<p>Just a brief survey for the purpose of getting to know each other a bit better… besides, I’m curious;)</p>
<li>Name, age, country, state</li>
<li>Majoring in:</li>
<li>Other academic interests besides major:</li>
<li>Extracurricular interests:</li>
<li>Outside interests (kinds of music,art,lit.,hobbies): </li>
<li>I am excited about Yale’s (fill in the blank)</li>
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[<em>]1. David, 18 (this Thursday!), IL
[</em>]2. Majoring in: I have no idea.
[<em>]3. I enjoy: History, Spanish, Psychology, Math, pretty much everything
[</em>]4. Extracurricular school related interests include: Swim team and track team
[li]5. Outside roles include: Leadership in my church youth group and band, volunteer and counselor over the summer at camp in Wisconsin.</p>[/li]
<p>Hobbies include: Acoustic guitar, Fishing, camping, game programming, reading, swimming (lifting in off seasons), etc.
[li]6. I am most excited about meeting new and amazing people at Yale. The residential life will be amazing![/li][/ul]</p>
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<li>Stella, 17, USA, New York</li>
<li>Physics</li>
<li>French, English (Lit), Mathematics</li>
<li>Art, Voice, Piano, Flute, Running, volunteering at Nursing Home, does Yearbook and Amnesty count? I won’t do Yearbook in college, though. </li>
<li>Adult Alternative and Counting Crows, Dashboard Confessional, Green Day, etc., Impressionism (Monet, Renoir, Childe Hassam), Broadway songs</li>
<li>Residential Colleges! Not having to take history ever again in my life (history is in the same group as arts for the distribution requirements)… A Cappella!</li>
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<p>Lol, I’m turning 19 on Friday. Let’s have a party.</p>
<p>I have just turned 17 too…lol…it seems like AdComs take all the March-April people:) WE DEFINITELY should party</p>
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<li>Erika, 17, Pennsylvania</li>
<li>history of science</li>
<li>history, physics, English (esp. Chaucer!), Spanish</li>
<li>track, xc, ultimate frisbee, piano, ceramics</li>
<li>music like the Shins, art like Impressionism works, lit like Jane Austen [‘works by/of’ for all three] </li>
<li>I am excited about Yale’s EVERYTHING! residential colleges…ah I can’t think straight!</li>
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[<em>]Liz, 18, (southern) California, US
[</em>]Majoring in: undecided
[<em>]Other academic interests besides major:linguistics, foreign and dead languages, Russian language and literature, architecture, art history, Classics, philosophy
[</em>]Extracurricular interests: school-related include swimming, track, jazz band, Junior Classical League, and Junior Statesmen of America
[<em>]Outside interests: a little bit of everything, I enjoy working out, volunteering with my community service club (we host free music concerts for senior citizens), playing piano, composing, going to museums, writing (both creatively and in blog), reading whatever classics I can find the time for, obsessing over Star Wars, playing computer games, and sleeping (which I don’t do enough)
[</em>]I am excited about Yale’s everything, although I can’t wait to take a look at some of the gorgeous pipe organs and churches I here are there…[/ul]</p>
<p>I nearly did…:)</p>
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<li>Nataliya, 17, Ukraine/Kiev.</li>
<li>Major: Probably Philosophy/Political science</li>
<li>A year ago I thought I’d major in Astrophysics. Design, Literature/Writing, Math, Physics, Art history… </li>
<li>Probably literary magazines/journals, debate, international clubs, cultural</li>
<li>CLASSICAL MUSIC (Horowitz being the fav performer) and READING (PHILOSOPHY primarily and fiction/poetry) also ART (primarily modern - suprematism as Malevich and also Mondrian, Miro, Magritte, Chagall) cinematography, jazz, Piazzola’s Tango Nuevo. WebDesign, Digital Art and desktop publishing…Astrophysics…Traveling everywhere…continue the list forever)</li>
<li>PEOPLE. definitely. ppl who get excited about Steinways and are not even music Majors are amazing.)))</li>
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<li>Dane, 18, IL</li>
<li>Major:Math and English (emphasis on creative writing)</li>
<li>Other academic interests besides major: classics, ancient greek, chemistry, biology</li>
<li>Extracurricular interests:debate, a capella, literary pursuits — Harper’s competition</li>
<li>Outside interests (kinds of music,art,lit.,hobbies): Music - Beatles, Killers, Fallout Boy, Kinks, Rolling Stones,
Books - Tom Jones, Narrative of the Life of an American Slave - Frederick Douglass, anything Dickens, Sartre, Keats, etc.
Hobbies - baseball, athletics, piano </li>
<li>I am excited about Yale’s residential college program! Yalies are the coolest people in the world, unlike those savage Harvard kids. Plus, studying under such great minds as Harold Bloom.</li>
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<li>Rachel, 17, California (NorCal!), USA</li>
<li>Majoring in: Political Science</li>
<li>Other academic interests besides major: Spanish, German, all romance languages, all languages!, Intnl Relations, Journalism, Creative Writing, Psychology, Philosophy</li>
<li>Extracurricular interests: i want to write for the newspaper, i play water polo, i swim but it’s not nearly exciting as polo, i ski and snowboard, i surf, do JSA, anything to do with politics/current events and athletics…im a big college bball fan…March Madness :-D</li>
<li>Outside interests (kinds of music,art,lit.,hobbies): music: all kinds, from Kenny Chesney to the Killers to Dashboard Confessional, to the list goes on and on, huuuuge movie buff, i wish i could read more but im a slow reader and dont make time lol, outdoor stuff like hiking, running. LOVE Jane Austen, Virginia Woolf, Barbara Kingsolver. I have a strange obsession with South Africa and apartheid novels (such as The Power of One) as well…</li>
<li>I am excited about Yale’s acceptance! lol, but really, everything, their libraries, their residential colleges, their amazing architecture…::sighs:: i cant believe i got in, im falling in love…</li>
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<ol>
<li>Name, age, country, state: Lake,18,Cali,USA</li>
<li>Majoring in: EP&E and East Asian Studies (China)</li>
<li>Other academic interests besides major: Politics…?.</li>
<li>Extracurricular interests: music,debate,model un, etc.</li>
<li>Outside interests (kinds of music,art,lit.,hobbies): rap music. </li>
<li>I am excited about Yale’s town. New Haven is the place to be! = X</li>
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<p>. Avital, 17, Portland, OR.
2. Double major in Theatre Arts and English.
3. Other academic interests besides major: History, Philosophy, Music, Psychology.
4. Extracurricular interests: Acting, tap dancing, swing dancing, singing (private voice, a cappella, choir, jazz band, EVERYTHING!), Model UN, reading, speech and debate, Hillel, directing, dramaturgy.<br>
5. Outside interests (kinds of music,art,lit.,hobbies): Musical theater!!!, SHAKESPEARE!!!, Jazz, Ballroom dancing, England, singing, discussing politics
6. I am excited about Yale’s theatre and a cappella groups!
Harold Bloom’s pretty cool, too.</p>
<p>karan,17,new delhi,india
Double major Eco and music</p>
<p>other academic interests ->homer simpson, dabble in history and philosophy and medieval literature.</p>
<p>Extracurricular -> Recording slide guitar and harmonica songs by muddy waters, brownie mcghee,sonny terry, lightnin hopkins etc in the rec studio. Music, music and more music. The blues harp, acoustic and electric guitars, hendrix,srv and more.</p>
<p>Outside interests-> I think i mixed up some of my ecs with my outside interests. all of u out there can decide for me.</p>
<p>y Yale??-> well basically bcoz of the people and obviously the amazing music department and the talented musicians i’ll meet and learn from.</p>
<p>I haven’t decided if I’m actually going to Yale yet, but in the name of procrastination…</p>
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<li>Alison (haha - deceptive sn, no?), 17, California (north), USA</li>
<li>major: not sure yet, but probably astrophysics or ethnic studies</li>
<li>academic interests: art history, and either astronomy/physics or ethnic studies, depending on which I choose for my major</li>
<li>extracurricular interests: lots of sports - soccer, ice skating, and snowboarding mainly, art (mostly drawing), publications of all kinds</li>
<li>outside interests: I’m not sure how this is different from ECs, but as far as specific things I like… Toni Morrison is one of my favorite authors, and I’m obsessed with Degas paintings/sketches/whatever, and I like all sorts of music (favorite groups/artists include Guster, Matt Nathanson, Keane, Matchbox Twenty, Ben Folds… the list goes on)</li>
<li>I am excited about Yale’s RESIDENTIAL COLLEGES! And even though I don’t do drama, I love going to plays and musicals so I’m excited that they have such an amazing drama department… and I’m excited about the library, and the art museums and just how beautiful the campus is and ahhh! I could go on forever. Haha.</li>
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<li>Tyce, 18, U.S., Chicago (fine, it’s not a state, but if you say Illinois everyone thinks farms)</li>
<li>Major: Philosophy? Theatre Arts? English?</li>
<li> Other academic interests: history, comparative religion, physics, music</li>
<li> Extracurriculars: Acting, directing, writing, music (voice, piano, harmonica, guitar, violin), fencing, Capoeira!</li>
<li> Music: jazz, blues, art rock, post-rock, bluegrass</li>
<li> Just reading these posts, I’m excited to meet everyone. Ooo, and the library. And Capoeira club and theatre…and pretty much Yale.</li>
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<p>I haven’t quite decided on Yale yet, but in case I attend:</p>
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<li>Tony, 18, Michigan (there’s actually a large corn field only about 500 feet from my house, even though I live in suburbia)</li>
<li>Linguistics</li>
<li>Mathematics, foreign languages, Chinese history, political science</li>
<li>Model UN, multicultural club, quiz bowl, Latin club</li>
<li>music: Sufjan Stevens, Sondre Lerche, Death Cab for Cutie, The Shins, The Postal Service, The Mountain Goats</li>
<li>The residential colleges definitely</li>
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<p>Yes! Postal Service!</p>
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<li>Chris, 18, Washington state</li>
<li>Some kind of humanities…maybe</li>
<li>All kinds of history, international studies and cultures, politics, definitely want to study abroad… economics too</li>
<li>Student govt, choral music, tennis (will play on Yale’s club team if i attend), beach volleyball, photography, peer tutoring</li>
<li>Music: Rock (Audioslave, Nirvana, Tears for Fears, Lostprophets, AFI) and Other (Hiphop, Postal Service, Garden State soundtrack) Beach volleyball, ping pong, youth church, Simpsons, hanging with the girlfriend</li>
<li>I am excited about Stanford’s…oops, I mean Yale’s residential colleges (schools within a school)
No actually I am really not sure where I am going… I will probably decide between Yale and Stanford</li>
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<p>So, for the other undecideds like me, I am adding a new category…
7. other schools you are looking at</p>
<p>For me- Yale, Stanford, Harvard, Princeton and Duke</p>
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<p>I (heart) The Mountain Goats!</p>
<p>yeah, stele, you listen to awesome music.</p>
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<li>Andrew, 18, New Jersey, USA</li>
<li>Political Science/Intl. Studies Possibly</li>
<li>Psychology, Film, Journalism, Music Theory</li>
<li>Newspaper Journalism, Double Bassist, Baseball, Cross Country</li>
<li>Oldies Music, Film Scores (John Williams), Modern Rock, Classical, well Everything - here’s my myspace link: <a href=“http://www.myspace.com/8023178[/url]”>http://www.myspace.com/8023178</a></li>
<li>I am excited about Yale’s student body - it seems like the snotty stereotype may be a myth. Rather, it seems like Yalies may be friendlier than at Harvard and Princeton. The Yale Daily News also seems really exciting!</li>
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<p>Between Yale, Columbia, and Penn right now. Any ideas?
IM: Amangino</p>