<p>...For Yale students:</p>
<p>Would you consider most Yale students to be A+ brilliant?</p>
<p>Dumb question. What is "brilliance" really anyways? Is it getting a 4.0 GPA and 2400 or being able to come up with unique solutions to global problems? My view is certainly different than yours...</p>
<p>If you honestly think only "A+ brilliant" students can be found at any college in the world -- even the best of the best -- you are highly mistaken. That said, most Yalies are very intelligent and are probably "brilliant" relative to most Americans and "smarter" than their college peers.</p>
<p>But really!?!?! Come on!</p>
<p>What "A+ Brilliant" means to you is up to your interpretation. I just wanted to know what Yallies really thought of the ostensibly super-intelligent people around them...but way to read into the question wayyyyy more than you needed to....Dare I say very Yale of you?</p>
<p>Your second post is a little more clearer jct -- your first post did leave something to be desired. But to answer your question: in the student body certainly are stratospheric intellects. But by far, the group is just a very self motivated group with great curiosity and very intelligent. Most of us had to work very hard (which we were used to) to get our grades and projects done. </p>
<p>Given the sociablity of the average Yalie, it is a perfect combination. I don't know what you mean by slagging the other poster by saying it was very "Yale" of him -- to me, there's no negative connotation because I know that it's a wonderful institution w/a great (but not perfect) community.</p>
<p>^ I think he meant it as a compliment.</p>
<p>haha yeah another post left to interpretation. actually, yes, i did mean it as a compliment, even if it did have an edge. don't get me wrong, i think Yale and all its students are awesome. i know a handful of kids at at the ivies and the yale kids are by far and beyond the coolest - in part because they don't put up with BS, like vague questions haha.</p>