(Yale) Don't get me wrong, I like Yale and am

How this student rated the school

Educational Quality	C	Faculty Accessibility	C+
Useful Schoolwork	C-	Excess Competition	B
Academic Success	D+	Creativity/ Innovation	A
Individual Value	B-	University Resource Use	C
Campus Aesthetics/ Beauty	B+	Friendliness	A-
Campus Maintenance	B+	Social Life	A-
Surrounding City	C-	Extra Curriculars	B-
Safety	F

Describes the student body as: Arrogant, Approachable Describes the faculty as: Unhelpful, Self Absorbed

Male

Quite Bright

Lowest Rating Safety	F

Highest Rating Creativity/ Innovation	A

He cares more about Safety than the average student.

Date: Jan 03 2008
Major: Economics (This Major's Salary over time)
Don't get me wrong, I like Yale and am proud to go here, but considering where else I got in, I'm suffering from buyer's remorse. Yale's better than your average U, but not worth the price tag.

The social options are pretty good here. People are approachable and always find time to socialize with friends, and the crowd's pretty diverse and chill. Sometimes I feel like I get the most out of my Yale experience from conversations with friends.

But that's a double-edged sword. If I feel like I'm learning the most from my friends, that means I'm not getting much out of my classes. I expected more rigor when I came here, but it seems that most classes here are about as difficult or engaging as at any other university (honestly even the textbooks that are "customized for Yale" seem pretty standard). Some professors will care about you (maybe the ones in DS), many will not. Creativity among the students abounds, but no one really seems to care about following through with your thought and getting it right - they just simply reward being creative. Maybe this suits litterature and humanities people more, but I found it disappointing.

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