H, Y, or P a good fit for me?

CaliMom2011
Fri, 17 Aug 2012 20:10:11 +0000

I have a son at Yale and many of his friends are at Harvard and Princeton. I believe he has had, by far, the best experience. The residential college system at Yale is absolutely wonderful, they matched him very well with his freshman suitemates. The whole freshman experience was a dream, especially compared with his friends at H (especially) and P. He has quite a few friends who are athletes at Y and are really happy there. I hope you choose Yale However, you did ask about safety, so I will tell you that you don’t want to venture too far off campus unless you are in a group. It’s a high-crime area but if you stay on campus (and there is PLENTY to do on campus) and the immediately surrounding area, you will be fine. Tons of excellent and inexpensive food. I don’t think you will be sorry. I hope you have a chance to visit all three and just get a feeling of where you will be happiest. Good luck!