Study In US: Yale Admits 728 Early Action Applicants For Class Of 2029

Out of a total of 6,729 early action applicants, around 71% were denied admission, 17% were deferred for reconsideration in Sporing and 1% were incomplete or withdrawn.

Yale College has admitted around 728 applicants through its early action program for the Class of 2029. Yale College recently also announced the admission of 66 students through the QuestBridge College Match program.

Jeremiah Quinlan, dean of undergraduate admissions and financial aid commented, “Members of the admissions committee were impressed by the breadth and depth of achievements, experiences, interests, and ambitions among our early action applicants. We look forward to considering and offering admission to many more outstanding applicants through the upcoming regular decision round.”

Yale Picking Strong Applicants For Admission

These students' cohorts were first to apply after Yale reinstated the policy to submit one or more tests from ACT, SAT, International Baccalaureate (IB), and Advanced Placement (AP).

Quinlan said that the new policy has helped the college to find strong applications.

“I have been pleased to see that students are taking advantage of the flexibility our new policy offers and are using the opportunity to present strong evidence of their academic preparedness,” he said.

While announcing the new policy in February, Quinlan said, “Our applicants are not their scores, and our selection process is not an exercise in sorting students by their performance on standardized exams. We think the [new test-flexible] policy better reflects how we consider scores: in combination with other information, mindful of a student’s high school environment, and with the flexibility to admit those promising students whose scores don’t fully represent their potential.”

Yale College Senior Student Named Marshall Scholar

Emma Yanai, a senior at Yale College, has been named Marshall Scholar. She is among 36 recipients of prestigious Marshall Scholarships.

"As a Marshall scholar, she will pursue an M.A. in postcolonial studies and Korean intensive language at The School of Oriental and African Studies in London. She hopes to use her career to expose what is currently obscured in the telling of history and to uplift historically marginalized voices," says the official statement.

John Raine, chair of the Marshall Aid Commemoration Commission commented, “Marshall Scholars are powerful advocates for excellence across a wide range of disciplines — it is fantastic to see such a diverse group of future leaders in careers across international relations, science, technology, health and the humanities. We look forward to welcoming them into the proud tradition of Marshall Scholars who have contributed so much to the U.K., the U.S., and the world.”

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