Yale ASC Newsletteryield • bulldog days • interviews • Office announcements • may 2014

Spring has finally arrived in New Haven, and what a season it has already been for us! April marks a shift to “Yield Season”, and it has been exciting to watch the Class of 2018 truly take shape. We are wrapping up a very strong year for Yale Admissions and the ASC Program. As Yale ambassadors, you met with more applicants than ever before, and our collective outreach efforts have resulted in our highest yield and largest freshman class in recent history! We are happy to report that nearly 72% of admitted students chose Yale, which exceeded our expectations, and our Regular Decision yield of 57% is our highest ever. You can also see that we made significant progress in our pledge to expand college opportunity, especially for low and middle-income students. As a result, Dean of Admissions Jeremiah Quinlan reports that only 10 to 15 offers of admission will be made from Yale’s waiting list. For a detailed press release, please see YaleNews’ recent recap.

Mark Dunn ‘07, Director of Outreach and Recruitment, deserves special recognition for rallying the Yale community in support of Bulldog Days on April 22 – 24. Over 1,100 admitted students de-scended upon New Haven, eager to experience life as a Yalie. Amaz-ingly, each visitor was paired with a student host who shared sim-ilar academic or co-curricular interests, and the admitted students took advantage of seemingly countless events ranging from Res-idential College forums, research symposia, to alumni and career panels, and much more. Bulldog Days is a whirlwind for visitors and the Yale community, but Mark’s leadership and guidance made for an unforgettable few days that showcased the very best of Yale!

Meanwhile, we realize that many of you were busy organizing your own admitted students’ receptions and meeting your interview-ees to answer the important question, “Why Yale?” The collective effort of our ASC members is critical, and I want to share two posts by admitted students to the Yale Class of 2018 Facebook page that emphasize the influence of individual ASC members:

I finally committed to Yale. I was really close to not coming...[M]y Yale interviewer emailed

me around 10 PM today, and I told him that I was still deciding between [Yale] and

Stanford. He drove to my apartment to tell me more about his Yale experience and to answer

any questions I had. While our conversation made me realize how much I really loved Yale,

the fact that he would go out of his way to drive into NYC at NIGHT to help me with my

decision showed me just how helpful, kind, amazing, and supportive Yalies are. I want to be

a part of the Bulldog family - even though dogs terrify me- which is why I finally committed

to Yale. Boola Boola!

Today was the reception for Southern California admits. Yale alumni, and even a Yale dean,

spoke to us about the greatness that is Yale and highlighted the greatness of our class… I’d

been so nervous on the way to the reception, practically shaking, worried that I wouldn’t fit

in, that I was over my head. But as soon as we arrived, I realized how wrong I’d been. I felt

so at home among my fellow Yalies, and I can now rest assured that I’m where I’m meant to

be… The community of Yale, honestly, is one of the most beautiful things I’ve seen. There

are so many people – alumni, professors, deans, what have you – who are so willing to help

you [and] to support you in your endeavors… The fact that this community is there makes

the whole prospect of college seem a little less scary… Yalies are some of the most amazing

people I’ve met, so passionate and downright inspiring.

We are lucky to have such committed volunteers who infuse this process with their enthusiasm for Yale. Your extraordinary dedi-cation as Yale ambassadors and the personal touch you provide to admitted students goes a long way in convincing them that Yale is the right match. Our hats off to you, our ASC Directors and Mem-bers, for helping to bring the Class of 2018 to Yale!

Year Up, Yield Up By Bowen Posner, Director of the ASC Program

Yield Statistics of 2013-2014 Admissions Season

This year’s Bulldog Days was the best-planned and most successful one in recent years. Despite the cold spring, the admitted students were treated to a beautiful, sunny day during our famous “Pizza Party” on the last day of Bulldog Days! President Salovey also joined in the festivities by kicking off Bulldog Days with the “Welcome Address” in Woolsey Hall. Finally, we want to share a video that we sent to our admitted students to excite them for Bulldog Days.

Bulldog Days

1,935 Students admitted to Class of 2018

6.3% Admit Rate

71.7% Overall Yield Rate

14% Percentage of admitted students who will be

first in their families to graduate from a four-

year college.79 Incoming freshmen who are Questbridge

finalists16% Percentage of students who qualify for the

Pell Grant program10 - 15 Students likely to be admitted from wait list

Written and edited byJonathan Martin ‘12, John Yi ‘12, Keith Light,

Moira Poe, and Bowen PosnerLayout Design by

Jonathan Martin ‘12

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We must sadly say farewell to three of our colleagues at the end of this year. Each of them has been a cherished member of our office, but we are excited about their future plans and we hope that you join us in wishing them the best of luck with their future endeavors.

Nicole Chulick is a member of the Yale Class of 2008 and began working for the admissions office in 2011. Nicole read parts of the Midwest, including Kansas, Missouri, Ohio, and Michigan and her fantastic public speaking skills also made her a veteran of our group travel trips with MIT and Brown. Nicole will be studying at Colum-bia’s Teachers College for the next two years, and we wish her the best of luck in New York City.

Bianca Rolon graduated from Yale in 2011 with a degree in Anthro-pology and has been working for the admissions office ever since. As a Yale admissions officer, Bianca has managed numerous territories over the past three years, including Louisiana, Texas, Arizona, Okla-homa, and New Mexico. This summer Bianca is leaving admissions to teach in an elementary school in Washington, D.C. Originally from Florida, Bianca is looking forward to her move to a slightly warmer climate, as well as fulfilling a life-long passion for working with young children.

Finally, the admissions office is sad to be losing Jessie Royce-Hill. Lucky for us, she will be just down the road as the newest Dean of Silliman College. Since 2006, Jessie has been an invaluable member of our team. Most recently she has covered schools in the Boston area and led our senior interviewing program. Under her guidance,

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over 5,000 high school seniors have been interviewed on Yale’s cam-pus each year. Next year, Jessie will be returning to her journalistic roots by teaching a writing course for Yale’s English department. We will miss her characteristic wit, her avid love of cycling and fitness, and most of all, her warm presence next year.

Associate Director Jessie Royce Hill will be the next Dean of Silliman College. Photo by John Yi ‘12.

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