#Yale vs. Columbia

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keen iron
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Schools:* Yale and Columbia!
Intended major: Columbia: Financial Engineering, Yale: Economics and ChemE or Chemistry
Similarities: Size, general region, Ivies, Price
Columbia
School 1 Pros:

  • Egleston Scholars Program
  • NYC (free tickets, love city life, need some hustle and bustle)
  • Like a slightly bigger student body?
  • Core genuinely seems cool
  • My uncle is there
  • I love being in the center of culture
    School 1 Cons:
  • Can't double (easily between schools)
  • Colder people and stress?
    Yale
    School 2 Pros:
  • More prestige??
  • Love Residential Colleges
  • More greenery/room to stretch
  • Possibly go to NYC on weekends
  • Have a bestie there
  • Can combine chem and Econ
    School 2 Cons:
  • Gets absolutely dogged on for engineering
  • Not in NYC
  • No special program like Egleston
    Tiebreaking considerations:
  • Yale urban-ness
  • Culture/vibes
  • How much does Egleston matter?
  • Outcomes
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violet cedar
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yale 😈

keen iron
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Haha. I just have no clue. It's so bad

violet cedar
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tbh columbia unless u wanna do econ

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econ at yale and columbia for everything else

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egleston program is mad nice https://www.engineering.columbia.edu/academics/undergraduate/egleston-scholars esp that stipend!!!

Columbia Engineering
The Egleston Scholars

The Egleston Scholars Program is named after Professor Thomas Egleston, founder of the Columbia School of Mines in 1864. Known in his time as a foremost expert on mining and metallurgy, Egleston served as President of the American Institute of Mining Engineers, and twice received France’s highest decoration, Légion d'honneur.

keen iron
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Wdym Econ Econ?

violet cedar
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i meant like if u plan to study econ, i would choose yale tbh

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the engineering stuff tho, i would choose columbia

keen iron
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At Yale, I would double in ChemE (or thinking about Chem if engineering is really that bad) and Economics. And then Financial Engineering for Columbia. Isn't Yale going hard in the paint for stem

violet cedar
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i think so but the egleston might lead you to much more exposure and opportunists in engineering field

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tbh, both are great schools. you should pick the one you want to attend more

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imo, if they were the same price, i’d choose yale cause it’s pretty and it has distributional requirements instead of a core curriculum

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plus the community is vv friendly

keen iron
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I have no idea which one I want to attend more lol. Both same price basically

violet cedar
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a tour and chat with current students might help

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i remember some current yalies talking bout engineering, cs, and other stem majors in the 2026 server. youll learn lots

reef gull
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Yale!

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Never heard a student not happy at brown or yale

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I heard some bad reviews from some columbians

keen iron
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Haha. Tell me more

reef gull
# keen iron Haha. Tell me more

Idk I don’t have any additional insights beyond what you’ve stated but literally I’ve never heard anyone regret yale

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For Columbia I heard about some problems with the dorms and classes having a lot of students

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But yeah, you can’t go wrong with either

fierce marlin
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Both of these are amazing schools without a doubt, and you can't go wrong with choosing either!

hasty yew
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What is the career you want to pursue in the future?

fierce marlin
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However, I second everyone's recommendation for Yale! I think it seems like you prefer Yale since you're interested in double majoring Chem and Econ, you love the residential college system, and you like having more nature on-campus.

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keen iron
# hasty yew What is the career you want to pursue in the future?

I don't think I want to be a straight up engineer. But I want to very much have an understanding of systems, physical science, and how it all interacts with Econ. Maybe some consulting or a start up? Having the engineering background just enables a lot of problem solving thst jsut econ might not

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For straight engineering I probably should go to cal ngl💀💀 But i am taking this two schools at a time. ❤️

hasty yew
# keen iron I don't think I want to be a straight up engineer. But I want to very much have ...

I'd pursue Yale then. However, a double major typically does mean it's extremely hard to maintain though. The workload can be overwhelming. You do state that you really like the NYC Culture, but I do feel like it'd be better to go to Yale just to get a better understanding for what you want to pursue.

However, I don't know what Columbia Egleston Scholars is. Could you explain it to me?

edgy jolt
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biased towards yale i can show u the best fucking pho place on the east coast

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also arithusa ice cream is like a 4 minute walk

keen iron
edgy jolt
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i know nothing about academics im here for a good time not a productive time. but holy fucking shit mecha noodle bar is so good

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sometimes they have bao happy hour

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where all the bao is half off

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it’s so fucking good