Yale SCEA Policy Questions

Tperry1982
Thu, 11 Aug 2016 23:57:35 +0000

Yes you can apply to other schools. The reason Yale does SCEA, where you don’t have to commit till May, is that ED, in a way, favors applicants with more resources. Most students have to weigh financial aid options and just can’t say YES to Yale in December without any other options on the table. This is yet another way that Yale acknowledges that it has to even the playing field. Another good way is that a student’s summer contribution is determined on a sliding scale. This allows students with less resources to take unpaid or lower paid internships during the summer (like their richer counterparts) and not have to worrying about working all summer to make a large sum of money. Yale found that many students of means were able to have these unpaid experiences and their parents would just “eat” their summer contribution - which usually ends up being book or travel money. These internships, summer’s abroad, etc. were then on their resume or their application to post Yale programs.

Good luck to you.