Yale Transfer Blog

Ok it's not really about transferring to Yale, but we do have a 3L who transferred from Stanford to Yale for his second year who has been appointed our informal contact point if we have any questions about the transfer experience.

I just googled him and found his blog. It's also kind of funny because he's living in my building in New Haven! He apparently hasn't even been inside yet (that's what he told me via email) but I think I made a good choice since he lived, last year, in a competitor building I was thinking of and decided to leave.

Here's his blog.

Here's a funny quote from it about grading at Yale:

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So, anyway, I took six classes this semester. For a rough description at how this grading structure might effect how seriously course work is taken here, I offer the following actual exchanges as examples. All are from the last week alone.

Law of Democracy
Me: "I actually had a multiple choice exam last year. I just figure the Professor didn't want to grade papers."
Prof: "That's never really been a problem for me. I can usually grade an exam in around five minutes."

Administrative Law
Prof (to class, re: final exam):" Credit is given for attempting to answer the question."

Public Welfare Law
Me: "When should the research paper be turned in?"
Welfare Prof: "Whenever you'd like the credits."

Evidence
Prof (to class, re final exam): "There are no rules. Just write that on your exam and you'll get your pass."

Supreme Court Reading Group
Me: "Hey -- about your last e-mail to the section. I know my attendance wasn't perfect. How's my standing?"
Reading Group Moderator: "Oh? I was just kidding about that. I was trying to scare some up to attend. Yeah, you're good for your credit."

Race and the Constitution
Prof: "Write something demonstrating you attended my class this semester."

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