Hailey Talbert, Author at Yale Daily News

Yale anticipates steady yield rate as national recruitment efforts expand

Come April, Yale ramps up efforts to court admitted students and maintain or boost its yield rate, competing with peer schools to obtain top talent.

April 13, 2025

HAILEY TALBERT

Yale admits 4.59 percent of applicants, marking slight uptick in acceptance rate

Yale College admitted 2,308 applications from a pool of 50,227 to the class of 2029. An additional 943 were offered a spot on the waitlist.

March 27, 2025

HAILEY TALBERT

Becoming a Ducktective: The Case of Yale’s Rubber Ducks

Last week, at the quack of dawn, thousands of ducks descended upon campus. Atop tables, gates and flowerpots, an army of tiny rubber ducks assembled. […]

March 8, 2025

HAILEY TALBERT

YCC senators propose Bulldog Days hosting boycott to protest dining changes

Students express ambivalence on the proposed protest of recent dining changes.

March 4, 2025

JERRY GAO & HAILEY TALBERT

College cost rises to $90,550, marking a decade of yearly near-4 percent increases

The 2025-26 term bill, consisting of $69,900 in tuition and $20,650 in housing and meal fees, is 3.9 percent higher than the current term bill.

February 26, 2025

HAILEY TALBERT & ORION KIM

How do Yale’s alumni interviews impact admissions? Administrators, alumni weigh in

Many Yale applicants have the opportunity to add one more component to their application — the alumni interview. The News talked to the admissions office about the process.

February 11, 2025

HAILEY TALBERT & ORION KIM

All eight Ivies now partner with QuestBridge

On Thursday, Harvard became the final Ivy League institution to join the partnership, with its class of 2030 being the first eligible to apply through the match-based program. The News spoke with current and former QuestBridge finalists about the importance of the program.

January 27, 2025