Hailey Talbert
Staff Reporter
hailey.talbert@yale.edu
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Yale admits 10.8 percent of early applicants

On Tuesday evening, Yale College admitted 728 students to the class of 2029 from a pool of 6,729 early applications.

December 17, 2024

ISABELLA SANCHEZ, JAEHA JANG & HAILEY TALBERT
66 QuestBridge Scholars to join Yale’s class of 2029

On Dec. 2, 66 students were admitted to Yale’s class of 2029 through the QuestBridge National College Match Scholarship.

December 11, 2024

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Inside Yale’s admissions ambassadors program

Insight into Yale’s admissions ambassadors program, where students reach out to highschools, instead of admissions officers.

November 20, 2024

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Applicants, admissions officers navigate first test-flexible application process

While applicants weigh the options of Yale’s new testing choices, admissions officers believe the test-flexible policy is the right middle-ground.

November 18, 2024

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Early applications dip in Yale’s first test-flexible admissions cycle

Yale received 6,754 early action applications for the class of 2029, the first cohort to be evaluated under Yale’s new test-flexible policy and the second under race-blind admissions.

November 15, 2024

HAILEY TALBERT & CLAIRE NAM
Campus-wide scavenger hunt, the Veritas Search, comes to an end

Student winners and organizers reflect on the Veritas Search and the process of putting it together.

November 8, 2024

CHRIS TILLEN & HAILEY TALBERT
Yale alums face high-stakes Senate, House races in 2024 election

Yalies face off in the election, with victories in Missouri, Minnesota, Rhode Island and New Hampshire coupled with the defeat of incumbent Sherrod Brown in Ohio.

November 6, 2024

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Admissions Office to host programming for underrepresented students

This summer, Yale hopes to have three on-campus programs for students from underrepresented backgrounds.

October 28, 2024

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Yale struck with financial aid price-fixing lawsuit

Yale, among dozens of other universities, is accused of conspiring to overcharge students with noncustodial parents.

October 9, 2024

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ANALYSIS: Could this new admissions tool explain Yale’s post-affirmative action racial demographics?

The Opportunity Atlas, a tool Yale introduced in the admissions process for the class of 2028, might explain Yale’s sustained racial demographics post-affirmative action.

October 8, 2024

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Admissions Office co-hosts inaugural STARS Northeast Counselor Tour

The University invited high school counselors from rural communities to campus for admissions programming.

October 4, 2024