SCEA Acceptees Email from Yale about Directed Studies?

vicariousparent
Fri, 25 Mar 2011 12:22:26 +0000

He sat in on a DS class when he went to visit last weekend and said it was good, but not so impressive.



If he only sat in on the lecture, then he could not have got a good idea of the class, because most of the action happens in the discussion sections.

My daughter is currently in DS, she absolutely loves it, but yes, it does consume a big part of her life. It also consumed a big part of her spring break.

My advice for OP would be to do it if you genuinely enjoy literature, philosophy, politics and history, really enjoy reading books and writing papers, and are not too hung up on getting straight A’s in college.

Getting pre-accepted to DS is a sign that the people over in admissions think that the program is a good fit for you and that you will probably be able to cope with the work load.