@dancelance It could also be that the feelings of the “Cult of Yale,” at least for some people, take time to develop. We were very taken by the strength of the feelings the alumni expressed for Yale, and it really does seem like many people end up loving it there. But I’m guessing those feelings don’t always develop overnight. It takes time to build close friendships and the bonds that come from a shared experience, so for prospective students to expect to feel those same emotions after having attended Bulldog Days seems unrealistic. But as several people (including me) have said, your gut could indeed be telling you something. Maybe you really would be happier at Harvard or elsewhere. Harvard and Yale seem like two very different schools to me, especially at the undergraduate level, but it’s certainly possible to be happy at either of them. Look closely at what you want out of your undergraduate education, and then look closely at the kind of person you are and decide which school will be the best place for you—not which school had the best admitted students event or seemed to have the most passionate, interesting students on the days you happened to visit.