Caitlin Roman
CAITLIN ROMAN
Changes to aid may result in swell in apps.

If observers were impressed — or dismayed — by the 16.6 percent increase in applications to Yale this year, they ain’t seen nothing yet. Applications […]

January 29, 2008

THOMAS KAPLAN & CAITLIN ROMAN
Study abroad to be investigated

Connecticut’s attorney general has asked Yale and nine other schools throughout the state to hand over records pertaining to their study-abroad programs as part of […]

January 28, 2008

CAITLIN ROMAN
QuestBridge brings new faces to Yale

While in high school on Kauai, the fourth-largest Hawaiian island, Nicole Gaetjens worried that she would not be able to handle the academic workload at […]

January 25, 2008

CAITLIN ROMAN
Dartmouth eliminates parental contribution for families making less than $75K a year

Dartmouth College will require no parental contribution to tuition from families making under $75,000 per year, the college announced Tuesday. Dartmouth’s new financial-aid initiative — […]

January 24, 2008

CAITLIN ROMAN
Apps. hit all-time high

Yale received a record 22,528 applications for the class of 2012 this year, the admissions office announced Wednesday. The number of applicants increased by 16.6 […]

January 24, 2008

CAITLIN ROMAN
In high schools, effects of aid overhaul unclear

Yale’s financial-aid overhaul seems to be receiving a favorable reception from high-school students and their college counselors, but the details of the plan — obsessed […]

January 17, 2008

CAITLIN ROMAN
At Harvard, Princeton, a growth in applicant pool

Harvard and Princeton universities both reported record-breaking numbers of applications for the class of 2012 — the first class at both schools admitted without an […]

January 17, 2008

CAITLIN ROMAN
YALE FOLLOWS HARVARD IN SWEEPING FINANCIAL-AID REFORM TARGETING MIDDLE-CLASS FAMILIES

Posted 1 p.m. Yale will reduce the cost of a Yale education for families making under $200,000, the University announced Monday afternoon. Yale’s new policy, […]

January 15, 2008

CAITLIN ROMAN
YALE OVERHAULS FINANCIAL AID; REFORM TARGETS MIDDLE CLASS

[ydn-legacy-photo-inline id=”12877″ ] Following sweeping financial-aid reforms announced Monday, the University will dramatically reduce the cost of a Yale College education for families making under […]

January 15, 2008

CAITLIN ROMAN
Though admit rate falls, more accepted overall

Yale may have accepted a lower percentage of early applicants this year, but the number of students receiving good news in December actually increased. Yale […]

January 14, 2008

CAITLIN ROMAN
Penn to offer loan-free aid

Posted Tuesday Dec. 18 In the latest shake-up to Ivy League financial-aid policies, the University of Pennsylvania announced Monday that it would eliminate all loans […]

December 18, 2007