<p>I personally am in love with the Yale residential college system, and am so attached to the idea that I'm having difficulty really enjoying other schools I'm researching. Are there any other colleges that have similar systems? I've heard that Princeton has something similar for the first two years, but it didn't feel nearly the same. Any schools would be appreciated, especially if they are just a small step down from Yale (upper tier schools, but ones that aren't impossible to get into).</p>
<p>Rice has a fabulous residential college system – even better than Yale’s. Check it out. [Rice</a> University | Residential Colleges](<a href=“http://students.rice.edu/students/Colleges.asp]Rice”>http://students.rice.edu/students/Colleges.asp)</p>
<p>Northwestern
[Northwestern</a> University : Residential Colleges<a href=“themed”>/url</a></p>
<p>UCSD
[url=<a href=“http://www.ucsd.edu/prospective-students/undergraduate-college-system/]The”>http://www.ucsd.edu/prospective-students/undergraduate-college-system/]The</a> Undergraduate College System](<a href=“http://www.northwestern.edu/residentialcolleges/visitors/colleges/index.html]Northwestern”>http://www.northwestern.edu/residentialcolleges/visitors/colleges/index.html)</p>
<p>UCSC
[UCSC</a> Admissions - Residential Colleges](<a href=“http://admissions.ucsc.edu/discover/colleges.cfm]UCSC”>http://admissions.ucsc.edu/discover/colleges.cfm)</p>
<p>Middlebury
[The</a> Commons](<a href=“http://www.middlebury.edu/campuslife/commons/]The”>http://www.middlebury.edu/campuslife/commons/)</p>
<p>U Miami
[Residential</a> Colleges | University of Miami](<a href=“http://www6.miami.edu/UMH/CDA/UMH_Main/0,1770,29532-1;41456-2;29623-2;29618-2,00.html]Residential”>http://www6.miami.edu/UMH/CDA/UMH_Main/0,1770,29532-1;41456-2;29623-2;29618-2,00.html)</p>
<p>Vanderbilt (in progress)
[Vanderbilt</a> View : A New Tradition](<a href=“http://sitemason.vanderbilt.edu/vanderbiltview/articles/2008/08/01/a-new-tradition.61970]Vanderbilt”>http://sitemason.vanderbilt.edu/vanderbiltview/articles/2008/08/01/a-new-tradition.61970)</p>
<p>UVA
[University</a> of Virginia - Housing Division :: First Year Home](<a href=“http://www.virginia.edu/housing/fy.php]University”>http://www.virginia.edu/housing/fy.php)</p>
<p>Notre Dame has a very similar system, although the houses do not have their own dining halls, etc.</p>
<p>Rice’s are probably the most similar.</p>
<p>Franklin & Marshall has Houses, I believe. But Rice is probably the closest replica of Yale’s rescoll system in depth and immersion.</p>