How competitive are Yale students with each other?

Tperry1982
Tue, 24 Apr 2018 12:36:25 +0000

@worldwideweb - I’m sorry you couldn’t find them. Wasn’t trying to send you on a wild goose chase. There are quite a few streams about how collaborative Yale students are, even in the STEM majors. Look in the Yale Parents Forum. I can say that Yale students are very collaborative. They work together on PSets (Problem Sets), study together, work on group projects but most importantly, help each other through the hard times. There are going to be times when a student hits a wall and wonders whether their choice to attend an institution as rigorous as Yale was a good idea. But your classmates will be there for you to help you through the rough patches since they understand how you feel (don’t let anyone tell you that there are not other Yale students who feel like they were the “mistake” the admissions committee made). It is not the “you’re on your own” mentality, but one that everyone can succeed in their own right. Your triumphs do not diminish those of the students around you. You can all shine together.

Yale students are happy students (mostly). My best friends are my classmates from the Class of 82. We are still close now as we celebrate retirements, births of grandbabies, etc. My D, who graduates this year, loves her roommates, her sorority sisters, the members of her Secret Society, the folk she danced with, worked on The Boola with and the other organizations she was a part of over the last four years.

Hopefully you went to Bull Dog days so you can see for yourself if the Yale vibe is right for you. Best of luck in whatever you decide to do.