<p>lindseylujh - I hope you have a wonderful experience at Harvard.
It’s an excellent institution.
Things must have changed a lot since I was at Bulldog days two years ago. I do remember a reference to ‘that school to the north’ but the only time I heard negative comparisons was when I heard students, or parents, telling profs and others that they also got into Harvard, and “why not Harvard” and even then, I didn’t hear anything I would consider bashing. I was struck, however, at just how OFTEN people would ask that, and how often kids talked about how they also got into Harvard or MIT.</p>
<p>It was after all, a day that students were there specifically to compare schools, so it is a fair question. On the other hand, it’s fair that Yale students/profs give their opinions. All students were there to compare and contrast - that was the point of the event.
Harvard and MIT were the only two schools that kids ever asked about - probably because they were the only ones giving Yale any competition. Why so surprised that Yale has ready answers?</p>
<p>I can’t help but think that any student who is “put off” by a little rivalry, which from my experience has been good natured and respectful by faculty and good natured, if somewhat immature by students, probably doesn’t belong at Yale.</p>