<p>Well, it just seems like bad form to be like “I love the best university in the world! Hahaha we are the best and I agree!”</p>
<p>Also, the Yalies I know seem to need the support much more–the three or four with whom I am good friends occasionally drop the word “cutthroat” about academics, which isn’t something I’ve ever heard here. A mandatory five classes/semester (them) vs. usually-four-occasionally-five (us) also, I think, contributes to their generally higher (although, again, speaking from very small sample size) level of academic stress. I can handle five classes/semester, but I think I’d die if I had to do so every semester. Or I’d just take more film theory.</p>