I’m a graduating senior going to Yale (woohoo!) I can’t believe I didn’t hear about sex week till AFTER I made my decision (I know, I’m clueless on some things ). I’m a bit apprehensive about all this. Can people with experience (or not, that’s fine too tell me what it’s really like? Should I be worried?
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moxige
@moxige, welcome to Yale. I’d read an article some years ago about Sex Week. I asked my son about it, and he joked that every week at Yale was sex week. He said that he did remember a time when lectures on some risqué sounding topics were being offered, but that as far as he knew, kids were signing up for them on Facebook but not attending. It apparently was pretty much a non-event.
I would not be apprehensive or worried. It seems that sex at Yale is a lot like drinking at Yale, with some overlap :). There are kids who are hyperactive, kids who are active, kids who are selective and moderate, and kids who abstain. NBD. As with drinking, there is respect and consideration for those in different groups, although the occasional logistical issue comes up with roommates. This is not unique to Yale.
My student says that unless you seek it out it will not even be on your radar. (This from a student who has been at Yale for three years.) Based on a quick online search, I’m not even sure it has been held recently. It was created and intended as a sexual health event (Wikipedia lists other schools with similar programming). Anyway, it is nothing to be concerned about at all. Congrats on your admission!
What I remember from Sex Week 20 years ago is that the classes were good; that 80+% of entering freshmen were still virgins, so if you thought it was just you, you were wrong; and there were free condoms everywhere at Yale Station all week long.
There’s nothing to be worried about. It’s not the week in which everyone has sex.
You can ignore it.