<p>Wow this broke down quickly into a mix of attacks. I hope to see you as a Yale classmate next year, but I didn’t apply to Penn, so I don’t know how much help I’d honestly be.</p>
<p>I did… in a different post.</p>
<p>OP, you need to choose the school that fits you better. Being social wise, Penn beats Yale, hands down. Both are great academically, but Yale is more prestigious name wise. It all depends on which school fits you better, really.
Yale has more of a complete liberal arts education (which I couldn’t stand about HYPS so I chose Penn instead), Penn has a one-school policy. I’d recommend looking at each school’s general curriculum and pick the one you like more.</p>
<p>I don’t understand why Penn necessarily beats Yale “hands down” in terms of socially. I’ve only heard members of UPenn insist that its known as the “Social Ivy.”</p>
<p>The reality is that most of the Ivies manage to attract both smart and likeable students, and no group of students is necessarily more “social” than the other. What drives the social lives are the Colleges’ atmospheres. If you want a Frat-oriented life, its Dartmouth. An Eating Club-oriented life, its Princeton. City Living is Columbia and Penn. Residential College system is Harvard or Yale. I think most non-Harvard Ivies claim they’re the “Social Ivy,” but in reality, all (including Harvard) are tremendously social.</p>
<p>Hard to pass Yale up.</p>
<p>All of them are social in their own ways, yeah. But Penn is a bit known more for being even more social (if there’s anything I dislike about Penn that would be it).</p>
<p>Thank you for all of your help! It was a difficult decision to make, but I will be attending Yale next year.</p>
<p>Congratulations - I would have made the same choice if Yale had said yes.</p>
<p>(but I’m getting really excited about Penn, so it’s all good).</p>
<p>I’m sure you’ll absolutely love it!</p>