AA at Yale

Colleges and Universities A-Z Yale University
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<p>Hey is anyone aware if Yale is a believer in Affirmative Action..and if so how much is it like MIT?
thanks in advanced</p>

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<p>Yale practices affirmative action. I don't know how AA at Yale compares to AA at MIT.</p>

<p>interesting article..
<a href="http://www.cnn.com/2003/ALLPOLITICS/01/20/timep.affirm.action.tm/%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.cnn.com/2003/ALLPOLITICS/01/20/timep.affirm.action.tm/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>Here's hoping for Affirmative Action, lol.</p>

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<p>Your question is kinda broad. If you mean does being an under represented minority (African American, Hispanic, native American) assist your overall application file? Then yes. So would being a recruited athlete, a national level science competitor, an accomplished performer (voice, instrumental, dance, drama) or artist, a legacy, being a high achiever from a rural or lower socionomic group, etc. You get the pictrue.</p>

<p>These can be viewed as a "hook" given that Yale does want a diverse and interesting freshman class. However, you're still in tough competition with other smart African American kids. The overall African American makeup of each class hovers around 8-9% if that helps. I recruit at a mostly black urban school district. I get stellar kids at my info sessions but none of them can sit back and assume anything. This past year, one of my schools had 10 apps and zero acceptances. ouch.</p>

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<p>basically you answered my question thank you....</p>

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<p>Has anyone here even ever heard of a college that doesn't practice Affirmative Action?</p>

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<p>University of Michigan doesn't due to Michigan Law. Colleges in California are technically not allowed to practice AA. Some schools like Berkley follow this while some schools like Stanford don't.</p>

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<p>I think that is incorrect, collegehopeful. PUBLIC schools in CA (and Michigan) aren't allowed to. Stanford is a private school, and hence can do pretty much whatever it wants. So, basically unless the school you are looking at is both A) Public and B) in a state where the law prohibits AA, the school will practice it. CA and MI are the only states that do this to my knowledge, although the movement to abolish AA is growing and the next few national elections will see more voter initiatives on this issue.</p>

<p>It's also worth noting that when Michigan voters passed the law, the President and administrators of UMich-Ann Arbor were downright furious about it.</p>