Is Yale losing its luster?

[Anonymous]

I think with the varsity blues scandal and the Harvard sat stats per race that were released, a lot of the general public is starting to realize that ivies don’t have the best and brightest, but a lot of “hooked” kids.

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Anonymous wrote:To be fair, New Haven isn't exactly the best college town to live in.

The area surrounding Yale is a blighted neighborhood.

You need to get out more if you call that blighted. You are in a bubble.

Worst Ivy neighborhood

What are you even talking about? You can have rural environment, sleepy suburban or urban. You better not be wandering around a clueless rube in Philly, New Haven, NY or Providence.

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Anonymous wrote:To be fair, New Haven isn't exactly the best college town to live in.

Actually it’s become a pretty great place in recent years, definitely having a renaissance with a big boost in the arts specifically. Lots of great restaurants but not as expensive as NYC. This is not the new haven of the 80s.

Better but not that much better. Lots of run down and even abandoned homes. Visited last year.

PP -, well we will have to agree to disagree. My kid has been there for the last few years and I’ve spent plenty of time around campus. Yes for sure there are some areas that are rundown but it’s a city, if you need manicured country club surroundings and go to Princeton. There’s a lot of good will and good energy right now in New Haven as it works on reinventing itself and my kid and most people she know really enjoy the experience of getting to know the city

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Anonymous wrote:To be fair, New Haven isn't exactly the best college town to live in.

+1and I’ve lived there

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Anonymous wrote:To be fair, New Haven isn't exactly the best college town to live in.

The area surrounding Yale is a blighted neighborhood.

You need to get out more if you call that blighted. You are in a bubble.

Worst Ivy neighborhood

What are you even talking about? You can have rural environment, sleepy suburban or urban. You better not be wandering around a clueless rube in Philly, New Haven, NY or Providence.

Certainly the most dangerous neighborhood. Worse than Philly or NYC, and at least there is a lot more happening in the latter two cities.

[Anonymous]

Yale has the second largest endowment behind only Harvard. And Yale's endowment is massive.

Nevertheless, Yale may have lost a bit of dominance among elite colleges because of the emphasis on STEM and because dozens of other outstanding universities are now recognized for their academic qualities equivalent or superior to the Ivies.

Yale's admission yield is at approximately 70%.

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Anonymous wrote:To be fair, New Haven isn't exactly the best college town to live in.

The area surrounding Yale is a blighted neighborhood.

You need to get out more if you call that blighted. You are in a bubble.

Worst Ivy neighborhood

What are you even talking about? You can have rural environment, sleepy suburban or urban. You better not be wandering around a clueless rube in Philly, New Haven, NY or Providence.

Certainly the most dangerous neighborhood. Worse than Philly or NYC, and at least there is a lot more happening in the latter two cities.

It is not more dangerous than penn or Columbia. Every college student needs to keep their wits about them but in Philly and NYC, that is serious business. New Haven is a walk in the park in comparison.

[Anonymous]

I think the idea of Ivy League or elite schools is falling away. Those schools were only elite because of the students (which then attracted the good faculty, received the donations from successful careers, etc) and now that they’re essentially moving towards a lottery system they won’t be elite anymore.

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Anonymous wrote:To be fair, New Haven isn't exactly the best college town to live in.

The area surrounding Yale is a blighted neighborhood.

You need to get out more if you call that blighted. You are in a bubble.

Worst Ivy neighborhood

What are you even talking about? You can have rural environment, sleepy suburban or urban. You better not be wandering around a clueless rube in Philly, New Haven, NY or Providence.

Certainly the most dangerous neighborhood. Worse than Philly or NYC, and at least there is a lot more happening in the latter two cities.

It is not more dangerous than penn or Columbia. Every college student needs to keep their wits about them but in Philly and NYC, that is serious business. New Haven is a walk in the park in comparison.

Philly and NYC are vibrant cities. New Haven, not so much

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Anonymous wrote:Yale has the second largest endowment behind only Harvard. And Yale's endowment is massive.

Nevertheless, Yale may have lost a bit of dominance among elite colleges because of the emphasis on STEM and because dozens of other outstanding universities are now recognized for their academic qualities equivalent or superior to the Ivies.

Yale's admission yield is at approximately 70%.

This is an interesting comment. If you have strong stem credentials and consider Yale, you may have an easier time getting in than mit or Stanford or Princeton. They are looking to strengthen their Stem programs

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Anonymous wrote:To be fair, New Haven isn't exactly the best college town to live in.

The area surrounding Yale is a blighted neighborhood.

You need to get out more if you call that blighted. You are in a bubble.

Worst Ivy neighborhood

What are you even talking about? You can have rural environment, sleepy suburban or urban. You better not be wandering around a clueless rube in Philly, New Haven, NY or Providence.

Certainly the most dangerous neighborhood. Worse than Philly or NYC, and at least there is a lot more happening in the latter two cities.

It is not more dangerous than penn or Columbia. Every college student needs to keep their wits about them but in Philly and NYC, that is serious business. New Haven is a walk in the park in comparison.

Philly and NYC are vibrant cities. New Haven, not so much

Those are large cities with big metro areas. New Haven and Providence have a lot more in common. If you like Yale..also look at brown.

[Anonymous]

There are too many students who apply to Yale mainly because of its reputation with little thought given as to whether its the best fit. Its also why so many blindly apply to every single Ivy.

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https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/trav...ces-travel-2023.html

For the New Haven haters out there

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Anonymous wrote:https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/travel/52-places-travel-2023.html

For the New Haven haters out there

Hahahaha, really? You crack me up.

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Anonymous wrote:https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/travel/52-places-travel-2023.html

For the New Haven haters out there

Hahahaha, really? You crack me up.

Take it to the NYT. I didn’t write the piece