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Please note: The university’s ten professional schools (Art, Architecture, Divinity, Drama, Forestry, Law, Management, Medicine, Music and Nursing) have separate admissions policies and application processes which are outlined within the admissions Web pages and publications of those schools.
Our online application incorporates a process by which you identify your recommendation providers (a minimum of 3 are required), the “system” notifies those providers on your behalf by e-mail, and when those providers submit their recommendation it is collated with your application. Once you submit your application, all recommendations submitted to date are included. Recommendations submitted after you submit your application are also provided to us and collated with your application file.
When you identify a Recommendation provider within your online application an e-mail is automatically initiated from our service provider on your behalf. If a Recommender has any spam blocking or other software intended to filter out certain e-mail, they may not even see this e-mail. Please ensure that your recommenders have either disabled such software or “allowed” <support@applyyourself.com>. It is also essential, that Recommenders disable any popup blocking software as such may preclude the display of important information.
If your recommender received the e-mail but is having trouble accessing the form please advise them that there is a special e-mail address contained within the automatic e-mail which they should use if normal "technical support" cannot resolve their issue.
Can I add a Recommender after submitting my application?
While it is best that all recommenders be added to your online application before it is submitted, if necessary, you can request that a recommender be added after you have submitted your application.
To have a recommender added to your online application after submission you will need to contact Graduate Admssions by e-mail to graduate.admissions@yale.edu and put a “#” sign as the first character of your subject line. Include Recommenders Name, Address, E-mail Address, Telephone Number, Institution, Title, Relationship to you and whether you do or do not waive your rights to view that recommendation.
You are advised that this process can take time and there are no guarentees that your "new" recommender will be notified in a timely manner or that a recommendation received will be inserted into your file prior to its review by your designated program.
You may designate more than the required three Letters of Recommendation in support of your application but it is not necessary.
The Yale office of Admissions does not accept letters of recommendation from credential management and dossier services.
Although we suggest at least one recommendation should originate from a faculty member of the last institution you attended as a full-time student, it is not mandatory that you do this if you have been out of school for a number of years.
First, you should read the Frequently Asked Questions section labeled “Application Questions” and the question “I am reapplying, what do I need to do?”.
The Graduate School requires for all applicants, three letters of recommendation. For applicants who have previously applied most of this requirement will already have been met (one new letter of recommendation must be added). You should not (repeat, should not) enter the names of recommenders which were part of your previous application — we will do that for you when you submit your application.
If however, you wish to add new recommenders, such as might be desired if you are applying to a different program, you may do so. You must remember though, that we will add previous recommendations to you new application even though you are applying to a different program.
No. You will need to identify your recommenders in your current year application.