<p>just wondering if anyone has ever put together a comparison of all of the colleges, and what makes each one stand out. facilities? aesthetics? vibe? I want to hear it all.</p>
<p>disclaimer: this is completely driven by curiosity- naturally, I will love the one I am assigned to in the fall. unconditional. love. forever.</p>
<p>thanks guys. I absolutely can't wait for next year.</p>
<p>If all your friends are in one college, whichever college that is, that college is the best. Only legacies get to choose if they want to be in their parents’ college; all other freshman don’t get a choice. So, the best college is the one you are placed in! For further proof, see:</p>
<p>[One</a> Yale, a dozen ways | Yale Daily News](<a href=“http://yaledailynews.com/blog/2010/04/20/one-yale-a-dozen-ways/]One”>One Yale, a dozen ways - Yale Daily News)
[One</a> University, 12 colleges: Yale’s distinct residential traditions add flair to school life | Summer 2001](<a href=“yaleherald.com”>yaleherald.com)</p>
<p>ah thanks for the links! had no idea legacies get that option. the research on the effect on the overall yale experience was really cool… I guess I’ll leave the rest up to the sorting hat.</p>
<p>Years ago, some Saybrook students made up a t-shirt that said basically said: “Our group of randomly selected students is better than your randomly selected group of students.”</p>
<p>Brilliant in its wry understanding of the superfluous nature of why each person feels the best residential college is the one they belong to.</p>
<p>I will be using that line. ;)</p>
<p>JE sux. 
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<p>The best residential college is whichever one you are in. Honestly, that is the case. I graduated from Yale in 1982. I am one of the few people that actually transferred colleges during my time there. I started off in Morse. I lived on Old Campus with my Morse classmates freshman year and lived in Morse sophomore year.</p>
<p>Junior year I was a freshman counselor so I lived on Old Campus again with the freshmen. Most of my closest friends were in Jonathan Edwards (we became close because we spent a good chunk of our time at the African American Cultural Center). So, senior year I requested a transfer to JE and it was approved. Ironically, as a senior, I got a single room so I wasn’t even a roomie with my friends. My loyalties lie with JE because my heart was always there.</p>
<p>However, I still have some great friends and memories of Morse.</p>