<p>I realized that I didn't make it clear in my earlier post that Harvard, along with Princeton, has its exams AFTER winter break.</p>
<p>chasgoose2, if you had to pick the top 5 things you LOVE about yale and the top 5 (if you can think of that many!) things you dislike about yale, what would they be?</p>
<p>I sort of feel bad that Harvard accepted me (and the rest of you) and already I'm behaving like such a Bulldog but.. COME ON! It's not such a hard choice.</p>
<p>Well.. we are in the Yale Forum after all... so any support towards Harvard here would be like... invasion.. yeah..</p>
<p>Pre-emp</p>
<p>i feel bad too haha, i never thought i'd have to make this decision though and i really hope i make the right one...i mean, they're both so amazing, worldwide reputation is really their biggest difference. A friend of mine had friends in Spain who thought he'd gone to jail because of the way it's pronounced in spanish haha...i wonder if getting a job afterward (not that i want to think about that at 17!!) would be easier if you had a harvard diploma?</p>
<p>i think getting a job would be equally easy with a harvard or yale diploma domestically, both have equal reputations and those in the position to hire you will undoubtedly be familiar with the higher education system; they will know both offer excellent educations. that said, i am having hard time deciding among hyp as well and am focusing more on student life outside of academics at this point</p>
<p>anyone that even considers hiring a person based on whether they went to Harvard or Yale wouldn't be in a position to hire in the first place. That has to be one of the dumbest things on which to differentiate!</p>
<p>Congratulations to everyone who go into Havard and Yale! :D!</p>
<p>you're right, you would figure that anyone hiring would know better...but i guess internationally i feel it would be easier...everyone knows harvard...but that's not a good reason to go, is it? ahh, i need persuading!!</p>
<p>and thanks sneakie!! where are you going?</p>
<p>mr_sanguine - well.. if u ever needed a job at a McDonalds in China.... Harvard could be useful</p>
<p>Chilanga:</p>
<p>At least from my experience, Yale is up there among some of the best known U's in the world and it is definetely one of the best.</p>
<p>In our country especially, Yale is highly recognized since it is after all the alma mater of our ex-president Zedillo. (Harvard is most often associated with well.. Salinas). Zedillo teaches a globalization course @ Yale I believe. UN SG Kofi Annan just appointed him to some special assignment thingy though and I'm not sure how that could change his status at Yale.</p>
<p>I don't think it will make any difference at all when you go looking for a job. It's what you do once you're in that could make a difference. And even just barely graduating from either already puts you way ahead of most people.</p>
<p>I'm currently inclined heavily towards Yale because of academic reasons (perceived greater attention to undergrads) and also because the Yale residential colleges system (4 yr) looks like a nice opportunity to really bond with people. Student life @ Yale in general seems better... much better, but then again this is only a personal perception and it's possible that it could be different for each person.</p>
<p>There's a girl from my school who's in her 3rd year at Harvard (she would've preferred Yale, but H offered much better finaid apparently) tells me she knows 4 other Mexican undergrads @ H and they're all female. At Yale, there's 5 MX from my school and two of us got in and plan to attend this year so there's definetely at least something of a mexican community at both.. in case you ever feel homesick right?</p>
<p>Anyways, a BIG congrats to you and everyone else in this position for that matter. It's really quite amazing.</p>
<p>Looking forward to meeting you.</p>
<p>Gerardo G.</p>
<p>Chilanga: </p>
<p>LOL I'm not going anywhere yet. :/ I'm still a sophmore student in a horrible high school that my parents put me in because they want to save money for college and also pay for my bro's tution too. ^.^ Also me too. I'm thinking about going to Yale, and trying out Havard just to see if I could get in. :/ For some reasons I have a feeling I'm not that smart enough to get in because of my lack of vocabulary and not perfect stats. ^_^ I still have plenty of time to study words that I hardly heard of and study for SAT IIs in the summer. :]</p>
<p>picudo: thanks :) I agree with everything you're saying, I also think that the attention for undergraduates at yale just seems much better and the residential college system is a great idea...i need to stop listening to other people (like family, college counsellor) advising i go to harvard...they care a lot about the name i guess...where in mexico are you from? what school do you go to? i cant believe so many people from there go to yale!! our school has one ex student at harvard and one at yale...</p>
<p>sneakie: don't worry so much, really!! you're only a sophomore and i know that colleges look at all four years but use this time to find yourself and the things you want to be involved in...a lot of students do activities they think colleges will like and it's much better when they clearly reflect you, so dont spend too much time learning new words!!! vocabulary isn't everything, although it does help a bit on the SAT...i didn't do that amazingly on my sat II's, i got all 700 and above but there are kids i know who applied to harvard and yale with virtually all 800's and didn't get in...it's not all about that, so just find your interests and your niche and work hard at them and you'll do great :) you have to be a person too, not just have a perfect record</p>
<p>LOL I know. I just kind of get worry when I see people with amazing stats and did everything that is available from their high school. I know vocabulary is not everything but I still have to learn it because teachers at my school use --; big words. :] I'll try to open my open my own club that I'm interested in. ^_^ Thanks ChiLanga. :] You made me feel better. I bet my SAT IIs are going to be like 500 something like that. :] We'll find out in the fall this year.</p>
<p>no problem hun :) well, my stats weren't what you would necessarily expect from a harvard admittee (if that's even a word..haha, see, my vocab's gone downhill since the sat's :) ) i got a 1420 SAT, 740 french sat II, 700 writing and math 1c but i guess im definitely unique haha...passion shines through on applications too...but keep working hard and keep those high goals, you'll do fine!!</p>
<p>From: <a href="http://www.yaleherald.com/article.php?Article=1467%5B/url%5D">http://www.yaleherald.com/article.php?Article=1467</a> </p>
<p>.... Harvard also does not have to worry about yield concerns and about its common admits choosing other schoolsaccording to admissions officials, Harvard generally wins 75 percent of common admits between it and Yale. "Harvard is the elephant in the restaurant. They sit wherever they want," Reider said. Even without a binding program, Harvard typically has the highest yield rate of any university, which was about 80 percent for the Class of 2006.</p>
<p>I just posted this on the Princeton vs Yale thread....but there was actually a lot about HYP going on......anyway, I just saw this thread and thought I would copy it over here too.....for what its worth...</p>
<p>One of the deans at Yale had an interesting observation btwn Yale and Harvard (where the dean had spent 10+ yrs prior to coming to Yale) and the view was that many of the kids at H are always on edge, worried that they are about to be exposed for knowing nothing. That is not the atmosphere at Yale. Kids at Yale like to learn to learn, not to craft the best resume. </p>
<p>I will also say that the area around Yale is much more college kid friendly and visitor friendly than the area around Cambridge. The difference is in the size and scope of Boston vs New Haven. New Haven is really all you need as a college student with both New York City 1 hr away and Boston less than 2 hrs away. If you need a big time concert or whatever, it is easy to get to it. However, between school work and ec's at college, you don't need to be roaming a city like Boston or NY every day. The Residential College at Yale is perhaps the #1 advantage to chose it. All the advantages of a frat/sorority with none of the disadvantages. Boston is fun to visit, it is very wearing day in and day out. </p>
<p>Here is what my husband did... 4 yrs Yale undergraduate, 3 yrs Harvard Law School, 5 yrs working in NYC before returning to Maine. I think that is the perfect combination of locations so you can enjoy, savor and maximize each experience at the appropriate age. </p>
<p>You are splitting hairs when it comes to prestige......pick the school that best speaks to YOU.</p>
<p>"i need to stop listening to other people (like family, college counsellor) advising i go to harvard...they care a lot about the name i guess..."
chilanga, i am in the same situation...everybody keeps pushing me towards Harvard, just because it is Harvard and it is supposed to be the best and most prestigous school in the world.</p>
<p>"You are splitting hairs when it comes to prestige......pick the school that best speaks to YOU."
THANKS, maineparent, that's one of the best advice on choosing colleges that I have ever received.</p>
<p>CC manufactures its own unique angst. A few years down the road, none of this is going to matter much.</p>
<p>I see. :] That is a good advice.</p>