Yale or Princeton?

Peytoncline
Wed, 03 Mar 2010 00:46:30 +0000

I think Princeton would be a little better because of its undergraduate focus and its very strong in its liberal arts education. You may get slightly higher grades at Yale simply because of the grading policy here at Princeton, but I think you’d have a more fulfilling learning experience here. Personally, I’d favor the learning experience over getting a slightly higher GPA. I’ve come to be less conscious of my grades here, and if I end up being a B+ (3.3 GPA) student at the end of 4 years, that’s fine. I’m doing the work to the best of my abilities, learning new things, and having the experience of a lifetime, and that’s what matters.

But the bottom line is either school is magnificent at nearly everything, so go where you think you’ll enjoy college the most. I vote Princeton, but if Yale is where your heart is calling, go there.