Bulletin of Yale University Periodicals Postage Paid New Haven, Connecticut 06520-8227 New Haven, Connecticut Yale.* Yale College 2019–2020 Yale Series 115, Number 2, June 1, 2019 Series 115, 2, June Number admissions.yale.edu *A Guide to Yale College, 2019–2020 A Guide to Yale College This is Yale. We’re glad you asked. State of the p. 80 | Arts. From the digital Lives. to the classical, Yale’s First-Year p. 8 | spectacular arts options. Diaries. Yale’s newest The Daily students chronicle a p. 82 | Show. week in the first year A slice of Yale’s The Student and give some advice. creative life during p. 92 | Voice. one spring weekend. Student publi- cations and political life. The Science p. 84 | Channel. Life outside the lab. Apply. Anatomy of a The p. 12 | p. 95 | Residential College. Particulars. 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A few of Yale an amazing place alumni, Yale positions and, of course, the year’s top under- to learn. graduates for success in Handsome Dan. graduate stories. the real world. 4 5 Yale is at once a tradition, a company of scholars, a society of friends. Lives. Yale: A Short History, by George W. Pierson (Professor, Yale Department of History, 1936–73) Nishanth Krishnan Preorientation First-Year Programs Counselors The Hometown Several optional First-Year Counselor CA San Diego, preorientation programs (FroCo) Program was First-Year Diaries. Anticipated Major give new students a established in 1938 chance to meet each and has been an (Starting out at Yale) Molecular, Cellular, & Developmental Biology other prior to the formal intrinsic and essential First-Year Orientation. component of Yale’s advising system From the moment they Cultural Connections for first-years ever arrive, first-years are (CC) introduces first- since. Each first-year years to Yale’s cultural student is assigned able to dive into all that “From the outside, Yale’s academic, resources and explores a counselor who acts Yale has to offer. In part cultural, and social opportunities felt the diversity of student as a guide through this is because so many experiences on campus, the transition to programs are in place with emphasis on the life at Yale. FroCos a bit overwhelming. But once I started experiences of students are a diverse group specifically to welcome of color and on issues of seniors who are and guide them— from my first year, I found that my Yale related to racial identity. friends/mentors/ preorientation to first- problem-solvers— FOCUS on New Haven but not supervisors year counselors (Yale experience is entirely in my hands.” takes first-years on a or disciplinarians. seniors) to First-Year six-day exploration of All first-years except Seminars (small classes Classes the urban landscape those in Timothy samples bequeathed by the father within and beyond the Dwight, Benjamin taught by some of > Comprehensive University of neurosurgery—and former Yale campus. Franklin, Pauli Yale’s most prominent Chemistry I & II Yalie—Harvey Cushing. 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(First-years > Psychology and the Good Life from my first semester was the Here they share advice; the mountains and are grouped in Old > Biochemistry and Biophysics extracurricular bazaar, where hills of Vermont, New Campus residences reflect on their own > Cell Biology and Membrane hundreds of student groups Hampshire, New by college affiliation, expectations; discuss Physiology introduce themselves to the first- York, Massachusetts, which allows all their summer plans; and and Connecticut, first-years no matter 2:15 Activities year class. 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But I using di≠erential equations to do my absolute best to help Orientation for predict its breakdown in the peers would agree that FroCos struck up a conversation with a them and their families. International Students bloodstream. 5:00 are invaluable, and they make the Yale professor and found out that (OIS) is a four-day Unwind over dinner with 10:15 transition far less intimidating. years ago he was also a first-year program designed to To Science Hill, where I finish friends. Sometimes we have a ease the transition of chemistry homework in the friendly debate over something in TD! We got to know each other CSSSI On First-Year Seminars: international students Library. one of us learned in class. I’m better, and I later interviewed to the United States 11:25 6:00 taking Ancient Medicine and to join his lab this summer, where Chemistry discussion section: I take a co≠ee to go, set up by familiarizing thermodynamics, partial camp in the TD library, and Disease. We’re a tight-knit group, I’ll be working on cutting-edge them with academic pressures, melting points— start my homework. which allows for personal, engag- immunology research. I’m and social life at Yale. all that good stu≠. It is organized and 10:00 ing conversations on the medical studying a process that allows led by international 1:00 pm After a run in the TD gym, I I join nearly 1,200 students in shower and head to the buttery philosophy of antiquity. We’ve immune cells to produce diverse upper-level students Psychology and the Good Life, to replenish before going back explored surgical manuscripts antibodies to fight di≠erent with support from the where Professor Laurie Santos to the library. Office of International enlightens us on the science of from Egypt, flipped through pathogens. I’m excited to apply 1:15 am Students and Scholars. well-being. If you see cameras, Back to my room.