<p>^Yeah, the grad students here aren’t too happy. It most definitely is difficult to be a graduate student in New Haven. However, as an undergrad, residential life is not bad and as I said, you rarely find needs to step out of downtown New Haven, unless you put yourself in a situation to do so.</p>
<p>I have visited all 3 campuses.</p>
<ol>
<li> Princeton</li>
<li> Yale</li>
<li> Harvard</li>
</ol>
<p>I thought Princeton definitely had the best campus. Unless you absolutely hate castles, beautiful scenery, and lush green grass. </p>
<p>Harvard’s just seemed…well, busy. Lots of stuff going on.</p>
<p>Yale, I don’t know. I love Yale as a school, but I honestly didn’t like campus that much. Maybe it was a dreary day? Is it just me, or are the buildings pretty much intersected by New Haven roads? Plus there wasn’t really that much of a “campus” feel. But I think I might have missed out on a large chunk of campus as we went up Science Hill or something, and I only saw the courtyard of one residential college…Eh, maybe it’s because we took the wrong tour (for visitors instead of prospective students)… Argh.</p>
<p>"Really? Because I hated Harvard’s campus. It felt too urban and not cohesive at all. "</p>
<p>I feel the same way. When I went on the tour, we had to walk a good distance through the city to each location, which made me feel like the campus was that great. Cambridge (and Boston) are awesome though, so I hate that I hated the campus.</p>
<p>" It most definitely is difficult to be a graduate student in New Haven." </p>
<p>I feel liek this is the reason people like Yale so much better than Harvard for undergrad. Because grad students aren’t as prevalent as at harvard, the undergrad is way more important to the school. so that’s one reason I like it more than harvard.</p>
<p>MN Lax, are you rating the campus quality, or the school itself? because campus looks are less important than the quality/feel of the student population and the academics.</p>
<ol>
<li><p>Princeton<br>
One of the Top Ten college campuses in country. (Pepperdine, Colorado-Boulder, etc…)The town reminded me of a larger Northfield, MN or Williamstown, MA. Unique architecture, many different styles.</p></li>
<li><p>Yale
Great unifying architecture. Interesting shops on Broadway. Too many one-ways around campus. Sports complex was great and historic.</p></li>
<li><p>Harvard
Too urban. Major roads cutting through campus. Could not hear tour guide because of traffic noise. MIT had a quieter campus. Brown had a way better campus.</p></li>
</ol>
<p>It is also how I rank the schools.</p>
<p>Go to pepe’s pizza in new haven. So good</p>
<ol>
<li>Yale</li>
<li>Princeton</li>
<li>Harvard</li>
</ol>
<p>I’ve visited all 3 campuses and, they’re all magnificent. I think the architecture at Yale, however, is much more harmonious; the buildings’ styles don’t clash. I also love the campus spirit. It’s really a shame that its in N.H. But i guess its not too bad cos its not that far from other great cities. </p>
<p>Princeton, which was my first choice before I visited Yale, does not have an as harmonious campus (in my opinion). I think it has the most perfect location though. I’ve only ever lived in big cities (Paris, Singapore, Shanghai, Sao Paulo,…) and Princeton allows you to have that unique campus spirit while only being 1 hour away from Philly and New York and like 3 hours away from DC.</p>
<p>My expectations of Harvard were definitely not met when I visited… Yes the campus is beautiful, but I find it very big and it doesn’t seem to have the Yale or Princeton campus spirits. Also, my student guide seemed very arrogant and distant. She definitely did not try to connect with the prospective students. It was probably unfortunate that I fell on her, but it really left me disappointed with Harvard. I’ve also heard from some friends (who go to Penn and Yale) that their friends at Harvard were complaining about the social life there, but then again that’s just the opinion of 3 students there…</p>