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I can't say enough wonderful things about Yale. It is a BEAUTIFUL campus. Even in the dead of winter, when the amazing Northeast colors have died out and before the blooms of spring, Yale is still gorgeous due to the architecture. Sterling Memorial Library is a house of worship- worship of learning. Both Sterling Memorial Library and Payne Whitney Gymnasium resemble cathedrals. The residential colleges are very beautiful inside and out - no hard concrete interiors and bunk-beds for Yale! Most rooms have hardwood floors and fireplaces. But the sense of community and Yale spirit that overflows every corner of campus is the true beauty of this university.

Going to Yale was the best decision I ever made!

good luck getting in and paying for the tuition

The average Yalie is pretty rabidly in love with Yale - that stood out most when I was visiting campuses back in high school. Even without the name and reputation, I can;t imagine any student being happier elsewhere (including the occasional misanthropes who would be miserable anywhere they went). Also, prospective students think they're scoping us out at Bulldog Days (the visiting days for admitted students), but we use that time as a screening process. We love Yale, and strive to make sure the right kind of student - the intellectually curious but passionate and sociable kind - should be here. If we're kind of cold to you, well... you know what the verdict was ;)

It's fun! I'd recommend it!

There are a couple small things that make life here very wonderful when I'm simply walking down the street. To begin with, I here foreign languages every day, just in conversation on the street. Some of them I can identify; others are more unusual. Also, the people of New Haven are vocal and interactive. They will encourage you if you're going for a run, chat with you in Rite Aid, and blast music from their cars. I feel a sense of familiarity in the Yalie conversations I overhear on the street. The expressions, mannerisms, tone, and even content of what I overhear is strangely often what I would myself express, or what my good friends express. This is weird in a place as diverse as Yale, but I guess it's just a sign that we've developed a culture.

There's a great Sushi restaurant on Howe Street.. Worth coming to Yale for.

Food is actually generally pretty good - you just have to be resourceful if you don't get into Berkeley or Davenport College. MAKE USE OF THE LAW SCHOOL IF YOU SKIP BREAKFAST!

I don't really appreciate the weather here. It's cold and it's rainy. That would have been the one advantage of going to Stanford ...

Rooming here is amazing. I'm a freshman and I have a single- and a ton of other freshmen can say the same. A lot depends on which residential college you're in (I'm lucky and happen to be in the best one, Jonathan Edwards), but overall rooming here is great. Also, they don't care if you violate the rules. I have a pet hedgehog in my room in a giant cage above my bed- I was here when the room inspector came and he didn't give it a second look.