Yale...Stanford? Stanford...Yale??? ANYTHING GOES!

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<p>I’m also going to repost what I said a while ago on the Stanford thread comparing Yale and Stanford:</p>

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Well I was just accepted to Yale (YAY 2013!), but I too will be applying to a few other places during the Regular Decision round. I’ll clue you into why I decided to pick Yale as the school I SCEAed at.</p>

<p>1.) There is a very discernible “Ivy League” quality that Yale, Harvard, and Princeton have. These schools are, of course, some of the oldest in the country and it’s very apparent (especially so at Yale among the three). If you’re into that kind of “old money” prestige thing, then Yale is perfect.</p>

<p>2.) Yale is known for having incredible resources available to humanities students. I myself am similar to your son in that I’m thinking about pursuing a politics related major. I loved Yale because they have a major (Ethics, Politics, and Economics) that encompasses alllll of the things that I love about Government and that I’m sure would prepare anyone more than adequately for law school. Yale also has the #1 Law school in the country - but who looks at rankings anyway (heh heh)!</p>

<p>3.) Yale takes a very different approach to living than Stanford. Yale randomly assigns those who matriculate to 1/12 (soon to be 14) residential colleges. I’m sure you’ve heard all about these! My friends at Yale say they love the system and are glad that they didn’t go to a school that implements a “Stanford-type housing model.” They say that were it not for being randomly assigned to their college (which they stay in all four years) they would never have become friends with some of the people they did.</p>

<p>4.) East Coast v. West Coast may be what it comes down to!</p>

<p>5.) I have some great friends who attend each now and who will be attending each next year. So either way, your son will not be able to go wrong.

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