University: College and Yale Essay

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Ekene Nnebe

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June 1, 2015

Yale
There are many gh schools that I am interested in my life, 5 high schools that I have heard of include
School of Science and Engineering

Magnet, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology
,
School for the Talented and Gifted
,
University High School
,
Oxford

Academy
, and
Design & Architecture Senior High
. The best high school out of these five schools that provide my career interest, architecture, is
T
homas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology. Yale
University is a private Ivy League university and provides the best

architectural school for those interested. Founded in 1701 as the "Collegiate
School," the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the
United States
. In 1718, the school was renamed "Yale College" in

recognition of a gift from
Elihu Yale
, a governor of the
British East India
Company
. The student to teacher ratio is 12:1.

Yale College undergraduates follow a liberal arts curriculum with

departmental majors and are organized into a system of residential colleges
.
Almost all faculty teach undergraduate courses, more than 2,000 of which are offered annually.
The
Yale University Library, serving all twelve

schools, holds more than 15 million volumes and is the third-largest

academic library in the United States.
Besides academic studies, students

compete intercollegiately as the
Yale Bulldogs in the
NCAA
Division I Ivy League
.

Yale is the 3rd best school in the US. Yale is known for its excellent

drama and music programs. Yale is a wonderful, unique, and supportive place filled with brilliant and interesting people. Yale

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