Yale student(s?) taking questions

<p>About English Profs: I just took an AMAZING poetry class with Prof. Langdon Hammer. He teaches 125. Take it. its awesome.</p>

<p>Int'l Studies: Its a really good program. And about Internships in general. It doesn't really matter what department you're in, you can get incredible interships. You really can approach just about anyone and say "hey, I'm a Yalie, and I'm interested in doing an intership with you," they usually listen. Or, one of your profs or advisors will know someone. You can really intern anywhere. </p>

<p>Dining halls: I had to email the dining hall people to get this, but the official thing is: 1 swipe before 11:30, up to 2 swipes between 11:30 and 5, 1 swipe after 5. You can work that out so you have only 21 swipes a week. Normally you only use 2 swipes on saturday and sunday, so you can have 2 days during the week when you can use 4 swipes in one day. It works out. You can use your extra swipes at Law School or if you're coming down from Science Hill, SOM has great food.</p>

<p>Thanks for the info, iloveseattle. At this rate, I might just fork over the extra money for the unlimited meals plan just to save myself the trouble of having to remember the number of times I've swiped my card in a certain week. (That is, if the regulations don't also apply to the unlimited meals plan.)</p>

<p>What class year are you current Yalies? Im going to be transferring in for '09 this fall</p>

<p>I have question re: on-campus interviews. I've signed up for one in August because I will be abroad during the application season and won't be able to do an alum interview. Has anyone done on-campus interviews? How are they? What should I expect?</p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

<p>09 woot woot!!! sanguine, do you know what res college you're in?</p>

<p>I did one, as well as an alum interview. Mine was conducted by a Yale senior. It seemed a little more scripted than some of my other interviews, but I think that might've been because it was a student conducting it and so she felt she had less discretional authority. They have a fair amount of interviews to conduct, so every once in a while I caught her eyes looking at the clock, which I didn't like. But generally it was a positive experience - she was pretty engaged and very friendly. If you've got any specific questions, feel free to PM me.</p>

<p>Best,
DMW</p>

<p>I am an African American senior in Atlanta, and I wantd to know about the overall environment, if it's really stuffy or really laid back. Also, does anyone know about the engineerinng or management division? I am really considering Yale, especially with the low income scholarship they have to make going to college accessible to me. Those who got in, what were your SAT and AP scores?</p>

<p>No not yet; I will in a few weeks though. What college are you in jimmy? I'm so excited to start this fall...</p>

<p>Hi,</p>

<p>I'm interested in apply early to Yale this fall, and I was wondering whether there were any statistics about internnational EA applicants? I'm from Germany and hence would like to know how many ppl from Germany applied EA to Yale and how many actually got accepted??</p>

<p>best wishes</p>

<p>I doubt that they release those statistics, but a better question might be directed towards your school's guidance counselors. How many people from your school have applied and got in, and why did they get in?</p>

<p>Well... we're talking about Germany. I think Harvard accepts about 2-3 ppl from Germany each year, same probably goes for Yale. Nobody in or district ever even applied to Yale, so that should answer ur question. Most ppl just go to German universities. But we're still a VERY competitive school... teachers that left us tell us that we're almost like a university... don't mean to boast though</p>

<p>Since the numbers are so small, I don't think the statistics will be very valuable to you. Better bet would be to purchase a good book on admissions to top American universities, and read it thoroughly.</p>

<p>Well... I've read a lot about Ivy admission but it would be very interesting to kno how many germans actually apply and get accepted. I mean if they only accept int. olympiad students who also founded their own businesses, it would be pointless for me to apply.</p>

<p>Even if that were true, I wouldn't limit yourself, especially if your assessment was based on a very small number of cases. The application process is about much more than what "stats" you have.</p>

<p>um... well to a certain extent ur right... but I mean y would Yale reject int. math olympiad winners and accept someone without such credentials. I understand that they accept many Americans students that didn't excel adacemically, but there a only two spots for Germans, so the competition is fierce</p>

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<p>They would if the math olympiad winner were an arrogant jerk and the person without "such credentials" were a sincere, personable individual.</p>

<p>Are Yale ID cards renewed every year? By that, I mean to ask whether students have to send in new pictures of themselves every year. I had my passport photos (for the ID card) taken at this crappy place, and since I didn't want to shell out more cash to take new photos, I sent in the ones I had. However, I wouldn't want to keep that same photo for the next four years.</p>

<p>you know....i don't know.
i haven't gotten anything asking for a new photo for next year.
i really don't wanna keep the same picture.</p>

<p>As far as early action goes -- does it statistically improve your chances at all, like some programs do?</p>

<p>There absolutely is a statistically higher chance for a SCEA candidate than an RD one. Yale had a total acceptance rate of roughly 8.6%, an Ivy League record low. Among regular candidates, only 5.8% were admitted, while 17.7% were accepted among EA candidates. (<a href="http://ivysuccess.com/yale_2010.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://ivysuccess.com/yale_2010.html&lt;/a&gt;) While this EA percentage was also a record low, it's also drastically larger than the 5.8% regular rate.</p>

<p>That being said, whether the rate is different because Yale actively prefers its EA candidates, as UPENN does, or because the EA pool is naturally stronger (not going to bother to use your only early app for Yale unless you think you're well qualified) is unclear.</p>

<p>If you know you want Yale, I'd go SCEA. If you just want to increase your odds at getting in somewhere good, well, maybe you should apply elsewhere or just apply everywhere RD. Or find a college you're sure you want and EA there.</p>

<p>Best of luck with the whole college process!</p>

<p>DMW</p>