<p>I'm stuck between the two schools. And both have admit visits during the same three days (22nd-24th) so it will be hard to go to both. Does anyone have any thoughts? Potential majors are Econ, Applied Math, Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, or Engineering.</p>
<p>You could split your time between the two. My D was unable to stay the whole time, but still got to see a lot at Bulldog Days anyway. You could also visit one at a different time.</p>
<p>I would say that if you are leaning on way you should go to their day. So if you’re leaning toward yale, go to their day. Hopefully you’ll fall in love with that place, if not, schedule a weekend to visit the other school!</p>
<p>Yale beats brown in pretty much all of those subjects, but they’re both great schools. I’d go to bdog days. </p>
<p>We had the same issue – D divided her time between Brown and Yale as best as she could. In retrospect, I think it might have been even more helpful to visit during a different time – to see the campuses as they really look and not filled with prospective students. The admitted student programs are great though, and offer a quick glimpse into all the opportunities available. Good luck with a great but tough decision!</p>
<p>Every school puts on it’s own "dog and pony"show for Admit Weekends, trying to woo applicants that have been admitted to multiple schools. The experience and activities of those weekends are not indicative of what your life will be like on a random weekend if you actually attend that college. You will get a more realistic view of college life if you arrive on another day, sit in on classes that interest you, talk to students, eat in the dining hall, walk around campus and see which school feels more like home. So, I don’t think you should attempt to visit both in one weekend – you’ll be exhausted and won’t be able to think clearly about your choices. You should pick one school, attend their admit weekend, and then if you can afford to, go to the other school on another weekend. If you call the Admissions office, they will arrange for you to stay at another time. </p>
<p>I have the same problem - trying to decide between Brown and Yale, but their admitted students events are on same days. I am leaning towards Yale, so I am going to all of Bulldog Days. I chose to do a day visit at Brown on one of their Experience Brown Days - these are events usually for prospective applicants, but they have special programming for admitted students. Brown does not “officially” sanction overnight host visits, but if you know someone there, I’m sure you could arrange something. Check out their website to register for Experience Brown.</p>
<p>I’m going to Brown for the first night, sleeping over, then going to Yale Wednesday morning.</p>
<p>go to brown . . . my child made the mistake of going to yale . . . yale is rigid, brown is not . . . brown is helpful, yale is not . . . i could go on and on . . . </p>
<p>bugsliberty, I’m sorry that something apparently happened to change your opinion of Yale so radically. It’s not perfect by any means, but most students who attend there like it very much.</p>
<p>bugsliberty is not a parent…</p>
<p>FWIW: My son was accepted to both Yale and Brown. He absolutely loved Brown, but Brown offered him little in financial aid. In fact, it would have cost our family $32,000 more per year ($128k more over 4 years) to send my son to Brown than to Yale, so he choose Yale and has been exceedingly happy.</p>
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I think you’re mistaken. In April 2011, bugslibery posted “My daughter is a freshman at Yale. She loves it …”</p>
<p>As with any other school, some people have bad experiences at Yale, sometimes as a result of things that are not the student’s fault. Personally, I have not been aware of many examples that were (in my opinion) the fault of Yale as an institution, but it’s certainly possible.</p>
<p>@bugsliberty: Bugs, rather than spam every thread with “My kid hated Yale” please TELL US why you and your child feel so strongly. What happened that your child had such a bad experience? I can tell you exactly why my son loves Yale and why my daughter hates Harvard . . . so, please enlighten us as to why your family has been unhappy at Yale!</p>
<p>@bugsliberty </p>
<p>DD has committed to Yale. Please elaborate, I would love to hear your opinion. So she will have an idea about issues that she may face, or things to avoid. Thanks! Your input will be greatly appreciated. </p>
<p>@gibby </p>
<p>What are some things that your DS has enjoyed most about Yale? Is BDD a dishonest representation of Yale? She attended 3 different accepted students events last month and when she attended Yale’s, she felt most at home. </p>
<p>^^ FWIW: Personally, as the only posts bugs has made have been slams of Yale without any explanation, I’m beginning to think the poster is a disgruntled denied student rather than a parent.</p>
<p>I have to run at the moment, but will post what my son loves most about Yale later today.</p>
<p>Okay! Thank you very much…</p>
<p>@gibby, in April of 2011 at least, bugs was a parent who said
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