Yale University (2025-2026)

[sharp flume]

applied math, global affairs as of now

[native smelt]

i mean you can but i wouldn’t recommend

what specifics do you want to add?

if it’s for the why major i always recommend to keep why yale and why major separate

but people do both

[sharp flume]

i always loved math and physics. but as i have been involved with quizbowl a lot, i want to include global affairs as well. it's really connected

[sharp flume]

oh so, no specifics for yale

[native smelt]

wait i’m confused on your question

[sharp flume]

that will be even better, i don't have to go thru the courses and professors 😭

[native smelt]

which specific parts of the applied math major

well i mean i can tell u some cool applied math major courses lol

[proud garnet]

Did you watch the 2025-2026 Yale update podcast it basically tells you how to write the prompt and helped a lot

[native smelt]

in terms of profs u prolly want to look at applied math researchers instead of amth profs

[sharp flume]

like for the conclusion of the why major- i was thinking of adding some specifics of yale ( like unique clubs, programs, grants or even professor's research or works). should I do it?

[native smelt]

cuz the cool thing about applied math/stats is that a lot of the research is in other fields

like bio, env sci, etc

[sharp flume]

25-26 update didn't have discussions related to why major prompt iirc

[native smelt]

yeah you don’t need to do this

it’s not really in the question, is it? it’s asking you about an academic field of interest and why you’re drawn to it

[proud garnet]

Oh yea that’s in the 2024-2025 one cuz it’s the same prompt

[native smelt]

you can include specifics in your why yale

but it’s not really a why yale so that might be misguiding

[sharp flume]

do you have tips on how to slay the why yale, it's only 125 words and i have many things to write about. the main focus will be the collaborative family env i was brought up in, and the yale's resco system. do you think it will be generic or cliche

[meager bloom]

tbf i really only think why yale wants u to talk about yale specifics

[native smelt]

yeah

[native smelt]

i think it sounds like a good idea

the issue is not that it’s a cliche because most essays are cliches

it’s more about the approach you take with it. don’t just be like “my family is like the residential college system” but try and be specific in the ways you know how

[sharp flume]

but i've seen some people add specifics in the longer 400 word essay as well

[native smelt]

really reflect on how this lived experience makes you a fit for yale and why yale is a fit for you

i think i might’ve added specifics in the 400 word sssay lemme go check

[meager bloom]

i dont think its necessarily wrong but the prompt does not ask you to connect it to yale

the biggest thing is the majority of the essay cannot be just name dropping yale specifics

[native smelt]

i didn’t add specifics

i just added something at the end where i said Entering Yales campus, I hope to xyz…

Reflect on an element of your personal experience that you feel will enrich your college. How has it shaped you?

this was the question i did

[sharp flume]

i am thinking of choosing the community prompt, and I want to write about the sports group i found for the kids in my apartment when we were bored in pandemic lockdown. is this even a good idea😭

[native smelt]

i just did that little tie back because the question said aspect that i feel will enrich my college experience

[sharp flume]

this is actually a completely new part of my profile and will add another dimension apparently. no other part of my app has mentioned about it

[native smelt]

go ahead

i think the best thing you can do is write it

then read it aloud

then have a teacher read if possible

there’s not much time for that lol

but if u can

[sharp flume]

can I send it to you as well lol

[native smelt]

sure!

[sharp flume]

tyy

[native smelt]

best to have a shitty first draft anyway

if anything all first drafts are a little shitty

[meager bloom]

dont forget to do this thing though because in all of my writing, and uni can probably say the same, is you catch a lot of random shit that either sounds 1) stupid or 2) out of place that u would never catch otherwise

write a shitty draft + read aloud + refine a bit + get new eyes

[native smelt]

and take some time away from it

[sharp flume]

noted

[native smelt]

u gain a lot by reading an essay 2 days later

what i did also when applying rd is i tried to have ppl from the school i was applying to read my essays

so like for columbia i had my friends from barnard and columbia workshop my essays got me

because the people who know the culture best are current students

[sharp flume]

yes, I always try to find current students from this server and ask them to read

hope it doesn't get plagiarized lol

[meager bloom]

find an actual student attending said university

[sharp flume]

I don't know many actual people so this server is the only resource. I do look at the college verified role tho

[weak lagoon]

Would you say if I select more than one academic area of interest, I have to talk about them all for my why major?

[native smelt]

no i only talked about my primary area of interest and i selected three

if you find that they all mesh well together you can write about all three but you by no means have to

[native smelt]

which 3 were you thinking about?

[meager bloom]

did you have a long hook for the why yale or did u just kinda cut straight to the point uni

[native smelt]

i just cut straight to the point

i wouldn’t say my why yale is bad but like

it was just very direct lol

i initially wanted to to be like storytelling ish and then i realized i didn’t have enough words for that. but different strokes for different folks

do whatever works best and then edit as u see fit

[native smelt]

do u want to read mine?

[meager bloom]

sure that would be v helpful actually

[weak lagoon]

My primary major I’m selecting as Econ

and I’m not completely sure about the others maybe like public policy

But my essay is about behavioral economics

[native smelt]

ooo that’s cool

[native smelt]

we don’t have a public policy major

i’m trying to think of the next most similar one

[weak lagoon]

oh uh thennn I have no idea what I chose

[native smelt]

oh have u alr applied

[weak lagoon]

I’ll just double check gimme a sec

[native smelt]

lol

prolly global?

[weak lagoon]

noo i didntt

I think I just chose smtg that’s close to Econ

[native smelt]

if you’re writing about behavioral economics it might be a cool idea to check out psych offerings here

[native smelt]

epe probably?

idk i don’t think it matters too much

[native smelt]

that is, if that’s something that interests you. or look into some cool game theory offerings

[weak lagoon]

I just wasn’t sure because none of my ecs are really psychology

except like one

[native smelt]

it’s ok none of my ecs were stats related

put what you actually want to study

[native smelt]

during my revisit weekend i went to this game theory lecture and it was fascinating

[weak lagoon]

oh wait in the why major am I supposed to take about Yale?

[native smelt]

with benjamin polak

[native smelt]

nooo

i’m just giving insight u might find interesting

[weak lagoon]

ahhh sorry my bad I just got a little confused

[native smelt]

u don’t need to include what i’m saying in ur essays

just to look into if you want

[native smelt]

noo ur good lol

[weak lagoon]

yes I’m super interested in game theory so that’s def pretty interesting!!

[viral egret]

why does yale make it so hard to send an additional rec in

[native smelt]

because they don’t want them

[willow hill]

cuz they don’t want it

[native smelt]

lol

[willow hill]

lol

[native smelt]

most people are annoying and submit additional recs that add nothing to their app

and just repeats what the other recs said

[weak lagoon]

got it lol I’ve been super indecisive about what I want to do all of hs so I honestly not declaring a major first year really helps

[native smelt]

i would only send in the addtl rec if you think it will add something to your app that isn’t anywhere else

[native smelt]

oh for sure

i still don’t know what specifically i want to major in i’ll decide that next year

[viral egret]

ya i was kinda freaking out cause this rec would prolly be one of my most important.. but luckily the stem portfolio thingy allows for 1 rec

[native smelt]

you get so much more time

to figure out

even if not at yale don’t forget that you have time

[weak lagoon]

yeahh I think the only problem was with some business schools

[viral egret]

what are you considering...

[native smelt]

stats/applied math/pure math/cs+math

[weak lagoon]

but I’m just going off of I’ll figure it out later lmao

[native smelt]

i say applied math/stats & data science when people ask

the nice thing is apma & sds are very similar in terms of major requirements

[mossy owl]

Idk why people feel obligated to submit additionally letters of rec especially if those recs don’t add anything of substance to their app

[native smelt]

and i was talking to the apma DUS (director of undergraduate studies) about choosing a concentration for applied math

[viral egret]

that last choice resembles a quant kid

[native smelt]

and he essentially just told me that i should take the classes that interest me and then declare later

instead of trying to mold my schedule to fit a certain concentration

think broadly, narrow focus later

[native smelt]

can i not just like cs and math? lol

[viral egret]

nah nah.. im kidding

[native smelt]

lol ur fine

i mean id probably consider quant if i can manage to keep my gpa up

and get better at math

lol

[sharp flume]

can I as well

[viral egret]

im planning mechE/cs with econ and i get quant kid allegations

[native smelt]

sure

[native smelt]

omg lol

one of my friends was meche + econ

and switched to s&ds now

i dont know if shes still considering meche + econ

but its a lot of work lol

cuz meche is so many credits

[weak lagoon]

can you send it to me as well? I’m been working on my why Yale and I’m honestly struggling

[native smelt]

lol now everyones gonna ask for it

Sure

[weak lagoon]

oh you don’t need to send it if you don’t want to!!

[native smelt]

Dont take my essay as law

[weak lagoon]

and the 400 word one I’ve been trying to write the reflection for at least a few hours

[native smelt]

Im really just trying to give an example because i understand its helpful

[viral egret]

rn any resources are prolly gonna be welcome for many

essay grind season

[native smelt]

yeah

lemme check the edit history of my essays document

lol

Omg i was working on yale a year ago today

[viral egret]

qs: in yale math, do you guys do quantum phys or not?

many math courses have it so wondering, or is it choose and go

[native smelt]

its not a formal requirement idt

but for the B.S in pure math

youre required to take a natural science course thats math heavy

natural or physical science i dont remember

so quantum phys would prolly count

[viral egret]

okay okay

tnx

[shy zinc]

this is aura

[native holly]

Ohhh shit it's nice to see someone from here get admitted. Intls have been dooming

[mellow imp]

merry christmas

[gray scroll]

Merry ch

Christmas

[last elk]

Off topic, but dont they want you to write a little abt NYC? I remember reading something on their website

[native smelt]

merry christmas!

[last elk]

Same

[frosty goblet]

I’m not sure I understood what you’re asking?

[last elk]

Nvm

[raw tendon]

one of my yale essays gonna be about wearing the color pink

🔥

we're getting in trust

[brisk quiver]

would someone be able to read my yale sups?

[sharp flume]

I can but I am applying too

[brisk quiver]

also for the essay about a topic or idea that excites you is it ok that I wrote about coding even though im appling for Mech E? I dont really have an extensive project relating to building like things

[sharp flume]

if you can connect coding somehow with the mechE, sure

[meager bloom]

what are your other areas?

outside of mech e

[brisk quiver]

umm i didnt 😭 I mean it kinda shows the iterative process and stuff because i created an app

[brisk quiver]

wait wdym

[meager bloom]

you have to list three areas of interest

[sharp flume]

You select three majors

[meager bloom]

on your application

[sharp flume]

yeah

[meager bloom]

you dont have a set first major, rather, you choose three that encompass what you potentially want to study

your supplementals do not all need to be targeted at one major especially if your wants in an education at yale want to be more interdisciplinary across majors

[brisk quiver]

umm i did mech e, biomedical engineering, and then electrical engineering and computerscience

[sharp flume]

how do I represent the interdisciplinary thinking, do I exhibit the connections I feel across subjects?

[sharp flume]

coding will be fine, I believe

but maybe you want to list ece as number 1 choice

maybe

[meager bloom]

what i was saying is for instance if they wanted to study something so specifically interdisciplinary it cannot be summed into one major thats fine as long as it reflects itself among the majors that compose it id imagine

does that make sense

[sharp flume]

mhm yeah

[frail vessel]

Still yet to receive Yale aid package 🥲

I'm scared

[native smelt]

it’ll probably come in the new year if it hasn’t already

i was scared to get mine too and then it was rlly good!! im sure everything will work out

[lucid sonnet]

Would someone mind reading my 400-word Yale supplemental?

[sharp flume]

https://tenor.com/view/yes-gif-1831204145389582793

[lucid sonnet]

preferably a college student sorry 😓

[viral egret]

suggestion: its 26th dec... take a day off

[carmine dune]

Damn

Beggars can’t be choosers

[plucky void]

dec 25th was the day off

[brisk quiver]

its so they dont steal😭

[nocturne fjord]

Valid

[past sable]

yygs app is lwk hard

i like it but it reminds me theres levels to this

[native smelt]

lol

[past sable]

compared to my rice precollege program where i only had to write like 2 essays and put basic info

[native smelt]

good luck doing it 20 times in 2 yrs

[past sable]

2 yrs?

[native smelt]

when ur a senior

[past sable]

oh thought u meant within the span of 2 years not in 2 years from now

if one of my parents does not live with me+i don't know their address, what would i put for their address

nvm think i got it?

pardon the quadruple message but is this actually asking 4 questions in 1 prompt? like i have to answer each question in any way i can within the 100 words

[plucky void]

the bolded portion is the 'true' question

i think the other two are just ways to engage your thinking

like, basicaly they wanna know why you applied, and why you think you will be a good fit, and good fit can be through how you contribute, and maybe you applied because you xyz that you want to take away

[past sable]

ohh yea that makes more sense

[hard wind]

I can! Not in college but I got in REA

Feel free to dm

[past sable]

js found out the deadline for YYGS is on the day my school opens back up from winter break... meaning idt i can do the recommendation and the other stuff that your school officials have to do 😭 😭 😭
(found out this program existed 2 days ago)

[raw tendon]

yale's prompts are actually so peak i can't even deny it anymore

i'm deadass tweaking out and getting excited while writing my essays bc i feel like i'm having fun and that i have a chance

😭

[prime canyon]

ok goat

[untold prism]

can you submit a stem form with the rec & the additional rec through their portal

their instructions are a little unclear

@native smelt do you know

[frosty goblet]

I hope you get in that was like the highlight of my entire hs experience

[gray scroll]

Real

[severe yarrow]

Guys iam applying to Yale and I wanted to upload my stem researches+ art but I couldn't find such options in my portal , where do I upload them?

[native smelt]

like add an art and research supplement?

[severe yarrow]

Yess

[native smelt]

https://admissions.yale.edu/supplementary#stem

i think you had to indicate it on your application if you wanted to submit a research supplement

but it should be in the updates form iirc? i haven’t accessed the portal in a while lol

[native smelt]

but this website gives instructions

[severe yarrow]

Sure thanks 🤍

[past sable]

❤️ tyy

[severe yarrow]

Why did I notice that Yale is too different from Harvard, like it doesn't require much , I just filled the application by common app and added supplements which are art and stem researches 🙂

[summer halo]

the harvard app must be massive, because yale was my longest application 😭

[meager bloom]

yale is def longer than harvard

[native smelt]

i mean in terms of pure word count yale theyre rougly equal

iirc harvard is 5 150 word supps? and yale is 125, 200, 400 + 4 or 5 short takes

[gray scroll]

Ugh

[mellow imp]

its more questions tbf

the short takes can be difficult

[frosty goblet]

Harvards are very formulaic

Yales are a bit more creative and fun to do

[carmine dune]

harvards were a breeze bc they felt very practical yales was too abstract for me

[frosty goblet]

I flew thru Yales lol

Harvards I also didn’t take too much time to do yeah they’re v simple

[summer halo]

the short takes i did not take all that seriously im ngl

[brisk quiver]

i love yales sups

[sharp flume]

hi, can anyone have a look at my why major for yale? I want to know if the idea works

i've been working on it since last day😭

[shy zinc]

good

[past sable]

dk where else to ask this. but in YYGS's application you can put awards, but they put the section where you put it in the same place where you put school info. does this imply i can only put school related awards in there?

more context, the prompt says: List a maximum of 5 previous awards, honors, scholarships, fellowships, and/or recognitions along with the dates they were received.

[sharp flume]

No it doesn’t imply that

It can be any honor

[past sable]

i see tysm

[past sable]

if i place top x in something out of x people overall, even if i dont get an explicit award for that does that still count as an award

[sharp flume]

If you don’t have anything else which is better than this, I would just list it

Doesn’t hurt

Although I’m not sure if that will be counted

[past sable]

oh

[sharp flume]

good luck applying though

I still laugh at my yygs essays

LMAO

[past sable]

😭 this means ill improve in my essays tho so ill be aight

[sharp flume]

yes focus a lot lot lot on your essays

they don’t care about what you’ve done in the past. All you need to show is how will yygs help you get closer to achieving your mission

[past sable]

is it fine if i dont yet know what my mission is super clearly, but i kinda have an idea

for the yygs app

[sharp flume]

just show how will it help you impact your community and make a positive change in any magnitude

[past sable]

oh ok good

[past sable]

1 more question lol, for the activities section did you put 0, 1, or 2 additional activities? im thinking of doing 2 to give them the absolute most info i can about myself to stand out more but was just wondering

[sharp flume]

I applied in my junior year so I did 2

They give very little space for activities tbh

[past sable]

ill do additional 2 also

[frosty goblet]

mine was so so bad I literally laugh at it like every 6 months

all of those essays tbh

so yeah ur good

[frosty goblet]

exactly this

[native smelt]

@finite idol yay congrats! i saw ur doing econ math and im an applied math major so reach out if u ever have questions

[sharp flume]

boola boola

[sharp flume]

can you guide me on how I can find a professor related to applied math/global affairs/stats+ds who is working on a thing I’m interested in? I want to mention in my why yale that I will use yale’s interdisciplinary education to scale my community impact in future

[native smelt]

hm in terms of applied math and stats i would look for someone doing like applied quantitative analysis? i dont know if theres anywhere i would directly search

look at the jackson school of global affairs, there’s one prof who teaches a research methods class for poli sci lemme find that for you

shiro kuriwaki

https://www.shirokuriwaki.com/

[sharp flume]

Thanks goat

I’ll send you my essays by tonight hopefully getting burned out smh

[native smelt]

maybe also looking at like the sociology department page

on applied math/sds websites you’ll prolly see a lot of just pure math or stats research or like cs/math

so you have to try and find the poli sci/global people doing applied math and stats not the other way around

if ur interested in comp bio you can also look at profs in the school of public health who are using math/cs in their field

[sharp flume]

thanks thanks a lot

[summer halo]

applied to yale waiting for my application portal

[finite idol]

Ill keep that in mind tysm!!

[frosty goblet]

how are you gonna fit this all in 125 words 😭

I commend you if you do lol

[past sable]

what would yall say r unique aspects of yale culture that other top unis dont rlly have

[frosty goblet]

is this for YYGS?

or what

[past sable]

yes

im a little stuck on "why yygs" essay lol

[frosty goblet]

Focus on the diversity

Not Yale

You’ll do that when u apply in two years

The program is about bringing all of the people together from around the world to learn from each other

So talk about why that matters to you specifically

I did not talk about Yale as a school ever bc you’re not applying to Yale college you’re applying to a global program with kids around the world that just happens to be at Yale

And yes it definitely is a sampling of what Yale undergraduate can be (they do make this a decent point when you’re there) but I wouldn’t focus on that since it’s main goal is to be such a diverse program

You’ll never be like that intertwined with only 600 people from literally every continent

[frosty goblet]

I honestly think the reason I got in (I was not impressive at all) was bc I was so hyper focused on why the diversity mattered so much to me

[past sable]

i acc had this as a list of reasons lol

yygs was one of the only competitive free summer programs i saw that had a lot of ppl, a more liberal arts type curriculum instead of rlly specialized ones, and diversity

ty for the advice! ❤️

[carmine dune]

Apply to LEDA when ur a junior

[frosty goblet]

wait free?

they have amazing aid but its not free for a lot of ppl lol

[past sable]

oh mb im low income and they can offer full aid so its more of a hope of mine lol

[frosty goblet]

ofc let me know if u have any other q's I like helping out!

[frosty goblet]

I think they would help out a lot, I know someone I was there who got a full ride

I didn't even apply for aid and I asked for money after (way after deadline) and they gave me almost half off my tuition and I am not low income

[past sable]

i think u gotta pay for transportation tho.. i think i could cough up the money

[past sable]

wow

[frosty goblet]

you do but I know if you fly into New york (much cheaper than New Haven) they have a free bus that will take u to yale

and usually flights to NY arent too bad in the summer (relative to other places)

[past sable]

oh fr? that's cool

[frosty goblet]

yeah and also when the program is over, they will bus you straight to any of the airports in NYC for free

[past sable]

oh yeah cause all the ppl go during holidays right

[frosty goblet]

most tourists yes, and YYGS is just a few random weeks in the summer so theres not usually a price surge

they might even have resources for students to pay for a flight

but Im not 100% sure on that

im sure if you truly need the aid for trasnit it couldn't hurt to email the fin aid office\

[frosty goblet]

they are very nice with their aid, I was v surpised

another reason to love yale lol

also I hope u get in bc I will never shut up ab YYGS lol

[past sable]

which topic did u do

[frosty goblet]

PLE

what are u thinking of

[past sable]

SGC or the stem one i forgot acronym

[frosty goblet]

IST or whatver lol

I forget it too

[past sable]

ye
i think ill js do SGC

[frosty goblet]

stem one is not as popular so good on ur part it might be easier to get in lol

[past sable]

it's not?

[frosty goblet]

no PLE is the vast majority of ppl

[past sable]

the stuff they showed there didn't really interest me as much as sgc

[frosty goblet]

SGC i think had the least

[past sable]

omg let's go

[frosty goblet]

It was like

1. PLE
2. law one
3. stem one
4. SGC

If I rememebr correctly

[past sable]

but then i looked back a few days later and it felt kinda interesting lol but ill still do sgc

[past sable]

there was a philosophy one but they removed it this cycle

[frosty goblet]

also for ur essays literally just be like quirky, I cringe so hard at mine but they were so quirky lol

[frosty goblet]

oh yes that one

probably not as popular lol

bc PLE is kind of like that

[past sable]

im kinda stuck on the opinion one, i compiled a list of like ppl where my opinion of them changed but idrk how to select 1, like what would they want in the essay?

[frosty goblet]

can u send the prompt

the essays I had when I applied were so different lol

they were like "tell me a dream day in ur life" and I said like surfing and eating food on the beach 😭 im actually dead

[past sable]

pasted into Google doc that's y it looks like that

[past sable]

loll idt they have that prompt this cycle

[frosty goblet]

so this prompt think about the context: all of the protests on campus

[past sable]

wasnt that columbia

[frosty goblet]

they didn't love the attention thye were getting

[frosty goblet]

also Yale but Columbia bore the worst media front lol

Yale was not as bad

but esserntially I would pick a topic that is very meaningful to you

and an argument you had with someone on it

but then explain how you were able to overcome your own opinions to see their side too

I dont think its necessary to be like "oh we had ice cream and then I agreed with him and realized how dumb I was"

bc that is not happening lol

its moreso just to see if you can handle other peoples opinion (bc you will def not agree with a lot of ppl at YYGS (I leared that the hard way lol))

[past sable]

oh i thought it was like

someone does something that challenged the identity you had of them in your head
then your reaction and how you learned from that

[frosty goblet]

it can 100% be that too

[past sable]

cause it says "opinion about another person"

[past sable]

so i can do that?

[frosty goblet]

yes 100%

I was just saying that you dont need to resolve anything

like you can leave it up in the air

[past sable]

ohh ok

[frosty goblet]

you just need to show that you like were more open to another person

like a time when u thought somoeone was maybe ignorant fro a viewpoint but then u realized where they were coming from

don't say they were ignorant btw lol but you get what I mean

its jsut about humanizing other people who are very diff from you and dont align with ur world view

[past sable]

one of the things ibwas thinking abt writing is how i used to think my mom couldnt rlly hold a promise until i asked her to quit smoking and she did, but idrk what i could put that i learned from it

[frosty goblet]

one other thing (you dont need to do this) but I think its more powerful if you do it from someone not in ur family

[past sable]

i was thinking abt putting charlie kirk ngl 😭 but thats less of a personal person to me

oh rlly?

[frosty goblet]

bc they are thinking of this in the context of stangers you meet

I think the best ones work when its a peer

like a friend or even a non friend

[frosty goblet]

like disagreeing with kirk??

[past sable]

like i disagree w him heavily but after he died it kinda put things into perspective that he js had differing opinions? havent done too much research abt him tho

[frosty goblet]

I would caution against this bc you didn't know him personally

[past sable]

just like a potential consideration i had

[past sable]

hm ok

[frosty goblet]

I would do someone like personally you intereact with

I have to do this for college apps

and I did mine on a kid I shared a bunk with

we were completely opposite politically

but then I learned to humanize him

the reason I think those are the best is bc u will have a roomate at YYGS

and so it will be a rando peer

so they kind of want to see how you handle those situations

[willow hill]

https://tenor.com/view/aqua-konosuba-kazuma-sad-hand-on-shoulder-gif-2472116041386216360

[past sable]

oh i didn't know that

i lwk haven't rlly had any that i changed my opinion of over time that fits the category of they have differing worldviews

ill just think more about it tho

[frosty goblet]

I lowk wouldn't even know how to humanize Charlie Kirk

I'd love to read that essay lol

[past sable]

liberty university bound essay

[frosty goblet]

😭

that place is not even real

[frosty goblet]

you've never had an argument with a peer?

lol

im sure itll come to you

[past sable]

that puts stuff into more perspective

i acc do know someone who is conservative in my old friend group who humanizes trump and kirk lol, me and some other friends have argued w him and ive learnsd to not be at odds with said friend if that makes sense

[frosty goblet]

yes this will work 100%

[sharp flume]

I somehow did. Would you like to trade twin

[frosty goblet]

im impressed lol

I would like to see it if ur down but if not thats fine lol

[sharp flume]

i didn’t include all

[sharp flume]

are you doing rd?

[frosty goblet]

I am lol

[sharp flume]

Can we trade the why yale essay😭

[frosty goblet]

wait what does this mean lol

Im new to the lingo

[sharp flume]

i wanna see because people are really cool with this essay

[frosty goblet]

mine is rlly not that cool

[sharp flume]

in dms, i see yours and you see mine

[frosty goblet]

😭

[frosty goblet]

oh sure

[sharp flume]

says a yygs alum

[frosty goblet]

my essays for that are abhorrant

I look at them every 6 months and giggle at how bad they are

[sharp flume]

yygs gives an edge i think

[frosty goblet]

I've heard it doesnt but if it does id be happy

where did u hear that?

[sharp flume]

I just think so because it’s prestigious

And it’s normal for them to have a bias

Icl

[native smelt]

i don’t think it does

correlation not causation eh

people who do yygs are given skills to craft an application that yale would like (you learn more about the culture and are able to experience yale..) but it doesn’t give you a direct advantage

[sharp flume]

hmm

But this indirect advantage is also a big one

[native smelt]

i think you’re misunderstanding

the AOs aren’t seeing someone who did yygs and being like oh my god they did yygs! we have to admit them

but yygs gives you knowledge to write a better yale application

[sharp flume]

yeah I got you. I am talking about that. Like a person who went to yale and stayed for two weeks can craft a better application which is a big advantage tbh

[left ice]

hi
for the interesting topic or idea question how did you structure it the 200 word one

like was it all abt how you were drawn to it

[native smelt]

i just took an idea about statistics and explained why it fascinated me

make sure you go beyond “here’s this idea.. it’s so cool!” and explain why the idea is so cool

[native smelt]

i talked about how the narrative behind numbers is often not talked about enough and how stats can be used for social change

[sharp flume]

lowkey can you give a quick thought on my why major and why yale?

[native smelt]

it’s like 4:30 am

so maybe later

[sharp flume]

Oh sorry

[native smelt]

lol ur good

just dm me in a few hrs or smth

[sharp flume]

sure thanks

[left ice]

ic ty

did you connect to personal experiences

[native smelt]

yeah i connected it to a data science project i did

[night briar]

YALL IM STRESSING OUT

i can't believe i'm finally sending my application

[frosty goblet]

for extracurriculars, is it better to leave out an EC that doesn't really add much to my story or should I include it even though its completely unrelated?

for reference its my involvement with my school's DECA chapter

I'm applying for social sciences and my narrative has absolutely nothign to do with DECA or business, but I also spent years 1-3 doing it so idk if it would be dumb not to put it?

but I've also heard people say its better to just put down the things that drive your narrative forward

[past sable]

id put it to show all roundedness but im js a soph def wait for a student reply

[frosty goblet]

I was thinking of doing this and I trust you dw lol

[shy zinc]

eh

[shy zinc]

unless your other 10 activities are somehow 4 years i feel like this is important enough in your life

[shy zinc]

correct

[shy zinc]

best of luck

[past sable]

@shy zinc ik u dont attend yale but this essay is for yygs and i wanted your input. i was thinking ab writing about this classmate i used to have that supported china and the great leap forward and how i learned to not be at odds w him just bc of his opinions, do u think thats good for this prompt? idk if it is rlly what they want from that

[frosty goblet]

unsolicited but i think this is a great idea

[shy zinc]

that probably works, just make sure to clearly answer the three parts of the question as understanding your perception and reflection is the most important part, arguably more important than whoever the person is

[past sable]

oh yea fs, tysm to both of yall!

[past sable]

pardon if im bothering too much but i had another idea for this essay where i would talk about how me and my mom used to disagree on food tastes all the time, so when she cooked or ordered out food that she liked id never eat it, but we came to a compromise where i'd try food she likes and she'll try food i like, and it ends up that i actually really like some of the food she likes, and i also get exposed to diff food cultures

my only concern w this idea is that i think it makes me sound a little immature in the beginning (like a super picky brat kid) and its ab a disagreement w my mom which is a family member

[frosty goblet]

It’s not bad but I feel like your first one is stronger

[past sable]

i heard politics is kinda a sensitive issue to write ab in these types of essays tho

[past sable]

and i think i did more growing and learning from this experience than i did with the other

[frosty goblet]

I mean it can be but it also shows lots of maturity if you’re able to overcome that polarity bc of how crazy political factions have increasingly become

Its bad if you don’t change, not bad if you do change, even subtly

[past sable]

thats a good point yea

[past sable]

also true

[gray scroll]

How bad is it if im applying test optional to yale

And only submitted ap scores

[native smelt]

well this isn’t test optional

why would they penalize you for using the test plan they offered

lol

[gray scroll]

Idk i feel like some schools arent truly test optional even tho they say they are 😭

Yale is the only test flexible from what ive seeb

Ik test scores arent everything but for those test required this is killing me

[plucky void]

my school doesnt have ap exams

but i self studied and got a 5, 5, 4, and 3

and i took the act but its below the precntile (30)

what do i submit 😭

[gray scroll]

I got lower than that 🥀

[void lichen]

Both are good

Genuinely

3 not so good but meh

[void lichen]

People have gotten in with less

[plucky void]

well im assuming i have to submit all of them

[plucky void]

should i submit both or one over the other

[void lichen]

Yes, but one 3 with a solid transcript and a 30 ACT won't kill you

I'd say both

[plucky void]

okay thank you 🙏

[gray scroll]

How less?

[void lichen]

Probably like 28?

29?

[gray scroll]

Ah ok

[proud garnet]

The middle 80 for Yale is 31-36 so if you have below a 31 you def shouldn’t submit

[gray scroll]

And sat wise?

[proud garnet]

1390-1580

I think they have a podcast episode on how they evaluate test scores too you should watch it

[gray scroll]

Omg ;00

[gray scroll]

I will ty

[void lichen]

This isn't true 🙁 they are very clear about not setting yourself thresholds based on this stuff. Ppl get in with 1410s whilst the SAT median is like 1480

[proud garnet]

True but if you don’t have context to back it up I don’t think like a 30 act is worth submitting esp when you can just submit ap scores and they won’t penalize you

[void lichen]

If you have better AP scores then maybe don't submit your <31 ACT but if that's the best you've got then genuinely just go for it

[void lichen]

If you look at the data from before TO messed everything up, you'll see that a 30 isn't out of the ordinary for Yale

And being just 1 point below the median really doesn't make much of a difference

[past sable]

i emailed my favorite teacher over the break and she filled it out 🥹 🥹 were so back

[proud garnet]

Yea but even before TO the middle 50 was 32-35 and a 30 is quite lower than that

If they have good ap scores which they do it’s just better to remove that bad data point imo

Since they explicitly say they won’t penalize you for just submitting ap scores in the podcast

[void lichen]

fair

[plucky void]

https://tenor.com/view/cat-look-side-eye-bombastic-bombastic-side-eye-gif-2838294034054004015

ok i will just submit my aps

[lapis silo]

Hm interesting, I have a 1440 SAT. My AP scores are 2 5s, 2 4s, and 2 3s one of which was self studying and the other was AP research

What should I do in terms of submitting scores?

[proud garnet]

I’m not sure tbh your kind of borderline I would just watch the Yale podcast video and decide

I’m also at a 33 but since that’s 25% I think I’m going to submit

[blissful sigil]

Hey do you guys know if yale has any majors close to biostatistics?

I've found applied mathematics but it doesn't align with exactly what I want to do

[native smelt]

we don’t but u can just do like bio major with programming certificate

or applied math with machine learning concentration

[lapis silo]

Where can I find this podcast?

[native smelt]

spotify

or youtube

or yale website

[lapis silo]

Oh it's Yale themselves

[frosty goblet]

Submit that 100%

[lapis silo]

Borderline for SAT or for AP scores? Cause the thing about my AP scores is that the only 3s I got were French self studying and I have the capstone diploma so if I don't submit they would know I got a 3 on AP research anyway

[proud garnet]

for both tbh

the sat is probably not low enough to hurt you tho

so if you think the ap scores don't accurately reflect ur abilities (esp in courses related to your major), maybe submit the sat too

[lapis silo]

My APs I am happy with it's just some require context. Like my school has an AP limit and me taking ap French shows I went beyond that limit, even tho it's my lowest score

So ya, I'm torn

And a little traumatized from getting rejected ED after submitting my scores for a school with a high median

[blissful sigil]

Do you guys know any unique programs at Yale working at the Intersection of Biostatics and Public Health/Global Health?

[left ice]

Reflect on a time you discussed an issue important to you with someone holding an opposing view. Why did you find the experience meaningful?

in this essay should i not narrate what happened should the majority of the 400 words be to reflect on it? like why it was meaningful

[sharp flume]

you should narrate what happened

Background is necessary

[left ice]

how much of the essay

should be like reflect on why it was meaningful

[sharp flume]

I’d dare to say 50%. The rest 50% on the topic of the disagreement and “how you disagreed” because how you deal differences is equally important and lets people feel your moment

[left ice]

alright thanks

[elder barn]

to those that got deferred, howd yall send in your mid year report i asked my counselor and she emailed the ao but didnt get a response

[left ice]

how long should the research abstract be

and we have to upload it in the form on the portal right

[full grove]

hey guys
wanted to ask something
so i write poems for fun, but my teacher said that my poem is very good and that I should submit it to unis
so is it okay to submit it to colleges?
like Yale, Harvard, dartmouth and so on?
and all poems i have written are romantic. so is it okay to submit them?

[void lichen]

The Admissions Office only opens after NY so you should have a response soon

[gray scroll]

Any accepted/current yalies available to review my supps?

[plucky void]

the way i havent started a single yale supp

https://tenor.com/view/baseball-brainrot-brain-rot-tung-tung-tung-sahur-tung-tung-tung-tung-sahur-gif-14634229915399093883

[gray scroll]

I deadass just finished them

[carmine dune]

good

[gray scroll]

I just got the pton 2 more long essays left

[plucky void]

i would like to u explain your useage of good in this context

[plucky void]

damn twin...

let me know if you need help

[carmine dune]

open to interpretation

[plucky void]

i trust u with my essays so im happy to share

[plucky void]

https://tenor.com/view/speed-ishowspeed-speed-stream-ishowspeed-stream-speed-nod-gif-1082323842437565509

[gray scroll]

its just the 500 and 250 civic one I'm locking in

[proud garnet]

I haven’t even started any of the five Harvard essays

[plucky void]

tbf i feel like those are more recyclable if youve written other applications beforehand

[carmine dune]

😞

[proud garnet]

Yea I’ve done nortwhestern Yale Cornell

[carmine dune]

harvard and columbia are very similar in questions and word limits

[proud garnet]

I applied to the Columbia dual degree so it’s diff

It was just one 1000 word essay

I’m just not gonna do Harvard if I think it’s gonna impact the quality of my other essays tbh

[carmine dune]

u miss 100% of the shots u dont take

[proud garnet]

Yes but I don’t want to do Harvard and then get rejected everywhere cuz I spread myself too thin lol

I’ll see how long I can stay awake tn

[carmine dune]

dont u have until end of day tomorrow

[proud garnet]

Yea but I’m not taking that risk

I also have like 7 other colleges due on the 5th lol

So I need to stay on track for that

[carmine dune]

good luck

[summer halo]

weirdly i feel better about my yale application than my applications to slightly less selective schools

[frosty goblet]

same

prob bc u actually like yale lol

[frosty goblet]

wait guys

are we suppose to waive?

im confused by this

[viral egret]

yes?

its typically advised to waive ferpa i think? https://www.road2college.com/what-is-ferpa-waiving-rights/

my school kinda makes us waive ferpa, otherwise they dont send you stuff (a bit against the law ik, but ya)

[frosty goblet]

yeah I think its best to waive apparently

[left ice]

waive every ferpa you see

[left ice]

going against the law for following the law

[upbeat portal]

Does SAT/ACT scores show up on the portal checklist for anyone? Should I self report it again in case

[past sable]

for the awards section on yygs, should i put That i was on president's list for my DE cc?

can't rlly think of anything else

[upbeat portal]

if u dont have any other honors then yes

[past sable]

my dad is from Spain and my moms like German or something, i should select yes for hispanic right

oh nvm

what does the bottom question mean? "yygs platforms" like the yygs accounts on those respective social media websites?

[native smelt]

i don’t think this question matters that much

[half shore]

is it like pointleess to apply if i havent started but maybe can just like reuse some ideas

[native smelt]

nah just apply

[half shore]

alr ill lock in

theres not that much

[plucky void]

its whatever you identify as

[upbeat portal]

Does SAT/ACT scores show up on the portal checklist for anyone? Should I self report it again in case

[red root]

hi can someone read my yale supps

[red root]

i think hispanic means spanish ancestry but ur from latam

[elder barn]

i can if you want (got deferred ea )

[red root]

getting deferred m eans nothing u still got this

but ty ill dm to u

[elder barn]

yeah it actually gave me slight hope for my rd schools bc deferral from yale isnt bad

[sharp flume]

can we trade

if you don't mind ofc

[carmine dune]

pretty sure deferred at yale does mean something because they dont defer many people

[elder barn]

some of them are more personal to me but idm sharing others :) feel free to dm!

[elder barn]

thank god I didn't rea harvard

[carmine dune]

[sharp flume]

okay I'll dm once I'm done

[cunning flume]

Hispanic is Spanish speaking countries Latino is latam

So Spaniards are Hispanic but not Latino while Brazilians are Latino but not Hispanic

Some people don’t put Spain in Hispanic tho and separate it out into Spanish depends on who you ask

[nocturne fjord]

There are 2 types of hispanics though no?

[cunning flume]

Wdym

[nocturne fjord]

Wait nvm

I thought there was a different term for like non latin america spanish speaking countriss

But i mixed it up w sum else

[cunning flume]

Spain and Portugal and Andorra are Iberian which is the closest thing to Latino over there

But you’re not gonna see Iberian on any census type data collection

If you identify with any of them it’s fine to put Hispanic or Latino or whatever similar option they give

[nocturne fjord]

Oh that might be it then

Yeah that makes sense

Yeah I think it's that, cuz I learned about it when researching the cumbre iberoamericana

[night briar]

it feels surreal

BUT YEAH! finally 😭

[tulip dust]

does yale require all ap scores?

[proud garnet]

no

unless you don't submit an act/sat

[tulip dust]

oh ok

[upbeat portal]

Does SAT/ACT scores show up on the portal checklist for anyone? Should I self report it again in case

[versed sapphire]

Hi, I'm trying to fill in info for a sibling that attends Yale, but on the common app it makes me fill in her degree for some reason even though she's still attending, what should I put?

this is what i filled in for the other fields, I'm confused since I didn't specify at all she was a graduate

[native smelt]

just put bachelors

because if she’s a current undergrad then she’s pursuing a bachelors

[versed sapphire]

oh I see, thanks

[left ice]

how long should the research abstract be
and we have to upload it in the form on the portal right

[feral cave]

hey guys

can anyone please review my Yale supps?

[sharp flume]

can anyone have a look at my yale supps

[frosty goblet]

for this question:
**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? (200 words or fewer)

is it advised to spend a bit of time explaning how you'll engage with it at Yale?

I kind of feel like Yale's ethos would say not to connect it back but I'm open to a second opinion

[carmine dune]

isnt the application due like right now

[frosty goblet]

no tmrw

at midnight

[carmine dune]

ohh

[proud garnet]

no

make it fully about academics

you can connect to yale in the other essays

[frosty goblet]

I lowk only connected in Y Yale

but I think thats fine

[proud garnet]

yea only one of the other prompts the third one i think asks for a connection to yale

[frosty goblet]

listening to the podcast they kiind of make it seem like thye hate ppl who spoon-feed them connections to Yale

[frosty goblet]

yeah ur right

thanks

[spare atlas]

Nah we got a bit. I just started 😭

[left ice]

Yeah lmaooo

even their Why Yale essay isn’t much on yale

[sharp flume]

i tried to drop yale specifics in why us tho

[left ice]

did you reflect on how they stem from your interests/values/experiences

[sharp flume]

will you read?

we can trade

[left ice]

im not comfortable trading rn

[sharp flume]

oh okays

[left ice]

im submitting it in some time thats why

[frosty goblet]

reflect being highlighted is elite ball knowledge lol

[feral cave]

should the short takes be 35 words or 200 characters?

[sharp flume]

200char

[feral cave]

Please respond in no more than 200 characters (approximately 35 words or fewer), to each of the following questions:

but here they say

35 words or fewer

[elder barn]

The limit is 200 chars, the 35 words is just to give an idea of how long 200 chars is

[feral cave]

but my one short takes is 32 worfs but 200+ char

[feral cave]

are you applying to 50 colleges?

[elder barn]

again, the commonapp limit is 200 chars iirc so I think you’re gonna have to shorten it

[elder barn]

naw

[feral cave]

ohh,
saw you username and asked😅

[left ice]

35 words is a scam they should remove it

one of mine is 27 words but 200 char

i had to change all of them on commonapp

[feral cave]

yeah like wtf man

[feral cave]

hey guys can anyone review my Yale supplement?

or we can even exchange supplements

[bronze maple]

i can

[summer halo]

i will i already submitted

[feral cave]

okay!

[feral cave]

check dm

[modest kiln]

yale u WHORE why do u want all these essays

brooo

[bronze maple]

they r nice

i liked them

[modest kiln]

go away

[bronze maple]

see apart from

the

400 word

i dont think its that bad

[modest kiln]

i dont have the creative juices to come up with quirky answers

[feral cave]

yea they are fun to write

[feral cave]

just reuse from other supps man

[elder barn]

i can if you still need :)

[feral cave]

check dm

[viral egret]

i can if you want me too.. i already submitted

just dm if you want

[feral cave]

alr done

[feral cave]

anyways
thanks for asking

[long jasper]

should i waive my right to review an interview summary?

does it make any difference

[plucky void]

waive

[sharp flume]

SUBMITTED YALE!!!

[modest kiln]

is someone willing to look at my short takes ans stuff from last yr so i can get a fresh pair of eyes

maybe ill get some new ideas

[lucid sonnet]

for the academic areas supp, do we have to end it with a “this is why i want to do this major” or can we just talk about a concept that we like and explored

Also does my why yale need to be quirky or is it okay if it’s just personal + it connects to me

[sharp flume]

latter

[spare atlas]

I just yapped about something I’m really into lol

[spare atlas]

Mine was pretty personal

[left ice]

its not a why major

so why end it like that

[spare atlas]

Ngl I barley talked about my major at all, but then again pretty much everyone at Yale chose their major after like the first year

[left ice]

same

[lucid sonnet]

yeah I guess it doesnt work with the prompt

[left ice]

i didnt mention major at all

i just talked abt the topic

actually an idea not topic

[spare atlas]

well it kinda is ish

[left ice]

hmmm

maybe

implict

[spare atlas]

it said how does it connect to the academic interests for majors you might want to do

[left ice]

the topic or idea should be related yea

[spare atlas]

you can write like a sentence or two in the end to connect it I guess LMAO

[left ice]

i just ended with

[meager bloom]

i mean not rlly

[left ice]

how it gave my the channel to explore further

[meager bloom]

it just asks that it be related

it doesnt have to connect to specifically those majors

[left ice]

i didnt talk abt major

[spare atlas]

ouh

[proud garnet]

Did anyone here not pick the last prompt for the last 400 word essay

[meager bloom]

i didnt either

[left ice]

yea

[meager bloom]

lived experience?

its pretty standard across unis

[spare atlas]

I like briefly mentioned MechE and that’s it lol

[left ice]

yeah

[left ice]

yea thats fine

[proud garnet]

I have an essay that kinda fits in prompt 2 and 3

[meager bloom]

i critiqued research in higher education for that supplemental lol

[spare atlas]

LMAO

[left ice]

lmao

theyll take u

[meager bloom]

but it like

only makes sense if u read my personal statement

[spare atlas]

I mean yale does not like the presidency 😭

[meager bloom]

and my why yale

and the essay itself

im not js bashing higher education 😭

[left ice]

i put easter eggs in my essays

is that bad

[spare atlas]

nah you got to shit on yale to get into yale

They’re freaky doms like that

[meager bloom]

its less of

im critiquing higher education

more that im critiquing the ignorance of higher education to something

[spare atlas]

ooouh

be careful though and don’t accidentally shit talk them 😭

if it is something they also do not do very much

[meager bloom]

let me dm u

im being vague here in this chat and i think its making it sound worse

than it is

pira can verify i am not gonna get rejected for writing what i did

[still plinth]

how long should our stem supplements be

like i have a 20 pager from Regeneron sts and a 4 pager from my pub

[proud garnet]

Are they prob gonna extend the application again

I saw they did last year until Jan 5th and the year before until Jan 6th

[meager bloom]

dont count on it

[spare atlas]

I agree you have cook

[spare atlas]

Our what

[subtle trellis]

do i need to request my optional LOR before submitting?

or is this something that is done on the portal

[elder barn]

they make it highkey tedious to submit an additional lor for yale, do they even let you request it on ca?

[subtle trellis]

yes thats why im asking it was really annoying. CA doesn't allow but they mention on the portfolio page that its possible and are very vague

i feel like the easier option is to just mail it atp

😭

[elder barn]

yeah my counselor tried through scoir and gave up so she ended up emailing it to them

[subtle trellis]

ill deal with it after submitting

[void lichen]

Not really, there's a link for teachers or anybody to submit and all they need is your yale application ID

Let me share it

https://apps.admissions.yale.edu/register/?id=0680320f-87b7-4697-80b7-4c3f07ec498b

My additional recommender used this

Doesn't need to be a teacher, just to clarify

[red root]

where do i write the prompt i chose for the yale essay

do i just put like Prompt 1

[native smelt]

you select it on common app

[void lichen]

They don't have that option

[void lichen]

You can just throw a " 1. " in there, but i didnt number mine and it was chill because it was clear i was talking about community

[shrewd spade]

How many people from here got into Yale?

[native smelt]

i go to yale, there are a few prefrosh who got in

hydro pops in sometimes and hes yale ‘27

[void lichen]

'30 REA survey says 7 ppl

[shrewd spade]

Ahh ok ok. I also just got in

[native smelt]

oh yay congrats!

[void lichen]

Oh slay!!

[native smelt]

let me know if u have any questions

[shrewd spade]

Where can I add to the statistic?

[native smelt]

there’s another girl who’s in my college who pops in sometimes

[shrewd spade]

Okk!! Will do! Thanks!

[native smelt]

the poll closed unfort

[shrewd spade]

Oof

[void lichen]

It actually closed and I hadn't voted yet, so it's actual 6 and I added myself. So now its 8

[native smelt]

i mean it’s ok lol

[shrewd spade]

I was wondering… are dorms random? How does that work.

[native smelt]

yes

[void lichen]

Did you join the yale server recently or have you beeeeen in there?

[native smelt]

do you know how the resco system works? if not i can explain it to u

[shrewd spade]

I’m assuming the roommates are random too?

[native smelt]

yeah for your first year roommates are random

[shrewd spade]

No idea. Enlighten me plsss 🙏

[void lichen]

Yes, but they try to optimise it through your answers on the housing form

[native smelt]

ok so basically yale has 14 residential colleges

[void lichen]

Why aren't you an RC lol? 😭

[shrewd spade]

Oh shoot? Where is the form? Or do we have to commit first?

[native smelt]

and each one is like a mini college on campus that has its own gym, its own libraries, etc

[native smelt]

LMFAO i was gonna apply but i don’t know if i can handle 2 jobs next sem

it’s a lot of work

[void lichen]

It goes out in late April

[shrewd spade]

Ahh ok ok 👍

[native smelt]

and there are also other jobs i want to have. so i might apply like next year or later

[void lichen]

You seem like you'd do great fr

[native smelt]

actually lemme check if the applications r still open lol

wait what does rc stand for

[native smelt]

@shrewd spade and in mid july you’ll be assigned a residential college

[void lichen]

If you have a bunch of questions, you can also go in the server and ask them in the "ask current yalies" chat

[native smelt]

your first year, unless you’re in TD, silliman, franklin, or murray, you live on old campus which is this huge quad on campus with all the first years except for those in the aforementioned colleges

[shrewd spade]

Is it true that if you’re super picky they won’t place you with anyone 😭

[native smelt]

and then your sophomore year you live in your resco

uhh? kinda idk

i don’t really know how they do it ngl

[void lichen]

Do you think the frosh who dont live on old campus miss out on anything?

[native smelt]

the nature of random college roommates can go really well or really bad

[native smelt]

i think they do but also they gain something by living in their college

[void lichen]

Well no, going through the website, the only ways you get a single is for accessibility reasons

[native smelt]

not true i have a single

[shrewd spade]

Shoot. That sounds like a nightmare

[native smelt]

it usually is pretty fine

and at the end of the day you’re in a suite

[void lichen]

Sorry, explained it poorly, I meant to say the only way you request one

[native smelt]

having a single is nice but liek. u have a common room and you can avoid spending time in your room

[shrewd spade]

Is there like a specific residential college “to be” in

[native smelt]

like i’m friends with some kids in TD and they have a really strong community of td kids

[native smelt]

no

[void lichen]

Yeah I'm so curious about this

[native smelt]

i would advise like

don’t research them

at all

it’s a random process

[void lichen]

Ive heard a lot of silliman propaganda

[native smelt]

learn to love whichever one you are in

[native smelt]

ugh YUCK

so overrated

[void lichen]

and don't want to get naked for stiles

[native smelt]

JE IS BEST RESCO

[native smelt]

that’s saybrook

[void lichen]

yes that one

[native smelt]

JE ON TOP

[void lichen]

I think its so funny how throughout all my stalking, whenever yale students speak about their resco they HAVE to say "the best resco"

[shrewd spade]

See I have no idea what they look like so idk 🤷‍♂️ hahaa

[native smelt]

je has the prettiest courtyard unironically

and the best libraries

and we have the most money

ok enough glaze

[shrewd spade]

Is it true that there is no A/C?

[native smelt]

yeah but it’s not really an issue

and this is true for most like top schools with old architectuee

[void lichen]

They dont all get the same enough of money?

[native smelt]

it’s just no ac in the rooms and it’s only annoying for like 3 months out of the year

[native smelt]

no

[void lichen]

How does that work

[native smelt]

je is the oldest one and our alumni donate a lot of money

to the je trust

[shrewd spade]

What do yall do with that money?

[native smelt]

august, april, and then you’re only here for like a week in may

[void lichen]

Ooohhh

[native smelt]

and ngl it doesn’t even get that hot on april

[void lichen]

So the others just have broke alumni

[native smelt]

we have a lot of cool random events

and formal dances

like every tuesday we have spider cider

[shrewd spade]

But I’m assuming no heaters as well?

[native smelt]

cuz our mascot is the spider

[native smelt]

noo ofc we have heaters

this is connecticut it gets cold

[shrewd spade]

😭

Yea I was bouta say haha

[native smelt]

which is just they give us free insomnia cookies and apple cider every tuesday night lol

[void lichen]

Which one's your favorite?

[void lichen]

That's so cute

[native smelt]

mine is prolly the jecc dinner

i’m on je college council so i organize some events for the college

[spare atlas]

I lwk wanna go to yale because of the beach near by lol

[native smelt]

and if ur on jecc they take u out to a fancy dinner at the end of the sem

for free

food was good asfk we went to this thai place

[void lichen]

oh that's cool. do you think student council at yale is worth the headache?

[native smelt]

i remember once at like 1 am my friends were trying to convince me to uber to the beach

[void lichen]

How close is it?

[native smelt]

what’s cool about student council at yale is that there are levels to ts

[native smelt]

idk like a 20 minute uber

[shrewd spade]

Are weekend trips to NYC and Boston pretty casual?

I’m from Texas so I’ve never been up to the Northeast

[void lichen]

I had no idea there was a beach nearby

[native smelt]

beaches in new england are like mid lol it’s not warm enough

[void lichen]

Oh?

[native smelt]

unless u go in august

[native smelt]

like each resco has their own college council

and at least for me it’s super low commitment we meet once a week on subdays

[void lichen]

Oh so you can tailor your involvement

[spare atlas]

Thai spice is really really good

I go there all the time whenever I’m in town

[void lichen]

What's a Subday

[native smelt]

and then there’s a yale college council

[native smelt]

sunday oops

[spare atlas]

LMAO dude it’s amazing, there’s always these old people dancing there at night 💀

[native smelt]

which is overall for yale and is a little bit of a bigger deal

[native smelt]

yes

[shrewd spade]

That’s fireee

[spare atlas]

nahh the ones close by are alright. Not for swimming but a pretty good walk

[void lichen]

😭 thought it was more yalie lingo. yale conversations are so exclusive it feels like asking Mike where he can get square pizza

[native smelt]

boston u have to plan a little more js bc the train is more expensive but the metro north is like 12 dollars to go to nyc

[native smelt]

💀💀 there are a lot of acronyms

[void lichen]

Same!! I wanna see New York ssoooo bad, and magically meet Zohran Mamdani on the bus or something

[native smelt]

one of my best friends goes to nyu so she would literally visit me all the time

i haven’t gone to nyc yet tho but i will next sem

[shrewd spade]

Are they dangerous though? Cause I feel like I’ve heard of stuff about those metros on the news lol

[native smelt]

next sem i’m doing a tour of all the ivies

[native smelt]

not really

[shrewd spade]

Ok that’s good

[spare atlas]

I think it’s called oak street beach? Lwk forgot the name it was close to the hotel I lived in

[native smelt]

i mean ur in an urban area so it’s just like

[void lichen]

harvard-yale is at harvard right?

[native smelt]

use common sense

[native smelt]

next year yeah

well next year it’s at fenway

so it’s actually in boston

[native smelt]

i guess this year

[void lichen]

Crazy

We're in 2026

[native smelt]

it’s always better at yale though

[shrewd spade]

Yuppp. We will be going up to Boston!!

[native smelt]

be grateful that your harvard yale senior year is at yale