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  2. Collegiate secret societies in North America - Wikipedia

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    The selection process is guarded but is thought to be controlled by current Quaternions currently in residence at the school. The initiation ritual and all group meetings take place in the Old College, the original building where James Furman taught the university's first courses in Greenville in 1851.

  3. David F. Swensen - Wikipedia

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    The Yale Model is thus characterized by relatively heavy exposure to asset classes such as private equity compared to more traditional portfolios. [17] The model is also characterized by heavy reliance on investment managers in these specialized asset classes, a characteristic that has made manager selection at Yale a famously careful process. [18]

  4. Big Three (colleges) - Wikipedia

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    The pattern of upper-class male college preference, as deduced from a counting of noses in the various Social Registers, can be summed up as "The Big Three and a Local Favorite." [6] Burt continued, "Every city sends or has sent its Socially Registered sons to Harvard, Yale, and Princeton, in some preferred order, and to one local institution ...

  5. Should Legacy Status Matter Anymore in College Admissions?

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    Elite colleges say they’re ending alumni preference to make admissions fairer. Critics call it a PR move to gloss over troubling inequities. Meanwhile, families are trying to figure out what ...

  6. Linonian Society - Wikipedia

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    Each year's delegation of twenty is drawn from students in the senior undergraduate class, Yale Law School, Yale Graduate School, and Yale School of Management. Linonia is the only Yale secret society known to tap students beyond the undergraduates. Each delegate is selected by unanimous vote among Linonia alumni and delegates. [citation needed]

  7. College admissions in the United States - Wikipedia

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    These trends have made college admissions a very competitive process, and a stressful one for student, parents and college counselors alike, while colleges are competing for higher rankings, lower admission rates and higher yield rates to boost their prestige and desirability. Admission to U.S. colleges in the aggregate level has become more ...

  8. Torch Honor Society - Wikipedia

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    The result was The Yale Scientific Magazine which first published on May 3, 1917. [10] The society was incorporated in the State of Connecticut on January 21, 1922. [11] In January 1950, Torch started a controversial campaign to reduce the emphasis on sports at Yale and other Ivy League schools. [2] The society disbanded in the 1960s.

  9. Yale College - Wikipedia

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    Yale College is the undergraduate college of Yale University. Founded in 1701, it is the original school of the university. Founded in 1701, it is the original school of the university. Although other Yale schools were founded as early as 1810, all of Yale was officially known as Yale College until 1887, when its schools were confederated and ...