Sorry for the trivial question, but I was just wondering if others had received t-shirts. My son was admitted EA, but so far no shirt. 
Last year my S received it something like 2 weeks before the Bulldog Day.
@AMW1963 my son received a shirt a couple months ago. He too was admitted EA. I am not sure why you haven’t received one yet. It must be slip up.
@AMW1963 Perhaps your son didn’t fill up the questionnaire on the admitted students portal. If he filled it up but still didn’t receive it, you could try emailing them to send another shirt (I think it’s bulldogs@yale.edu), though I’m not sure if it would be a considerate move because they’re probably busy right now.
Wait how do we get a shirt? Is it too late? I just filled out that short form that asked for your top 4 interests and shirt size.
@Batwing99 They sent out the first shipment last week, but I’m sure yours will arrive soon 
@winterkomt I sure hope so! Are the shirts nice?
@Batwing99 They are \m/
@Batwing99 They’re pretty awesome
@Batwing99 they’re super comfortable, too! (:
Anyone accepted but not attending?
@appfast From the Facebook group and Groupme chats there are many students currently weighing between Yale and it’s peer schools, I would imagine a large number of these intend to commit elsewhere. This is supported by the fact that Yale admitted 2,272 students but expects around 1,550 to enroll.
** 30% of those accepted will not attend **
As someone on a wait list and international, I was working on my chance… Thanks for the info!!
@winterkomt
Few queries, what would happen if almost 2000 students choose to attend Yale?(For a class size of 1550 only)
and, do you think Yale uses the wait list this year?
Well, Yale’s yield has remained consistent over the past few years so anything close to 100% is unlikely. But Hypothetically speaking if 2000 students were to enroll;
- Yale would start off by trying to convince some students to delay matriculation by a year and even offer money to sweeten the deal (seriously free cash plus a gap year, who wouldn't want that?). -Obviously this wouldn't be enough so old campus would get a little cramped, all singles would be turned into doubles and all doubles into triples. Some schools go so far as converting common room spaces into dorms and the college in question has a lot basement space (but I'm sure Yale would never stoop this low) -If all else fails Yale might resort to renting out a couple of hotel rooms for the first semester until some Upperclassmen rooms become available as they venture out for travel abroad programs. -Someone once told me that when Yale was renovating the residential colleges they built makeshift structures for students to stay in. I would however like to meet the contractor that claims he can build this structure in three months! -Yale has invited interested upperclassmen to transfer to Pauli Murray and Benjamin Franklin Colleges. I highly doubt they will succeed in filling them up, so for the next four years Yale has a get out of jail free card. ;)
@appfast I was accepted but chose to attend the University of Notre Dame. Good luck!
@appfast @DryMango I also chose the University of Notre Dame over Yale! I also know of one other person who did the same. Hopefully this opens up a few spots for those on the wait list.
@winterkomt the community at Notre Dame is unreal, and I felt it was MUCH more inclusive and the professors were more level-headed and kind. They genuinely cared about the students, whereas Yale felt pretentious, competitive, and the surrounding area felt unsafe. Also, the students at Yale were cut-throat and unhappy. At the end of the day, the only reason I wanted to go to Yale was for the Residential colleges, yet Notre Dame has very similar residential communities.
Also, Yale’s politics and one-sidedness really pushed me over the edge. I figured I could go to a school with more opportunities, better people, happier professors, and an overall incredible experience, or a school with a great name but a politically and emotionally toxic community. The choice was easy.
@ DryMango: I just returned from a wonderful visit to Yale during Bull Dogs Days and find your description of the school virtually unrecognizable. Notre Dame is a great school and I hope you will be very happy there. But everyone I met at Yale during my brief stay, including current and prospective students, as well as professors, were welcoming, accessible, idealistic, collaborative and helpful. And I have visited and stayed with students twice before, so my perspective is not the by-product of a “marketing pitch.” It is absolutely the right place for me. I hope Notre Dame will provide an equally fulfilling social and intellectual college experience for you. Your voice will be missed at Yale.