Yale University

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It is a private research institution, 3 of the 9 colonial universities
opened before the North-South war. Along with Harvard and
Princeton-Yale is in the Big three " Ivy League». The University is
located in New Haven — one of the oldest American cities in
NEngland, in Connecticut.

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History of Yale
The place was strictly disciplined. English was forbidden:
students were allowed to use only Latin. This practice was
used for more than 200 years (it was abolished only after
1931).

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The famous Yale library is the 3rd largest University library in
North America, the 2nd largest among higher education
institutions around the world. The University includes several
large museums.

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Until 1940 following
the example of the
oldest universities in
the UK-Oxford and
Cambridge, the
University was
divided into colleges,
five hundred people
in each. Each Collegefaculty from above
looks like a
rectangular stadium
of buildings, with a
green meadow in the
center.

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You can take IELTS
(International
English Language
Testing System)
instead of TOEFL.
The minimum
acceptable score is 7.
You can take an
English language test
- Pearson Test of
English instead of
TOEFL or IELTS. The
minimum acceptable
score is 70. Each
faculty sets its own
threshold for test
results.

7.

At the interview, you should talk about your environment,
area of interest, motivation, extracurricular activities. Plus
write 2 essays of your choice. Applicants must pay a
registration fee of $80.

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Since 1889, the symbol and mascot of
the university is a bulldog named
“Handsome Dan". Since the
establishment of the tradition, 16
dogs have been replaced.
The biography of each of them is
recorded, starting from the moment
of election to the "position" and
ending with the death of the pet. The
current Handsome Dan is the
seventeenth successor of the
tradition.

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Sigourney Weaver
George Herbert Walker
Bush
Hillary Rodham Clinton
George Walker Bush
David Duchovny
Yale University is famous for
its graduates, including: both
President Bush, the Clinton
couple, the famous actor
David Duchovny and the star
of the movie "Aliens" Sigourney Weaver. Other
scientists, politicians,
businessmen, lawyers and
artists are proud of their
education.