<p>Which one has beautiful campuses,,,???</p>
<p>Does princeton has a good one???</p>
<p>Is around Yale that dangerous???</p>
<p>I realize I'm somewhat poaching on the pton boards at the moment, but I hope you forgive me, princetonians, because I've only got good things to say about Princeton. Namely, that Princeton's campus is unbelievably pretty. Out of all the Ivy campuses I've been to (HYP, Brown, Columbia, and Cornell), I thought it was the most out-and-out gorgeous. It has picturesque buildings and lots and lots of green! Definitely more bucolic than some of the other Ivies, but my goodness is it pretty.</p>
<p>But all the campuses at the Ivies are pretty. I absolutely 110% love Yale's gorgeous architecture (on the whole, even more than Princeton's architecture... just Yale doesn't have the greenery to match) , and Harvard's neo-Georgian style was defines a truly American collegiate style. The heart of Cornell is gorgeous (Ithaca is Gorges... thanks, Urban Outfitters!) and has a fabulous view. Some of its outskirts seemed rather drab, however, with altogether too much concrete. I didn't like Columbia as much, but it's right in the heart of a city. Brown I thought had some rather pretty spots, but I don't think I'm giving due justice, because by the time I visited there I had just finished visiting Harvard, and frankly, I was pretty darn tired... I didn't spend much time there.</p>
<p>New Haven has a bad reputation, admittedly. Some of that is deserved. It's certainly had it pretty bad over the past 20 years. That being said, Yale has realized that one of the major turnoffs for talented applicants is the issue of New Haven, and so has poured money into renovating New Haven and gentrifying much of the area around Yale. Whether you think gentrification is a positive trend for society or not, Yale's efforts are really starting to pay off for its students, I think. While I wouldn't want to walk around by night New Haven if I were unfamiliar with it, it's really fun to walk around much of the area surrounding Yale - it's got tons of fun restaurants, pizza joints, and shops. I'd check out the place yourself, and see what kind of vibe you get. I'm confident in my safety, so long as I use the common sense that I'd use when I walk around any city, be it New York, Boston, wherever.</p>
<p>Warmly,
DMW</p>
<p>Yeah, Princeton's campus is lovely, it's like the ivy league's posterchild. I thought Yale was great in an urban sort of way. I liked the style of the buildings at Harvard but I didn't really like the way it was laid out. They're all pretty nice, actually, in different ways.</p>
<p>My two favorites were Yale and Princeton.</p>
<p>I liked Princeton's and Cornell's, but I obviously didn't pick my college based on just the campus.</p>
<p>I didn't visit Yale, but I too liked Princeton and Cornell.</p>
<p>Princeton, to me, is like the quintessential college campus. The stone, the archways, the [afformentioned] surplus of greenery, the way it lights up at night......breath-taking.</p>
<p>I remember chatting with a current student and her saying, "there are mornings that I wake up, look outside, and wonder how in the world I got here." (something along those lines anyway).</p>
<p>Sure, you don't pick a school for its campus, but in the same sense, that campus will be your home for the next 4 years. So choosing a nice one never hurts. And likewise, if you find yourself situated in a place as charming as Princeton, it's hard to say that won't help shape your overall experience. And subsequent satisfaction.</p>
<p>I visited half of the ivies (Cornell, Brown, Penn, and Princeton) and Princeton had the best campus... everything just seemed so perfect... the whole structure and theme of the campus just fits really well and makes people feel comfortable and happy...</p>
<p>I thought Cornell probably had second best campus... it's archecture in the arts quad and in Ho plaza was really great, very dignified... my only complaint was that it's kind of spread out and seems difficult to get around...</p>
<p>I absolutely loved Princeton's campus and I would say it's the nicest of all the schools I visited (Brown, Dartmouth, Columbia, Harvard, Yale, etc...but not Cornell). Buut it's hard to compare campuses because they all have such different feels. Dartmouth has a gorgeous rural campus, although not quite as nice as Princetons, IMO, Brown has a nice campus if you want a small-town feel, and Harvard has a nice campus with a much more urban feel. It's really a question of personal preference.</p>
<p>Princeton is beautiful, but Dartmouth is pretty too. Actually it all comes down to what you want... if you want a city feeling, Columbia's perfectly good for that, though not for me. Harvard's kind of in between. I adore Princeton's campus... to tell you the truth, that's why I'm going there.</p>
<p>I thought that Princeton and Dartmouth were the prettiest out of the Ivies I've visited (I didn't go to Yale/Columbia and I'm going to Cornell this summer). Princeton had the best combo of beautiful old buildings and landscape. Plus the town was really cute.</p>
<p>My opinion (been to them all)</p>
<p>Princeton/ Dartmouth
Brown/ Harvard
Columbia/ Cornell
Yale/ Penn</p>
<p>I've been to all but Yale. My order would be:</p>
<p>Princeton
Dartmouth
Cornell
Brown
Harvard
Penn
Columbia</p>
<p>Yale and Princeton have the best campuses of the Ivies, IMO. I think Yale's is slightly better, but I'm biased.</p>
<p>Like slipper1234, I've vistited all of them:</p>
<p>Princeton
Cornell
Dartmouth
Yale
Harvard
Brown
Columbia
Penn</p>
<p>I visited Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Brown, and Columbia, and I honestly found all of them attractive. Princeton and Brown feel more secluded, while Harvard, Yale, and Columbia feel more integrated with their urban settings. All of these schools have nice buildings. Ultimately, it depends which type of atmosphere you prefer.</p>
<p>Of course I'm biased because I'm going to Princeton, but:
Princeton
Cornell
Yale
Harvard
Dartmouth
Penn
Brown
Columbia</p>
<p>I'm more of a city person:
Yale
Harvard
Columbia
Penn
Brown
Cornell
Princeton
Dartmouth</p>
<ol>
<li>Cornell/Princeton (It's a tie, I like them both)</li>
<li>Yale</li>
<li>Columbia</li>
<li>Harvard</li>
</ol>
<p>I found Columbia to be pretty, for being right in the heart of the city. Harvard had an ok campus, but I guess my expectations were too high.
Haven't been to the others...</p>