▁Y ale ▁M BA ▁program ▁immediately ▁after ▁under grad uate ▁study ▁to ▁move ▁more ▁quickly ▁toward ▁career ▁goals . ▁ ▁Exper ient ial ▁learning ▁▁ ▁The ▁Y ale - N US ▁Centre ▁for ▁International ▁and ▁Professional ▁Exper ience ▁integr ates ▁tradition ally ▁separate ▁and ▁often ▁sil o - ed ▁components ▁of ▁experience ▁based ▁learning ▁( such ▁as ▁study ▁abroad , ▁summer ▁sessions , ▁intern ships , ▁career ▁services , ▁leadership ▁and ▁service ▁programming , ▁research ▁attach ments ) ▁under ▁one ▁roof . ▁ ▁The ▁Week ▁ 7 ▁program ▁takes ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁sevent h ▁week ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁sem ester ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁year ▁– ▁a ▁time ▁when ▁all ▁fresh ers ▁are ▁en rolled ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁common ▁curr icul um ▁courses . ▁During ▁Week ▁ 7 , ▁all ▁first - year ▁students ▁particip ate ▁in ▁a ▁fac ulty - generated ▁initi ative ▁that ▁brings ▁student ▁learning ▁out ▁into ▁the ▁world ▁and ▁connect s ▁to ▁both ▁fac ulty ▁interests ▁and ▁them es ▁of ▁the ▁common ▁curr icul um . ▁ ▁At ▁Y ale - N US , ▁a ▁term - time ▁study ▁abroad ▁experience ▁is ▁the ▁norm . ▁Some ▁ 7 5 ▁to ▁ 8 0 ▁per ▁cent ▁of ▁students ▁spend ▁a ▁sem ester ▁elsewhere . ▁ ▁Camp us ▁life ▁ ▁Res ident ial ▁colleg es ▁ ▁Y ale - N US ' s ▁student ▁life ▁is ▁model led ▁on ▁the ▁resident ial ▁colleg es ▁of ▁Y ale . ▁There ▁are ▁three ▁resident ial ▁colleg es ▁named ▁S aga , ▁El m ▁and