<p>I found out yesterday that I have been accepted to every ivy league except Princeton. I never though I would be accepted into Harvard and Yale, but now I cant make my decision. I know there are many Crimsons and Yalies out there who want to promote their schools, but I need an suggestion that is as objective as possible.
I planning to go into molecular bio and go into research after getting MD and phD. Im also looking into international relations. Few of my biggest concerns are: the competitions among students to get research positions, the availbility of the professor/tas who are willing help you, the stinginess the professors are with the grade. Someone told me that Harvard is a little less strict with grades(unlike Cornell, where I heard has the highest suicide rate! lol) At the end of four years, Im hoping I can get into a good graduate school with, hopefully, really good grades(my biggest concern).</p>
<p>I don't like Harvard. Go there if you like grade inflation and getting by on the strength of its name.</p>
<p>MIT has the highest suicide rate. Cornell's is actually below average.</p>
<p>Most students at Harvard and Yale get into really good grad schools.
Figure out which college you like best, and then choose it. If you need to visit them both before doing so, take the time to visit them. It's a very personal decision.
You can't go wrong choosing either one.
(This from a Harvard alum).</p>
<p>Yale may be better for an undergraduate experience -- of the two, Harvard tends to be more grad-school oriented.</p>
<p>I echo Northstarmom. Go to the admitted student days if you can, talk to the kids, soak up the atmosphere, and figure out which one you can see yourself at for the next four years. Remember that college is not just about classes and grades, but also about the people you'll meet and the activities you'll do outside of class. In the end, you can't go too far wrong; they're both superb places (this from a Princeton alum and mother of a current Yalie.)</p>
<p>Go to Yale. Its much more impressive. People get accepted at Harvard for very weird reasons. I know a kid who was waitlisted at 4 schools, rejected by two, then accepted at Harvard. Only one of the ones he didn't get into was ivy. None were MIT or Stanford or Caltech.</p>
<p>Yale has an unbeatable life style: residential colleges. The students are laid back and humble. Plus, Yale has its own share of grade inflation. I think the average (or maybe median) GPA is around 3.5-3.6.</p>
<p>For grad schools, I know that 94-96% of those applying to medical school from Yale get in; many get into top grad schools.</p>