<p>I'm a rising senior who is thinking of majoring in the Classics. I have 7 years of Latin (AP Latin: Lit this year) and will be taking AP Latin:Virgil, as well as first year college level Greek, next year. </p>
<p>Does anyone know how Yale views Classics majors?</p>
<p>My D had a roommate that majored in Classics. During freshman admissions she was “courted” by several schools including Y, Brown, UChicago and UMichigan (OOS full ride scholarship). If you have the academic coursework and ECs to support your interest in Classics, it is one of the few majors that can help with admissions.</p>
<p>D is a Classics major who was accepted EA. She had superb grades and scores, and some good (although not remarkable) ECs, but was not an athlete, legacy, or possessed of any other sort of hook. My husband is convinced that her wanting to be a Classics major (and with the background to go with it) helped with admissions. As he put it, “the Classics faculty has to have someone to teach!” The bottom line: it certainly doesn’t hurt.</p>
<p>My D’s situation as a prospective classics major is very similar to Booklady’s D. Applicants do need to realize the “background” part: going out of your way to study Latin/Greek and having those studies and interests corroborated throughout your application.</p>