How competitive are Yale students with each other?

SBABDP
Fri, 20 Apr 2018 13:08:51 +0000

There are always folks that will be out for themselves at any campus. Just as there will always be those that want to help.

I have had multiple children attend. They turned down other elites because of the collaborative nature of the campus. They have been carried by and helped carry fellow students through classes.
I think the distributional requirements as well as the residential colleges help create the environment.

Visit the campus, meet the students, you’ll get the feeling. My oldest didn’t even want to visit. Our unplanned “quick look” visit lasted two days including an overnight with students.
Visit the other campuses, talk to students not involved in the formal tours.

There is a dated Crimson article about Harvard needing to be more like Yale. The Harvard admin in recent years has openly discussed ways to improve the culture on campus. But it is Harvard.

The feel of Princeton was kind of in between.

Stanford is so large, it was hard to get a feel, but it is the most complete campus in my opinion. Something for everyone. Big time sports, Greek, incredible academics.

MIT is a love it or hate it.

You can’t go wrong attending any of the above. If you’re fortunate enough to get to choose, visit and decide for yourself.