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Yale University Visit Report by sportsharks

Visit to Yale University in January 2007 by sportsharks
(Student, HS Class of 2008)
(Member since December 11 2006 with 0 posts)
 
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Visit Activities:


Campus Tour: Yes - The campus tour was ok. It contained way too much information about the residential colleges and stupid historical facts than about the educaiton itself.

Campus:


Friendliness/Courtesy of Students:
4 - Very Good
4 - Very Good
They seemed very friendly, which was surprising, as not too many people are happy when its 20 degrees.


Friendliness/Courtesy of Staff:
5 - Excellent
5 - Excellent
Not only was everyone happy, but they were all seemingly proud to be a part of such a prestigous University.


Appearance of Campus:
5 - Excellent
5 - Excellent
Beautiful gothic architecture mixed with colonial Geogian. Very historic feeling. Has some oddities like the hockey arena that is shaped like a Peter Pan hat, but overall is very nice.


Building/Facilities Maintenance/Cleanliness:
4 - Very Good
4 - Very Good
With the exception of construction, everything was topnotch. But realize construction will never stop, as they are in the process of doing 70-100 million dollar renovations on the residential colleges


Dormitories:
5 - Excellent
5 - Excellent
The dormitories are beautiful residential colleges. Think houses of Harry Potter. People are randomly assigned into the houses, and associate with the. All have master and deans of each.


Security/Safety:
4 - Very Good
4 - Very Good
Blue light system is in use, though I noticed it was not as prevalent as in Princeton. Also lock their gates every night, denying access to the college.


Overall Campus Impression:
5 - Excellent
5 - Excellent
Amazing. The prettiest buildings mixed with an awesome residential college system lead to a cool experience.

Off-Campus:


Area Immediately Around Campus:
3 - Good
3 - Good
The campus is imbedded right inside New Haven, for better or worse. See below.


City/Town/Community:
2 - Fair
2 - Fair
New Haven is not really a nice area. On my way over to the sports facilities, I had to drive through it, and it looked kinda dodgy.

Campus Visit Notes for Yale University


Visit Description:

Overall, I loved Yale. Despite the fact that I was nearly frozen by the end of my tour, I left with the warmest feeling about it. After going to Princeton in October, Princeton was my number one choice. However, Yale has taken the top spot after my visit. Despite a town that leaves much to be desired, Yale cannot be beaten in the fact that it seems like a better place to live. Whereas Princeton seemed very stuckup, the Yale tour left me feeling like I would have fun and enjoy going there. Really though, the residential colleges are amazing. They are, in fact, not colleges at all, but fancy way of saying "extreme-mega-living-facilities." They are awesome. People there live in their own suites with 2-6 people. I really cannot explain it fully, so search "residential colleges" on WikiPedia. Anyway, I recommend at least going for a visit, as its too good to miss.