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EducationI'm a Yale student, and I had to audition to join on-campus clubs. This controversial practice is an Ivy League tradition.
- Yale has hundreds of organizations and clubs for students, but they don't accept just anyone.
- Yalies have to apply, audition, and rush these organizations, so it's a competitive tradition.
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