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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Having grown up in Princeton, doesn’t surprise me that   kids complain there is nothing to do in the town.  However the eating clubs probably have parties most weekends, same with the frats at Dartmouth and Cornell.[/quote]

But what if you don't get into one?[/quote]

That is a reason to pick Yale instead - everyone is randomly placed into a residential college. You don't have to apply. [/quote]

Yale ( annd the residential college system) is  awesome but the comparison to eating clubs isn’t really apt. The closest thing you could compare to it Yale would be senior societies which do have a rush process for getting into but something like half the senior class ends up in one. It’s not just some super select group. Still the process can be Stressful for those involved. [/quote]

I think you missed the point. Yale doesn't have eating clubs like Princeton. It doesn't have houses with competitive selections like Harvard. Yale does have residential college communities each with their own dining hall that everyone gets into selected randomly. So you're mixed in with a random group of students with diversity and everyone has a place. No stress to get in.

Yale's secret societies are not a big part of the social scene. At all. For one, they are only for seniors. Seniors already have their friend groups well established. They only meet once a week. For those who are not in them, it's not a big deal. Those who aren't in them really don't care. [/quote]

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