Yale University Top Questions

What do you consider the worst thing about Yale University? Why?

Alison

Yale currently does not offer any minors and most of the majors are very grounded in the liberal arts. While I appreciate the importance of being well-rounded with a liberal arts degree, Yale does not offer many undergraduate options for pre-professional interests.

Crisol

To whom it may concern, My city and school were not on the list, Colorado State University-Pueblo in Pueblo, Colorado. The worst thing about my school is the lack of flexible courses available to students. All my classes have to be taken during the day and are not available to be taken during the evening. This can be a challenge for most students because of family obligations, job schedules and extra curricular activities.

Chelsea

It is really cold and I have to walk far to get to my classes in the winter.

Paul

The worst thing about Yale is its location- in New Haven, Connecticut. Connecticut is a beautiful state, as is the city of New Haven, but if anything were wrong with this school it would easily be the location. For most classes students must cross busy city streets, and the city is in a constant state of movement. While this is favored by some, most students would prefer a more secluded and quiet environment. New Haven is a wonderful place, but with the potential dangers of a city it is certainly not the ideal location for a college population.

Casey

While the professors are great, the staff that runs the dining halls and cleans the dorms, etc, are extremely lazy and do not care about their jobs. It is really frustrating.

Rachel

The weather. Especially for students from southern climes, the northeast can require a bit of transition. It rains in New Haven a great deal and the winter is cold! But at least it's not as cold as at Harvard... ;-)

David

A large emphasis on exploring different topics in the first couple of years can sometimes lead to indecisiveness when it comes time to picking a major, but it's not really a huge problem. Being forced to take a bad meal plan your freshman year is really the only negative thing I can say about Yale.

Zachary

The occasional pressure to figure out what you want to do with your life well before you actually have any idea...oh, and some of the girls.

Sepeedeh

The worst thing about the school is how hard the classes are.

Sam

You forget what the world is like outside Yale.