Visit to Yale University in August 2006 by LunarChik
(Student, HS Class of 2007)
(Member since August 05 2006 with 171 posts)
9 of 12 people found this visit report helpful
Visit Activities:
Admissions Interview:
Yes - Wonderful interviewer, really egged me on so the conversation would flow. No awkward silences. We had a lot in common, and yet she still asked me some questions that could have caught me off guard, a lot based on my experiences. Great, great experience. C
Information Session:
Yes - Although the guy said "essentially" practically every other word, it was, essentially, very informational. Not at all like my Columbia experience, where the guy was like "if you don't have this, this, and this, don't even bother t
Campus Tour:
Yes - I've never met a tour guide who talked so quickly. A lot of pushy prospective students with the "I have to make an impression so I can get in" attitude, which was a let-down, but my tour guide was really approachable and fun to talk to. He
Campus:
Friendliness/Courtesy of Students:
4 - Very Good
Friendliness/Courtesy of Staff:
4 - Very Good
Appearance of Campus:
5 - Excellent
Yale is so ridiculously gorgeous. Oh, man.
Building/Facilities Maintenance/Cleanliness:
4 - Very Good
Dormitories:
Didn't see them, so I can't rate them fairly.
Overall Campus Impression:
5 - Excellent
Amazing. Makes me really lament the fact that it's so ridiculously selective.
Off-Campus:
Campus Visit Notes for Yale University
Visit Description:
So positive. I got really excited, and I haven't come down from the Yale high since.