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Yale admissions office starts podcast

Yale’s Office of Undergraduate Admissions released the latest installation of its podcast last month in an effort to meet calls for more transparency into the […]

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Admissions Office conducts virtual outreach to prospective students

While Yale’s campus remains closed to the public, the Yale admissions office has implemented virtual tours and information sessions to help reach out to prospective […]

UP CLOSE: Confronting costs during COVID-19

Student groups respond to DOJ ruling, Yale gets extension for response

Since the Department of Justice mandated Yale to change its admissions policies in late August, student groups across campus have spoken out against the DOJ’s […]

Class of 2024 sees record number of gap years, most diverse class

The school year kicked off on Monday, and with it a cohort of 1,267 first-year students started their journey at Yale — a class 21 […]

DOJ accuses Yale of illegal discrimination against Asian American and white applicants

The United States Department of Justice on Thursday accused the University of illegally discriminating against Asian American and white undergraduate applicants — an allegation Yale […]

Yale to go test-optional for next admissions cycle

In light of the global coronavirus pandemic, Yale’s admissions office has moved toward greater leniency in application requirements for the upcoming admissions cycle. Last week, […]

Pre-orientation programs to move online

Yale College will conduct its pre-orientation programs remotely this upcoming fall, according to an announcement from a pre-orientation director last Wednesday. In an email sent […]

Harvard affirmative action case appealed, may set precedent for Yale case

Harvard filed a 93-page brief last week asserting that the university stands by a lower court’s judgement in its affirmative action case.  A lower court […]

Yale affirms holistic admissions during pandemic

Due to exceptional circumstances arising from the coronavirus outbreak, Yale College has amended its admissions expectations for applicants to the class of 2025 — aligning […]

Admitted students experience “30 Bulldog Days of April”

With the cancellation of Bulldog Days due to the global COVID-19 pandemic, the Office of Undergraduate Admissions is replacing the three days of on-campus programming […]