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 | Quite Bright | There are many good schools, but the combination of the Yale 'brand' and the Yale experience are unparalleled at any University I can think of. | Starting Job: Analyst, Preparedness: C-, Reputation: A+ | | |
| | Jan 05 2006 | Alumnus Male --
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| Not so bright | | Bad grades, depression and sleepness nights. And to be honest, I love every minute of it. Yale can be a great experience if you follow these steps. a) Set up study groups and make friends from day one. Unless your some sort of baby Einstein, no body at Yale gets through without some serious back and forth with friends, especially in the sciences. Having a good dependable study group throughout college could me the difference between doing well and barely making it. Especially in Science. b)Get to know the professors in your major and outside of it. they come in handy.
c) DO NOT SPEND YOUR WHOLE DAY/NIGHT STUDYING AND WORKING. Yale is hard enough without going sackcloth with your course load. You'll just burn out and be miserable. join some clubs (this is essentially for rule a) d) Don't be afraid to fail or struggle. One bad habit Yalies (all most Ivy Leaguers) is that they run scared at the first bad grade or any course they can't breeze or scheme their way through. Don't get into this habit. Your career won't end if you're struggling through college.e) Don't be afraid to ask for help. Nobody is going to think you're a retard if you have a tutor if your always in your prof's office. Its Yale-- with occassional Dubya-like trust fund baby, you're not going to meet any stupid undergrads. Don't let your ego screw up your GPA. | Starting Job: Systems Analyst, Preparedness: C-, Reputation: A+ | | |
| | Dec 31 2005 | Alumnus Male --
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| Quite Bright | | I got alot from Yale and am grateful to it. After Yale, I went to grad school at the best dept in my field and then went on to teach at several of the best universities in the country. Based on that experience, I would say the following: 1. I would still choose Yale as the best college. The academics are outstanding and the profs treat undergrads as at least as important as grads unlike too many research univ. 2. The workload can be very high expecially if you are seeking the most learning possible. Many profs appear to think that their class is the center of the universe, but luckily they tend to be passionate and brilliant, so it almost works. 3. New Haven was not the greatest town to live in. It's gotten better since my time, however.
4. Students are happier at Yale than many places but less happy than at others. Among peer institutions, it is probably in the middle. 5. Yale freshman do have a tendency to say negative things about Harvard. Main reason is that more Yalies have been rejected by Harvard than have rejected Harvard undergrad. This facator generally disappears by one's sophmore/junior as one learns more beyond that admissions perspective. | Starting Job: college professor, Preparedness: B+, Reputation: F | | |
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