<p>Hey y'all,</p>
<p>I was recently accepted into Yale off the waitlist! Nevertheless, I have grown very attached to Penn and the concept of the "social ivy." I am interested in global health and policy, journalism, international relations (to Asia) and economics. Can anyone give me any advice? </p>
<p>I'll be visiting Yale soon.</p>
<p>They are all separate majors.</p>
<p>If you narrow them down in the order of priority, then it becomes easier to look at which school fits you better.</p>
<p>If you have grown attached to Penn go there. It leads the Ivy’s in study abroad and Philly is much nicer than New Haven (note the smell from the chemical plants at Yale)</p>
<p>First, of all, congratulations!</p>
<p>Second, I know people who go to Penn and people who go to Yale, and both groups say that they love their respective school. However, the ones at Penn do, as you say, emphasize the “social” aspect of Penn and it seems as if the atmosphere at Penn is less competitive than that at Yale. </p>
<p>But anyways, the most important thing you should be considering is what you want to study–what do you plan on majoring in? Each school has distinct strengths (although, of course, both are very strong overall).</p>
<p>I’m not planning to major in anything yet, because I don’t know! I am leaning toward Yale because I feel like I would lose personal contact with Professors if I were to go to Penn. I understand that I am interested in a stange myriad of majors, but I guess I was looking for advice on which school offers the best of the mix. Which is stupid, because both schools are pretty darn amazing at what they do. I don’t think there’s much I can do but visit Yale, unless anyone can give their perspective on either school while straying away from being a cheerleader.</p>
<p>Business school or engineering - Penn. I understand the international relations program (Huntsman?) is considered superior at Penn (I know someone choosing this program over several other top schools) but someone at Princeton thought it was no big deal compared to Princeton. </p>
<p>Everything else - the edge goes to Yale.</p>
<p>Muckdogs: “smell from the chemical plants at Yale?” i’ve been here for 20 years, and have never encountered anything this side of the Q Bridge. What on earth are you talking about?</p>
<p>I did undergrad at Yale and grad school at Penn. Frankly, unless you were gung-ho for Wharton, I really don’t see much reason to go to Penn over Yale, if you have the chance.</p>
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<li><p>Though Philly is indeed a better city than New Haven, I just think Yale’s campus is much more beautiful and interesting; the area around Yale is better, in my opinion, than the immediate area around Penn</p></li>
<li><p>The vibe at Yale is much more intellectual and artsy – I liked that; in my observation, as a group, the student bodies at HYP, just are a little stronger than those of the other ivies academically speaking – just look at the rates they get national awards or gain admission to top grad and professional schools … there is a difference</p></li>
<li><p>Yale’s College System rocks, and the quality of housing is better overall</p></li>
<li><p>From the standpoint of your resume – Yale has much higher global name recognition than Penn (Wharton excepted for certain kinds of jobs such as finance)</p></li>
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<p>Yale is a pretty social ivy too.</p>
<p>Yale > Penn</p>
<p>i visited yale today in the pouring rain and to be honest it wasn’t very enjoyable; then again, i couldnt go on any tours to speak with many people, but those whom i did speak with were extremely polite and humble. nevertheless, the academics are superb and the sense of community is strong, two factors that i need in a college. yale offered me 10 grand more than penn, so it looks like i’ll be going to yale.</p>
<p>regardless of any potential trolls on this thread,the reasons why i decided to choose yale over penn:</p>
<ol>
<li>money</li>
<li>more teacher-student itneraction from what i hear</li>
<li>shorter distance from home</li>
<li>smaller school size, closely-knit community</li>
</ol>
<p>If Yale offered you better aid, this is really a no-brainer! Congrats. It doesn’t rain all the time, anyway.</p>
<p>It seems like it rained a fair percentage of days I visited, haha. But I like the rain. Congrats, and maybe I’ll see you on campus next year!</p>
<p>Yale. No brainer.</p>
<p>help your parents - take more money!</p>
<p>Good decision!</p>
<p>There’s going to be a contest. </p>
<p>Second prize: Two weeks in Philadelphia. </p>
<p>First prize: One week in Philadelphia.</p>