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 & JOSHUA ZHANG
Muslim Students Association and Yale Women’s Center celebrate World Hijab Day

Students from Yale’s Muslim Students Association worked with the Yale Women’s Center to set up a booth on Cross Campus for World Hijab Day on Feb. 1.

February 10, 2023

ANIKA ARORA SETH
Yale to announce long-term testing policy this spring

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 this spring.

February 8, 2023

ANIKA ARORA SETH
In trend reversal, Yale now rejects more early applicants than it defers

In response to record-breaking numbers of students seeking undergraduate admission to Yale — as well as feedback from high school counselors — Yale is moving to reject more early action applicants than it defers.

February 7, 2023

ANIKA ARORA SETH & ÁNGELA PÉREZ
ANALYSIS: The legacy of affirmative action

Data from a National Bureau of Economic Research paper confirm theories that maintaining legacy preference in admissions processes hurts racial diversity, while both legacy preference and race-conscious admissions significantly benefit wealthy applicants over their lower-class peers.

February 2, 2023

ANIKA ARORA SETH
Yale offers flexibility in English proficiency evaluation for international applicants

For international students applying to universities in the United States, navigating various English proficiency tests — and different universities’ requirements — can be stressful. Yale offers a suggested list of potential exam types, but also stresses to its applicants that English proficiency is just one piece of a larger admissions picture.

February 1, 2023

ANIKA ARORA SETH & EVAN GORELICK
Laurie Santos steps down as Silliman Head of College

Santos, who is currently on leave from Yale, announced in an email to Silliman students that she will not return as Silliman HoC. University administration plans to share more information about the hiring process next week.

January 18, 2023

ANIKA ARORA SETH
Yale accepts 10 percent of early applicants, marking lowest early acceptance rate in 20 years

On Dec. 15 at 5:00 p.m., Yale offered 776 early action applicants a seat in the College’s class of 2027, out of almost 7,800 applicants. About 1,626 students were deferred for consideration during the regular decision round, with 5,188 denied admission.

December 15, 2022

ANIKA ARORA SETH & NICOLE RODRIGUEZ
Following antitrust expiration, merit and athletic scholarships become an option for the Ivy League

The expiration of section 568 of the 1994 Improving America’s Schools Act has raised questions about the Ivy League’s ability to refrain from offering merit-based scholarships.

December 8, 2022

ANIKA ARORA SETH
“In The Heights” performance asked to shut down mid-scene after running into college “quiet hours”

A Yale production of Tony-winning musical “In The Heights” was interrupted mid-scene and told to shut down on Thursday night. The show — which began […]

December 2, 2022

ANIKA ARORA SETH
Yale welcomes 66 QuestBridge Scholars to the Class of 2027

The 66 students admitted to Yale through the QuestBridge National College Match Scholarship are the first to join Yale’s class of 2027. Across the entire program, a record-high 1,755 applicants from low-income backgrounds received a full scholarship to one of the 48 prestigious universities that partner with QuestBridge.

December 2, 2022

ANIKA ARORA SETH & BRIAN ZHANG
Yale joins over 200 college campuses worldwide in rally for Iranian protestors

As protests in Iran continue, concerning mass human rights violations by the Iranian government, students at Yale rallied during a global day of action.

December 1, 2022