July 16, 2025
Dear Class of 2029,
Residential college affiliations are now available, along with your room assignments, the names of your suite mates, your Camp Yale program, a welcome from your new college, and an introduction to some of the people in it you will get to know over the next few years.
As members of a residential college, you now belong to a community made up of a cross section of Yale College's broader student body, with students from all four classes, and from every walk of life. Also living in each college are its Head of College and its dean, along with their families and often their pets. Resident fellows, usually drawn from the faculty, live there, too, along with their families. And many colleges also house a small number of graduate students who participate in the management of the college. As you get to know your college's community, you may find people who share similar interests or backgrounds, but you will meet many more with interests and backgrounds very different from your own.
Your college will also connect you with two groups of peer advisers who work specifically with first-year students: First-Year Counselors, who are assigned to you automatically, and Peer Liaisons, whom you may request.
First-Year Counselors (FroCos)
The First-Year Counselors, or FroCos, are seniors from your college selected to help you in your transition to Yale. Each FroCo is assigned a small group of first-years for the year. You will attend orientation events with your FroCo as a small group and begin to plan your academic path with their support as well. Think of your FroCo as your first stop for getting your questions answered during the year. They are likely to know the answer, but if they don’t, they can connect you with someone who does. You are bound to have countless questions now, but rest assured that many of them will be answered this summer.
Peer Liaisons
One of Yale’s distinctive traits is the way students belong to multiple communities, among them the spaces listed below. These spaces play an important role, bringing students together from across campus and around the world. They serve communities with as many voices as there are members. The entire campus is welcome at each one.
Community Spaces
the Afro-American Cultural Center,
the Asian American Cultural Center,
La Casa Cultural: the Latine Cultural Center,
the Middle Eastern and North African Cultural Community Space,
the Native American Cultural Center,
the Office of International Students & Scholars,
the Office of LGBTQ Resources, and
Student Accessibility Services.
These resources also support the Yale College Peer Liaison (PL) Program, created to provide peer guidance from trained upper-level student leaders connected with residential colleges and these spaces, and who work alongside FroCos to support you.
Anyone can request a PL, and you can request a PL from as many spaces as you wish. After you submit your request, you can expect a response by the middle of August, before classes start. If you forget to submit your PL request form, you will have more opportunities during Camp Yale and throughout the academic year to opt in by just letting a PL know.
These communities have numerous opportunities to get involved, often with paid and unpaid roles especially set aside for new students. Use the links above if you would like to learn more.
With best wishes from campus,
Hannah Peck
Associate Dean of Student Affairs
Yale College
Coming dates and deadlines
July 31
Last day to complete Math & Science Survey
Last day to complete Summer online placement exams
Last day to complete the writing survey
August 1
Last day to complete health requirements
Last day to complete Work Hard, Play Smart training
August 15
Last day to complete Yale 101: Mapping Your Academic Journey
Last day to schedule a peer advising session, required of all first-year students
August 17
Last day to complete Perspectives training
August 20
Registration
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