I think your analysis is right on. I went to Yale undergrad and Harvard for professional school and it seemed clear to me when I was in Cambridge that Harvard undergrads didn’t have the same closeness of community we had at Yale. In addition to the factors you cite, I think it might also be due to slight differences in what the schools look for when considering applicants: a higher % of individual (but sometimes inward-focused) “standouts” at Harvard; a higher % of collaborative, outward-facing students at Yale. All this is just my impression, and just at the margins, of course. But you made the right choice imho, and I envy you for having 3.5 more years at Yale ahead of you!
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