St.LouisChineseAmericanNews Issue:833Date:8/10/2006 Ladue高中華裔學生吳煜炎榮獲第十七屆國...[阅读全文]
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YaleMedical School Buildingabettermouse AYalegeneticistandaChineselabarecreatingtheAmazon.comofmedical researchanimals. May/June2010YaleAlumniMagazine.
byMargotSanger-Katz’02 MargotSanger-Katz’02isseniorstaffeditoroftheYale AlumniMagazine. Miceliketoburymarbles.Ifyougivealaboratorymousea handfulofmarbles,itwilloftenburyafewintothebed...[阅读全文]
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HarvardUniversity ForChinese,gettingintoHarvardisaclassact ByBarbaraDemick,LosAngeles Times,June04,2010 Thewealthypayupto$300,000forclassesaimedat gettingtheirchildintoanIvyLeagueschool.Englishskillsand extracurricularactivitiesthatarenothingshortofimpressiveareamust. ReportingfromShanghai —ItwasjustaweekafterChangShuaireceivedheracceptancenoticefrom H...[阅读全文]
(2010-10-30 18:03:54)
Whatisalikelyletter?
Threeyearsago,alocalkidwasvirtuallyacceptedbyevery
collegesheapplied.TheapplicantalsoreceivedalikelyletterfromYale
severalweekspriortothetypicaldateswhentheelitecollegesreleasedtheir
decisions.ThelikelylettereventuallyhelpedhermakeachoicebetweenPenn,
YaleandHarvard.ImadethisordersincesheruledoutHarvardintheprevious
roundofhercross-admitdecisionprocess.And...[阅读全文]
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雅美途'sNotes:Therewereatotalofnineindividualswho receivedthehonorarydegreefromthisyear’sYalecommencement,twoofthem, StevenChu(朱棣文)andZhangYimou(张艺谋),arewellknownintheChinesecommunity.Ihaveto manuallytypethecompletecitationsontheirhonorarydegreesfromabookin whicheveryonehadacopyduringtheceremonyandIincludethemforyour furtherreading:
“Since thecommencementof1702,certaindisti...[阅读全文]
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Yale2010Baccalaureate,ClintonandBush'sYaleSpeeches
Wefinishedourson’sYale309thcommencementandcamebackhomeonMondayexhausted.Theprocedureissocomplicatedthatthefirstthingformetodonowistointroducethethreespeeches:YalepresidentRichardLevin’s2010Baccalaureate,BillClinton’sspeechonthisyear’sClassDay,aswellasbothEnglishandChinese(adoptedfromtheweb)speechtranscriptsofGeorgeW.Bushat2001Yalecommenc...[阅读全文]
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Wearesurprisedtorealizethatwehavealreadyarrivedinanagethatweareabletotelladecade-oldstory.Inthefallof1998,wesensedanupcomingtransitionthatourAlmaMater,TongjiMedicalUniversity,mayhavetofaceintheerawhenthenewZhijiangUniversitywasemergingthroughthecombinationoffourdifferentschoolsinHangzhou.MybrowseactivitiesledmefindanewlydevelopedwebsiteofTongjiUniversityAmericaAlumniAssociation(TJUAAA)underthele...[阅读全文]
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EducatingAmerica'srulingclass雅美途'sNotes:Duringthefinancialcrisisin2008,SecretaryofTreasuryHenryPaulsonworkedwithNewYorkFedchiefTimothyGeithneraroundtheclockongovernment’sbailoutplans.Paulson,aChristianScientistfaith,grewupintheMidwest;Geithnerwasraisedduringhisfamily’soverseaprofessionaldutyinAfricanandAsiancountries.Youdon’tneedmetopointoutthattheybelongtodifferentpoliticalpartiesasGeithn...[阅读全文]
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Need-basedvsneed-blindpolicyCrosscampus,YaleUniversityLetteronfinancialaidsforDr.LishanWang’schildren
Collegeshouldnotbeanimmediateissuehereconsideringtheirfamily’scurrentfinancialsituation.ForrelativedecentschoolsintheUnitedStates,need-blindforadmissionandneed-basedforfinancialaidarecorepolicyforcollegeapplications.Need-blindmeanstheywillaccepttheapplicantsolelybasedonstudent’smeritregar...[阅读全文]
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AstoryonYaleadmissionBranfordCollege,YaleUniversityYale2014AcceptanceStory(fromacollege-relatedwebsite)
DearYaleClassof2014,
I’mwritingtoyoutosharemyacceptancestoryandhopefullyentertainallofyousmartstudentswhoactuallydeservetogotoYale.(theimplicationhereisthatIdonot-whichiscompletelyintended).SorryYale,youmusthavemixedmeupwithanotherguy.hehe.
Thursday,April1st,commonlyknownas“...[阅读全文]
