Private
Common App Questions,
College Questions
Music recordings (audio or video,) musical scores, art samples, film samples, and dance videos
Science or engineering research
Other academic work such as creative writing
5%
REA and RD
REA – November 1
RD – January 2
Writing Requirements
Tell us about a topic or idea that excites you and is related to one or more academic areas you selected above. Why are you drawn to it? (Max 200 words)
Why Yale?
• Reflect on how your interests, values, and/or experiences have drawn you to Yale. (Max 125 words)
Please respond in no more than 200 characters (approximately 35 words or fewer), to each of the following questions:
• Short Take 1: What inspires you?
• Short Take 2: If you could teach any college course, write a book, or create an original piece of art of any kind, what would it be?
• Short Take 3: Other than a family member, who is someone who has had a significant influence on you? What has been the impact of their influence?
• Short Take 4: What is something about you that is not included anywhere else in your application?
Yale Essays: Please respond to one of the following prompts in 400 words or fewer
• Reflect on a time you discussed an issue important to you with someone holding an opposing view. Why did you find the experience meaningful?
• Reflect on your membership in a community to which you feel connected. Why is this community meaningful to you? You may define community however you like.
• Reflect on an element of your personal experience that you feel will enrich your college. How has it shaped you?
Optional Materials
• Music recordings (audio or video,) musical scores, art samples, film samples, and dance videos
• Science or engineering research
• Other academic work such as creative writing
About Yale
About Yale
• New Haven, Connecticut
• Founded in 1701
• Private institution
• Urban campus
School Is Known For
• Research and innovation
• Top-ranked Law School
• Highly ranked School of Management, School of Medicine, School of Art and School of Nursing
• Excellent drama and music programs: Student organizations such as the Yale Whiffenpoofs (famous a cappella group) and the Yale Dramatic Association
• The Yale Record is the oldest college humor magazine in the nation
• Distinguished Yale alumni include award-winning actress Meryl Streep, Washington Post investigative journalist and editor Bob Woodward, and actor Edward Norton
Culture
• Strong sense of community
• Residential colleges
• Cultural centers provide a social hub for students to build a sense of cultural identity on campus
• The Yale Bulldogs compete in the Ivy League and are well known for their rivalry with Harvard
• Dwight Hall (Center for Public Service and Social Justice) an independent umbrella organization that fosters student service and activism in the New Haven community and beyond
• Well known for its secret societies. Most famous are the Skull and Bones Society (with members George W. Bush and John Kerry) and the Scroll and Key Society
