<p>so i’m considering applying to yale as a transfer student ( for full details about that see <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/transfer-students/1004426-transferring-yale-stanford.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/transfer-students/1004426-transferring-yale-stanford.html</a>)</p>
<p>right now i’m looking for some “concrete” academic reasons to transfer. right now i’m a polisci major and linguistics (sociolinguistics) minor and i was hoping current or past students could talk a little bit about the polisci, linguistics, and sociology departments at yale.</p>
<p>is there anything that makes these departments unique (a certain field of concentration offered, a unique degree program, etc.)? how is student-faculty interaction (in general) within the polisci classes? i’m sure intro lectures are big, but how many small seminars are offered with full-time tenured faculty as opposed to lecturers? i’m particularly interested in north/south korean relations; is there a faculty member who specializes in that area? </p>
<p>is the linguistics program more technically oriented (morphology, phonology, etc.) or are there more sociolinguistic programs offered? can i “specialize” in a certain field of linguistics (i.e. combine courses from from the linguistics and sociology department) like some schools offer joint jd/phd programs? </p>
<p>does yale offer a “coterminal degree” program where undergraduates can begin working on graduate requirements during their undergrad careers (and possibly even graduate within 4 years)? </p>
<p>are there opportunities for undergraduates to take courses within the law school (and possibly even declare a minor field of concentration in law)? i’m very interested in law but can’t see myself spending three years of my life wasting away in law school. </p>
<p>basically, what makes yale unique from other top 5 universities in these areas? i’m looking for examples that make yale better, or even just different. thanks in advance for your help.</p>