It's that time of year again. Yes, we know college rankings are useless. We know we shouldn't care. Really, we don't. But, honestly — you want to know how Yale did, don't you? The U.S. News & World Report released its 2010...
As the Supreme Court weighed this spring whether the city of New Haven was wrong in throwing out a 2003 Fire Department promotion exam because the scores of black firefighters were much lower than the scores of white firefighters, many wondered if its eventual verdict would impact the realm of higher education. Could a decision regarding the multiple-choice firefighters'...
Thirteen Yale seniors have been offered Fulbright Scholarships this year, the Office of Fellowship Programs announced today. The Fulbright is the largest American program of its kind offering opportunities to study, research and teach abroad. At this time last year, 11 Yalies had been awarded Fulbright Scholarships. This year's winners will travel to 10 different...
A record 1,185 admitted students registered to attend Bulldog Days this year, Dean of Admissions Jeff Brenzel said today. It is not exactly an unparalleled turnout, however; this total only surpasses last year's figure by one student. But still. A record is a record. Nearly 500 students qualified for funding to assist them in traveling to Bulldog Days, Brenzel...
A British publication is reporting that the actress Emma Watson has decided to matriculate at Brown University. The "Harry Potter" star visited Yale in October and
While Yale’s overall acceptance rate hit a record-low this admissions season, for applicants in the regular decision pool, getting into Yale was slightly easier than last year.
For months before the Tuesday announcement of Yale’s record-low admit rate, colleges counselors repeated a single chorus in interviews: Dire economic conditions and Yale’s new financial aid policy would mean more applications overall and more applicants looking for financial aid from the University.
Yale College admitted a record-low 7.5 percent of applicants this year, a 0.8 percentage point drop from last year’s initial acceptance rate of 8.3 percent.
Invitations to join Yale’s waitlist for the class of 2013 were harder to come by this year.
Yale College saw a record-low acceptance rate of 7.5 percent this year, a 0.8 percentage point drop from last year’s initial acceptance rate of 8.3 percent. Yale accepted 1,951 students from the total regular and early applicant pool of exactly 26,000 applicants, Dean of Admissions Jeff Brenzel told the News on Tuesday.
For decades, early April has brought news — whether it was welcome or not — to the mailboxes of thousands of Yale applicants. This year, the suspense is greater than ever, but a rejection notice may not arrive.
In the grips of the deepest recession since 1930, the Yale Divinity School is asking alumni — themselves feeling the pinch — to buck up the school’s lagging fundraising targets and sustain dreams of broader financial aid.
