<p>Obviously there is more to Yale then arts but does it matter greatly that I'm not an art lover?
Advice from current students would be greatly appreciated</p>
<p>Yale is putting pretty huge emphasis of its science and engineering courses and for undergrad there is no realy difference imo between it and most of the other top schools. The difference will be in the other students - there will be more arts majors than at P M S or C. This variety is good though imo…</p>
<p>All imo as I am not current - perhaps next year…</p>
<p>There are very few “arts” majors at Yale – probably more at Columbia, Brown, and even Princeton, all of which have much more extensive formal writing programs than Yale. What Yale has is tons of students involved on an amateur basis in music and/or theater, and to a lesser extent visual arts. You don’t have to be “arty” to enjoy that. You don’t even have to pay attention to it if you don’t want to (although you would be missing out on a lot of fun and interesting stuff if you really did turn your back). The only thing that would cause a problem would be if you were the sort of person who felt a need to criticize or mock others for being interested in things that don’t interest you.</p>
<p>^ makes an important distinction between music/theatre/dance interested people and arts majors that I ignored, thanks. That actually helps me a lot as I am to a degree one of those people - lots of music - but am science focussed. For that, Yale looks great then…</p>
<p>There are some music / theater studies majors, but not as many as you might expect given the level of arts on campus. I don’t think fitting in will be a problem if you’re not artsy, although I believe you might miss out on some incredible things if you don’t give the arts at Yale a shot (I’m probably biased though).</p>
<p>@Idiosyncra3y: There are SO many people like that haha. Most of my close friends are music geeks majoring in science and some in social science.</p>
<p>does “artsy” really just mean visual art? what about music, and filmmaking for example?</p>
<p>Yale “artsy” is mostly music and drama, I would say. There are definitely some incredible filmmakers, as demonstrated by YSO Halloween Show.</p>
<p>Ok thanks guys 
I do love the arts but I’m forever destined to be on the audience side. My singing would scare little children ;)</p>
<p>I was wondering this same thing when I went to Yale for my visit and interview a few months ago. I am definitely not a theatre/art/drama type person and a lot of what I saw around campus and advertisements were all for “artsy” things. I am the kid in high school that only goes to see the play if I am offered extra credit or a reward, never simply for fun. I am not going to lie, this is the one thing that I honestly don’t like about Yale and I do not know what I would do about it if I went there.</p>
<p>hmmm, I will have to wait and see what it feels like if/when I visit</p>
<p>Just visit… Im not artsy at all and shudder when someone suggests using film instead of digital for its “artistic ability to capture that which technology cannot” (yes, Ive been told that before) but I fit in Yale quite well (or so I hope :S)</p>
<p>im a future physics major and i love it here. take an art or art history class though at whatever school you get in and go to. hipsters dont run yale and they dont bite either :).</p>
<p>I’m terrible at playing instruments, borderline tone deaf, and the only ‘contemporary’ visual artist I know is Andy Warhol, but I still love Yale and all of my “artsy” friends there. It’s definitely not a big deal at all, and I find that it’s even more beneficial to be around a few people who have interests completely different from yours. </p>
<p>Trust me on this, I had this same concern last year, but looking back with what I know now, it was a pretty absurd concern. I mean sure there are a good amount of people who play an instrument or sing, but that’ll be common at any top college you go to. I really don’t see there being a higher-than-usual proportion of “artsy” people at Yale than at any other college.</p>
<p>Anyway, just remember this: if you only surround yourself with people who have the same interests that you do, you’re only hurting yourself.</p>