Haverford Vs. Yale

momrath
Thu, 19 Oct 2017 03:12:09 +0000

@rman0070, prestige is a powerful factor in college choice, and Dave Barry’s light hearted comment aside, it can be deflating when your college choice has low name recognition. There’s really no cure for this except confidence – confidence in yourself and in your school. Only you can judge how much it will bother you not to receive name recognition from people who matter to you (your family and friends) and from complete strangers, but this is a fact of life with small liberal arts colleges, even the most highly rated ones.

Admission committees at top professional and graduate schools will recognize Haverford for its academic excellence. Employers outside of the north to middle east coast may not, but the internships you hold and the connections that you make during your undergraduate years will propel you forward. Most importantly, you will be most successful academically in the environment and culture where you feel the most comfortable.

If you really have to know if you coulda been a contender at Yale, then apply to Yale SCEA and leave Haverford for RD.