Poli Sci professor monitors elections in Afghanistan
Susan Hyde, an assistant professor in Yale’s Political Science Department, just returned from spending more than a week in Afghanistan as part of a 90-person observer mission headed by the American electoral assistance organization Democracy International.
Harvard/Yale cross-admits explain their decisions
Up Close
Interviews with 31 admits to both schools reveal that some go for Harvard’s reputation and serious atmosphere, and others prefer the laid-back environment of Yale. Admissions officers said they try to provide personalized attention to each of their admits but ultimately, the decision falls to the student.
Fewer freshmen apply for aid
But University still spends more on aid than last year
Fewer Yale freshmen applied for financial aid this year than last year, according to figures released today by the Financial Aid Office, but Yale’s total financial aid expenditure rose from last year.
Yalies use their noodles, Newsweek says
Watch out, Harvard! Yale is ranked No. 1 in Newsweek magazine’s list of the "Best 25 Schools for Brainiacs," published on Monday. "Whether you're a brainiac, future power broker, or a jock there's probably something for you at Yale," the article said.
Univ. trims scholarships for children of staff
Administrators say they are enforcing a pre-existing rule
Yale’s Child Scholarship Plan awards an annual college scholarship of up to $15,200 for children of faculty and staff members who have worked full-time for the University for at least six years. Beginning next academic year, Yale will deduct the value of outside scholarships before calculating Yale's award. The change has caught some off-guard.
CollegeOnly, the new GoodCrush
Yalies fed up with prying employers and nosy parents on Facebook might now have a fix: CollegeOnly. According to an article published in the Boston Herald Monday, this latest social networking site only issues accounts to those with college e-mails and prevents potential employers, parents and the greater public from accessing profiles. Read more after the jump.
Admission rate rises for class of 2014
After last year’s record-breaking application pool, the admission cycle for the class of 2014 saw a slight dip in application numbers, a lower yield and more students admitted from the waiting list.
New college deans appointed
Since May, Yale College Dean Mary Miller announced the appointment of new deans for Berkeley, Branford and Ezra Stiles colleges.
West Point transfer Miller '12 garners national attenton
"The resignation this month of Katherine Miller … has turned a spotlight on the hidden gay culture here and revived debate on campus about 'don’t ask, don’t tell,' at a time when Washington is also focused on the issue," wrote the Times' Corey Kilgannon. Read more, and watch video of Miller on "The Rachel Maddow Show," after the jump.
Another year, another third place ranking …
For the eighth year in a row, Yale was ranked third in U.S. News & World Report’s Best Colleges rankings, which this year were released Tuesday.
Stanford cuts financial aid budget
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In the Elm City, muddy — but potable — waters
Soaring demand for water in recent days has increased water flow in the city’s water mains and stirred up sediments that resemble fire hydrant flushings, the South Central Connecticut Regional Water Authority (SCCRWA) said in a press release issued Wednesday.
GMAT to add reasoning section
“The new integrated reasoning section of the GMAT will be a microcosm of today’s b-school classroom,” said Dave Wilson, president and CEO of GMAC. “These questions will provide critical intelligence to schools about the ability of prospective students to make sound decisions by evaluating, assimilating or extrapolating data.” Questions in the new section will require test-takers to examine and analyze information from a variety of sources including charts and spreadsheets, identify data relationships and draw conclusions, GMAC said in a statement. The overall length of the GMAT exam will remain at three and a half hours, as the reasoning section will replace one of the two analytical essay prompts. The exam’s verbal and quantitative sections and scoring scale will also be unaffected, the organization said.
Oprah, Ellen, Tyra ... Timeica?
The rising Jonathan Edwards senior is one of at least 3,700 contestants who have submitted audition videos for Oprah's new reality series, "Your Own Show: Oprah's Search for the Next TV Star." Set to air next January on the Oprah Winfrey Network, the series offers contestants the chance to host their own talk show.
New Ezra Stiles dean named
Camille Lizarribar, a former adjunct lecturer in the Directed Studies program who will begin teaching again in 2011, is set to move into Swing Space with her family at the end of July, replacing outgoing Dean Jennifer Wood.
Bank pays Univ. millions to market credit cards
Yale has been providing Chase Bank with the names and contact details of alumni, staff and sports fans for the past three years under a deal worth $7.98 million,
Yale Fan chooses... Harvard
"I don't think my name is that interesting," Fan said in an interview with the Flyby blog, explaining that “Yale” is simply a phonetic adaptation of his Chinese name, “Ye."
Crouch quadruplets appear on GMA
Kenny, Ray, Martina and Carol Crouch '14 — who have already made the Read after the jump to watch video of the Crouches' GMA appearance.
Yield rate sees slight decline
So far, about 67 percent of admitted students have chosen to matriculate at Yale in the fall, down from 68.7 at this point last year. Yale's springtime yield rate has declined marginally but steadily over the past five years, from just over 70 percent for the class of 2010.
New Berkeley dean named
Mia Genoni, a postdoctoral fellow and lecturer in the Humanities Department who came to Yale in 2008, will move in to Berkeley in July, replacing outgoing dean Kevin Hicks '89.
Columbia valedictorian poaches graduation speech
Columbia University’s School of General Studies has been enmeshed in a plagiarism scandal after Corman appropriated a joke by comedian Patton Oswalt in his address at the school's graduation ceremonies on Sunday, Read more, and watch video of Corman's and Oswalt's versions of the joke, after the jump.
Fewer admits apply for financial aid
As of April 1, approximately 68.8 percent of prospective students indicated that they intended to apply for financial aid, down from 71 percent recorded last year.
Student marchers deliver financial aid petition
More than 60 students marched to protest the recent increase of the student term-time contribution and deliver a petition to University President Richard Levin.
Yup, the Crouches are coming to Yale!
"They have sent us their matriculation decisions, and we're thrilled they are coming!" Brenzel wrote in an e-mail. Read more after the jump.
Brenzel named TD master
Admissions dean will juggle both roles, delegate some duties
Dean of Admissions Jeff Brenzel will take on a new role as the Master of Timothy Dwight College.
Brenzel appointed TD master
Dean of Admissions Jeff Brenzel will take on a new role as the Master of Timothy Dwight College.
Still not as cool as 'Bulldog Days'
Kevin Liu, undergraduate admissions council co-chair said But the 1,000 admitted students set to arrive in Cambridge this weekend may not notice the change. Official printed materials for this year still bear the program's former name, "April Visiting Days."
Self-help increase protested
Levin says policy won’t change, but concerns may be considered in long term
At a forum Wednesday night, more than 50 students protested the University’s decision to increase by 15 percent the amount students on financial aid must contribute toward their tuition.
There's no singing in this one
Read more about the video after the jump.
Yale's not alone with expanded waiting list
Read more after the jump.
Record prefrosh crowd expected
A record number of prefrosh are expected to arrive on campus Monday for this year’s Bulldog Days.
Admissions game getting riskier
Analysis
While Yale’s acceptance rate remained steady, the University admitted fewer students this year in proportion to the slight decrease in applications, out of concern that too many students would matriculate.
Princeton frosh sues over exam time
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Admit rate stays flat, waitlist swells
Yale is the only school in the Ivy League that did not see its acceptance rate drop this year.
Admit rate holds steady
Yale College admitted 7.5 percent of its applicants to the class of 2014, equaling last year’s record low rate. A total of 1,940 offers of admission were made to the 25,869 applicants in the early and regular decision pools, and 932 students have been waitlisted.
Harvard, and other colleges, post record low admit rates
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Legacies face family pressure
As a child, Christopher Reid ’10 wore Yale pajamas and visited Mory’s regularly. His father, Michael Reid ’75 DIV ’79, and his grandfather, Ogden Reid ’49, are both Yale graduates, while Reid’s sister, Kate Reid NUR ’11, currently attends the Yale School of Nursing.
‘Insider’ talks college process
Karen Stabiner — the author of “Getting In,” a new novel that chronicles the lives of five high school seniors applying to college — spoke with the News on Thursday to discuss her latest book and the college admissions process.
Early admits fight senioritis
Every year, the Office of Undergraduate Admissions asks a small number of students to explain significant dips in their spring semester grades.
Student loans bill clears House
The bill, which would invest $61 billion in Pell Grants and other college aid programs, could reduce costs for Yale students and the Financial Aid Office.
QuestBridge applications up
The QuestBridge Program, a non-profit organization that has matched low-income applicants with Yale for three years, saw the greatest number of its students admitted early to Yale since its inception.
Knowing when 17-year-olds will say 'yes'
Read about the study's findings after the jump.
Cuts squeeze student jobs
It took Tiffany Polk ’12 an entire semester during her freshman year to land a job at the circulation desk of the Sterling Memorial Library, and now, as departments scale back spending, the search for on-campus employment may become even more difficult.
Tufts admissions officers embrace new media
In addition to submitting essays, transcripts and recommendations, prospective Tufts applicants this year were invited to submit a supplementary one-minute YouTube video that “says something about you.” Around 1,000 applicants have taken up the University’s offer, with some clips receiving thousands of hits online. Watch more of the application videos after the jump.
Princeton takes cue from 'That's Why I Chose Yale'
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Colleges care more about dollars than diplomas, Americans say
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Dartmouth revives loan requirement for families with $75,000+ income
The new policy will affect students entering college in the fall of 2011. The measure is part of a $100 million dollar budget cut and comes only two years after the university implemented a no-loan financial aid policy. Families earning $75,000 or less annually will not be subject to the revived loan requirement. Undergraduate tuition, room, board and fees at Dartmouth will also rise by 4.6 percent to $52,275 per year.
Two Yalies win Gates
Two Yale students have been awarded the Gates Cambridge Scholarship this year for graduate study at the University of Cambridge in England, the Office of Fellowship Programs announced Thursday.
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