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Yale University Visit Report by smr15

Visit to Yale University in August 2007 by smr15
(Student, HS Class of 2008)
(Member since November 16 2007 with 149 posts)
 
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Visit Activities:


Information Session: Yes

Campus Tour: Yes

Campus:


Friendliness/Courtesy of Students:
4 - Very Good
4 - Very Good



Friendliness/Courtesy of Staff:
4 - Very Good
4 - Very Good



Appearance of Campus:
5 - Excellent
5 - Excellent
Yale's campus is gorgeous. The architecture is beautiful, it really feels like you are walking around Oxford, England, except Yale has a lot more grass and trees.


Building/Facilities Maintenance/Cleanliness:
4 - Very Good
4 - Very Good



Dormitories:
I was disappointed we didn't get to see any dorms.


Security/Safety:
4 - Very Good
4 - Very Good
New Haven has a bad reputation, but it seemed fairly nice, around the campus anyways, and Yale has blue security boxes almost every block.


Overall Campus Impression:
5 - Excellent
5 - Excellent


Off-Campus:


Area Immediately Around Campus:
4 - Very Good
4 - Very Good
The campus feels really suburban and I was kind of turned off at first, imagining a dead social life. If you go a block off campus, though, you're suddenly in the city, which is great.


City/Town/Community:
3 - Good
3 - Good


Campus Visit Notes for Yale University


Visit Description:

I was mainly concerned with New Haven. I drove around for twenty minutes before my info session to try and see what was around. All I saw was pretty much the standard banks, corporate buildings, and restaurants. It is a bigger city than I thought, though. I asked the girl doing our campus tour about living in new haven and she said she loves it and it's really easy to get around. I was REALLY excited when I found out New Haven has the most Dunkin Donuts per capita in the US!!! Needless to say, after my visit Yale was my first choice and I applied early there instead of Brown.