Yale University
Reviews

Transport

New Haven is a city. Cars are problematic on campus as there is no parking. Yale has a good bus system, but most kids walk where they need to go and it's totally doable. The trains are a great way to head to NY or DC.

Guys, Girls, Etc...

You will find a wide array of students from every walk of life and from all over the globe. There is no way to stereotype the student population here.

All in All

Yale is the perfect fit for me. The people are the biggest surprise. Everyone is nice, so helpful, sincere and smart. I feel really lucky to be a part of the Yale experience.

Dining Options

There are plenty of options. There are plenty of healthy choices, as well as comfort food. They do a good job trying to meet the needs of so many students.

YALE IS AWESOME

If I lived 1,000 times, I would choose Yale every single time (provided I could get in each time). Everything is amazing.

What Are Cars?

Almost no one drives at Yale because everything is easily accessible on foot, and, if not, they have great transportation services.

I Just Started

I am only at the beginning of my major, but so far everything is excellent.

Cognitive Science

It's incredible! It's a very close-knit major and Yale has the best Cog Sci professors in the world. They are so open to helping students and so passionate about the topic. I leave my classes in shock and excitement every day and my goal in life is to work on research with one of my professors.

Good Nightlife.

There are parties everyday in campus, at frathouses, and at nightclubs around the area, which is a great outlet away from school every once in a while.

Amazing Classes

Classes are very interesting and intriguing. Professors have open office hours every week to meet with you one on one. Professors are some of the leading figures in their fields, so to be able to pick their brains is a great experience.

Fairly Lax

Campus police are quite relaxed when it comes to the rules. They are more concerned about student safety than anything else. Many students keep alcohol in their room. As long as you keep quiet about drinking, you probably won't get busted.

Diversity at Yale

Diversity at Yale is excellent. There are students from all over the world and you get to meet and interact freely with people with a totally different background from yourself. Yale is diverse when it comes to socioeconomic status, religion, sexual orientation, and political beliefs, not just race and ethnicity.

Don't Bring a Car!

It's very costly and unnecessary since there is so much public transportation (campus shuttles, buses, trains, etc). And there is not a lot of parking available!!!

15 Dining Halls, Salad Bars, Tons of Fruit, & Comfort Foods!

There are dining halls in every college that have a similar menu (though slight differences unique to each) and also three special dining halls with other options. It creates a very family-like atmosphere at dinner time when you can walk into your college dining hall and know everyone or another dining hall and know half the people or the largest Hogwart-esque dining hall and eat like a wizard!

Not a Big Deal

Most frats are uninteresting or unsavory, with some exceptions. Sororities don't have much of a presence.

Its Cool

If you're 21 and like drinking. Many community activities. Exploing is a must theres a lot to see.

It's Pretty Sweet

The housing itself at Yale is phenomenal. It's almost all suite style, which means you and generally 3 to 5 other people (but there are suites as big as 12 people, and as small as 2) will have a few doubles and singles connected to a common room. If you have a larger suite (7 people or greater) you'll generally have your own bathroom inside of it. Overall the suites are pretty nice, and it's a great style of housing. Having a single is a good deal.

The only downside (as I view it, others love this) is the residential college system. Students are affiliated with a residential college for the duration of the 4 years they spend here. You will be living only with people who are in your college unless you elect to live off campus. Make a good group of friends in other colleges? That sucks. You can't live with them unless you all go through the hassle of changing your residential college affiliation (which will probably alienate the people you've been living with and bonding with during your freshman year).

However, rant aside, the housing is great.

There If You Need / Want It

I wouldn't live in many parts of New Haven, but East Rock is nice and relatively affordable, if you don't like your college.

Extraordinary

Walk around Sterling Memorial, Bass or Beinecke Libraries, and you'll know what I mean. Absolutely first-class.

Accessible and Reliable

Very good. PCs and Macs readily available. Printing costs a little on the high side. Bring a laptop, though, or you won't survive here.

An Uninteresting City

Yale is New Haven's biggest asset, and it would be nice if the town recognised that a little more. The best thing that can be said for New Haven is that it's on the Metro North line to NYC. It's also difficult to run out of things to do on the Yale campus.

Excellent

Yale is unparalleled at providing financial aid- if you get in, they make sure you have the option to come, plain and simple.

Residental Colleges Are the BEST

I literally live in a castle! Social atmosphere is very friendly, dorm rooms are beautiful, spacious, and clean. Food is awesome. It is luxurious and easy living

Yale Campus Is Very Safe.

Yale cares about student safety. The campus police are visible, very friendly, helpful and communicative.

Liberal

Yale trusts students to watch after each other and to keep themselves in check