Yale Admissions & Sexist Email Problem

BulldogBlue
Thu, 10 Sep 2009 18:26:06 +0000

To answer your question about whether anything like this has happened before at Yale, here are a few incidents that have occurred in the past few years:

[Yale Daily News - Misogyny claim leveled at frat](http://www.yaledailynews.com/news/university-news/2008/01/22/misogyny-claim-leveled-at-frat/)

[Yale Daily News - Groups decry swastika on Old Campus](http://www.yaledailynews.com/news/university-news/2008/02/25/groups-decry-swastika-on-old-campus/)

[Yale Daily News - Facebook project offended, informed](http://www.yaledailynews.com/news/university-news/2006/02/02/facebook-project-offended-informed/)

The administration’s response to such incidents has been less than satisfactory.

However, I wouldn’t let this stop you from applying to Yale. The majority of people here are outraged that this email was distributed. No matter where you go to school, you will find misogynists, racists, and homophobes. Yale is not immune just because it is Yale. What is most important is how the institution and the student body respond.

If you’ve visited Yale (or as I’m sure your sister would tell you), most students are incredibly kind and welcoming. Don’t let a few jerks ruin your impression of the school as a whole.