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There are three ways to apply to Yale for first-year admission. Select the option that is right for you. All applicants for first-year admission must submit one of the following: The Coalition Application with Yale-Specific Questions. The Common Application with Yale-Specific Questions.
When choosing where you will apply to college, remember that admission to Yale is highly selective, even for the most academically accomplished applicants, but no one thing alone determines who is offered admission and who is denied. For more information and advice, review the extensive Advice to Candidates section of this website.
The Campus | Yale College Undergraduate Admissions. Yale’s tree-lined campus in New Haven has housed “a company of scholars and a society of friends” for more than 300 years. Today it’s also home to some of the world’s most comprehensive research libraries, global art collections, and laboratory spaces.
The deadlines to submit an application for first-year admission are: Single-Choice Early Action: November 1. Learn more about Single-Choice Early Action » QuestBridge National College Match: November 1. Learn more about Applying Through QuestBridge » Regular Decision: January 2.
You will use your Yale Admissions Status Portal to view the following during the admissions process: Your Application Checklist. Your Admissions Decision. For Admitted Students: The Admitted Student Website.
Application Deadlines. Application Acknowledgment, Checklist, and Admissions Decisions. Single-Choice Early Action. Supplementary Materials. Sending Application Materials. Interviews for International Applicants. Financial Aid for International Applicants. $80 application fee or fee waiver.
Essay Topics. All first-year applicants will complete a few Yale-specific short answer questions. These required questions are slightly different based on the application platform an applicant chooses. The 2023-2024 Yale-specific questions for the Coalition Application, Common Application, and QuestBridge Application are detailed below.
