Bulldog Days question

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<p>Are students expected to stay on campus and not at a hotel?</p>

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<p>Typically, at Bulldog Days, prospective students stay with hosts (current students) on campus. This isn't required, but I would strongly recommend it, since experiencing residential college life first hand is essential to understanding Yale.</p>

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<p>I should also add, my son's already accepted the offer, he's not considering any other school. Will there be a lot of hard sell at Bulldog Days (i.e., is it mostly for undecided kids)?</p>

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<p>A lot of the students at Bulldog Days have already decided to attend Yale, so there isn't really a lot of hard sell. Most of the programs there are meant to introduce students to the opportunities Yale provides, which serves both to sell Yale to the undecided, and to give everyone a taste of life at Yale.</p>

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<p>Thanks for the quick answer!</p>

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<p>I'm going to have to get there a day early...is there any way to arrange to have a host for an additional night?</p>

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<p>Probably so. Call admissions and ask.</p>

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<p>Yeah, e-mail <a href="mailto:bulldog@yale.edu">bulldog@yale.edu</a> and they'll set you up.</p>

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<p>The "hard sell" during Bulldog Days are the student orgs. There are tables set up where clubs and other extra-curricular activities provide information. This is a great way to start thinking about which activities you want to join come September.</p>

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<p>Yeppers. If anybody needs hosting for an earlier date, send an email to <a href="mailto:bulldog@yale.edu">bulldog@yale.edu</a> and try to set it up. I'm avaliable to host, because clearly, that's all I do with my time :0</p>

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<p>hiii,
do most of the prospective students bring their parents to bulldog days or do mostly students just go by themselves?</p>

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<p>Oh, and where do parents stay (overnight) during the event?</p>

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<p>Though I can't give any statistical breakdown, I know that many students (including me last year) go by themselves, while many are accompanied by their parents. Parents are certainly welcome, and their are activities that they can attend, but if it is too difficult financially/logistically for your parents to attend with you, or if you think you can better explore Yale and interact with students without your parents around, it's perfectly normal for students to come alone.</p>

<p>Be aware that if your parents do come with you, they will have to stay in a hotel, and should probably be making reservations ASAP, particularly if they want to be within walking distance of campus.</p>

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<p>^totally agree w/what svalbardlutefisk. my parents tried looking for some hotels yesterday at a reasonable price and they were already booked! so if parents are coming, start planning now</p>

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<p>So you are hosted by a student both Monday and Tuesday Nights?</p>

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<p>I have a Bulldog Days question: What's up with them asking you what race you want your host to be?</p>

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So you are hosted by a student both Monday and Tuesday Nights?

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Yes. I think on the form you fill out to go to Bulldog Days, you mark what days you want a host (at least that's what I remember from last year).

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I have a Bulldog Days question: What's up with them asking you what race you want your host to be?

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Yale understands that for many minority students, the college experience can be different than it is for whites (I'm speaking in general terms, not about Yale specifically). Thus, some minority students may want a minority host in order to get a better impression of what issues specific to minorities. If you don't care, you don't have to choose a race.</p>

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<p>Does each student get one host? Or is there a few students to one host?</p>

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<p>
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Does each student get one host? Or is there a few students to one host?

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It depends on how many students your host agrees to host. There could be up to 5 students for one host. But, because your host will live in a suite, he or she will probably have 2-5 suitemates, who, even if not your official host, are certainly going to be willing to help show you around. For instance, I believe my suite is hosting 4 pre-frosh, which, since I'm in a 4-person suite, means that we will have a 1:1 host : pre-frosh ratio. When I visited last year, there was one other pre-frosh in the suite with me, again in a 4 person suite (so 2:1 host : pre-frosh ratio).</p>

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<p>Is there a list of classes you can sit in on or do you try to find classes on your own? How structured is this?</p>