<p>From Yale’s own website, here is the portion of the 2007-08 Common Data Set that verifies that Yale is using the essay component of the ACT/SAT for admission purposes: <a href=“http://www.yale.edu/oir/cds.pdf[/url]”>http://www.yale.edu/oir/cds.pdf</a>. </p>
<p>See page 8. </p>
<p>The College Board website and a college’s own Common Data Set are the best places to get accurate answers to questions like the one the OP raises. Just google “common data set” and the name of the school.</p>