Yale v Stanford

Hadiram
Tue, 23 Apr 2013 19:47:19 +0000

From early on in my college search Yale was my #1 choice. Ultimately I was waitlisted at Yale and accepted at Stanford (where I will most likely deposit by May 1).
My question now is, would Yale truly be better for me than Stanford? I’ve accepted my spot on the waitlist but I certainly don’t want to be hogging a spot.

I am a proposed Biology/Chemistry major, though I have no idea what I want to do later on. Furthermore, I’m also very interested in public policy, intl relations, etc. and could completely see myself down that kind of career path. Ideally I would hope to combine those two interests (separate question: any jobs that do that?!).

I’ve never visited Stanford, and only visited Yale during my Junior Year (so didn’t truly get a college experience I would’ve at bulldog days).

Anyway, would someone help in enumerating pro’s and con’s for me? I’m not so concerned about the social atmosphere or the weather, more the academic climate, especially for my interests.

Thanks! Y’all are the best :)