▁ha iling ▁from ▁ 2 8 ▁schools ▁across ▁Singapore . ▁The ▁College ▁saw ▁the ▁strong est ▁international ▁representation ▁from ▁United ▁States , ▁China ▁and ▁India . ▁For ▁the ▁first ▁time , ▁Afghan istan , ▁Bos nia ▁and ▁Herz egov ina , ▁Costa ▁Rica , ▁Finland , ▁Ireland , ▁Roman ia , ▁and ▁Ukraine ▁are ▁represented ▁in ▁the ▁student ▁population . ▁ ▁The ▁Class ▁of ▁ 2 0 2 3 ▁compr ised ▁ 2 4 6 ▁students ▁from ▁ 3 9 ▁countries . ▁Like ▁previous ▁int akes , ▁majority ▁of ▁students ▁were ▁Singapore ans ▁ha iling ▁from ▁ 3 0 ▁schools ▁across ▁Singapore . ▁For ▁this ▁coh ort , ▁the ▁College ▁saw ▁the ▁strong est ▁international ▁representation ▁from ▁India , ▁United ▁States , ▁the ▁Philippines ▁and ▁Korea . ▁▁ ▁Accept ance ▁rates ▁have ▁varied ▁between ▁ 3 ▁and ▁ 7 % ▁across ▁the ▁first ▁six ▁batch es . ▁ ▁Academ ics ▁ ▁The ▁found ing ▁instruction ▁committee ▁decided ▁to ▁implement ▁a ▁common ▁curr icul um , ▁a ▁set ▁of ▁inter link ed ▁courses ▁for ▁all ▁students . ▁Similar ▁to ▁the ▁core ▁curr ic ula ▁at ▁Columbia ▁University ▁and ▁University ▁of ▁Chicago , ▁students ▁get ▁to ▁choose ▁from ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁set ▁courses ▁in ▁their ▁first ▁year ▁of ▁study . ▁The ▁common ▁curr icul um ▁is ▁review ed ▁every ▁four ▁years . ▁Following ▁its ▁inaug ural ▁review , ▁the ▁common ▁curr icul um ▁was ▁reduced ▁to ▁ 1 0 ▁courses , ▁with ▁the ▁removal ▁of ▁a ▁science ▁course . ▁ ▁The ▁Y ale - N