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@Shaila Vaden Persuasive Name of College: Yale University Location: New Haven, Connecticut

__Getting in (how good your grades have to be, what tests do you need to take and how do you need to do, how much does the school cost, how is their financial aid?):__ Yale is very hard to get in to. It only accepts 9% of the 22,817 applicants who apply every year. This means that you have to get straight As or just As and B's. You have to take the SAT's and you have to score 700-780 on this test. The school costs $53,00 if you don't wanna live on campus, But if you do wanna live on campus it would cost $57,000 to get in. Yale meets 100% need, meaning that they help you pay to go there no matter what financial situation your in. Almost half of the students at Yale are on financial aid.

Rating: 5 stars because i would like to go to a very competitive college and to a school that will push me to work hard to get the grades i want.

__Academics(majors the school has, class size, access to professors, special programs, study abroad)__ Yale has more than 90 majors. You can create your own major, for example if you like dance and sports you could create a major combining sports management and performing arts.The usual class size is 20 students or less. The ratio of student to professor is 7:1. 75: of the class usually have 20 or less students while 2: is 100 or more. Yale has special programs to do during the year at school such as internship, teacher certification, double majoring,independent study and study aboard. Access to professors at Yale is very good because most of the class sizes are very small and you could just wait after class to speak to them or email them. This school allows students to study aboard, you could do it at anytime but most sophomore year during the summer. You could go anywhere you want as long as you let the school know where your going a few months prior. Rating: 4 stars because i would be able to get attention from my professors and be able to get a lot of help.

__Student life (social life at school,housing, fraternities and sororities, and sports)__ Student life at Yale is very nice. You are sorted into a house before you even enter the school, this helps you meet different and diverse students who you will be with for the next four years. Yale has 7 fraternities and 3 sororities which is another social opportunity. Yale also has many sports such as hockey, basketball, soccer, swimming and much more. Yale has more than 300 clubs and intramural groups.

Rating: 5 starts because there are many things to do while not having classes or doing homework.

__My comfort level (getting back and forth, demographics, setting)__ Yale is only 1 hour and 37 minutes away/ 74 miles. Meaning that i would be able to go home for the weekends and be back in time for my classes on Monday. There are only 7% African American students at Yale, some people would probably be a little mad at this but it shouldn't matter if your only there for an education. Yale is located in New Haven, Connecticut. It is a urban area but not as urban as New York City, it would be nice to get away from NYC and go to a much quieter place.

Rating: 5 stars because i would like to be a little far away from home and to go to a place i haven't really been.

__Why i researched/ reviewed this school__: I reviewed this school because this school is a very nice school and i feel like i belong there already even if i'm only a freshman in high school, i really hope to get into this school when i graduate high school.