<p>New Haven > Cambridge</p>
<p>renowned affordable restaurants/wonderful culture > posh college-town affectations</p>
<p>Harvard is an amazing, amazing place, but the whole assumption that the NH v. B/C battle shifts in favor of Harvard is really kind of annoying. Boston is a totally unappealing college town in my opinion. Boston is not really the most exciting city, and most of the cultural outlets are for a highbrow audience, not college kids. Everything is going to be more expensive in Cambridge. New Haven is a troubled city, but as a consequence, food, culture, and partying are cheaper. Places like Toad’s appeal to me more than a typical Boston club. It’s easier to deal with alcohol/fake IDs in a city with murderers and rapists than in a neighborhood with sky-high property values. Obviously Cambridge is beautiful and will work better for people with different priorities than mine, but location was a big deal in me choosing Yale… it’s not as if I held my nose when I decided to accept their offer of admission.</p>
<p>At the same time, the Yale lovers here need to stop reverting to generalities here. I think Yale is a happier place/better for undergrads, but glib echo-chamber one-sentence contributions are not valued here. We don’t need another one of “those” threads.</p>