<p>Does anyone have information on the relative merits of the philosophy and english departments at Yale, Princeton, Williams, and Harvard? I've found it very difficult to get any reliable advice. Basically, I've been accepted early at Yale, and I'm highly considering pulling the rest of my applications. Is there any reason to take a strong look at one of the other three schools?</p>
<p>All have excellent English departments!!!! I would not withdraw your apps. You may have a change of heart between now and May</p>
<p>Princeton has the best philosophy department, followed by Harvard. Yale is a good ways further down and Williams isn't even close. Rutgers and NYU are right up there with Princeton.</p>
<p>Just curious kbrambleson, on what do you base your rankings of these schools for the study of philosophy?</p>
<p>i think on graduate studies rankings from philosophical gourmet. the site also states that you can determine whether a school's undergrad philo studies are good based on its undergrad orientation relative to other schools. Princeton, for instance, has excellent grad philo studies, but also a significant undergrad bent. Amherst is all undergrad, and too has wonderful philo. etc.</p>
<p>How do you mean their undergrad orientation? Are you referring to whether the department's oreintation is analytical philosophy, existential/phenomenological, or European? Or do you mean something more generic in terms of faculty resources, number of majors etc.?</p>
<p>whether they cater more to undergrads i guess.....</p>