Visit Report by phurley93 (Member since May 26 2007 with 184 posts) Visit Date - April 2007
Visit to Yale University in April 2007 by phurley93 (Student, HS Class of 2008)
Visit Activities:
Information Session:
Yes - Yes, not my favorite info session ever - we were in a really big classroom, but the guy tried his best to be really really perky Campus Tour:
Yes - Really extensive, hitting most parts of the campus
Yale University Campus:
Friendliness/Courtesy of Students: 5 - Excellent -
They are positively effervescent. Everyone is incredibly helpful and really, really enthusiastic.
Friendliness/Courtesy of Staff: 5 - Excellent -
Very polite, from what I saw. They recognize outright the difficulty of their job and do a good job making everyone feel welcome.
Appearance of Campus: 5 - Excellent -
Gothic = Gorgeous.
Building/Facilities Maintenance/Cleanliness: 5 - Excellent -
C'mon, the have a $22B endowment. how could this not be a 5/5?
Dormitories: 5 - Excellent -
Gorgeous. The tour guide took us in his college, Trumbull, and the common room was absolutely gorgeous.
Security/Safety: 5 - Excellent -
Seemed incredibly insulated and safe to me...everything is key-carded off and stuff.
Overall Campus Impression: 5 - Excellent
Off-Campus:
Area Immediately Around Campus: 4 - Very Good -
A few good restaurants and shops in the immediate area, but I didn't see that much of the surrounding area, I mostly stayed on campus.
City/Town/Community: 3 - Good -
New Haven is getting better, but it's not all the way there yet. But, hey, I've seen worse. Ever seen Cleveland? New Haven is no worse than any other old, northeastern formerly-industriali
Campus Visit Notes for Yale University:
Visit Description:
I've been on 14 college tours, and I didn't expect Yale to top the list. I had heard bad things about New Haven, and I didn't really know anything about Yale, besides the fact that it was an ivy league. Within my daylong visit, Yale immediately rocketed itself to the top of the pack. It was a combination of the intense enthusiasm of the student body, the beautiful campus, and the sheer resources that the administration is willing to expend to help the students. True, I will be attending Yale next year, but hopefully I'm not too biased in this description. To prove this, I will say that Princeton was my first choice throughout my junior year. When I went to Princeton, which is just as rich and is pretty much the same quality academically as Yale, I HATED it. The students were standoffish, and the campus itself seemed so isolated. Yale seemed welcoming and relevant. Basically, this was the best visit ever.
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They are positively effervescent. Everyone is incredibly helpful and really, really enthusiastic.
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A few good restaurants and shops in the immediate area, but I didn't see that much of the surrounding area, I mostly stayed on campus.
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New Haven is getting better, but it's not all the way there yet. But, hey, I've seen worse. Ever seen Cleveland? New Haven is no worse than any other old, northeastern formerly-industriali