Bridget Kelly
Bridget Kelly
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Petition calls for reform of visas
Qin Qin GRD '05 has a friend whose wife applied for a visa five times with no success. More than a year after she began the process, she gained one on her sixth try and was able to join her husband in the United States. Qin said his friend's...
Study expects Yale to up spending
While many universities are contemplating budget cuts, an expert in college finances predicted Yale should be able to increase spending next year. In a report on Yale's formula for endowment spending, Dick Ramsden of the Commonfund -- a nonprofit...
Still living together, years later
At this point during his freshman year, Chris Hanson '05 knew he hated his roommate. But for the past two years, he has chosen to live with him. "Sometime around February of freshman year I started to adapt more to his standards, and he adapted to a...
Multicultural outreach event draws large turnout
Recruitment program opened to nonminorities this year
Tinbet Tecle '07 participated in the Yale Multicultural Recruitment Program last year when she wasn't sure whether to apply to Yale. On Saturday, Tecle attended the program again -- this time, to share her impressions of her first month as a freshman.
Alternative strategy fed endowment growth
While Yale's endowment increased by nearly 5 percent this year, largely the result of alternative investment stategies that play down the role of traditional equities, other Ivy League schools reported mixed results this fall. Despite the stagnant...
Class of 2003 finds varied employment across the globe
Meredith Whipple '03 never figured she would use her religious studies major for a job. Instead, she took advantage of Undergraduate Career Services' on-campus interview program and landed a job with Bain and Company in Boston. She began training this...
Senior job search filled with anxiety
Like many seniors, Dorothy Jean '04 said she is a little nervous about what to do after college. "I guess a lot of us are feeling pretty scared about [finding a job]," she said. "I'm a cog sci major, so I'm not sure if I want to go into research or...
NACAC revises early action rules
As Yale approaches the implementation of its new early action policy, which will prohibit students from applying early elsewhere, the National Association of College Admissions Counseling has temporarily suspended a rule that would have contradicted...
New financial aid formulas place cap on home equity
Yale students will not see major changes in aid after University's policy shift last year
This school year, 28 colleges and universities across the country will implement a new method of counting home equity when determining need-based financial aid. But Yale students will barely be affected, since the University started using a similar...
Three students enroll after visa delays
Heightened border security forced three students admitted into '06 to wait until this fall
Three foreign students admitted to the class of 2006 are finally beginning their freshman year at Yale after delays last year prevented them from obtaining visas before the start of school. Ahmed Makani of Karachi, Pakistan, and Brian Ong of Kuala...