princeton vs yale?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would decide based on the campus. Princeton if you want a bucolic country club or garden vibe, Yale if you want more energy and a viable off-campus scene.

This is the answer really. Remember that even incoming freshman who are certain about what they want to study frequently end up changing majors. You m cannot go wrong with these two schools from a name recognition point of view, and your kid is decently likely to change their major anyway. So go to the campus that feels most like what they are looking for. Having done my undergrad on an urban campus and graduate in a suburban campus I can confirm it’s a very different experience, one not better than the other, just very different

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I would decide based on the campus. Princeton if you want a bucolic country club or garden vibe, Yale if you want more energy and a viable off-campus scene.

Have you been to New Haven? No thanks to that off-campus scene.

Have you? The area around campus is pretty great and quite vibrant. It’s a city. If cities are scary, people should go to school in the country or the suburbs.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I would decide based on the campus. Princeton if you want a bucolic country club or garden vibe, Yale if you want more energy and a viable off-campus scene.

Have you been to New Haven? No thanks to that off-campus scene.

Agree. Do you remember that new about a female student that was killed by the Yale facilities worker? Hid her body in the basement wall. Even without that, the Yale's location is off putting, like JHU and Baltimore.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I would decide based on the campus. Princeton if you want a bucolic country club or garden vibe, Yale if you want more energy and a viable off-campus scene.

Have you been to New Haven? No thanks to that off-campus scene.

Have you? The area around campus is pretty great and quite vibrant. It’s a city. If cities are scary, people should go to school in the country or the suburbs.

Daughter chose Princeton over Yale. Not sure why, although no downside to choosing either. Princeton certainly was easier to get to.

[Anonymous]

No dog in the fight, but orange is a hideous color.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would decide based on the campus. Princeton if you want a bucolic country club or garden vibe, Yale if you want more energy and a viable off-campus scene.

New Haven has good pizza, but only Princeton has Hoagie Haven.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No dog in the fight, but orange is a hideous color.

Speaking of dogs, bulldogs drool a lot and require c-sections to give birth, so there's that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would decide based on the campus. Princeton if you want a bucolic country club or garden vibe, Yale if you want more energy and a viable off-campus scene.

This is the answer really. Remember that even incoming freshman who are certain about what they want to study frequently end up changing majors. You m cannot go wrong with these two schools from a name recognition point of view, and your kid is decently likely to change their major anyway. So go to the campus that feels most like what they are looking for. Having done my undergrad on an urban campus and graduate in a suburban campus I can confirm it’s a very different experience, one not better than the other, just very different

Most would probably aim for the safer campus for undergraduate and for a busier campus for grad school, but it can obviously vary depending on the program that's attracted someone to a school in the first place.

[Anonymous]

Princeton. I live in New Haven. When it's time for my kids to apply to college, I would not recommend Yale. Especially not for STEM. Not a fan of the campus at all. Yes, I have been to Princeton.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I would decide based on the campus. Princeton if you want a bucolic country club or garden vibe, Yale if you want more energy and a viable off-campus scene.

Have you been to New Haven? No thanks to that off-campus scene.

Agree. Do you remember that new about a female student that was killed by the Yale facilities worker? Hid her body in the basement wall. Even without that, the Yale's location is off putting, like JHU and Baltimore.

It is not remotely like Baltimore.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I would decide based on the campus. Princeton if you want a bucolic country club or garden vibe, Yale if you want more energy and a viable off-campus scene.

Have you been to New Haven? No thanks to that off-campus scene.

Agree. Do you remember that new about a female student that was killed by the Yale facilities worker? Hid her body in the basement wall. Even without that, the Yale's location is off putting, like JHU and Baltimore.

It is not remotely like Baltimore.

DP. In terms of an urban environment, New Haven seems similar to the area where Penn is located. Better than the areas near U. Chicago and JHU, but not as safe as Georgetown/Foggy Bottom (for Georgetown/GWU students) or Oakland (where Pitt and CMU are located). If New Haven were actually denser, it might be safer, but it's just low enough density to facilitate a decent amount of crime that happens when there aren't enough bystanders.

https://www.wfsb.com/2024/01/12/new-haven-crime-stats-show-increase-violent-crimes-more-arrests-made/

[Anonymous]

I’d chose Princeton because I don’t like New Haven.

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Anonymous wrote:I would decide based on the campus. Princeton if you want a bucolic country club or garden vibe, Yale if you want more energy and a viable off-campus scene.

Have you been to New Haven? No thanks to that off-campus scene.

Agree. Do you remember that new about a female student that was killed by the Yale facilities worker? Hid her body in the basement wall. Even without that, the Yale's location is off putting, like JHU and Baltimore.

It is not remotely like Baltimore.

DP. In terms of an urban environment, New Haven seems similar to the area where Penn is located. Better than the areas near U. Chicago and JHU, but not as safe as Georgetown/Foggy Bottom (for Georgetown/GWU students) or Oakland (where Pitt and CMU are located). If New Haven were actually denser, it might be safer, but it's just low enough density to facilitate a decent amount of crime that happens when there aren't enough bystanders.

https://www.wfsb.com/2024/01/12/new-haven-crime-stats-show-increase-violent-crimes-more-arrests-made/

When I went to UPENN’s tour one of the first things they showed us was the emergency pull if you’re attacked in the bathroom. Uhhhh nope.

[Anonymous]

Yale!! People are even more impressed.

Go to Bulldog days! It’s such a fun time and a fun campus.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yale!! People are even more impressed.

Go to Bulldog days! It’s such a fun time and a fun campus.

Go eat their food, collect their bling, and accept Princeton's offer!