<p>Are they still putting students up in annexes as they renovate the colleges?</p>
<p>Otherwise, like JHS’s post #4 (the seven-item list) and Hunt’s post #6.</p>
<p>^^ All renovations have been completed: [Rededication</a> ceremony caps Stiles renovations | Yale Daily News](<a href=“http://www.yaledailynews.com/news/2011/nov/18/rededication-ceremony-caps-stiles-renovations/]Rededication”>http://www.yaledailynews.com/news/2011/nov/18/rededication-ceremony-caps-stiles-renovations/)</p>
<p>At Yale for commencement, while helping QMP clear out the college room, I kept hearing a sound that resembled a bell tolling. My first thought was that Yale was holding a service in memory of the alumni who had died during the year–our church has one, close to All Souls’ Day. The bells went on and on. I continued to think it was a memorial service of some type, but that a surprisingly large number of alumni had died during the year. Finally, it dawned on me that it must be something else. It was the sound of the pedestrian signal at the light on a nearby corner. Next thought: the inhabitant of this room would go mad during the year! Immediately followed by: Hey, QMP was the inhabitant of this room!</p>
<p>Also, there were practically constant sirens, as mentioned above–it’s a bit hard to acclimate if you come from a quiet region.</p>
<p>New Haven is not unlike cities near us.</p>
<p>There is no disputing that New Haven is one of the most dangerous cities in the United States. The new tally is 32 murders this year. Female students cannot walk around alone at night!! Look around and you’ll see students who are “connected” and “athletes”.</p>
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I’ll bet QMP said, “What bells?”</p>
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New Haven is a city–but most of the crime occurs in areas that Yale students are highly unlikely to go. I would send my daughter there without hesitation, because she has a few ounces of common sense. Your other comment is just nonsense, of course.</p>
<p>[Insert Poe reference here.]</p>
<p>as an Undergrad, most students are on campus after dark, and as a female Asian student who also happens to be short, walking around ON CAMPUS after midnight has never been a problem. If you wander off into actual New haven, it could become an issue. But like I said earlier, this doesn’t happen often. </p>
<p>As for the murder rate, yes, it is horrifying, but it’s because of rivalry between various gangs in New Haven, again, far off campus. The average Yale undergrad never comes into contact with them.</p>
<p>So in short, yes, New Haven is a city, and some behaviors are just stupid in that context. That said, there’s really nothing to worry about.</p>
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<p>Do they wear scarlet “As” and “Cs” so you can identify them easily?</p>
<p>Blue Y on white sweater=athlete.
Small white Ys on blue ascot=connected.</p>
<p>Silly me. And here I thought all those ascots were just the latest fashion rage on campus!</p>
<p>I think the main negative is New Haven, not because of the crime, but because it isn’t a particularly interesting city. There are some nice shops and restaurants around town but after a couple of years you would have explored them all. Cambridge and Boston are more interesting. On the other hand Princeton is even less interesting.</p>
<p>Went to a local mexican EL AMIGO FELIX restuarant during my college visit. It sucked really bad. I know that this is not a restaurant review blog… but… you asked!</p>
<p>this is going to sound ignorant but what is “connected” and “athletes”…</p>
<p>I found this out last year after trying to use said logo, but only official varsity Sports teams at Yale are allowed to use the logo of the bulldog on a “Y” (Irrelevant sidenote, Yale has its own font, suspiciously similar to TNR, but supposed to be classier)</p>
<p>as for “connected” … I assume the poster was trying to exaggerate Yale stereotypes and not serious.</p>
<p>^ Yes ALL schools protect their logos and such…that is not a bad thing</p>
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<p>BAWAHAAAAAA
You all are hilarious!</p>
<p>^lol, no, my description of the logo was in answer to the “do they wear A’s and C’s so you can identify them” comment :P</p>
<p>as in, Athletes can be identified if they’re wearing something w/ varsity sports team Yale logo…</p>
<p>What does connected mean exactly???</p>
<p>I think the poster was referring to those who are connected via legacy (think GWB) or via powerful social networks (think Thurston Howell III). Well, I guess GWB fits into both categories.</p>
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<p>New Haven has many good restaurants, but that is not one of them. It’s just a place to drink, particularly for those underage.</p>
<p>This is in answer to the question of when Yale is not the right choice for someone who has been accepted, although my answer is rather particular to my circumstances and will not apply to the vast majority of prospective students. Maybe it will give a few people some food for thought, or maybe someone will have an analogous choice to make.</p>
<p>When I was accepted, I had to decide between attending Yale with no financial aid, or accepting a substantial merit scholarship at Johns Hopkins. It was a tough choice, but I ultimately chose Yale. Up till now, I haven’t had any regrets about that - I’ve taken some wonderful, unique classes; ended up getting really into a foreign language I never thought I’d take; learned an awesome new instrument (carillon) and consequently got a subsidized tour of Europe; and have a great lab research opportunity coming up. With the exception of the last one, these are things I am pretty sure I would have missed out on had I gone to JHU (there may have been other wonderful, unique courses at JHU, of course, but they definitely do not have a carillon, and the circumstances by which I ended up taking my particular foreign language are likewise pretty specific to Yale). But here’s the catch. When I chose Yale, I was thinking about going for a PhD in bio later on, and hence didn’t think I had to worry too much about saving loads of money for grad school (PhD students frequently can get stipends and/or fellowships). Well, now I think I want to apply for veterinary school in a few years, and I’m going to end up in a load of debt then because I’ll be all out of money in my 529k, and vet school is very expensive. So now I kinda wish I had made the financially smarter decision, even though I’m getting a lot out of Yale on a personal development and quality-of-life level. In terms of academic quality and career prospects, I certainly wouldn’t have lost out on anything by choosing JHU, and frankly in the long run I’m sure I would have been just as happy, only for different reasons than the things that make me happy at Yale.</p>
<p>The other thing is that for pre-vet students, animal-related volunteer/work opportunities are not that easy to come by during the semester unless you have a car (or are willing to walk through potentially sketchy parts of town). However, as I mentioned above, I expect this is not relevant to the vast majority of students.</p>