Yale Law School

Yes, Indian applicants can apply to Yale Law School and MBA course of Yale University. To apply to the Yale MBA course at this university, the applicants are required to have the following:

• A 4-year Bachelor's degree from an accredited U.S. institution or international equivalent
• Online application (including an essay)
• Academic transcripts
• GMAT / GRE
• Resume
• Two professional recommendations
• Application fee
• Video questions and behavioral assessment
• Also, note IELTS / TOEFL / PTE exam is not required for international applicants

As such, there is no minimum GPA and GRE / GMAT requirements for MBA course. But, as per the class profile, the median GMAT score range is 675-730 and GRE score ranges between 164-166 (Median). The average undergraduate GPA is 3.68.

Admission Requirements for LLM

To get admission to the Yale LLM course, the applicants must have earned their law degree at an accredited U.S. school or non-U.S. school with equivalent standards. Additionally, they must have a strong record of academic accomplishments. LSAT and GRE score are not required for admission. A minimum TOEFL score of 100 on iBT is required. Two letters of recommendation are also required along with the academic transcripts.

Located in New Haven, Connecticut, Yale law School takes pride in its rich cultural history. The Yale Law campus is located at the Sterling Law Building, which is the primary building of the Law school. With 107 faculty members including tenured and instructional faculty, the students to faculty ratio is 5:1 at Yale Law School which indicates the level of attention these YLS students receive from their faculty.

There are over 70 students organisations, 9 student's journals, and 17 Student affinity groups at Yale Law School. The students enjoy the location of the school as the city of New Haven has a good weather. The university provides resources like health and safety, dining & recreation, additional resources etc. The Yale Law School students can enjoy the perfect dining experience at Yale's Ruttenberg Dining hall where the students can socialize and make meaningful connections. The students are allowed to opt for an off-campus housing at Yale Law School. 

While both the universities are considered two of the best in the entire world, Harvard enjoys the location of Cambridge, Massachusetts which has close proximity to Boston where the Law students have better access to internships and clerkships, on the other hand Yale Law School is situated at New Haven which makes it a bit isolated Law School, away from a lot of important Law universities.

According to the rankings released by the US World and News 2024, the Law studies offered by Harvard University under HLS are ranked #4 among the top 196 Law schools in the world, for Yale University, this ranking is #1.

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