<p>there is an interactive on this website which glosses over the anatomy of a residential college</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.yale.edu/about/tour.html[/url]”>http://www.yale.edu/about/tour.html</a></p>
<p>you can see examples of the residential college campus and amenities (like library, gym, dining hall, printing press). Something which should not be overlooked is the amount of advising that goes on within a college. The college has a Dean who overseas your academic progress as well as a Master, who enhances your social life both by subsidizing parties as well as cultural events. Freshman counselors are also college specific and they are really helpful for the first year transition. Then there are tutors in college and peer advisors. Altogether, the college is your safety net, a home, both academically and socially.</p>