<p>Hi, </p>
<p>I was just wondering how many other people actually turn down Yale, and if so, for what other schools?</p>
<p>Other ivies, stanford, MIT, you name it. There are usually at least 500 people turning down Yale each year. Are you turning it down?</p>
<p>Yeah, I think I’m going to turn it down. Not for another Ivy though, but for the University of Chicago. :D</p>
<p>^ But why?!? You really want to go to a place where “the fun goes to die”? =P</p>
<p>Can you elaborate on your decision making process? It is ultimately upto you I am curious.</p>
<p>There are a couple of other threads - StephanieG is deciding between Harvard and Yale and one other guy is deciding between Yale and MIT (he did nt ask for advice but his thread was more about Harvard not admitting him and URM bashing).</p>
<p>I might turn it down for H or P. Slowly leaning away.</p>
<p>I think the main reason I’m turning it down is because I think that the academics are stronger at U of C and the student body there as a whole is more intellectual and dedicated to learning. I have taken some classes at Yale and have been disenchanted to the idea that all Yale students are brillant and realized that a lot of them are there for no other reason than the fact that it’s Yale. (Not that that isn’t a good reason, but it leaves something to be desired). In addition, from my experience Yale students have a very ‘nose up in the air, we go to Yale and so we are better than you,’ attitude about them that bothers me a lot. </p>
<p>Note: I’m not trying to make any statements about all Yale students as a whole and I may be completely wrong, but this is what I have experienced with the differences between these two schools.</p>
<p>Its sad that you dont want to have your nose up in the air!</p>
<p>Do you want to spend 4 years at a very serious school dedicated only to classes though? If that suits you, may be Chicago is the right choice. You go to the school which makes you feel most comfortable or at home. There is nothing wrong with that.</p>
<p>I suspect bunch of people at Chicago will be surprised by you turning down Yale. There are a lot of people who end up there because they could nt get into HYPS (I am expecting some U of C to start calling me names here).</p>
<p>I noticed the arrogance at Yale too…</p>
<p>For that reason I’m not applying.</p>
<p>I’m very likely turning down Yale for LSM at Penn. It’s more along the lines of what I want to do, plus it’s a double-degree program, and the nose-in-the-air attitude doesn’t appeal to me. I haven’t quite decided since I haven’t even been on Yale’s campus. Bulldog Days will make or break it, I guess.</p>
<p>I would be surprised if any Ivy students would be different in terms of noses being up in the air since they are all attending famous schools.</p>
<p>It would be a shame to garner admission after going through the application effort and not attending Bulldog Days to meet current students and your future classmates before rejecting it for anti-intellectualism or a haughty attitude - neither of which I find characteristic of Yale knowing it very well.</p>
<p>Chicago is a great school but cross admits choosing it over Yale must be very rare.</p>
<p>o.O it’s a shame the people who are overtly arrogant ruin the general feel of the place – for feathered as well as others, try to come to bulldog days with an open mind – I’m sure you’ll find that a lot of us (well at least among the admits this year) don’t have our noses up in the air at all… so if at the end of the day you decide not to go obviously that’s your choice but try not to let the attitudes of a few cloud your impression of the university as a whole.</p>
<p>For anyone going, looking forward to seeing you on BDD!!!</p>
<p>I have visited both Yale and UChicago in the past few weeks, and at Yale a met a whole bunch of students telling me they turned down Chicago, and at Chicago I met a lot a students basically telling me that I was crazy to consider turning down Yale. I realize that I’m not following suit in doing the opposite. </p>
<p>About Yale, I cannot say that I know the school inside-out, but I have taken two classes there and have spent a lot of time on campus so I’m pretty sure of my decision. That being said, I will attend Bulldog days but I’m pretty sure I will not change my mind. I think four years of studying hard and doing a lot of work sounds and going where the fun goes to die is good enough for me. :)</p>
<p>at Chicago I met a lot a students basically telling me that I was crazy to consider turning down Yale</p>
<p>Just as I suspected!</p>
<p>I think it depends on what you want to study- Chicago is stronger in the sciences and economics and Yale is stronger in the humanities. Student quality is about the same- the strongest math and physics students tend to prefer the University of Chicago (see Putnam success as a proxy). I would expect those with considerable talents in writing, debating and the arts would prefer Yale.</p>
<p>Obviously, both universities are excellent across virtually every subject area (except engineering which as you know, Chicago doesn’t have and Yale has a very small presence).</p>
<p>Chicago has a better MBA program and Yale has perhaps the world’s best law school, but Chicago law is among the best and Yale SOM has made significant strides in recent years.</p>
<p>I might choose Harvard or Stanford over Yale…Brown was in the running until ADOCH but I had a horrible experience there.</p>
<p>My d will turning down Yale for Pomona college. She gets same song from all, so we are going to bdd, but she has chosen PC over YU more because of all of what pc IS and not what YU is NOT. Popular reputation isn’t everything.</p>
<p>The choice is yours but keep an open mind. my son is a freshman at yale and he came from a public school in CT and he loves it. He does find most of the kids friendly and genuine. of course there are some snooty kids but I suspect you will find that at any high level school. I can tell you that the academics are very demanding. He can’t compare it to U of Chicago because he doesn’t know anyone that goes there but he has friends at other colleges. Your major may push you one way or another. It comes down to fit. yale has things to offer that other colleges don’t. You where accepted to some great schools so you really can’t make a bad choice.</p>
<p>Nazmom - Make sure you take a deep look at Yale (Including financials) during BDD. My son finds it a great school. Your daughter may have fallen for PC, which is great.</p>