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Started in 1982 for students who do not attend college at the traditional age, the Eli Whitney Students Program usually admits eight to twelve people annually. In 2009 it admitted eight, but in 2007 it admitted only two.<ref name="NYTimes">{{cite news|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/06/nyregion/06yale.html|title=A Taliban Past, and a Cloudy Yale Future|last=Finder|first=Alan|date=July 6, 2006|work=New York Times|accessdate=01 December 2009}}</ref>
Started in 1982 for students who do not attend college at the traditional age, the Eli Whitney Students Program usually admits eight to twelve people annually. In 2009 it admitted eight, but in 2007 it admitted only two.<ref name="NYTimes">{{cite news|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/06/nyregion/06yale.html|title=A Taliban Past, and a Cloudy Yale Future|last=Finder|first=Alan|date=July 6, 2006|work=New York Times|accessdate=01 December 2009}}</ref>


The program is unique among Ivy League schools.{{Citation needed|date=December 2009}} Unlike other non-traditional student programs such as the [[Harvard Extension School]] or the [[Columbia University School of General Studies]], Eli Whitney program students take all of their classes, and receive all of their advising, within the College.<ref name="Sharif">{{cite news|url=http://www.yaledailynews.com/scene/scene-cover/2009/11/13/not-your-typical-gap-year/|title=Not your typical gap year|last=Sharif|first=Amir|coauthors=Kate Lund, Amy Lee and Matthew Claudel|date=November 13, 2009|work=Yale Daily News|accessdate=01 December 2009}}</ref>Eli Whitney students do not live in the residential colleges, though they are members of one. They receive all of the residential college and university services provided to traditional Yale College students, and have complete access to Yale facilities, student organizations and libraries. Eli Whitney students are fully eligible for Yale's need-based financial aid up to the cost of tuition.
Unlike other non-traditional student programs such as the [[Harvard Extension School]] or the [[Columbia University School of General Studies]], Eli Whitney program students take all of their classes, and receive all of their advising, within the College.<ref name="Sharif">{{cite news|url=http://www.yaledailynews.com/scene/scene-cover/2009/11/13/not-your-typical-gap-year/|title=Not your typical gap year|last=Sharif|first=Amir|coauthors=Kate Lund, Amy Lee and Matthew Claudel|date=November 13, 2009|work=Yale Daily News|accessdate=01 December 2009}}</ref>Eli Whitney students do not live in the residential colleges, though they are members of one. They receive all of the residential college and university services provided to traditional Yale College students, and have complete access to Yale facilities, student organizations and libraries. Eli Whitney students are fully eligible for Yale's need-based financial aid up to the cost of tuition.


Admission is highly selective. Admissions standards used to evaluate Eli Whitney students mirror those applied to traditional Yale college applicants.<ref name="NYTimes" /><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.opinionjournal.com/diary/?id=110008082|title=You've Got Mail (It's From Yale)|date=March 13, 2006|work=Wall Street Journal|accessdate=02 December 2009}}</ref> However, while Eli Whitney candidates are subject to the same academic standards as regular Yale College candidates, in assessing more mature candidates, greater weight is given to achievement than to potential.<ref name="Chow">{{cite news|url=http://www.yaledailynews.com/news/university-news/2007/03/02/eli-whitney-review-nears-completion/|title=Eli Whitney review nears completion|last=Chow|first=Kimberly|date=March 2, 2007|work=Yale Daily News|accessdate=01 December 2009}}</ref>
Admission is highly selective. Admissions standards used to evaluate Eli Whitney students mirror those applied to traditional Yale college applicants.<ref name="NYTimes" /><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.opinionjournal.com/diary/?id=110008082|title=You've Got Mail (It's From Yale)|date=March 13, 2006|work=Wall Street Journal|accessdate=02 December 2009}}</ref> However, while Eli Whitney candidates are subject to the same academic standards as regular Yale College candidates, in assessing more mature candidates, greater weight is given to achievement than to potential.<ref name="Chow">{{cite news|url=http://www.yaledailynews.com/news/university-news/2007/03/02/eli-whitney-review-nears-completion/|title=Eli Whitney review nears completion|last=Chow|first=Kimberly|date=March 2, 2007|work=Yale Daily News|accessdate=01 December 2009}}</ref>

Revision as of 12:39, 2 December 2009

The Eli Whitney Students Program is an admissions program designed to attract students from non-traditional backgrounds to Yale College. Students admitted through the program study either part or full-time and receive either a B.A. or a B.S. from Yale.[1]

Started in 1982 for students who do not attend college at the traditional age, the Eli Whitney Students Program usually admits eight to twelve people annually. In 2009 it admitted eight, but in 2007 it admitted only two.[2]

Unlike other non-traditional student programs such as the Harvard Extension School or the Columbia University School of General Studies, Eli Whitney program students take all of their classes, and receive all of their advising, within the College.[3]Eli Whitney students do not live in the residential colleges, though they are members of one. They receive all of the residential college and university services provided to traditional Yale College students, and have complete access to Yale facilities, student organizations and libraries. Eli Whitney students are fully eligible for Yale's need-based financial aid up to the cost of tuition.

Admission is highly selective. Admissions standards used to evaluate Eli Whitney students mirror those applied to traditional Yale college applicants.[2][4] However, while Eli Whitney candidates are subject to the same academic standards as regular Yale College candidates, in assessing more mature candidates, greater weight is given to achievement than to potential.[5]

The program gets its name from the inventor Eli Whitney, Jr., who in 1789 at the age of 23, matriculated into Yale College.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Yale College: Eli Whitney Students Program
  2. ^ a b Finder, Alan (July 6, 2006). "A Taliban Past, and a Cloudy Yale Future". New York Times. Retrieved 01 December 2009. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  3. ^ Sharif, Amir (November 13, 2009). "Not your typical gap year". Yale Daily News. Retrieved 01 December 2009. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ "You've Got Mail (It's From Yale)". Wall Street Journal. March 13, 2006. Retrieved 02 December 2009. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  5. ^ Chow, Kimberly (March 2, 2007). "Eli Whitney review nears completion". Yale Daily News. Retrieved 01 December 2009. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
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