<p>Lol. The only time I took a tour of Stanford’s campus is when I saw Chuck
It has an amazing library! :P</p>
<p>Yeah, Stanford doesn’t appeal to everyone. But then again, it’s what they want, am I right? Some people might love it, and some people might not.</p>
<p>Anyone knows about the East Coast, Ivies, etc University Campuses?</p>
<p>Sure! I have visited a few of them. Which one(s) would you like to hear about?</p>
<p>(i.e. the New England ones → Princeton, Yale, Brown, Harvard, and MIT)</p>
<p>I wanna know how harvard and yale are…
@TheEcneg I would you please tell me how is the atmosphere there, stydents,dorms and everything…
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<p>If anyone is planning on visiting Harvard-Please don’t touch the foot of John Harvard, isn’t it TheE?? ;)</p>
<p>@theE - How are the ivies? General points about each. :)</p>
<p>theE are you still answering questions?</p>
<p>Harvard: It is beautiful. Red brick buildings. Annenberg (dining hall) = Hogwarts. Best location. Has the feel of a closed campus, yet surrounded by the vibrant city. Harvard Square is one of the liveliest, vibrant places in MA. Pharmaceuticals nearby. Students have a variety of interests ranging from history and politics to the sciences, so awesome diversity in students! Ingrained in history. Traditional feel. Lots and lots of fields to explore.</p>
<p>MIT: Totally different from Harvard, but still totally awesome. Spirit of technology, innovation, and nerd power is ubiquitous. Buildings have contemporary architecture. Students are all similar–the math/science nerd types. Strange parties. Bit of quirkiness. Regardless, it was pretty awesome. Pharmaceuticals are right across the street. Urban feel.</p>
<p>Will respond to the others later :P</p>
<p>I seem more of a Harvard type of guy. :P</p>
<p>Yale: Beautiful campus. Gorgeous architecture. Close knit community, at least within each residential house. The libraries look like churches. Students were friendly, outgoing. The surrounding area, however, is awful. Bad neighborhood. Sketchy people. Sketchy streets. Though it’s not much of a problem, since most students hardly ever leave campus. </p>
<p>Princeton: Beautiful campus. Very peaceful surroundings. Countryside feel. Middle of nowhere. Buildings have vines on them. Prevalence of orange and tiger statues.</p>
<p>Brown: Red brick buildings. Apparently the Ivy league with the happiest students. Ask Mrinal. :p</p>
<p>*NOTE: I visited the last three during the summer, so I was not able to interact with the students. You will be happy at all of these institutions. They are all great and will offer you a wonderful education. Also, I would choose colleges based more on your interests as opposed to the aesthetics of the institution. You’ll be able to adjust. :p</p>
<p>TheE have you visited there dorms? I really wanna know about harvard, yale and brown dorms…</p>
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Everyone who applies thinks exactly the same way. The main point remains however, if you can make the adcoms think the same way.</p>
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Thanks for that 
Brown is all about big red buildings( I thought they were brown :p) and the open curriculum. The students here do seem happier, as a matter of fact. Providence seems like a cool place, and the people here are great too. Brown’s president, Ruth Simmons did mention a lot about the open curriculum in his speech. When I went to his office to meet him today, after a fair amount of wait outside his office, I got the answers I wanted. We talked about the effects of open curriculum on the students. He said, that if you can take advantage of freedom, you are a fit for Brown. He said, “If you are the one who relies on the system to set things for you, Brown is not the place to be. But, if you take freedom of choice in a right way, you can do great things.” </p>
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I second that, for I am there right now. ;)</p>
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The dorms are cool. You have to share your room with your room partner. Each room have a couple of beds, study table, a cupboard and drawer. Pretty standard. Grad Centre-E has a plethora of pool tables and other fun stuff, which is just opposite my dorm room :p</p>
<p>Its just an observation, the 17’ers( 18’ers too) seem much much more scared than the 16’ers were.
Chill, ivy carnage is still 279 days away :eek:</p>
<p>^You have made me think more seriously about Brown.</p>
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<p>This makes me do the opposite of chill :p</p>
<p>How is your course going, Mrinal?</p>
<p>@Mrinal thannks for sharing all that information! I am sure you are having a great time at Brown! :)</p>
<p>@mrinal - Haha, I knowww. =)</p>
<p>Do you guys take into consideration when researching colleges, the number of students(Previous Year) who majored in the major you are applying for?</p>
<p>@Crystal31: I have only seen the dorms of the first two. They are not permitted to take you into the dorms during the tours. The dorms of Harvard are nice, I guess. They range from singles, doubles, triple to large suites (bedrooms for 1-2 individuals + common room). Obviously they are not a five star hotel, but they are nice enough if you are a relatively neat person. In the first year, the freshman live with other freshman mostly near the Yard. In sophomore year and on, they are sorted into the 12(?) Harvard upperclassman houses by lottery.</p>
<p>See “The Social Network” if you want to see Harvard dorms ;)</p>
<p>@TheE thanks alot for the detailed reply, I really appreciate it! :)</p>
<p>@mrinal I have seen. THE social network but I think that for movies the doorms and everything arent really that orginial the way they are in reality… I am not sure though but thats what I have figured from most of the movies that most places are edited and redone so that it looks good in the movie…</p>
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<p>Hey All.
17ers. How many of you are already done with commonapp essay ( except Mrinal, who’s currently gorging upon Browns campus )?</p>