Welcome to Yale College!
Everyone in the Yale College Dean's
Office eagerly anticipates your arrival and I, especially,
look forward to greeting you in person this August. In the meantime, I am delighted to provide this handbook to you and
hope that it eases your transition to Yale.
You will discover at Yale a wealth of opportunities in classrooms, laboratories, libraries, and studios. Quickly, however,
you will recognize that much of your learning takes place in
other environments, from your residential college dining room
to chance encounters with professors and students in courtyards throughout the campus. The giftedness and diversity of
your classmates will contribute to unique educational opportunities.
I suspect that you and your family members have many
questions about Yale and its limitless resources. This handbook provides information about moving to campus and beginning your academic career.
The opening section is devoted to practical matters that will help you prepare for your arrival here. The second part outlines the advising program and many other topics that will be useful in considering your program of study. This handbook and other
sources of information about Yale College - both in print and
on the Yale College Web site - will help you
become more familiar with what Yale has to offer.
During the summer before your arrival at Yale, there are
some decisions for you to make. These include, for example, whether to
apply to special academic programs such as Directed Studies,
Perspectives on Science and Engineering, or the Freshman
Seminar program. You will also need to begin to think about
the courses you plan to take in freshman year. Much advice
will be available to you after you arrive on campus, but you
will be well served if you have read this handbook carefully
over the summer.
The dean and the master of your residential college and the
deans of Yale College will be a part of your lives from your first day on
campus until your Commencement four years later. We look forward to
welcoming you to an intellectual and personal experience that will challenge
you, inspire you, and help to shape the rest of your life.
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