Why Yale Over LACs

gibby
Sat, 22 Jun 2013 13:03:55 +0000

You will receive just as good an education at a top Liberal Arts College (Williams, Pomona, Middlebury, Bowdoin, Swarthmore, etc) as you would at Yale. If you are lucky enough to be accepted to Yale and a top LAC, you might choose Yale because:


New Haven (yes, New Haven) might be more appealing than the towns of a LAC.
Yale’s endowment allows them to provide better financial aid than most LAC’s.
The Y-bomb effect is real – although not as talked about as much the H-bomb; it does open doors. After all, what employer has not heard of the difficulty of getting into Yale? So, when faced with a stack of 500-700 resumes for a job opening, an employer might go “Well, she graduated from Yale. Let’s call her in and see if we can see what they saw in her.” But, then it’s up to the student to prove their competence in the interview. And the Y-bomb effect is really only good for your first job, as your 2nd employer will be looking at your track record from your first job and not focusing on the college you attended.
Also, at any college, you will spend about half your time going to class, writing papers, and studying for exams. The other half of the time, you will be on your own hanging out with friends. The friendships you develop in college could mean that the guy/girl down the hall might become your spouse, your co-worker, or your future employer. [The 30 Most Famous Yale Students Of All Time - Business Insider](The 30 Most Famous Yale Students of All Time)


FWIW: While Yale’s’s professors are top notch, the vast majority of them did not attend Yale College – some even attended top LAC’s. [Sterling Professor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia](Sterling Professor - Wikipedia)