“The most enjoyable part of the program was the simulation because I worked with others from Egypt, the United Kingdom, and China to complete a project related to COVID-19. One topic that we decided to explore was addressing the mental health of healthcare workers as well as individuals that were struggling during the quarantine.
“YYGS is not like any other summer program I’ve attended. With no homework and no grades, I truly felt like I could try anything without the fear of failure.”
“We got to know awesome teachers who took their time after class to explain questions in detail. I am now aware of many breakthrough technologies in cancer research, antibody masking for Covid cure, green energy and even ethical concerns of head transplants! YYGS was able to introduce to me amazing scholars and helped create bonds with students around the world.”
“Thanks to YYGS, I realized I could be not only a scientist but a future leader. I was taught that you can find inspiration in the places you least expect to and that any subject can be fun with the right teacher. Thanks to YYGS, I will be more curious tomorrow than I was today.”
“I regret not visiting Yale, but YYGS is a lot more than Yale; it connects like-minded yet different souls across the world and helps them discover exceptional answers to complex questions. YYGS was the solution to my complex question.”
“During YYGS, I started to study about the topics that I have never heard before. I debated about political issues in breakout sessions, learned from professors in lectures, had an amazing education experience in seminars, tried to solve the main problem of our societies in simulations, and had an astonishing time with my YYGS family. I felt super energetic. It was incredibly amazing that I started to learn about hard topics with a huge responsibility and motivation.”
“YYGS has made me feel like I matter as a student. Instead of memorizing facts, I solve problems and collaborate with others to curate the best solution for the issues that matter most in society today.”
“YYGS didn’t change me – it improved me. It supported my curiosity and helped me in my growth, it showed me unknown aspects of the world, and pushed me to think critically. After one week, it helped me regain my motivation which was lost in 2020, and I couldn’t be more thankful.”
“Before YYGS, I found myself scared of voicing my true opinion at risk of being ridiculed. However, YYGS has since taught me that despite cultural differences of opinion, my voice matters, and can play an active role in intellectual debate.”
“YYGS was a chance to discover my passions. Concepts I had only ever seen in books came to life in an environment bubbling with ideas and curiosity. It was moving to listen to professors explain problems as convoluted and present as the effects of COVID-19 on the global economy, and realize that this was what I wanted to do in the future. It was truly eye-opening. Enchanted by the sophistication of their arguments and thrilled by the novelty of it all, I uncovered debates that I wanted to discuss further, views that I wanted to read about, and research that I was eager to conduct.
