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Anyone know if Yale does any form of scholarship matching? I know they are need-based only, but some schools that say that will also match scholarships from other schools to get you to come to theirs.
 
TheDeadrok said:
Anyone know if Yale does any form of scholarship matching? I know they are need-based only, but some schools that say that will also match scholarships from other schools to get you to come to theirs.
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IIRC, they said they don't do this at the financial aid info session šŸ™
 
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Does anyone have any concrete info as to why most Yale students take a 5th year? Is it simply for research/to get a masters? Or is there some other reason I'm not seeing
 
TheDeadrok said:
Does anyone have any concrete info as to why most Yale students take a 5th year? Is it simply for research/to get a masters? Or is there some other reason I'm not seeing
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My view is at a lot of other schools, there are fires under the ass. I think Yale does not light fire under asses, so their students are happy, and they feel comfortable taking an extra year to pursue other interests / finalize their specialty decision / enjoy another year of relative chillness before residency lights that fire.
It's just a normal thing to do in yale culture. I don't think it's something the school pushes students to do, there's just abundant opportunities
 
TheDeadrok said:
Does anyone have any concrete info as to why most Yale students take a 5th year? Is it simply for research/to get a masters? Or is there some other reason I'm not seeing
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I'm also guessing there is a culture of matching extremely well. I went through the Yale match list from the past 4 years and it seems like they never miss. I asked a student this in the info session and she said that half of the people that take a 5th year do it to strengthen their residency application.
 
zarastars said:
My view is at a lot of other schools, there are fires under the ass. I think Yale does not light fire under asses, so their students are happy, and they feel comfortable taking an extra year to pursue other interests / finalize their specialty decision / enjoy another year of relative chillness before residency lights that fire.
It's just a normal thing to do in yale culture. I don't think it's something the school pushes students to do, there's just abundant opportunities
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Very interesting. To be completely honest, I really don't want to spend a 5th year of medical school. This is interestingly a residual point that may suggest Yale isn't a great place for me from that perspective (ironically). I'm sure people spend 5th years because they're very happy, but perhaps there are some people who'd actually appreciate and grow more from that extra push.
 
Congratulations everyone!!! I am not applying until this upcoming cycle (2025-2026) but out of curiosity, did anyone with an A get it with less than a 520, low undergrad GPA (cum and science) but very high graduate GPA (science masters), and a loaded resume?? Asking for a friend...
 
missjoli said:
Congratulations everyone!!! I am not applying until this upcoming cycle (2025-2026) but out of curiosity, did anyone with an A get it with less than a 520, low undergrad GPA (cum and science) but very high graduate GPA (science masters), and a loaded resume?? Asking for a friend...
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I had a mid MCAT and mid GPA, did not do a master's though!
 
I was watching back a financial aid info session and they mentioned how a few people will get merit scholarships with their admissions offer, did anyone get one of those? Trying to figure out if there's any chance for that in the future or if I will need to rely on need-based aid.
 
TheDeadrok said:
I was watching back a financial aid info session and they mentioned how a few people will get merit scholarships with their admissions offer, did anyone get one of those? Trying to figure out if there's any chance for that in the future or if I will need to rely on need-based aid.
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thats interesting, I never heard about that. I would assume that people did not get notified of a scholarship this early but I could be completely wrong. Also in the same boat as you tho
 
TheDeadrok said:
I was watching back a financial aid info session and they mentioned how a few people will get merit scholarships with their admissions offer, did anyone get one of those? Trying to figure out if there's any chance for that in the future or if I will need to rely on need-based aid.
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tbh I wonder if considering the change in NIH funding they make have nixed the merit scholarships. I remember the fin aid dean said something like ā€œbudget allowingā€ and then later during the non-recorded q&a (this was pre election) alluded to the fact that one candidateā€™s administration would be less predictable than the other made it difficult to figure how the election results might affect yale, but she did say probably not very much.
But nobody expected the DOGE inquisition (outright war on research and healthcare)
 
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Honestly gonna throw hands if Yale tells us they need to cut scholarship funding because of Trump while they're sitting on a 50 billion dollar endowment
 
missjoli said:
Congratulations everyone!!! I am not applying until this upcoming cycle (2025-2026) but out of curiosity, did anyone with an A get it with less than a 520, low undergrad GPA (cum and science) but very high graduate GPA (science masters), and a loaded resume?? Asking for a friend...
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I don't know what counts as low GPA, but I got an A with MCAT 518, cGPA 3.6, sGPA 3.8, no graduate school, and loaded resume. Best of luck!
 
has anyone been able to schedule an appointment with Financial aid? i can't seem to get a hold of them
 
Quick question for everyone that may be obvious, what is my Yale ID number? Is that just my AMCAS ID? I haven't received a specific ID number for Yale from what I can tell.
 
wise_university1 said:
Very interesting. To be completely honest, I really don't want to spend a 5th year of medical school. This is interestingly a residual point that may suggest Yale isn't a great place for me from that perspective (ironically). I'm sure people spend 5th years because they're very happy, but perhaps there are some people who'd actually appreciate and grow more from that extra push.
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Hey! Current student here. I'm not taking a fifth year and am going into something in the upper quartile of competitiveness, as are about half of my friend group. I could have taken a 5th year pretty easily but my partner (non-medical) is moving soon for a job opportunity and I would rather move on as well in my career. As far as the match list, I think the 4th years match just about as well as 5th years - there are some specialties nationwide where almost everyone takes a RY and that is also the recommendation here (I've heard it from my neurosurgery friend as well as the group that is looking towards dermatology). But there are also people that go on to match those years in 4! In as unbiased of a view as possible, I agree with the person that said that it is more of a sign of opportunity than necessity.

I think your thought about whether you fit into the vibe is a good thing to consider though - I wouldn't say you need to be a certain way to come here but you definitely might be happier where everyone or 90% of everyone is on the same path. This is a special school but I'm sure you have many excellent options and really probably can't go wrong.

As to the fire under the ass comment - I think you'll find that Yale students are still very impressively busy but maybe the fire isn't quite as hot - it often comes from within (people who I've met here are some of the most committed and impressive people I've ever met) rather than having external stress! Happy to answer any more questions if people want insight.
 
hydroflaskhomie said:
Hey! Current student here. I'm not taking a fifth year and am going into something in the upper quartile of competitiveness, as are about half of my friend group. I could have taken a 5th year pretty easily but my partner (non-medical) is moving soon for a job opportunity and I would rather move on as well in my career. As far as the match list, I think the 4th years match just about as well as 5th years - there are some specialties nationwide where almost everyone takes a RY and that is also the recommendation here (I've heard it from my neurosurgery friend as well as the group that is looking towards dermatology). But there are also people that go on to match those years in 4! In as unbiased of a view as possible, I agree with the person that said that it is more of a sign of opportunity than necessity.

I think your thought about whether you fit into the vibe is a good thing to consider though - I wouldn't say you need to be a certain way to come here but you definitely might be happier where everyone or 90% of everyone is on the same path. This is a special school but I'm sure you have many excellent options and really probably can't go wrong.

As to the fire under the ass comment - I think you'll find that Yale students are still very impressively busy but maybe the fire isn't quite as hot - it often comes from within (people who I've met here are some of the most committed and impressive people I've ever met) rather than having external stress! Happy to answer any more questions if people want insight.
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you just love to see it. Thanks for the insights
 
hydroflaskhomie said:
Hey! Current student here. I'm not taking a fifth year and am going into something in the upper quartile of competitiveness, as are about half of my friend group. I could have taken a 5th year pretty easily but my partner (non-medical) is moving soon for a job opportunity and I would rather move on as well in my career. As far as the match list, I think the 4th years match just about as well as 5th years - there are some specialties nationwide where almost everyone takes a RY and that is also the recommendation here (I've heard it from my neurosurgery friend as well as the group that is looking towards dermatology). But there are also people that go on to match those years in 4! In as unbiased of a view as possible, I agree with the person that said that it is more of a sign of opportunity than necessity.

I think your thought about whether you fit into the vibe is a good thing to consider though - I wouldn't say you need to be a certain way to come here but you definitely might be happier where everyone or 90% of everyone is on the same path. This is a special school but I'm sure you have many excellent options and really probably can't go wrong.

As to the fire under the ass comment - I think you'll find that Yale students are still very impressively busy but maybe the fire isn't quite as hot - it often comes from within (people who I've met here are some of the most committed and impressive people I've ever met) rather than having external stress! Happy to answer any more questions if people want insight.
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Would you say your class and the classes below/above you are close? I was curious about if the lax curriculum meant less time together with one another!
 
cassidy_grace2325 said:
Would you say your class and the classes below/above you are close? I was curious about if the lax curriculum meant less time together with one another!
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Great question - I think we are pretty close but there are of course friend groups (but they are big friend groups and intermix a lot). The biggest divide is classgoers and non-classgoers first year - people that do better attending non-mandatory class and/or want the community tend to go and others do not. That being said thereā€™s usually at least 2-3 mandatory things per week so the entire class is mixing at those. Additionally, one nice thing about New Haven is that while itā€™s still a 100k pop city, itā€™s hard to get lost here. People generally live in the same two-ish areas and usually end up at the same places if they are going out/want to be social. Same goes for study spots - you can get far away from the med school on Yaleā€™s campus if you want distance or you can reliably find groups of classmates in a couple different library spots. Of course, also easy to escape to Boston or NYC in groups or solo to see non-med friends.

Once you hit clerkships you lose a lot of weaker connections but you also make friends with people who happen to be rotating with you who you didnā€™t know well previously.

Class above was more affected by COVID than us so I think less close. Class below roughly the same as us from what I can tell. Current M1s also seem close but I havenā€™t interacted with them much.
 
Does anyone know if we can submit a LOI if we were waitlisted? If yes, is there a recommendation for when these should be sent?
 
TheGOOD_MD_slimreaper said:
Isn't it different for every year though?
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Certainly, but usually not by a large margin at top schools. The yield is how schools know how many initial acceptance offers to send!

There are occasions where the yield changes a lot year to year though, like Emory last year which over admitted (underestimated their yield).
 
Mr. Macrophage said:
Certainly, but usually not by a large margin at top schools. The yield is how schools know how many initial acceptance offers to send!

There are occasions where the yield changes a lot year to year though, like Emory last year which over admitted (underestimated their yield).
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Makes sense. Interesting to see that state schools have the highest yields.
 
Mr. Macrophage said:
Definitely tuition! Prestige is irrelevant once you match a residency, outside of ivory tower academia.
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100% true for straight clinical private practice (but academic consolidation is increasing as a national trend, which is interesting) ^ but for anyone interested in stuff outside of clinical medicine, where you go can impact relationships you make in policy, business, tech etc. and make sure you ask questions to current students if you might be interested in this side of healthcare.

Have personally had a great experience at Yale in this respect.
 
Hi y'all, just checking in! Has anybody else heard from fin aid?
 
Yeetbird said:
Bro Yale is doing everything in the world to recruit us except giving out financial aid.
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They should really pull a hopkins and get people to submit everything even before they hear back to expedite this process lol
 
Hi! For those who have applied for financial aid ā€” Iā€™m wondering where you found your Yale ID to fill out one of the required forms for the financial aid application. Thanks so much!
 
williw said:
Hi! For those who have applied for financial aid ā€” Iā€™m wondering where you found your Yale ID to fill out one of the required forms for the financial aid application. Thanks so much!
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Hi there! I just left that part blank šŸ™‚
 
Does anyone from the MSTP Second Look have any insight as to whether there will be any waitlist movement for MSTPs (like the percentage of students who're definitely going here)? I'm considering writing my Letter-of-Intent here, but I'd rather use it for a school I'd equally love to go to + have an actual chance of getting off the WL (Edit: someone DM'd me answering - tysm!)
 
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