<p>I never thought this could happen, but I got into Stanford, and Yale! I don't know where to go! I plan to visit Yale during bulldog days and then Stanford sometime in April. Which one is stronger in what? Which is better overall? I know there is no answer to this, and it depends on the person, but what about your opinion??</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>Go to Columbia ;)</p>
<p>JK' i'd pick Yale tho cuz that was my 2nd choice ( I ed'd) Prestige wise same thing... Yale is much more humanities oriented and Stanford is premed/sciency. I spent a summer there for JSA and I loved the architecture. But I do have to say New Haven is a bit shady at night as a couple of us had things stolen/offered pot/met shady ppl. And this was within 2 blocks of Old Campus (the quad). Palo Alto gets lame too and kids are generally a lot more nerdy and less fun imo. </p>
<p>But yea- Science = STanford, Law/Business = Yale</p>
<p>I think job prospects see Yale and say OHHHHHHHHHHHH nice! A friend went to visit Stanford. She said people walked quickly with their eyes down. She did not like the feel for the place, too big she said.</p>
<p>I think there is 0 difference between Yale and Stanford or any of the mid-upper tier Ivies in terms of "job prospects".</p>
<p>I agree w/last poster. It's really what you "feel". I interned at Stanford the summer btn my Jr. and Sr. years at Yale. The weather was beautiful, lots of sites to see -- but the campus layout and the lack of social cohesion (that was premier with Yale's residential colleges) really was a turn off. My girlfriend at the time moved around from place to place on campus and didn't seem to have a loyalty to people or places. </p>
<p>I still bleed Jonathan Edwards' Green! Go Snakes!</p>
<p>I'm trying to decide between the two (with Princeton thrown into the mix). Yale and Stanford seem soooo different to me.</p>
<p>Either way, this is a tough decision.</p>
<p>hey Pagel60! I got accepted to both Yale and Stanford too! But for me personally, I'm 99.9% sure I want to be a Yalie. I love the community feel of Yale! and tho i must admit the Stanford campus is gorgeous and the weather is great, Yale just seems like the perfect fit for me! So I guess the only thing u can do, as cliche as it sounds, is follow your heart! haha. Definetly a good idea to re-visit both again, but no matter what anyone says, it's ultimately up to you! good luck in choosing and congrats!</p>
<p>Thanks for the great advice everyone!</p>
<p>I'm going to visit Yale and stay overnight for the Bulldog Days, and visit Stanford and stay overnight for the Admitted Students Days. I think this will decide it for me, but right now I'm leaning towards Yale because I would like to go away for college and have that "ivy" experience.</p>
<p>I think it really depends on whether the idea of the traditional east coast school, complete with gothic spires, gargoyals, and firelit reading rooms, appeals to you. Yale has deep traditions and a sense of community unmatched by Stanford, however Stanford offers the laid back state school type feel with the same level of resources as the best ivy league school.</p>
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<p>Highly doubtful, considering most of the students either bicycle (or unicycle) everywhere.</p>
<p>"Yale has deep traditions and a sense of community unmatched by Stanford"</p>
<p>I'm curious, have you lived at both Stanford and Yale long enough to make the judgment that Stanford's sense of community pales in comparison to Yale's? I mean, sure, Yale probably has an excellent community, but Stanford has a notorious reputation for happy students (there's got to be some reason it always ranks so high in terms of student satisfaction/quality of life), so why make silly claims that you can't back up? I'm not saying Stanford has a better community or anything, I'm just saying that the aforementioned stuff simply helps no one.</p>
<p>I was an undergraduate at Yale, and went to grad school at Stanford while my sister was an undergrad there. This was a while ago, of course. I love both universities. But I could say without qualification that Yale has deep traditions and a sense of community unmatched by Stanford. I could also say that in three years at Stanford, I never saw anyone walk quickly with his or her eyes down, except for Antonin Scalia who was a visiting professor at the law school for one year, and who seemed to carry his own personal slush-storm overhead wherever he went.</p>
<p>Go to Yale.</p>
<p>in the same situation as well... leaning more towards yale.
will visit stanford tomorrow though..</p>
<p>Are you going to Stanford admitted students days?</p>
<p>I had exactly the same thing happen to me - the two schools I could never decide between! Has anyone been able to access their financial aid package online at Stanford? That could definitely sway my decision, but there only seems to be packages online for EAers</p>
<p>My son is at Stanford and my daughter is at Yale and I can honestly say that I think each of them chose correctly. Definitely go to the Stanford's Admit Weekend and Yale's Bulldog days and it may be much clearer to you after that then it is now.</p>
<p>hey.. firstly congrats..!!.. for making it to both the top schools..!!.. i missed the deadline for stanford.. and yale n penn were my first choice.. but i didnt make it to yale so im going to penn...!!.. both stanford and yale are excellent schools.. almost at par i believe.. just that yale would hv the ivy tag which stanford wudnt.. ive heard yale has the most beautiful ivy league campus..!!.. it totally out of this world... but on the flip side, stanford is in california.. lovely beaches n weather..! but academically they both r too good to not go to..!!.. hahaha.. so dont worry.. either of ur choice will be awesum..! n jst follow ur instincts - they'll always be correct..! cheers</p>
<p>Interestedmom, could you talk about the difference in terms of culture at Yale and Stanford? I've visited Yale a few times during the year and I always felt that I really fit in well, but I've never visited Stanford while students are on campus, so I have no idea what the social scene is like. Is it very different from Yale? </p>
<p>I'm definitely going to Bulldog Days, and I'm going to try to visit Stanford for the admit weekend, but I'm not sure if the admit weekends accurately represent the culture of the school...</p>
<p>The only complaint I've really heard about stanford is that it's SO SPREAD OUT that there is little campus cohesion/center. Yale you pretty much have your own little world in each of your residential colleges.</p>