Yalie
New Haven student
A Yalie is a student or graduate of Yale University, one of the oldest and most prestigious universities in the United States, located in New Haven, Connecticut.
The term carries connotations of elite education, social privilege, and membership in influential networks.
Several Yalies went on to become Supreme Court justices.
Like similar terms for Ivy League students, it can be used neutrally or with a hint of class-conscious irony.
Connecticut port, university town
- bulldogSquat, wrinkle-faced canine
- residential collegeOn-campus living-learning community
- Skull and BonesIvy League secret society
- secret societyCovert fraternal organization
blue · commencement · endowment · Davenport
Prestigious Cambridge university
- PrincetonIvy League university
- ColumbiaAmerica personified, or its namesakes
- BrownFrequent English surname
- DartmouthIvy League in Hanover
Cornell · Penn · Princetonian · Eli · Big Three · Ivy League · rivalry · crimson
Reputation commanding admiration
- privilegeExclusive right or benefit
- affluenceAbundance of money
- power brokerInfluential behind-scenes dealmaker
- establishmentFounded organization or venue
old money · prep school · boarding school · WASP · blue blood · pedigree · networking · exclusive
Degree-seeking college student
- graduate studentAdvanced degree candidate
- freshmanFirst-year student
- sophomoreSecond-year pupil
- juniorLower in standing
senior · seminarian · law student · med student · drama student · residential college · suitemate · classmate
Gathering after separation
- alumni networkOrganization linking past students
- donorOne who contributes freely
- legacyWhat's passed down
- commencement speakerOne addressing graduates
old boy · homecoming · class notes · alumni association · reunions · class reunion · alumni fund
New Haven
Connecticut port, university town
- bulldogSquat, wrinkle-faced canine
- residential collegeOn-campus living-learning community
- Skull and BonesIvy League secret society
secret society · blue · commencement · endowment · Davenport
Harvard
Prestigious Cambridge university
- PrincetonIvy League university
- ColumbiaAmerica personified, or its namesakes
- BrownFrequent English surname
Dartmouth · Cornell · Penn · Princetonian · Eli · Big Three · Ivy League · rivalry · crimson · tigers
prestige
Reputation commanding admiration
- privilegeExclusive right or benefit
- affluenceAbundance of money
- power brokerInfluential behind-scenes dealmaker
establishment · old money · prep school · boarding school · WASP · blue blood · pedigree · networking · exclusive · connected
undergraduate
Degree-seeking college student
- graduate studentAdvanced degree candidate
- freshmanFirst-year student
- sophomoreSecond-year pupil
junior · senior · seminarian · law student · med student · drama student · residential college · suitemate · classmate · roommate
reunion
Gathering after separation
- alumni networkOrganization linking past students
- donorOne who contributes freely
- legacyWhat's passed down
commencement speaker · old boy · homecoming · class notes · alumni association · reunions · class reunion · alumni fund
- Yale UniversityIvy League institution
- Yale LawPrestigious Connecticut legal school
- Yale graduateIvy League alumnus
- Yale Law SchoolIvy League law school