Will I be Happy at Yale?

A.S.A.P
Mon, 07 Feb 2005 22:46:44 +0000

"You’re right in that I dont intend on becoming solely an engineer, but rather I am planning on taking my engineering degree and going into either buisness, law, and/or politics. "

In that case, Yale would be ideal. I can’t tell you too much about Princeton of today (although I was there with my husband when he was there for grad school many years ago) but my D visited both and felt that Yale’s admosphere was much more diverse, less preppy and fratish, and overall a better fit for her than Princeton. She’s also a native Californian and has had no trouble adjusting to the east coast. The other students rooming with her were from North Carolina, Maryland, and Brazil, and another good friend came as a freshman after a year at Berkeley. She has made some wonderful friendships and says the students there are overall amazing. Yale is much more diverse than the California Unis, as they pride themselves in taking kids from around the world. She’s really loved her classes and her professors, some whom she’s been able to get to know fairly well. She feels there is a lot of advice from profs, (College masters and advisors) and that she could do just about anything she might want to do there. Most of the students are involved in school activities and clubs in a big way - the website will give you an idea of the wide range of activities. She was not an extremely social person in high school, but has become one at Yale because there is so much to do!

To Joemama - an engineering degree is an excellent undergrad degree from someone wanting a career relating to the sciences, but at a level removed, such as a lawyer for a software corporation or on the business end. It’s a very wise choice in this climate, imo.