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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]NP here -- My DC was torn between Yale and Columbia as his first choice, but ultimately opted for Yale.  Two great schools, but at the end of the day: (1) Columbia is a more outward/city experience; while Yale is in New Haven, it is more of a traditional, inward college experience for undergrads -- depends what you want; (2) my DC loved the idea of the core, but also might want to double major and that is much harder to do at Columbia than at Yale because of the core; (3) DC thinks residential colleges are really unique at Yale; very different than living in a converted apartment building 3 blocks from the main campus at Columbia after your first year or two; (4) I think Columbia's international student body is larger -- may appeal more to a foreign student or may lead to a foreign student cabal and less chance for a more typical American experience -- depends what you want -- but Yale also has plenty of foreign students even if not as many.  [/quote]

And then, of course, there's the allure of all the pretentious assholes at Yale.   [/quote]

You sound bitter.  Who got turned down in your family?[/quote]

Uhm . . . nobody -- actually, DH, kids and I are Stanford, Cal, Michigan and Princeton folks.  I've just been amused by this thread -- esp. the Yalies who have confirmed every obnoxious stereotype about themselves. [/quote]

I'm not seeing that.  And I went to an Ivy other than Yale for undergrad, and then to Columbia, so I'd think I'd pick up on excessive "Boola Boola."  But the post to which you responded seemed to be quite even-handed.  [/quote]

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