<p>Well what do you mean exactly by surpass? In terms of prestige? Academic strength? Name recognition/connections? </p>
<p>Your opinion of Yale isn’t grounded in anything factual and I don’t even know what you mean by “really empty”. As for undergrad research, I have no idea whether Yale is superior to Columbia, but if the only thing you’re looking for is undergrad research, there are much better options than either Yale or Columbia.</p>