耶鲁想找的是什么样的学生：
1. 热衷于突破自己局限的申请者
2.心怀世界有社会责任感的申请者
3. 有望成为未来领袖人物的申请者
4. 能最大化利用耶鲁资源并对耶鲁社区做最大贡献的申请者
5. 学术能力，体现在：
a. 申请者是否选择各种有挑战性的课程并且取得好成绩
b. 通过课堂表现来评估学生的学术好奇心、精力、和同学的关系、在课堂影响力
6. 通过各种细节呈现的完整的学生形象
7. 自我突破
What Yale Looks for:
1. ‘Those with a zest to stretch the limits of their talents.’
2. ‘Applicants with a concern for something larger than themselves.’
3. ‘We have to make a hunch as to whether or not with Yale’s help the candidate is likely to be a
leader in whatever he ends up doing. ‘
4. Two key questions
a. ‘Who is likely to make the most of Yale’s resources?
b. ‘Who will contribute most significantly to the Yale community?’
5. Academic ability
a. ‘Look for students who have consistently taken a broad range of challenging courses in high
school and done well.’
b. Reflected in evaluations that detail performance in class
i. Intellectual curiosity
ii. Energy
iii. Relationships with classmates
iv. Impact on Classroom environment
6. A lot of ‘little things’ that add up to a big picture
7. Kingman Brewster: “I am inclined to believe that the person who gives every ounce to do
something superbly has an advantage over the person whose capacities may be great but who
seems to have no desire to stretch them to their limit.” STRETCH YOUR LIMITS-and make the
stretch interesting.
