Advice for Candidates

As one of our founding institutions, Yale’s admissions policies have greatly influenced Yale-NUS College’s holistic admissions approach. Both institutions use a similar review process when reading and processing applications.

If you are looking for advice and tips on how to put together a strong application to Yale-NUS, we suggest you check out Yale’s admissions website, which provides useful advice on different parts of the application:

• Personal essay
• Co-curricular activities and involvement
• Teacher recommendations