Steven Syverud
Steven Syverud
Recent Stories
Efforts to help underprivileged are ongoing
In 1955, Williams College Admissions Director Fred Copeland was bothered by a new trend: “This year, Yale, and, to some extent Harvard, gave early verbal and written guarantees to many top candidates.
Making our case for the activities fee
Numbers are a funny thing. Even the simplest ones can trip up the best of newspapers with the best intent. A recent article about the student activities fee, "YCC sees large fee opt-out" (9/20), seems to be the latest victim. Because of the numbers...
Recruiting a better Yale takes student help
This will be a little different than what you normally read on this page. This is not a rant about a policy. It's not an argument about a political issue. And it doesn't mention GESO. It's about something that's already happening. In the following...
Reuniting Yale, one dining hall at a time
Imagine you're a high school senior. Imagine you want to come to Yale. Imagine you come up to New Haven with your mom, and you're midway through your tour when suddenly someone asks: "Is the residential college system isolating?" Easy question, right?...
Yale, money and the admissions game
College admissions, like anything else that rides on the whims of 17-year-olds, tend to be erratic. A spicy rumor, a championship run by the football team, an appearance on "Felicity" and voila! -- a deluge of applications appears and there's a new hot...
Ivy League early apps drop by 14 percent
After years of steady growth, early applications to Ivy League schools have dropped almost 14 percent this fall. The change in numbers was by no means uniform across the Ancient Eight -- Yale saw a large increase, Harvard and Princeton large losses...
Study abroad rises by 40 percent
Participation increases from 81 to 114 students, reflecting encouraging campus trend
Participation in Yale's Junior Year or Term Abroad program is up more than 40 percent from last year, defying a recent national trend of plateauing American interest in international education. Nationwide, the number of college students receiving...
Levin praises increased applications
Nearly three weeks after Early Action applications were due to the Yale College Office of Admissions, Yale President Richard Levin said that the more than 50 percent increase in applications under the new nonbinding program was a step toward...
Early apps rise for '08
Harvard's numbers decrease by 47 percent
Early applications increased this year by roughly 42 percent at Yale and dropped by about 47 percent at Harvard University, according to preliminary estimates by the Deans of Admissions at both schools. The deans attributed the fluctuations more to...
Levin's daughter calls for athletic reforms
Sarah Levin backs up her new book on athletics with an impressive resume. A member of the Harvard Class of 2000, she captained the Harvard sailing team and was named an All-American during her senior year. That same year, her team finished second in...