Undergraduate Admissions

Jordan Sahly (Eastern Shoshone) is an Assistant Director at the Yale Office of Undergraduate Admissions, and the regional admissions officer for North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, Missouri, Wyoming, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, Iowa, and the city of Boston. Beyond outreach travel and application reading, Jordan aims to expand Native college access and build connections with Indigenous student-supporting schools. Before joining Yale Undergraduate Admissions, he was a graduate of Yale College (YC’ 24) with a degree in Chemical Engineering. In his free time, he loves making art (beadwork and painting), spending time with friends, and sampling (judging) the various coffee shops of New Haven (and everywhere else).

If you are a Native student interested in Yale or would like more information on Native recruitment, you can contact him at jordan.sahly@yale.edu.

Diversity & Community at Yale: There are currently over 150 students at Yale College that self-identify as American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian. About 53% of all Yale College students identify as underrepresented minorities. Before arriving as freshmen, all Yale students will be randomly assigned to one of Yale’s fourteen residential colleges. Each close-knit community serves as a microcosm of Yale’s diverse student population, while preserving the intimacy of a smaller college experience.

Financial Aid: Yale is committed to an admissions policy that does not consider a student’s ability to pay, and a financial aid policy that meets the full demonstrated need of all students with no loans required, regardless of citizenship or immigration status. These two principles: need-blind admissions and need-based financial aid, ensure that a Yale education is affordable for everyone.

A Liberal Arts Education: Yale is committed to the idea of a liberal arts education through which students think and learn across disciplines, liberating or freeing the mind to its fullest potential. There is no specific class you must take at Yale, but you are required to learn broadly and deeply. Depth is covered in your major. Breadth is covered in three study areas (the humanities and arts, the sciences, and the social sciences) and three skill areas (writing, quantitative reasoning, and foreign language).

For more information on application deadlines, student life, and financial aid, please consult the Yale Office of Undergraduate Admissions.

More Undergraduate Admissions Resources

How to Apply: https://admissions.yale.edu/instructions

Yale Application Deadlines: https://admissions.yale.edu/application-deadlines

Financial Aid: https://admissions.yale.edu/financial-aid

Applying to Yale Through Questbridge: https://admissions.yale.edu/questbridge

• Yale is a partner with Questbridge, a national non-profit program that links high achieving low-income students with scholarships at some of the nation’s best colleges.

Advice for First-Generation College Applicants: https://admissions.yale.edu/advice-first-generation-college-applicants

Visit & Connect with Yale: https://admissions.yale.edu/visit-campus

Majors & Academic Programs: https://admissions.yale.edu/majors-and-academic-programs