<p>My YPMB member was complaining about how crowded the stands were. Apparently it was very, very hard to play an instrument. There was a student in her seat and she kept getting shoved from behind (Yale student section). She’s very glad that it’s her last game at Harvard.</p>
<p>My baby’s home!!! Yay!!!</p>
<p>Since most of the schools are not out until Wednesday, I have my D to myself. Left her in bed this morning. I was late for work since we spent a couple of hours with me sitting on the side of her bed just talking. Now when her friends come home on Wednesday, I’m sure things will change drastically. But by then I would have had my time.</p>
<p>Luckily, Thanksgiving is her favorite holiday and really big with our family. She will definitely be home all day that day and has also promised to stay home on Friday to go Black Friday shopping with her cousins.</p>
<p>Sorry for the back to back posts. My D was saying how happy she is at Yale and how “weird” Harvard is. She said the campus is ugly and too spread out. The freshman living situation is strange and the fact that they get assigned to Houses after freshmen year is a bad idea she thinks. All the things she loves about Yale - FroCos, residential colleges, individual deans, campus - are lacking at Harvard. And Harvard student’s only response to Yalies is - “at least we don’t live in New Haven”. Really? That’s all you can say about Yale is that it is in New Haven?! Whatever.</p>
<p>DS had the same impression. His takeaway is that when two Ys bump into each other, on campus or elsewhere, they hug or say hi or smile & nod, but in some way they acknowledge the regard they have for each other. That was not the vibe he got at H, where he stayed (in a sleeping bag on the floor) of a HS friend.</p>
<p>@Tperry1982 </p>
<p>hahahaha</p>
<p>H was DDs top choice most of her high school career. She decided not to apply and has found her home. You guys have absolutely no idea how stinkin happy I am that my child has found her joy. And to think, she put up such a fight for so long when it came to Yale. So glad that H came off the list. </p>
<p>I was at a conference last week (Promise Net 2014) here in NHV, both Dean Quinlan & President Salovey were in attendance. Quinlan moderated a workshop and I chatted with each. They are incredibly interesting, normal, warm, kind people. They both remembered being with dd at a few masters teas. I wonder if H’s administration has such a personal, close interest in their students. </p>
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Hahaha! I wrote a post on this several years back and it’s still true today: <a href=“Choosing Yale over Stanford and Harvard? - Yale University - College Confidential Forums”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/yale-university/1483765-choosing-yale-over-stanford-and-harvard-p1.html</a></p>
<p>DD and I spent some time today shopping(No! She hasn’t come home yet! LOLOL 
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<p>She said that Harvard was VERY different from Yale & she’s glad to be back in NHV/wouldn’t trade her school for the world.</p>
<p>isn’t it amazing the insights our kids now have? I am glad that most of them seem to be happy and adjusting. We only need to look at our posts from a few months ago to see that things were very different.</p>
<p>I must say that DD has been over the moon happy about Yale since day one. I think the summer program really helped her to meet lots of friends become acclimated with the campus early on.</p>
<p>@NewHavenCTmom … I thought that I was the only parent who felt this way. My son and Yale are completely aligned in their goals, priorities and interests. He loves the school, the people, the culture, the challenge. I have never seen him happier.</p>
<p>What I’m glad about is that my kid genuinely loves it. As a legacy kid, I sometimes thought she felt compelled to like it and apply. No other school was ever on her radar. For her to love it as she does based on her own personal experiences makes my heart sing. </p>
<p>Happy Thanksgiving to all mom and dads here!! It’s been a pleasure communicating with you this last year and I already feel like part of this amazing family of Yale parents…Loving my boy here home spending time with us</p>
<p>I just dropped my son off at the airport to return to Yale. If feel like Red from “The Shawshank Redemption”</p>
<p>RED: I have to remind myself that some birds aren’t meant to be caged. Their feathers are just too bright. And when they fly away, the part of you that knows it was a sin to lock them up does rejoice. Still, the place you live in is that much more drab and empty that they’re gone. I guess I just miss my friend.</p>
<p>Beautiful @ElMimino! I never saw the movie! </p>
<p>Thanksgiving was busy & wonderful! We had a few of dds OOS campus buddies over for dinner and they did some house hopping with us afterwards. </p>
<p>I dropped DD back off at campus last night with her body weight in food for her OOS buddies & herself. It’s so weird for me because she is so close. </p>
<p>Had a great time with my D. Unfortunately she had a horrible train ride back today but she is now safely on campus again. Only 18 days till she’s home again. </p>
<p>D had a good train ride today for once. It seems like there is often some kind of mess up though.</p>
<p>My son did not mention any problems… took an early afternoon train.</p>
<p>Hi Yale parents, are the kids allowed to stay a few hours longer in the dorm on Dec. 18, when the dorms are scheduled to close at noon? We need to pick S up but can’t get to New Haven until late afternoon. Thanks</p>