Yale University

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Yale University Information

Yale is an elite private university located in New Haven, Connecticut. It is a mid-size institution with an enrollment of 6,532 undergraduate students. Admissions is extremely competitive as the Yale Acceptance_Rate is only 5%. Popular majors include Economics, History, and Political Science and Government. Graduating 97% of students, Yale alumni go on to earn a starting salary of $56,600.

— SAT Range

1480-1580

SAT Range to be competitive

— ACT Range

33-35

ACT Range to be competitive

— Acceptance Rate

5%

Includes early and regular decision plans.

— Median Income

$83,200

Median earnings for graduates.

— Application Fee

$80

The school's application fee.

— Deadline

2-Jan

Deadline for regular decision.

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Yale University

Tell us about one of your proudest achievements or moments and what it says about you....

I tend to overestimate what I am able to do--I love challenges--but AP Physics was something difficult. Days went by in class where the teacher would talk, and it stopped sounding like English. I would come home, start my dynamics homework, and realize I didn’t know what was going on. I watched vide...

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Yale University

What do you admire most about your community? What would you improve? ...

It was surprising to see a normally drab theatre transformed into nothing short of vibrancy. Bright, patterned fabrics were draped over the dividers of the reception area. The students who normally wore jeans and T-shirts were now clothed in colorful dashikis, geles, habesha kemis, and saris. Entici...

Anya Bibbs (Yale University)

Yale University

We are interested in learning more about you and the context in which you have grown up, formed your...

I remember the night vividly. It was December 31st, 2013 in Toledo, Ohio. The ground outside was white; the sky was pitch black and devoid of stars. As we watched the snow fall, my family huddled together in our remaining moments before our separation, right in the dim and frost-bitingly cold Greyho...

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