<p>And EAD, as a student at neither school, you have an even weaker basis for comparison! I’ve never heard the “Yale is Yale” argument, and I think a lot of people here think that such a statement is ridiculous, “even” with regards to a comparison with Mich. Yale students really do seem more down-to-earth…mostly because there isn’t as much of a spirit of competition between students. I hear this a lot, from prefrosh and students from other schools who come to visit. I think a lot of people would agree that while HYPSM are choosing from the “same pool” of applicants, each school has its own unique character…I know that Stanford and Yale feel very different…S is even more laid-back! </p>
<p>Also note that most of these Harvard-bashing threads are started by prefrosh rather than current students. People here don’t care that much about Harvard…it’s a half-joking rivalry, like OSU/Michigan.</p>
<p>What is up with your weird dislike of Yale?</p>