<p>So, current Yale students and future ones. Which Yale college do you think is the best? Which is the most social? Which is the most studious? etc..</p>
<p>they're all equally good though Berkeley is known for its good food ... yum</p>
<p>i hear pierson has pretty crazy entryway parties</p>
<p>Any college but Morse</p>
<p>isn't Branford the epitome of them all? </p>
<p>Looks like the one you always see pics of.</p>
<p>Morse is awesome. We don't spend much money on dining, but we have tons and tons of college-subsidised social activities which other colleges don't have- like very cheap tickets to Broadways. Occasionally we have themed dinners (which other colleges don't have as well) - just last week we had Brazillian-themed dinner, limited to Morsels, of course.</p>
<p>We have BIG rooms and wonderful singles ... no other college has that (even Stiles is smaller)</p>
<p>My brother in law was at Silliman- it rocks. I visited and saw that it has good rooms, food, and a good location. Plus its going to get renovated (through Yale's ongoing process of renovating its colleges) in either our freshman or sophomore years, so it will be even better afterwards...</p>
<p>Which colleges will be renovated while the class of 2009 is at Yale?</p>
<p>When they say that Morse has "singles," do they mean a single bedroom within a suite? I roomed in Branford this summer, and that's what I had.</p>
<p>BETH! You're back!</p>
<p>muahahahahaha... nope, morse has singles singles... which are huge! we get to choose the people on the same floor as us.</p>
<p>How is morse's location? </p>
<p>I know I shouldn't dislike morse this early, it's just that I've heard nothing but bad things about it.</p>
<p>Can you tell me anything else that's nice about morse?</p>
<p>it's at yale. isn't that good enough?</p>
<p>Branford is the prettiest (Robert Frost is supposed to have said it had the most beautiful college courtyard in America), and Berkeley has the best food. </p>
<p>But they're all good. Yalies--even those who belong to the modern (and, to some people, hideous) Morse and Stiles--will almost always tell you their residential college is the best.</p>
<p>also this <a href="http://www.yaleherald.com/archive/frosh/2001/here/p03.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.yaleherald.com/archive/frosh/2001/here/p03.html</a></p>
<p>I am currently in Silliman and I love it. Even though it is a gothic/georgian hybrid, it is beautiful. Also, I personally have come to think that living in your college freshman year is better than living on Old Campus. For one thing, Silliman's location is just about the best of any residential college or any other form of undergraduate housing at Yale. It is less than five minutes from Cross Campus and it is the closest college to Science Hill. The one downside to Silliman is it will close for renovations your sophomore year, but that isn't as bad as it sounds. Sophomore housing in Silliman isn't all that great so Swing Space and the other annex housing that will be available will actually provide nicer rooms than you would have recieved. Also, because Silliman is so large they are renovating the Tower on the College St. side of Silliman this summer. That Tower houses half of the freshmen in Silliman so if you are lucky enough to be assigned one of those rooms you will have the freshest freshman rooms at all of Yale.</p>
<p>'98-'99: Berkeley College
'99-'00: Branford College
'00-'01: Saybrook College
'01-'02: Timothy Dwight College
'02-'03: Vanderbilt Hall, on Old Campus
'03-'04: Pierson College
'04-'05: Davenport College
'05-'06: Trumbull College
'06-'07: Silliman College
'07-'08: Jonathan Edwards College</p>
<p>I'm not entirely certain of the early order, or of JE's planned renovation in '07-'08. However, I do know what is being renovated last year, this year, and next year, as well as what has been renovated since the renovation cycle began. Basically, if you're in any of the residential colleges that have been renovated, be very happy. If you're in a res college that will be renovated while you're here, be happy. If you're in a college that has been deemed not as in need of renovation, be happy. You really can't lose in any of the colleges, except in terms of food in JE and Calhoun and sometimes Trumbull. In any case, though, you can eat in any of the dining halls. </p>
<p>Speaking of which, the dining hall transfer policy has been under serious review lately. It's a long story, but just know that the most expected situation for next year is a strict tranfer policy in Berkeley, and no transfer policy anywhere else. So except for Berkeley, you can eat anywhere, any time (except Commons, which is closed on weekends). And to get into Berkeley, you just have to go at either 5 or 6:30, or have a friend in Berkeley to host you.</p>
<p>Also, keep in mind that people do a lot of comparing between residential colleges at Yale, and a lot of quibbling about differing resources and newness of carpeting, etc. Remember, though, that when you compare any of the Yale housing to housing at other schools, Yale's is almost always nicer, and more conducive to socializing.</p>
<p>Wow, singles singles. So...what about the other colleges? Are they mostly suites with singles attached? Doubles in suites? Basically...is there any chance that I'm going to open my eyes in the morning and see another person across the room lying in bed staring back at me?</p>
<p><em>waves at TJ :)</em></p>
<p>"Basically...is there any chance that I'm going to open my eyes in the morning and see another person across the room lying in bed staring back at me?"</p>
<p>That's suuuuch a creepy way to look at it (no pun intended)</p>