<p>What are people's general impression of the science and engineering programs at Yale? They're obviously not the primary strength of Yale at the moment, but how does it compare to the engineering programs at top engineering schools?</p>
<p>science at yale is pretty top notch. engineering program is too new. most people don't know that yale has engineering.</p>
<p>but do you think they're beefing it up and that it will be a very competitive program in the near future?</p>
<p>Since Yale is the second richest school in the country (maybe the richest per capita-wise?), they certainly have the resources to beef it up. It all depends on if that's on Yale top priority list.</p>
<p>You might want to look at a recent thread here:</p>
<p>I personally don't think there's anything wrong with engineering at Yale - although some in the thread will tell you otherwise (as though it's a wrongdoing to go to Yale for engineering).</p>
<p>For example, in post #29, Blah2009 reveals his opinion as follows:</p>
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Go to any private school within MIT's vicinity. Tell people you go to Yale. Then mention you major in Engineering. Endure ensuing laughter.
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You might want to look at a recent thread here:</p>
<p>(HELP) CMU or Yale?</p>
<p>I personally don't think there's anything wrong with engineering at Yale - although some in the thread will tell you otherwise (as though it's a wrongdoing to go to Yale for engineering).</p>
<p>For example, in post #29, Blah2009 reveals his opinion as follows:</p>
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Go to any private school within MIT's vicinity. Tell people you go to Yale. Then mention you major in Engineering. Endure ensuing laughter.
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<p>I agree that this does happen: and it's ridiculous. After all, like I've been saying in other threads, there are hundreds and hundreds of engineering programs out there, the vast majority of them being low-ranked no-name programs. Yet nobody laughs at them. Is anybody going to laugh at you if you say that you study engineering at Wayne State or Tennessee Tech? So then why do people laugh if you say that you go to Yale for engineering?</p>
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So then why do people laugh if you say that you go to Yale for engineering?
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<p>Maybe it has something to do with the fact they attend better programs than what are offered at name-brand schools (the Harvards, Yales, etc.) but don't get a common recognition for attending those elite programs. So it's an issue of insecurity. They'll put down those better (more recognized) schools any chance they'll get.</p>
<p>Afterall, if it isn't worth describing a private school that you attend, in any more detail than a "private school within MIT's vicinity", then that really isn't much to brag about.</p>
<p>Except in this case, most of the posters including me are attending top grad schools that are recognized for engineering too! (i.e. Stanford,MIT,Princeton)..give it a rest.</p>
<p>Blah2009, I thought you were going to Cornell?</p>
<p>Then the answer is simple. Straight-up cockiness I guess.</p>
<p>That's fine. I'm done.</p>
<p>I was going to go to Cornell but ended up getting better funding from another place. But it was a very hard decision as I loved Cornell. I'm sure you will too!</p>
<p>and to 14<em>of</em>spades:</p>
<p>I like how you selectively quote me from that thread when you yourself admit to having no knowledge of comp sci programs or engineering programs within that guy's field of interest. Your only source of credibility is the fact that your father is a prof in china that hasnt heard of these schools. Maybe you and him should try talking to some Tsinghua profs.</p>
<p>Umm.... where did I say my father was a Prof in China?</p>
<p>For the record, he isn't a Prof. And he isn't in China.</p>
<p>BTW - that wasn't a selective quote. That was the entirety of post #29 made by you.</p>
<p>So answer the question then. Why do students who attend "private school within MIT's vicinity" laugh at Yale Engineering students?</p>
<p>I'm trying to provide the rationale for the phenomenon that YOU describe. </p>
<p>Why don't you try providing the rationale for your own statement, rather than just dismiss mine?</p>
<p>Nevermind.. i was thinking of l3monkid. Anyways, lets stop this nonsensical "debating". In the end, people should be making decisions not based on what anonymous posters on a message board dictate but rather what their profs say.</p>
<p>I never said it was justifiable but thats the reaction you will get. Sakky's entire argument and yours more or less rested on the fact that these students that enroll in harvard and yale engineering did not get into MIT,Stanford,Caltech among others which I find to be false.</p>
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I like how you selectively quote me from that thread when you yourself admit to having no knowledge of comp sci programs or engineering programs within that guy's field of interest. Your only source of credibility is the fact that your father is a prof in china that hasnt heard of these schools. Maybe you and him should try talking to some Tsinghua profs.
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<p>BTW - we're not talking about that guy anymore. We're talking about the strength of "Yale Engineering and Sciences" and why people who don't attend Yale Engineering laugh at those who do.</p>
<p>Please explain why. I'm all ears.</p>
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I never said it was justifiable but thats the reaction you will get. Sakky's entire argument and yours more or less rested on the fact that these students that enroll in harvard and yale engineering did not get into MIT,Stanford,Caltech among others which I find to be false.
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<p>I'm not really sure our discussion went this far, and I don't really recognize that as my argument (shouldn't it be the other way around?).</p>
<p>Anyways - if it is the case that people laugh at Yale engineers, it is my position that they are either (1) insecure, or (2) arrogant.</p>
<p>If you hold a different opinion, then you're free to express it.</p>
<p>Yale engineering is very selective. Those who enter Yale have the chance to go to better engineering schools with better reputations and larger engineering schools with more resources based on objective measures. An ostensible reason for people attending Yale then is the fact that Yale's name is good but it makes the people who enroll look foolish if they had an opportunity to attend a better school.</p>
<p>Thanks for "letting" me express my opinion. In MY opinion, you are either:
(1) immature</p>
<p>or (2) unstable.</p>
<p>I'm done with you.</p>
<p>so, ZeGraduator, you still want to go to Yale?</p>