Princeton v Yale. Please help me

johnyonthespot96
Mon, 18 Apr 2011 15:53:13 +0000

I would really appreciate objective advise.

I have grown up in Princeton my entire life; my dad is on the faculty, and my parents have long raised me to go to Princeton (I go to a local Princeton feeder school). I had always imagined myself in the Princeton P-rades growing up. They say that Princeton has some of the best reunions/alumni network in the world.

I applied to Yale early just to keep my options open, but I was deferred, and put that idea away.

Now I have been accepted into Yale. I have visited both preview weekends, and there are so many great things to take away. I am considering doing premed and maybe chemical engineering. The programs are both great, and I think we would just be splitting hairs.

My loyalty lies to the Princeton (almost all of my friends are/have committed there). But I feel that if there was one place to leave Princeton for, it would be Yale, where the undergrad focus is no weaker, and I would have the chance to face new challenges and discover myself. If I turn down Princeton, I feel that I would throw away all of my childhood dreams, but if I turn down Yale, I feel that I would give up that one chance to go out and discover myself.

What advice do you have?