to Yale … 

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Applications to Yale’s Class of 2023

Applications to Yale University set a new benchmark this year. In all, 36,829 students applied to Yale’s Class of 2023 — under both Early Action and Regular Decision. This figure compares to 35,306 total applications to Yale’s Class of 2022, a bump of over 4%. It marked the fourth year … 

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Record Applications to Yale’s Class of 2023

Yale University has received a record number of applications to its Class of 2023. In all, the school has received 36,829 applications — including both Early Action and Regular Decision applications. Last year, this same figure stood at 35,305. So total applications are up by a margin of 4.3% for … 

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What Yale Looks For

Curious what Yale looks for in applicants? Why not hear directly from the horse’s mouth, right? According to Yale’s website, “Many years ago, former Yale President Kingman Brewster wrote that selecting future Yale students was a combination of looking for those who would make the most of the extraordinary resources … 

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Yale Student

There’s a nice piece in “The New York Times” today by Travis Reginal entitled “Reflections on the Road to Yale: A First-Generation Student Striving to Inspire Black Youth.” Reginal, who hails from Jackson, Mississippi didn’t exactly grow up with a Yale snuggie in his bed. His mother was 15 when … 

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Yale Admission Stats

The Yale admission stats are in for 2013 and with an acceptance rate of 6.72%, Yale had its lowest admission rate in its history. Of the 29,610 students who applied to Yale this year, only 1,991 gained admission. This compares to 28,975 applicants to Yale last year and 1,973 admitted … 

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Admission to Yale

Applicants applying for admission to Yale this fall through Single Choice Early Action should know that the pool is down by a whopping 18+%!