Amelia Davidson
Staff Reporter
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Amelia Davidson was the University Editor for the Yale Daily News. Before that, she covered admissions, financial aid and alumni as a staff reporter. Originally from the Washington D.C. area, she is a junior in Pauli Murray College majoring in American studies.
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AMELIA DAVIDSON
Yale’s acceptance rate drops to 4.62 percent amid record applicant pool

Yale College admitted 2,169 students to the class of 2025 from its largest-ever pool of 46,905 applicants, the Office of Undergraduate Admissions announced on Tuesday. […]

April 6, 2021

AMELIA DAVIDSON
After controversy, First Women Written History Project to include attribution, reinstate some content

The First Women Written History Project — a collection of written testimonies from the “first women at Yale” cohort, who graduated in 1971, 1972 or […]

April 6, 2021

AMELIA DAVIDSON & LUCY HODGMAN
Justice Impact Movement, YCC call on Yale to ‘ban the box’ in admissions

The Justice Impact Movement and the Yale College Council are calling on Yale admissions to ban questions about an applicant’s criminal record, in a new […]

April 1, 2021

JULIA BIALEK & AMELIA DAVIDSON
Students express grievances over Yale’s medical withdrawal policies

Content warning: This article contains references to suicide and self-harm. *** The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is a hotline for individuals in crisis or for […]

March 29, 2021

AMELIA DAVIDSON
Yale College applicants take part in virtual alumni interviews

In a 2020-2021 admissions cycle characterized by increased applications, test-optional admissions and virtual outreach and recruitment, yet another aspect of the application process has changed: […]

March 19, 2021

AMELIA DAVIDSON
Shopping period change sparks alumni backlash

Following the March 8 announcement that Yale College would eliminate traditional shopping period in favor of early pre-registration followed by an add-drop period in the […]

March 14, 2021

AMELIA DAVIDSON
Yale recruits STEM students in first virtual Engineering and Science Weekend

On Saturday, Yale kicked off the virtual recruitment season by hosting 118 admitted students for the annual Yale Engineering and Science Weekend. For the past […]

March 11, 2021

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AMELIA DAVIDSON & EMILY TIAN
Students living on farms reflect on unique financial aid complexities

When Kellie Geisel ’24 applied to Yale, she expected that she would be able to attend for free. All of Yale’s financial aid material promised […]

March 4, 2021

A rural intersection with a field across the road
AMELIA DAVIDSON & MADISON HAHAMY
Yale to shift resources to intro classes, hire post-docs for some upper-level seminars as student body grows

With Yale set to welcome larger-than-usual classes of sophomores and first years the next academic year, professors and the Yale administration are taking steps to […]

February 28, 2021

AMELIA DAVIDSON
Students for Fair Admissions sues Yale, petitions to escalate Harvard case to Supreme Court

On Thursday, Students for Fair Admissions — the plaintiff in the high-profile admissions lawsuit against Harvard University — filed a lawsuit against Yale alleging that […]

February 25, 2021

AMELIA DAVIDSON & EMILY TIAN
Yalies share thoughts on New Haven safety and YPD following Jiang’s death

In the weeks following the shooting death of Kevin Jiang ENV ’22 and several other deaths in New Haven, Yale parents and students have renewed […]

February 23, 2021