<p>I’m a freshman at Yale. MATH DOES NOT SUCK–a few intro classes, which are, for the most part, the only classes some non-math majors see, may be taught by grad students who aren’t great. But get on to more advanced math classes and they start to get better.</p>
<p>Yale is more socially liberal, more fun, more of a community, and more welcoming than Harvard or Princeton.</p>
<p>While DS dictates what classes you take, Perspectives on Science only gives you a low-commitment session that meets once a week that counts as half a credit (half a class) each semester. It is basically just one easy way to get money to do research over the summer, making it so that you don’t have to ask the professors you work with to pay you. (Research is very easy to come by, in my experience; I landed a research job the first few weeks I was here.)</p>
<p>Finally, please don’t trust College Confidential message boards. (Except for this post :-).) I respect you guys, but the truth is that we could be anyone; even those who are Yale students by no means give an accurate picture, myself included. And even some high school students chime in as experts, even though they don’t have the same kind of first-hand experience at the schools that current students do. Come for Bulldog Days and talk to current students there or by emailing them from the admit website–if you’re a prospective math major, email the current math majors listed on the admits website and they’ll give you their view.</p>