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Mostly because Yale has been my dream school for a long time and its reputation. But I have heard a lot of positive things from Duke alumni about their career planning and all my profs suggested Duke (with the funding) might be a better option...

I just received Duke's scholarship notification this morning! I got 56,000 scholarship per year but I'll probably turn it down for Yale...

I just received an update on Yale's financial support. I got a need-based scholarship of 20000 usd per year but I'm a little bit confused if this indicates I did not receive any merit-based scholarships?

Thanks! I'm an international student from UBC. As UBC is not using a 4 or 5 point GPA so I'm not sure about my equivalent GPA in the US. My avg grade is 89/100 (at least top 5%). My GRE scores are 170 (Q) + 163 (V) + 4.5 (W). I only have two periods of (not so relevant) academic working experience as a research assistant and teaching assistant on campus.

Thanks deeply for the insights! I'm wondering if you can provide any information about the avg cost of attending Yale (living expenses etc.)?

I submitted my applications on December 15th. Hope you could hear from them soon!

I got the offer from Yale too!!! So surprised!!! I'm applying straight from undergrad as I'm still in my fourth year right now so I can't believe they accepted me.