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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Given that the schools seem so similar, it seems hard to grasp.  So Harvard has final clubs, which seems something like fraternities.  There is some vague complaint about "social spaces."  I suspect it has more to do with the grinder/networker personalities of the students drawn to Harvard, but as has been noted frequently on DCUM, the "vibe" of most T20 are fairly joyless now, so this is certainly not unique in any way.   [/quote]
Different schools in different cities? Sorry but your intro is confusing. [/quote]

Why is this confusing?  Harvard and Yale are similar in many ways, including the students they attract and the structures of their schools.  Harvard and Yale are more similar than Harvard and Arizona State.  [/quote]
Thread title asks "what makes social life of H and Y so different?" Wouldn't it make more sense in your initial post to share the differences between the two as you perceive? [/quote]

Sorry, I'll clarify:  Harvard has a reputation of having a bad social life, with a lot of loneliness, lack of sense of community, bad parties which are few and far-between, and a cliquey students body filled with "networking" careerist types.  Yale has the opposite reputation.  [/quote]

Not quite. Won't disagree with Harvard. It's not great when neighboring MIT is known as the party school in Cambridge.

But Yale really hasn't gotten over an incident from some years ago. Progressive students really bullying a residential professor and her family - for saying students are responsible for their Halloween costumes. It destroyed careers. Videos were everywhere. It made it clear Yale is a very different place these days.

Definitely not the fun school of yore.

And then the Tiger Mom drama.

This is all years ago now, but it's a stressful place where most people walk on eggshells in a not great city. Not a fun school for most.  [/quote]

None of this is accurate.  [/quote]

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