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Early applications fall 5 percent

The number of early applications to Yale College decreased by 5.2 percent this year, Dean of Undergraduate Admissions Jeff Brenzel said Monday. A total of […]

Early apps drop 5 percent

The number of early applications to Yale College has fallen 5 percent compared to last year, the admissions office said today. The Office of Undergraduate […]

Government may take over student loans

  While the University has resisted government urging to convert its private bank-based student loan system to one that is federally funded, legislation set to […]

For MIT, bigger is better

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is looking to expand the size of its undergraduate class by 300 students. While an article by Bloomberg News last […]

Elihu Yale befriends online

When prospective Yale student Obaid Syed needed to talk about the anxieties of the college application process, he turned to his Facebook friend Elihu. “Dear […]

Admissions officers scour the globe for Elis

During the months of September and October, Yale College’s Co-Directors of International Admissions Jean Lee and Rebekah Westphal hit the road — or, more accurately, […]

ReadySetLaunch struggles post-launch

Running a non-profit organization is a challenge — even when the service offers free college counseling. ReadySetLaunch, founded a year ago by Tiffany Ho ’12 […]

Admit rate unclear

While the number of applications to Yale College so far this year is comparable to figures at the same time last year, Dean of Admissions […]

Budget cuts may endanger student jobs

Yale’s financial aid office may reinstate a preferential hiring policy for students on financial aid, amid concern that departmental budget cuts will hurt the availability […]

Briefly: Sec. of Education urges Yale, other universities to adopt Direct Loan Program

Yale was one of nearly 3,000 U.S. colleges and universities to receive a letter Monday from Secretary of Education Ame Duncan urging them to adopt […]

Despite recession, financial aid holds steady

Despite the recession, Director of Student Financial Services Caesar Storlazzi said he does not expect Yale’s spending on financial aid to rise. While current economic […]