NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT — Yale Graduate School offers a variety of prestigious programs, from the physical sciences to the humanities.
The University touts the fact that its students graduated at the top of their respective classes, with impressive resumes to match.
Director of Graduate Admissions Afift Genlegcy wanted to clear up the myth that admission is just a numbers game, “Your GRE, GMAT or LSAT is important, but it’s a holistic process. We really love your money, as well.”
Director Genlegacy continued: “To seem equitable, we also send out fee waivers. This shows how much we care…about artificially lowering our acceptance rate to increase prestige.”
However, Yale University wants to remind prospective students that they are an accessible and inclusive institution, especially if your parents can donate millions for new buildings.
Winston Wenbush Jr. is the first person in his family to go to college, in New Haven, and spoke positively about his graduate school experience:
“It was hard at first. My dad and my brothers went to Harvard. My mom went to both Princeton and Columbia. So as a first-gen Yale student, I had to navigate things all by myself. And only with a $5,000 weekly allowance.”
“But Yale’s community was very supportive. With just my bank account and routing numbers, everything seemed to fall to place.”
Noah Knowon is a current undergraduate at Yale and is considering applying to its medical school.
“I’m not sure if I’ll get in. My dad did go there, and then went on to teach at the school for 15 years after running a major hospital.”
Noah continued:
“My MCAT private tutor, which has given me an explicitly unfair advantage over financially disadvantaged candidates, definitely taught me how to navigate an exam that isn’t reflective of future academic performance in medical school.
“Oh! Also, that admissions consultant, whose services cost thousands of dollars and had worked previously at the University, helped craft a cohesive narrative that will appeal directly to his former co-workers. So maybe there’s a chance.”
