Harvard, Princeton or Yale?

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Anonymous wrote:BTW, DD at Yale (junior) has not had any security concerns. We really love New Haven. Of course, further away from campus there are some sketchy areas, but the campus and surrounding streets feel quite safe.

Glad you like Yale, but saying "we really love New Haven" is pushing it, don't you think, even by the gushy boosterism standards of DCUM.

Thank you. I'm laughing over that. DC spent two weeks at Yale for a program and turned down New Haven because of the town area.

If the "town area" makes you laugh then you'd bust a gut at UChicago, Columbia, and UPenn.

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Anonymous wrote:BTW, DD at Yale (junior) has not had any security concerns. We really love New Haven. Of course, further away from campus there are some sketchy areas, but the campus and surrounding streets feel quite safe.

Glad you like Yale, but saying "we really love New Haven" is pushing it, don't you think, even by the gushy boosterism standards of DCUM.

Thank you. I'm laughing over that. DC spent two weeks at Yale for a program and turned down New Haven because of the town area.

If the "town area" makes you laugh then you'd bust a gut at UChicago, Columbia, and UPenn.

I think Morningside Heights is much nicer than New Haven.

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Anonymous wrote:BTW, DD at Yale (junior) has not had any security concerns. We really love New Haven. Of course, further away from campus there are some sketchy areas, but the campus and surrounding streets feel quite safe.

Glad you like Yale, but saying "we really love New Haven" is pushing it, don't you think, even by the gushy boosterism standards of DCUM.

Thank you. I'm laughing over that. DC spent two weeks at Yale for a program and turned down New Haven because of the town area.

If the "town area" makes you laugh then you'd bust a gut at UChicago, Columbia, and UPenn.

x1000 Clearly the ^^PP has never been to any of those schools. Sheesh. Frankly, our kid was very much considering Columbia and UPenn but chose Yale because of the campus so I guess we're another family that really likes Yale and New Haven. Agree that after the 5-6 block perimeter of campus there can be some sketchy areas but, really, that is pretty typical and who is going that far from campus anyway? Our kid was JE so right next to the Green but we especially like the new dorm complex that was built and how integrated it is into the campus and its architecture. I guess different strokes for different folks.

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Anonymous wrote:BTW, DD at Yale (junior) has not had any security concerns. We really love New Haven. Of course, further away from campus there are some sketchy areas, but the campus and surrounding streets feel quite safe.

Glad you like Yale, but saying "we really love New Haven" is pushing it, don't you think, even by the gushy boosterism standards of DCUM.

Thank you. I'm laughing over that. DC spent two weeks at Yale for a program and turned down New Haven because of the town area.

If the "town area" makes you laugh then you'd bust a gut at UChicago, Columbia, and UPenn.

West Philly area right next to Penn is better than New Haven. It is being rapidly gentrified. As you go really west way off campus it gets super sketchy though. Sorry but New Haven is a complete dump.

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I hated my lottery eating club at Princeton. Students tended to socialize only with the small group of students they joined with. The "bicker"/selective clubs had a better atmosphere.

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Harvard hands down. The undergrad experience is actually ok contrary to what many people say, and the name and resources are unparalleled. There is a good reason why Harvard has an 80%+ yield rate while YP barely touch 70%.

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Anonymous wrote:BTW, DD at Yale (junior) has not had any security concerns. We really love New Haven. Of course, further away from campus there are some sketchy areas, but the campus and surrounding streets feel quite safe.

Glad you like Yale, but saying "we really love New Haven" is pushing it, don't you think, even by the gushy boosterism standards of DCUM.

Thank you. I'm laughing over that. DC spent two weeks at Yale for a program and turned down New Haven because of the town area.

If the "town area" makes you laugh then you'd bust a gut at UChicago, Columbia, and UPenn.

Uh, i have. I could add USC (the Univ. of Spoiled Children one in SoCal) to the list. We're talking specifically about HYP.

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Anonymous wrote:BTW, DD at Yale (junior) has not had any security concerns. We really love New Haven. Of course, further away from campus there are some sketchy areas, but the campus and surrounding streets feel quite safe.

Glad you like Yale, but saying "we really love New Haven" is pushing it, don't you think, even by the gushy boosterism standards of DCUM.

Thank you. I'm laughing over that. DC spent two weeks at Yale for a program and turned down New Haven because of the town area.

If the "town area" makes you laugh then you'd bust a gut at UChicago, Columbia, and UPenn.

x1000 Clearly the ^^PP has never been to any of those schools. Sheesh. Frankly, our kid was very much considering Columbia and UPenn but chose Yale because of the campus so I guess we're another family that really likes Yale and New Haven. Agree that after the 5-6 block perimeter of campus there can be some sketchy areas but, really, that is pretty typical and who is going that far from campus anyway? Our kid was JE so right next to the Green but we especially like the new dorm complex that was built and how integrated it is into the campus and its architecture. I guess different strokes for different folks.

DC was also housed in JE. Hated the town life and thought it just too dangerous. Picked Harvard where I went. I spent some of the best hours of my life in Cambridge.

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Anonymous wrote:BTW, DD at Yale (junior) has not had any security concerns. We really love New Haven. Of course, further away from campus there are some sketchy areas, but the campus and surrounding streets feel quite safe.

Glad you like Yale, but saying "we really love New Haven" is pushing it, don't you think, even by the gushy boosterism standards of DCUM.

Thank you. I'm laughing over that. DC spent two weeks at Yale for a program and turned down New Haven because of the town area.

If the "town area" makes you laugh then you'd bust a gut at UChicago, Columbia, and UPenn.

x1000 Clearly the ^^PP has never been to any of those schools. Sheesh. Frankly, our kid was very much considering Columbia and UPenn but chose Yale because of the campus so I guess we're another family that really likes Yale and New Haven. Agree that after the 5-6 block perimeter of campus there can be some sketchy areas but, really, that is pretty typical and who is going that far from campus anyway? Our kid was JE so right next to the Green but we especially like the new dorm complex that was built and how integrated it is into the campus and its architecture. I guess different strokes for different folks.

Yes I am sure she chose Yale over Penn and Columbia purely because of the campus, nothing to do with the added prestige lol

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Anonymous wrote:BTW, DD at Yale (junior) has not had any security concerns. We really love New Haven. Of course, further away from campus there are some sketchy areas, but the campus and surrounding streets feel quite safe.

Glad you like Yale, but saying "we really love New Haven" is pushing it, don't you think, even by the gushy boosterism standards of DCUM.

Thank you. I'm laughing over that. DC spent two weeks at Yale for a program and turned down New Haven because of the town area.

If the "town area" makes you laugh then you'd bust a gut at UChicago, Columbia, and UPenn.

x1000 Clearly the ^^PP has never been to any of those schools. Sheesh. Frankly, our kid was very much considering Columbia and UPenn but chose Yale because of the campus so I guess we're another family that really likes Yale and New Haven. Agree that after the 5-6 block perimeter of campus there can be some sketchy areas but, really, that is pretty typical and who is going that far from campus anyway? Our kid was JE so right next to the Green but we especially like the new dorm complex that was built and how integrated it is into the campus and its architecture. I guess different strokes for different folks.

Yes I am sure she chose Yale over Penn and Columbia purely because of the campus, nothing to do with the added prestige lol

well done! she just wanted to brag. New Haven is not safe.

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Anonymous wrote:BTW, DD at Yale (junior) has not had any security concerns. We really love New Haven. Of course, further away from campus there are some sketchy areas, but the campus and surrounding streets feel quite safe.

Glad you like Yale, but saying "we really love New Haven" is pushing it, don't you think, even by the gushy boosterism standards of DCUM.

Thank you. I'm laughing over that. DC spent two weeks at Yale for a program and turned down New Haven because of the town area.

If the "town area" makes you laugh then you'd bust a gut at UChicago, Columbia, and UPenn.

x1000 Clearly the ^^PP has never been to any of those schools. Sheesh. Frankly, our kid was very much considering Columbia and UPenn but chose Yale because of the campus so I guess we're another family that really likes Yale and New Haven. Agree that after the 5-6 block perimeter of campus there can be some sketchy areas but, really, that is pretty typical and who is going that far from campus anyway? Our kid was JE so right next to the Green but we especially like the new dorm complex that was built and how integrated it is into the campus and its architecture. I guess different strokes for different folks.

Yes I am sure she chose Yale over Penn and Columbia purely because of the campus, nothing to do with the added prestige lol

This was our son but there is another poster also. I don't know where that child resided. Maybe the poster will come back.

You're right that part of the attraction to Yale was the prestige but when he was making his choice he did say that one reason was that he liked the campus and surrounding area a lot better than the other two. As long as he is happy we are happy. Any of the choices would have been good. He is thriving and that is all we can ask for or dream for him. I hope the same for your child, PP. Best wishes in this holiday season.

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Anonymous wrote:BTW, DD at Yale (junior) has not had any security concerns. We really love New Haven. Of course, further away from campus there are some sketchy areas, but the campus and surrounding streets feel quite safe.

Glad you like Yale, but saying "we really love New Haven" is pushing it, don't you think, even by the gushy boosterism standards of DCUM.

Thank you. I'm laughing over that. DC spent two weeks at Yale for a program and turned down New Haven because of the town area.

If the "town area" makes you laugh then you'd bust a gut at UChicago, Columbia, and UPenn.

x1000 Clearly the ^^PP has never been to any of those schools. Sheesh. Frankly, our kid was very much considering Columbia and UPenn but chose Yale because of the campus so I guess we're another family that really likes Yale and New Haven. Agree that after the 5-6 block perimeter of campus there can be some sketchy areas but, really, that is pretty typical and who is going that far from campus anyway? Our kid was JE so right next to the Green but we especially like the new dorm complex that was built and how integrated it is into the campus and its architecture. I guess different strokes for different folks.

Yes I am sure she chose Yale over Penn and Columbia purely because of the campus, nothing to do with the added prestige lol

well done! she just wanted to brag. New Haven is not safe.

Yup, you got me. I am just dying to "brag" on an anonymous forum about the choices our son made years ago when he was in high school. Here I am living in his glory! Yippee for me! Wow, get a life.

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Anonymous wrote:BTW, DD at Yale (junior) has not had any security concerns. We really love New Haven. Of course, further away from campus there are some sketchy areas, but the campus and surrounding streets feel quite safe.

Glad you like Yale, but saying "we really love New Haven" is pushing it, don't you think, even by the gushy boosterism standards of DCUM.

Thank you. I'm laughing over that. DC spent two weeks at Yale for a program and turned down New Haven because of the town area.

If the "town area" makes you laugh then you'd bust a gut at UChicago, Columbia, and UPenn.

x1000 Clearly the ^^PP has never been to any of those schools. Sheesh. Frankly, our kid was very much considering Columbia and UPenn but chose Yale because of the campusso I guess we're another family that really likes Yale and New Haven. Agree that after the 5-6 block perimeter of campus there can be some sketchy areas but, really, that is pretty typical and who is going that far from campus anyway? Our kid was JE so right next to the Green but we especially like the new dorm complex that was built and how integrated it is into the campus and its architecture. I guess different strokes for different folks.

Yes I am sure she chose Yale over Penn and Columbia purely because of the campus, nothing to do with the added prestige lol

This was our son but there is another poster also. I don't know where that child resided. Maybe the poster will come back.

You're right that part of the attraction to Yale was the prestige but when he was making his choice he did say that one reason was that he liked the campus and surrounding area a lot better than the other two. As long as he is happy we are happy. Any of the choices would have been good. He is thriving and that is all we can ask for or dream for him. I hope the same for your child, PP. Best wishes in this holiday season.

This is categorically untrue. I get prestige part but the part about the area being better is definitely not true at all.

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Anonymous wrote:BTW, DD at Yale (junior) has not had any security concerns. We really love New Haven. Of course, further away from campus there are some sketchy areas, but the campus and surrounding streets feel quite safe.

Glad you like Yale, but saying "we really love New Haven" is pushing it, don't you think, even by the gushy boosterism standards of DCUM.

Thank you. I'm laughing over that. DC spent two weeks at Yale for a program and turned down New Haven because of the town area.

If the "town area" makes you laugh then you'd bust a gut at UChicago, Columbia, and UPenn.

x1000 Clearly the ^^PP has never been to any of those schools. Sheesh. Frankly, our kid was very much considering Columbia and UPenn but chose Yale because of the campusso I guess we're another family that really likes Yale and New Haven. Agree that after the 5-6 block perimeter of campus there can be some sketchy areas but, really, that is pretty typical and who is going that far from campus anyway? Our kid was JE so right next to the Green but we especially like the new dorm complex that was built and how integrated it is into the campus and its architecture. I guess different strokes for different folks.

Yes I am sure she chose Yale over Penn and Columbia purely because of the campus, nothing to do with the added prestige lol

This was our son but there is another poster also. I don't know where that child resided. Maybe the poster will come back.

You're right that part of the attraction to Yale was the prestige but when he was making his choice he did say that one reason was that he liked the campus and surrounding area a lot better than the other two. As long as he is happy we are happy. Any of the choices would have been good. He is thriving and that is all we can ask for or dream for him. I hope the same for your child, PP. Best wishes in this holiday season.

This is categorically untrue. I get prestige part but the part about the area being better is definitely not true at all.

The town of New Haven was worse when I was at Harvard but visited friends at Yale in the 1980s/90s. But it is still not safe. I love the residential college system at Yale but it wasn't enough to convince DC who is a boy, now young man. I was somewhat surprised that he felt that strongly about it - even when he could call a uber and uber back and forth to the train station. He was there for a summer and that was sufficient for him to decide to go elsewhere.

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This is the consensus order in terms of Ivy League prestige:

Harvard
Yale
Princeton
Columbia
Penn
Brown
Dartmouth
Cornell

You can argue as to why you personally prefer one over the other, but this is how those making actual decisions among those schools choose.