<p>I really dont see the point to posting these threads, unless you have absolutely no way to get a plane ticket to the two universities, because that is really the best way to decide. I had a decision between doing early action stanford, yale, ed to vandy, ed to dartmouth, and I chose Vanderbilt. The reason I chose Vanderbilt is this: college is about what you make of it, going to Stanford or Yale does not garuntee anything in life, it just gives you more oppurtunity. If you are talking about any school in the Top 20, you will have plenty of oppurtunities at hand to take advantage of, so it really comes down to your feel when you visit. I really thought Yale and Stanford were a bit sterile, and Yale just seems stuffy to me. Dartmouth was just to isolated and cold in my opinion. Vanderbilt just had a spark, the campus was beautiful, the people were very friendly, simply a great feeling. You will be on a good path with either choice, it is really about you.</p>