Overview of Yale University |
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| Institution Type: | Private not-for-profit |
| Campus Setting: | Mid-size city |
| Highest Degree Offered: | Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice |
| Level of Institution: | Four or more years |
| Calendar: | Semester |
| School Mascot: | Bulldogs, Elis, Yalies |
| School Colors: | Yale blue and white |
“Yale offers everything that I wanted in a school. It has a beautiful campus, wonderful faculty and incredible residential college system. The students here are super motivated and driven, but…”
“yale is the best place on earth. i felt at home within a few weeks and have yet to meet one boring or unlikeable person. the residential college system is…”
“Yale is Harvard WITHOUT the snobbery, competition, and constant atmosphere of I need to do better than everyone else. The opportunities and resources are virtually unlimited and frankly quite overwhelming.…”
“Yale is an environment for brilliant minds. You can expect to find plenty of competition in an environment like this, but you will also be surprised by the amount of…”
“Yale is great place. The history, the students, the faculty are all terrific. There are multiple levels of student support, and we are very much a family. The…”
The campus is so beautiful and they have an engineering program. i didn't know that. i hear its very hard to get in. Based on the virtual tour Yale looks like it has a lot to offer.
» Read MoreTheir housing system is unique and one of my personal favorites. They just sound like so much fun to live in, and a sense of family, community, and coziness is important to me.
» Read MoreStudents balance academics with every club and activity under the sun.
» Read MoreIn every way I'm enjoying being here. The support system for freshmen is pretty great; they take care of you and make sure you're eased in, there is always something going on around campus, and there is such a vast variety of people that basically anyone can find a niche.
» Read MoreAlthough sometimes the weekends can be slightly dull if you don't look into what's going on ahead of time, there is usually something taking place. The frat scene isn't big, but if you want that, you can find it, as well as plenty of dorm parties and Toads is open every Wednesday and Saturday if you want to dance. No party school by any stretch, but definitely a fun place.
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