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 & EMILY TIAN
Yale Young Democratic Socialists of America launch campaign demanding a ‘Just COVID plan from Yale’

The Yale chapter of the Young Democratic Socialists of America, a student political group on campus, officially launched its COVID-19 action plan last Friday to […]

February 22, 2021

AMELIA DAVIDSON
As decision release date is delayed, Yale prepares for second year of virtual Bulldog Days

As the pandemic continues to prevent safe travel to campus, the Office of Undergraduate Admissions is planning a second iteration of virtual Bulldog Days for […]

February 17, 2021

AMELIA DAVIDSON
Yale extends test-optional policy for 2021-2022 admissions cycle

Yale announced on Thursday that it will continue to be test optional for the 2021-2022 admissions cycle due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. With Thursday’s […]

February 14, 2021

AMELIA DAVIDSON & EMILY TIAN
The Real Cost of Attendance

In the summer before her sophomore year, Lydia Burleson ’21 received a tuition bill three times her mother’s yearly income. Burleson, an FGLI student on […]

February 12, 2021

JULIA BROWN & AMELIA DAVIDSON
ANALYSIS: What a new DOJ could mean for Yale admissions

A week after the United States Department of Justice dropped its lawsuit against the University, Yale affiliates and other legal scholars weighed in on the […]

February 11, 2021

JULIA BIALEK & AMELIA DAVIDSON
Breaking down Yale class sizes after pandemic prompted increase in student leaves

In a year characterized by increased leaves of absence due to the COVID-19 pandemic’s disruption of student life, data shared by the University Registrar’s Office […]

February 10, 2021

AMELIA DAVIDSON
After their historical accounts were anonymized, members of first cohort of women at Yale speak out

As part of the celebration of 50 years of coeducation at Yale College, members of the “first women at Yale” cohort — those who graduated […]

February 10, 2021

AMELIA DAVIDSON
Pandemic disrupted over 25 percent of Class of 2020’s post-graduate plans, OCS report shows

The Office of Career Strategy released its annual First Destination Report this week, detailing the post-graduate plans of the Class of 2020 six months after […]

February 7, 2021

AMELIA DAVIDSON
Biden DOJ drops Yale admissions lawsuit

On Wednesday afternoon, the United States Department of Justice dropped its lawsuit against Yale, which was originally filed in October by then-President Donald Trump’s DOJ […]

February 3, 2021

AMELIA DAVIDSON
College Board announces end to SAT Essay and subject tests, will affect Yale College admissions

The College Board — the testing nonprofit that administers the SAT and Advanced Placement exams — announced on Jan. 19 that it will no longer […]

February 2, 2021

AMELIA DAVIDSON
FAFSA changes simplify Yale financial aid process

The most recent federal stimulus package includes sweeping changes to the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, that Yale admissions and financial aid […]

February 1, 2021