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Article: Yale College receives record number of applicants.
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- April 5, 2004
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M2 PRESSWIRE-5 April 2004-YALE UNIVERSITY: Yale College receives record number of applicants(C)1994-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD
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New Haven, Conn. -- Yale College received a record high number of applicants to the class of 2008, and admitted a record low percentage of those applicants, said Richard H. Shaw Jr., dean of undergraduate admissions and financial aid.
The college admitted 1,950 students, or 9.9% of the 19,674 applicants. Last year, Yale admitted 2,014 students, or 11.3% of the 17,735 applicants.
"It was our most competitive admissions cycle," Shaw said. " The quality of the applicants was outstanding."
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