<p>How is the directed studies program at Yale? How selective is it? What do you think of the curriculum and the professors involved with the program? What are your thoughts about the program?</p>
<p>Not a Yalie, but I've heard very very good things about it from a number of alumni, and in particular it seems that it sets you up well for sophomore, junior, senior years in terms of getting to know faculty & potential advisors.</p>
<p>I sat in on a few DS classes which were great and very engaging. I think it's a unique and beneficial experience, and will probably whip you into shape with respect to college level work. There's some stress involved (a short paper due each week with every fourth week off) and a lot of reading, but if you're into literature, history, and philosophy and want to acquaint yourself with the history of western thought, it might be right for you! They say that it's compatible with unrelated majors, but i was skeptical. Seeing as you'd take 6 DS classes and only 3 others, it might make it hard to fulfill prereqs, especially for majors like engineering. Check it out for yourself! I liked the idea of it very much, but it wasn't right for me. I'm just not that into reading... I think you have to love the idea of DS to do it, bc it's a big commitment.</p>
<p>What is the timeframe for enrolling into the program? Would transfer students (into junior year) be automatically disqualified from it?</p>
<p>Frrrph: Unfortunately, Directed Studies is only offered to freshmen students thus transfers and upperclassmen would be excluded from this program. Although if you're truly interested in the subject matter I'm sure there would be courses analogous to the content discussed in DS.</p>