Stanford vs Yale

toughyear
Sat, 09 Apr 2011 11:16:49 +0000

I would say BDM’s simple advice, ‘if you are from west, go to east, if from east, go to west’, is an extremely good one. It is from my own personal observation … of a few people in doctoral program nearly three decades ago … that the people, who went to the other side of country for their undergraduate study, had a better perspective about where (location) they want to end up eventually, whereas the students who stayed in the same area all their lives, K-12, UG, Grad/Professional schools, basically lacked the idea and experience. In a way, your UG years is the best time in your life to expereince with minimal or no risk the culture, weather, and location far away from home and gain perspective. a colleague of mine has his both children become professors in prestigious schools (including harvard medical school), but these children went from east coast k-12 to east coast UG to east coast medschool to eastcoast residency to eastcoast job … and i don’t envy them much. when you have option, follow bluedevilmike’s advice. you will thank him for the rest of your life.