Political Science Yale vs Harvard

svalbardlutefisk
Fri, 21 Dec 2007 11:47:20 +0000

I am actually somewhat confused about the reputation that the YPU has on these boards (and I say that as someone who was an officer of the YPU this semester, an officer of my party next semester, and is very actively involved in it). It’s a cool organization that brings in interesting guests and sometimes has very good student debates (though at other times they are lacking in quality), but I would hardly make it out to be as important as other posters are implying, however self-important some of its members may be. It’s a great experience for a significant number of people (myself among them), but it’s not the be-all, end-all of Yale political life, and it’s certainly not that good a reason to choose Yale over Harvard. If it interests you, it’s the sort of thing you should do if you come to Yale, but it shouldn’t drive your decision, even as a political science major; plenty of poli sci majors don’t even come near the YPU.