Yale University

It is a private research institution, 3 of the 9 colonial universities opened before the North-South war. Along with Harvard and Princeton-Yale is in the Big three " Ivy League». The University is located in New Haven — one of the oldest American cities in NEngland, in Connecticut.

Date of Foundation-1701. It was then that 10 priests received a Charter from the colonial authorities, allowing to begin the creation of a Collegiate School (as the University was originally named). The University bore this name for almost 18 years, before being renamed in honor of the entrepreneur who provided significant support to the College.
History of Yale
The place was strictly disciplined. English was forbidden: students were allowed to use only Latin. This practice was used for more than 200 years (it was abolished only after 1931).

Yale University library
The famous Yale library is the 3rd largest University library in North America, the 2nd largest among higher education institutions around the world. The University includes several large museums.

The faculties of Yale
Until 1940 following the example of the oldest universities in the UK-Oxford and Cambridge, the University was divided into colleges, five hundred people in each. Each College-faculty from above looks like a rectangular stadium of buildings, with a green meadow in the center.

How to enroll at Yale University?
You can take IELTS (International English Language Testing System) instead of TOEFL. The minimum acceptable score is 7. You can take an English language test - Pearson Test of English instead of TOEFL or IELTS. The minimum acceptable score is 70. Each faculty sets its own threshold for test results.

At the interview, you should talk about your environment, area of interest, motivation, extracurricular activities. Plus write 2 essays of your choice. Applicants must pay a registration fee of $80.

Handsome Dan
Since 1889, the symbol and mascot of the university is a bulldog named “Handsome Dan". Since the establishment of the tradition, 16 dogs have been replaced.
The biography of each of them is recorded, starting from the moment of election to the "position" and ending with the death of the pet. The current Handsome Dan is the seventeenth successor of the tradition.

Notable alumni.
Yale University is famous for its graduates, including: both President Bush, the Clinton couple, the famous actor David Duchovny and the star of the movie "Aliens" - Sigourney Weaver. Other scientists, politicians, businessmen, lawyers and artists are proud of their education.
George Herbert Walker Bush
George Walker Bush
David Duchovny
Sigourney Weaver
Hillary Rodham Clinton