<p>So Yale seems to have it all. Beautiful people, beautiful campus. I visited with a friend who was studying D.S. (Directed Studies), sat in on a philosophy lecture, and enjoyed my experience. Yale just felt “right.”</p>
<p>However, I am irked by the caliber of the sciences program at Yale. For example, I read somewhere that science majors at Yale have to go to Science Hill, a part of the campus that is separate from the others. Trivial as that may seem to you, I feel like that might be representative of sciences at Yale. With a much more humanities-oriented focus, Yalies seem to respect science majors less than they would a humanities major, for example. There are certainly fewer science majors and I have heard the argument about more faculty and resources available, but I would prefer a larger community of science-oriented peers intent on innovation (like at MIT, for example). </p>
<p>A couple articles on science education at Yale have troubled me. One is this: [Steiner:</a> Don?t recruit, retool | Yale Daily News](<a href=“http://www.yaledailynews.com/news/2011/jan/28/steiner-dont-recruit-retool/]Steiner:”>http://www.yaledailynews.com/news/2011/jan/28/steiner-dont-recruit-retool/). The other is this: [State</a> cuts stall Yale nanotech center | Yale Daily News](<a href=“http://www.yaledailynews.com/news/2010/feb/19/state-cuts-stall-yale-nanotech-center/]State”>http://www.yaledailynews.com/news/2010/feb/19/state-cuts-stall-yale-nanotech-center/). As a student interested in nanotechnology, prospective to major in some bio/chem field, I feel like Yale’s sciences are not up to par compared to those of HPMS. I realize Yale is in the process of a massive funding project in the sciences but I will not be enjoying the benefits of those buildings/resources. I will be starting my freshman year next fall and those resources would not be available during my time. </p>
<p>The other place I am considering seriously is MIT, but I know the social life at Yale will be much better for me. The thing that is putting MIT over the top for me right now is its superior sciences program. I think I would receive a much better science education at MIT. But I would love some commentary on Yale’s science program. I am a rising senior who is deciding where to apply early and information on this subject will be very beneficial for me.</p>