<p>I didn't apply to the Yale-NUS college, but I got this email:</p>
<p>"Dear Prospective Students, Parents, Teachers and Friends,</p>
<p>It’s an exciting time of year here at Yale-NUS College. Students are finalizing their summer plans and looking forward to traveling the world for academic and personal adventures. Stay tuned for details as our students venture off to Swaziland to study public health, to Spain to study biodiversity and to Yale to attend classes on art history. In the meantime, here's a bit of what's going on now at Yale-NUS...</p>
<p>Round 3 – Still Time to Apply!</p>
<p>If you have not applied to Yale-NUS College, but still wish to, fear not as our Round 3 application is still open! But hurry as April 1st will be the last day to submit your application. Click here for more information on requirements and how to apply!</p>
<p>Round 2 Decisions</p>
<p>We look forward to releasing admission decision on 20 March. We received many impressive applications from the world over and are already looking forward to meeting many of them next year as we welcome the Yale-NUS Class of 2018 to campus in August!</p>
<p>Experience Yale-NUS Weekend (EYW) for Admitted Students</p>
<p>If you have been invited to EYW, don’t miss it! This is a unique opportunity to explore Singapore (for the first time or through a brand new lens), meet and mingle with current and other admitted students, and experience a fun and exciting program designed to grant you access to the matchless experience of attending Yale-NUS College; all commitment and cost free! To call EYW life changing would be no exaggeration, as current student John Reid reflects: “The Experience Yale-NUS Weekend was a deal-maker for me. I was not seriously considering Yale-NUS before I came, but I told myself I was ‘willing to be convinced.’ Which I soon was! I came expecting fun and excitement, and I got much more than what I bargained for.”</p>
<p>If you are interested in the overall experience, one of our current students made a photo montage recounting last years’ experience. Check out Jared Yeo’s video here.</p>
<p>Open Day – What a Day!</p>
<p>We recently opened our doors to host our third annual Open Day event. Our team of admissions officers and over 50 students teamed up to welcome visitors at our information booth where we talked about academic, residential and co-curricular life at Yale-NUS. At the same time, over 600 visitors took part in events, panels, and tours of our home at Residential College 4 to gain a first-hand understanding of what Yale-NUS is all about.</p>
<p>A Day in the Life</p>
<p>We are often asked what a typical day is like at Yale-NUS. Rather than try to describe this unique experience, our students have decided to show you themselves. There are photo blogs by Chua WanPing and Isa Ho, a “Vine-umentary” by Christian Go, and videos by Carmen Denia and Ronald Chen.</p>
<p>Learning Across Boundaries</p>
<p>Our students recently had a break from the classroom, but that doesn’t mean that the learning or international experiences were paused! Throughout the year, Yale-NUS has Learning Across Boundaries or ‘LAB’ classes and while you may have heard of them during our unique Week 7 program, they don’t stop there. Some students chose to participate in the Kyoto LAB, which was an intensive study of Japanese Buddhist philosophy, society, and culture in the historic city of Kyoto. Graduate students from University of Kyoto came to Yale-NUS College to hold sessions on Japanese culture and Kyoto’s history to give students prior understanding and knowledge with which to frame their experiences upon departure. Other students were able to take on “Literary Burma.” This LAB class was a fascinating introduction to the literary riches of Myanmar, both past and present. Students studied works of non-fiction, poetry, and film spanning the country’s long and vibrant history, all the while exploring the physical and environment settings of such illustrious works. Participants of each LAB reflect on their experiences below.</p>
<p>Kyoto LAB
Molly Ma, a Dean’s Fellow who accompanied the students to the Kyoto LAB, has this to say on the experience: “It was an eye-opening experience for me, and I'm sure for a lot of the students as well. Since we did most of the academic readings and seminars before the trip, we had ample time in Kyoto to explore temples, castles, and villas, experience the gorgeous natural landscape, sample delicious cuisine, and get to know each other better. The LAB got many students more interested in Japan, and some are considering going there to study on exchange. I'm already daydreaming about my next trip back!”</p>
<p>Literary Burma<br>
Nicholas Carverhill, class of 2017, reflects on Literary Burma saying: “When I contemplated lounging on a beach somewhere for spring break, I could not have imagined that I would be trekking through Myanmar instead. I had the pleasure of travelling with a dozen other students and the director of the school’s Writing Centre to 3 different Burmese cities for the week. With Orwell, poetry, and political prose in my pocket, we ventured through Yangon, Mandalay, and Bagan - visiting pagodas, museums, monasteries, teashops and everything in between. Our primary goal was to locate Burmese literature and poetry in its colonial and modern contexts; never again will I have the chance to visit such a compelling place in my freshman year!”</p>
<p>And finally, do remember to connect with us on Facebook or check out our Yale-NUS student voices on our Yale-NUS blog. And if you have any queries, write to us at <a href="mailto:admissions@yale-nus.edu.sg">admissions@yale-nus.edu.sg</a> – we love hearing from you.</p>
<p>Best wishes,
Yale-NUS Admissions"</p>
<p>^ okay that was long. But yeah, I got this email and I DIDN'T apply to Yale-NUS, so now I'm kinda confused. This... doesn't mean anything at all, does it, in regard to my potential admission to Yale?</p>
<p>Thanks,
jackson61</p>