<p>hey everyone,</p>
<p>what about in terms of pre-med prep?</p>
<p>I had the same situation as you last year. I live 30 minutes away from Stanford, and my main reason for choosing Yale over Stanford was to get away and see something new. There are no really big advantages in going to either academically. Its just what school you feel more at home at, or which one you feel less at home at, in my case. : ) There are certainly times when I wish I was back in the California sun, but I think going away for college is a great experience.</p>
<p>I really recommend a change of scenery and perspective. It would contribute a lot to your personal growth. For me, I lived in San Jose for 14 yrs, so I decided to go to a school on the east coast.</p>
<p>Re: Residential House rivalry</p>
<p>Hey Mercruz: You have this all WRONG! The rivalry is all in fun amongst friends. There is yearround Intramural Sports (3 IM seasons w different sports each season: Soccer, Football, Swimming, Frisbee etc) played competitively between residential colleges. We are not jeering each other!</p>
<p>Re: Choosing Roommates at Yale</p>
<p>You are misinformed! Just like an other school, you do choose your roommates after Freshman Year. A bunch of friends and I (6 of us) grouped together and threw our group into a draw for a suite in our residential college.</p>
<p>For anyone reading this thread who is a Californian deciding between Stanford and Yale.</p>
<p>Go for YALE. I grew up in the LA area and attending Stanford. Then went to Yale for graduate school. The Yale residential “house” community is undeniably the best possible student community. The comaraderie, closeness, and ties to both your peer and the adult dean and master who live with you are unmatched anywhere. East coast folks are very different than west coast people; and it is important to experience and live the differences first hand while you are young. Yale wants every one of their students to live the global experience, even offering study abroad programs as early as Sophomore year.
Life is dynamic, not static. Stretch yourself; Experience Life… and live away from California for 4 short years.</p>
<p>Admissions Fun, please describe exactly how “different” east coast is from west coast. Differences in and of themselves are not necessarily good and I want to know what you feel are the differences that are worth experiencing.</p>
<p>AdmissionsFun… is it really that hard to consolidate your thoughts into ONE post as opposed to three spread minutes apart?</p>
<p>To answer the OP, I would go to Yale if I were you. I would absolutely hate to go to school so close to home. IMO you’ll never feel truly independent. Stanford and Yale are both fantastic schools and you will have a wonderful experience wherever you go. If you can withstand the winter at Yale you should definitely go there.</p>
<p>Stanford and Yale change the world in different ways. Yale has changed the world through president Bush and president Clinton. Stanford has changed the world through silicon valley and its milestone technology inventions such as laser, GPS, radar, internet TCP/IP protocol, microprocessor, DSL, gene cloning, satelite TV, digital music synthesis, and etc.</p>
<p>Another thing is the faculty. Yale’s faculty is fairly distinguished. But Stanford’s faculty is among the most distinguished in the whole world (second to none). </p>
<p>national medal of science winners: Stanford (34), Yale (8)</p>
<p>Nobel prize winners in current staff: Stanford (16), Yale (2?)</p>
<p>membership in National academy of science: Stanford (125), Yale (59)</p>
<p>membership in national academy of engineering: Stanford (90), Yale (7)</p>
<p>membership in Institute of medicine: Stanford (54), Yale (40)</p>
<p>Stanford and Yale change the world in different ways. Yale has changed the world through president Bush and president Clinton. Stanford has changed the world through silicon valley and its milestone technology inventions such as laser, GPS, radar, internet TCP/IP protocol, microprocessor, DSL, gene cloning, satelite TV, digital music synthesis, and etc.</p>
<p>Another thing is the faculty. Yale’s faculty is fairly distinguished. But Stanford’s faculty is among the the most distinguished in the whole world. </p>
<p>Nobel prize winners in current staff: Stanford (16), Yale (2?)</p>
<p>membership in National academy of science: Stanford (125), Yale (59)</p>
<p>membership in national academy of engineering: Stanford (90), Yale (7)</p>
<p>Your stats are inaccurate or super super misleading but your post as a whole is laughable.</p>
<p>Apparently Yale faculty is only “fairly distinguished.” LOL! I only have time to list a few names… Professor Harold Bloom (father of modern literary criticism and THE shakespeare expert), Professor Vincent Scully (father of modern art history and THE art historian), Professor Tony Blair (you’ve heard of him I hope), Professor Ernesto Zedillo (former President of Mexico), Professor Sidney Altman (Nobel Prize winner for RNA research), Professor Akhil Amar (perhaps the most influential legal thinker of modern america)… and many many many more. Those profs are MUCH MUCH MORE than “fairly distinguished.”</p>
<p>Just be quiet… I don’t have time to rebut your CLEAR CLEAR bias. I’m not going to attack the Stanford faculty, but you are being ridiculous!!!</p>
<p>Can you please just let a thread more than a year old DIE?!?!</p>