2 , ▁the ▁College ▁began ▁accepting ▁application ▁for ▁the ▁B atch ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁from ▁Singapore ▁and ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁world . ▁The ▁adm issions ▁staff ▁began ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁international ▁rec ruit ment ▁events , ▁sp anning ▁North ▁America , ▁Asia , ▁Africa , ▁and ▁Europe . ▁Stud ents ▁were ▁allowed ▁to ▁apply ▁through ▁the ▁Common ▁Application , ▁Y ale - N US ▁portal ▁and ▁those ▁who ▁chose ▁to ▁apply ▁to ▁Y ale ▁College ▁also ▁had ▁the ▁option ▁to ▁share ▁their ▁application ▁with ▁Y ale - N US . ▁ ▁Class ▁profiles ▁Of ▁the ▁ 1 5 7 ▁students ▁admitted ▁to ▁the ▁class ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁( start ing ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 ), ▁ 8 7 ▁were ▁female ▁while ▁ 7 0 ▁were ▁male . ▁The ▁median ▁S AT ▁Sc ore ▁was ▁ 1 4 4 0 ▁( on ▁the ▁ 1 6 0 0 ▁scale ). ▁The ▁ 7 5 th ▁percent ile ▁for ▁Crit ical ▁Reading ▁( CR ) ▁is ▁ 7 6 0 / 8 0 0 ▁and ▁the ▁ 7 5 th ▁percent ile ▁for ▁Math ▁is ▁ 7 8 0 / 8 0 0 . ▁▁ 2 6 ▁national ities ▁from ▁six ▁contin ents ▁were ▁represented ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁batch . ▁ 6 2 % ▁were ▁Singapore an , ▁while ▁the ▁rest ▁were ▁international s , ▁giving ▁Y ale - N US ▁one ▁of ▁largest ▁international ▁student ▁populations ▁in ▁terms ▁of ▁percentage ▁of ▁total ▁students . ▁Th