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<p>As T26E4 said, and his link explains, residential colleges are the center of student life. In my mind, they are the single best thing about Yale - the single most important reason I would recommend it to a prospective student over any of its peer institutions. </p>
<p>Yes, there are some colleges considered “better” than others. Morse and Stiles are generally thought to be the worst (they are built in a much more modern style that most Yalies consider ugly, plus the rooms in them lack right angles). All of the colleges except Morse, Stiles, Calhoun, and Jonathan Edwards have been renovated (though JE did its own renovation a number of years ago). JE will be renovated next year, and Calhoun the following year (and possibly Morse and Stiles following, though I’m not sure about that). Silliman is being renovated this year. </p>
<p>But all the colleges are awesome, with even the worst being better than the best dorm at almost any other college, and all of them providing the same benefits to student life. </p>
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Personally, I’ve always thought that a college whose motto is JE Sux can’t really be that great. On the other hand,
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