Anika Arora Seth
Staff Reporter
anikaaseth | anika.seth@yale.edu
Anika Arora Seth was the 146th Editor in Chief and President of the Yale Daily News from April 2023 until May 2024. Previously, Anika covered STEM at Yale as well as admissions, alumni and financial aid. She also laid out the weekly print edition of the News as a Production & Design editor and was one of the inaugural Diversity, Equity & Inclusion co-chairs. Anika is pursuing a double major in statistics & data science and women's, gender & sexuality studies.
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ANIKA ARORA SETH
SCOTUS axes affirmative action

Ruling against Harvard and UNC-Chapel Hill in two separate lawsuits, the Court decreed it unconstitutional for any American university to consider applicants’ races in admissions processes.

June 29, 2023

ANIKA ARORA SETH & BEN RAAB
Admissions office concludes largest-ever Bulldog Days

Over 1,400 admitted students and 800 family members traveled to New Haven this week to explore Yale’s campus before the May 1 matriculation deadline.

April 28, 2023

ANIKA ARORA SETH
UP CLOSE | Pressure to project growth: The struggle to package mental illness in a college application

Students who face mental health challenges often grapple with what or how much to disclose in their college applications.

April 25, 2023

ANIKA ARORA SETH
Bringing in Bangaliyana: Yale affiliates celebrate Bengali New Year

The Yale Bengali Students Association put on a showcase in Sudler Hall last week to celebrate Pohela Boishakh, the first day of the Bengali calendar.

April 24, 2023

ANIKA ARORA SETH & INES CHOMNALEZ
Yale hosts 15th annual Hindi National Debate

32 students from across American universities gathered on campus to debate as part of a 15 year effort to bring together Hindi students.

April 14, 2023

ANIKA ARORA SETH & BEN RAAB
Yale joins alliance of universities supporting higher-ed access for rural and small-town students

A cohort of 16 universities, including Yale, has partnered with investment banker Byron Trott to create and amplify outreach and educational programs geared toward rural and small-town students across the country.

April 6, 2023

ANIKA ARORA SETH
Yale accepts 4.35 percent of applicants, marking lowest acceptance rate in history

Yale College admitted 2,275 students to the class of 2027 from its largest-ever pool of 52,250 applicants. An additional 1,145 applicants were offered a place on the waitlist.

March 30, 2023

PALOMA VIGIL & ANIKA ARORA SETH
“Monumental, enduring and challenging:” New mural debuts in Pauli Murray dining hall

Muralist Mickalene Thomas ART ’02 crafted a mural of Pauli Murray in the college’s dining hall over spring recess.

March 29, 2023

ANIKA ARORA SETH
Yale extends test-optional policy for 2023-24 admissions cycle

After adopting one-year test-optional models for the past three application cycles, Yale’s undergraduate admissions office plans to announce its long-term testing policy next winter.

March 28, 2023

ANIKA ARORA SETH
Supreme Court hears arguments on Biden’s debt relief plan

The Court debated the constitutional merits of a debt relief plan that could potentially waive federal student loan debt for two hundred thousand Connecticut residents in two separate hearings last week.

March 9, 2023

ANIKA ARORA SETH
Lawsuit challenges Ivy refusal to offer athletic scholarships

Two Brown University athletes sued the Ivy League for their joint policy that prohibits offering merit-based financial aid to student athletes.

March 8, 2023