Welcome Class of 2025

First-Year and New Student Resources

From Pre-orientation programs to peer and academic advising to the Calendar for Opening Days, Yale College has resources in place to ease our first-year students’ transition to life on campus.

First-Year and New Student Resources

From Pre-orientation programs to peer and academic advising to the Calendar for Opening Days, Yale College has resources in place to ease our first-year students’ transition to life on campus.

A Letter from the Dean

To the members of the Class of 2025,

Dean Marvin Chun

As new members of the Yale community, you are joining thousands of other scholars from around the world, working remotely but together, in discovering and sharing knowledge. Although Yale’s classrooms, laboratories, libraries, studios, and residential colleges are closed temporarily during the pandemic, students in Yale College are nevertheless participating fully in Yale's curriculum, cocurriculum, and extracurriculum; this guide will introduce you to all of them, so please use it to orient yourself. I hope that that the time to be able to welcome to you campus in person comes soon, but I am so pleased to welcome you to Yale College today.

With best wishes,

Dr. Marvin Chun
Dean Yale College
Richard M. Colgate Professor of Psychology; Prof Neurobiology
 

Move In Update

8/27/2021: Fully vaccinated friends and family are welcome to help students move in. All other orientation events are limited to students only. We hope to be able to welcome families and friends to campus for events soon.

Messages from Dean Peck

What to Expect from this Section

This New Student section provides matriculating students with guidance and information as they transition to life on campus.

This section includes information on:

Incoming Student FAQs

Please see COVID-19 Announcements and FAQs for more information regarding Orientation, Opening Day, Housing, and Planning Your Move to Yale.

Welcome to Campus

Begin to familiarize yourself with life at Yale College and to plan your move using the resources within this section.

First-Year Orientation Calendar

Please note: Fully vaccinated friends and family are welcome to help students move in. All other orientation events are limited to students only. We hope to be able to welcome families and friends to campus for events soon.

Additional Resources

Learn about the Academic Fair, academic and social advising opportunities, and the support system and resources available to first-generation low-income students here at Yale.

First-Year Resources

Transfer Student Resources

International Student Resources

Eli Whitney Student Resources

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First-Year Contacts

  • First-Year Affairs – Offers assistance, guidance, and general support to first-year students
  • First-Year Housing – Offers assistance with first-year housing inquiries and requests
  • ITS Help Desk (203) 432-9000 – Offers guidance to students requiring assistance connecting with Yale technology systems (i.e., NetID,  Yale Connect Email). The Student IT Help Desk provides live support 24/7 via phone and live chat 
  • Financial Aid – Contact with questions and requests related to financial assistance