Yale Accepts 6.8% of This Year's Applicants
The Yale Law School is widely regarded as one of the very best law schools in the country.
It's also one of the hardest schools to get into.
This year's admissions statistics show just how daunting the competition is. Yale accepted just 259 of the over 3,670 applicants for seats in its Class of 2010. That means that Yale admitted just 6.8 per cent of this year's applicants.
One of the criteria that candidates were judged by is their performance on a 250-word essay on any topic of their choice. This essay is required in addition to a standard personal statement. Yale advises prospective applicants that "Faculty readers look to this essay to get a glimpse of your character, sense of humor, intellectual passions, analytical abilities, and writing skills. The choice of a topic -- personal anecdote, an academic subject, or current events -- can be illuminating." It's a good example of the crucial role that good writing plays in law school admissions.
It's also one of the hardest schools to get into.
This year's admissions statistics show just how daunting the competition is. Yale accepted just 259 of the over 3,670 applicants for seats in its Class of 2010. That means that Yale admitted just 6.8 per cent of this year's applicants.
One of the criteria that candidates were judged by is their performance on a 250-word essay on any topic of their choice. This essay is required in addition to a standard personal statement. Yale advises prospective applicants that "Faculty readers look to this essay to get a glimpse of your character, sense of humor, intellectual passions, analytical abilities, and writing skills. The choice of a topic -- personal anecdote, an academic subject, or current events -- can be illuminating." It's a good example of the crucial role that good writing plays in law school admissions.
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