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Andthatdoeswhythisissuchimportantdecisionbecauseitisoneofthatwillfollowyounowandintothefuture.AndthatincludesanothertraditionalYaleinformationsession.Therewillbeaguidedtourbeginninginfifteenminutes.Inthemeantime,Iwillhappytoansweranyquestionyoumayhave.Yes,um,whenwasYalefounded?GreatquestionYalewasfoundedin1701.ItistrueallYaleprofessorsteach?Anothergreatquestion,itistruethateverytenured（享用终身的职务）professorinYalecollegesteachesundergraduates（大学生）.SoevenafreshmanmightbetakingaclassfromaNobelPrizewinner.Anymorequestions?Yeah!Ihaveaquestion.WhydidyouchooseYale?WhenIwasaseniorinhighschool,collegescalledmyname.EverydayI’ddebatewheretomatriculatebuteveryplaceseemedthesame.YetafterIwentthoughoptionsonlyonechoiceremained.IwanttohearfromacollegecalledYale.Nowletmeexplain.It’saplacewhereyou’lllearnquintessential(精华的)knowledge’sandyoucanliveinaresidential(住宅)collegesandyoucanputyourheartsintothealltheliberalartsandthat’swhyIchooseYale.Ofcourse,you’llgetafirst-rate(第一等的，最上等的)educationbutalsothrivedonclassmates’conversation.Hereiswherewethread.ShakespearestudiedandPre-Mid.OOOO…andthat’swhyIchooseYale.OneofthereasonsIchooseYalewasfoeit’shousingsystem.Beforestudentsarriveasafreshmen.Theyarerandomly(随机的)signedtooneoftwelvesmallercommunitiescalledresidentialcolleges.Thesecollegeshavenothingtodowiththeacademicsubjectsorextracurricularactivities（课外活动）.Therearequiteabitmorethanjustlivingspaces.Excuseme.Yeahadmissionsofficer,tellmeabitmoreaboutresidentialcolleges.Surething,studentshereatYalecomefromeverywherearound.Everytypeofinterestthatcanbepossiblyisfound.Doourpassionsdivideus?Noourcollegeprovideuswithfamilycommonground.Forallfouryearsweallresidetogetherincollegeunitedbypride.Withsuchgreatfacilitiestohoneyourabilities.You’llnevergooutside.Everycollegehasadininghallwithasaladbarandgrillandorganicoptionforeverymeal.I’mgoingtoeatmyfood.Eachonehasacommonroomwhichwecouldnotlivewithouttostudyinyou’retomeetinggroupsorsimplytohangout.Andwhenthedinninghouseisclosed.Therebutteriesforsnacks.Andifyouneedastudybreak,there’sgameroomtorelax.Icangettothecollegelibrarywithoutsteppingfootoutside.Andjustdownthehallway,myclothwashedanddried.Iwalkoutmycollegegym,ameretwofloorsbelow.ThenImeetmyfriendsforrehearsalinthedancestudio.TherearetensofmusicpracticeroomswhereIcanhonemyskills.Weevenhaveamovietheaterthisonealwaysgivemechills.Wedon’thavenormalroomsatYale.Insteadweliveinsuites.Soyoumayhavearoommate.Ohwearematchingsheets.Outsidethere’sawaitingroom,socomeandstayawhile.There’sspaceforcouchesandTV’sorlavalampthat’syourstyle.AttheheadofeverycollegeisaMasterandaDean.Helivesusandeatswithusandeverythingbetween.Amtakingmyclass?Willthesecreditssuffice?Igottheflu.Needapass.CanIgetsomeadvice?What’sagoodsummerprogram?Thisfellowshipisnice.ThankgoodnessthatwehaveourDean.Amasterbringsusalltogetherasourseniorprof（教授）.hostingstudyingbreaksandlecturesforwhenweneedtimeoff.Who’dlikeseeaBroadwayshow?I’llgladlytosubsidize.Let’shostanotherconcert.I’llproudlyharmonize.There’sfreefoodforeveningforallofyoutoshareandMaster’sTeatomorrowtooIhopetoseeyouthere.Master’sTeaisourchancetoseeallyourfavoritecelebrities.Heatthestoryandaskadvice,…whichiswhyIhadtointerviewhimfortwice.Residentialcollegescomegiveacheer.Aplacetocallourhomeforallfouryears.Asenseofunity,immensecommunity.Ourfriendshipwillprevail.Wool…that’swhyIchooseYale.Butwhenyoustepoutsideyourresidentialcolleges.Whoknowswhatyoumightruninto?ButmostlychooseYalewasforitssuperbacademicopportunities.IcametoYalebecauseIwantedtolearnandwanttolearnfromthebest.Iwastiedofmemorizingfiguresandfactsjusttopassanothertest.LastyearIspentthesummerabroad,Ihelpedtomonitoraforeignelection.AndNowIvolunteeratalawschoolcliniconhumanrightsprotection.Iwanttobeanarchitectsomeday.Iwanttohelpsaveacitythat’sdying.That’swhyIneedaschoolthat’swouldpushmetoseethatmycourseworkhasagroundinginreality.NowIgraspthebiggerpicturemyperspectivehasadifferentscale.That’swhyIchooseYale.IcametoYalefromacrosstheworldbecauseIwantedaglobeeducation.NowI’mbringingcleanwatertothecountiesthatneeditthroughtheH2OAfricafoundation.ItakingaclasscalledphilosophyofArttoseewheretruthandbeautyconnect.Whatistheconceptofart,whyshouldwecare?WheredothePlatoandPicassointersect?Istudyrealproblemsneedtobesolvedbecauseclimatechangingfast.IamworkingonaprojectdesignmyselftosubmissiontoaconferenceonthePolarIceShelf.Withthefacilitieshelp,IknowthatIwon’tfail.That’swhyIchooseYale.HowdoIknowwhichclasstotake?There’sover2000here.Morethan50foreignlanguages.It’sonlyourfreshmanyear.Well,asyourfreshmancounselor,IwaschosenbytheDean.I’mseniorinthiscollegeandIknowjustwhatyourmean.Thefirsttwoweeksofclasses,takeanycourseyouchoose.Thenyoutakeyourfavorite,there’snowayyoucanlose.Whenit’stimetostudyforthatintensivecourseandyou’relookingfortheperfectresource.Yale’slibraryhasgotwhatyourneeddozensofcollectionssuretohelpyousucceed.Withinthismountainofbooks,betweenthesewalls.Youwillfindmusicandfilmancientmapsandall.You’llwantfornothing.Someonegoteveryclearlythoughtofeverydetail.Doyoumind?Thisisalibrary.…SorryThat’swhyI