5. Admission to Yale

 

 

You've explored the Y* side and discovered that Yale is a good fit for you. Everything you
need to start your application (0)  be found using the links to the right, (1)  instructions, deadlines, application requirements, and links to application forms.

Before you begin, here are a few things we would like you to know.
-    Yale welcomes applicants from all backgrounds. We are (2)  the best and the brightest students who will take (3)  of the one-of-a-kind opportunity available here.

-    Future Yalies will come from public and private schools, from very small towns and great (4)  centers, and from every corner of the world. 

-    Some admitted students will be the first in their families to attend college. Many will need financial assistance to attend. 

-    All incoming Yalies will bring dazzling talents of every kind to this extraordinary community.

Yale is (5)  a small group of the world’s greatest universities. Given that, we attract more students than we can accept each year. We (6)  don’t have enough room in our freshman
class for all the students we would like to admit. Our difficult – yet fascinating and
rewarding – job is to select that class. How do we do it?

An applicant’s academic strength is our first (7) . We review grades, standardized test (8)  and evaluations by a counselor and two teachers to (9)  academic strength. The admissions committee then factors in student qualities such as motivation, curiosity, energy,
leadership ability, and distinctive talents.

Ultimately, our goal is to build an (10)  freshman class. If you want to be a part of it, we  (11)  your application. To get started, please follow the links to the right.