Yale 2010 Forum

[rowlf]

I've visited a couple of times (for mock trial stuff and a conference). I loved the architecture, it's very English and I almost felt like I was in England. And it looked really pretty in the winter ...

There were a couple of decent cafes, dining places nearby but nothing like NYC or Chicago ... and I'm a big fan of ethnic food so I don't know how I'll deal with that.

On the plus side, NYC isn't all that far away so if anyone's really REALLY craving decent Chinese or Italian or Thai, the city isn't that far away for a weekend trip.

New Haven is a great dining destination in its own right; more restaurants per capita than any other city in the US, I believe. Specifically in terms of "ethnic" food (I'll assume you mean non-European) --- beyond a lot of Japanese, Indian and Thai, there's also more hard to find stuff, like Vietnamese, Cuban, and Ethiopian. The food is good, too, there are a lot of highly rated restaurants around...

[TheWire]

bit the $87 bullet yesterday...the last day to apply


see u on 4/15

[BenJ]

Actually what I am worried about is the people/environment. I've heard that they can be very snobbish and I don't know how true that is. I'm sure every place has it's nice people and snobs etc.

Does anyone have any personal knowledge or opinions about this? Thanks!

For any school with a reputation for snobbishness, I would say this is more true of the undergrad than the law school, although my impression of Yale undergrad has always been more positive in that regard (i.e., they're not snobby, sorry if that was confusing) than, say, Dartmouth or Princeton. It's hard to be a snob in law school, and legacy is much, much weaker if existent at all.

[tomhobbes]

I've visited a couple of times (for mock trial stuff and a conference). I loved the architecture, it's very English and I almost felt like I was in England. And it looked really pretty in the winter ...

There were a couple of decent cafes, dining places nearby but nothing like NYC or Chicago ... and I'm a big fan of ethnic food so I don't know how I'll deal with that.

On the plus side, NYC isn't all that far away so if anyone's really REALLY craving decent Chinese or Italian or Thai, the city isn't that far away for a weekend trip.

New Haven is a great dining destination in its own right; more restaurants per capita than any other city in the US, I believe. Specifically in terms of "ethnic" food (I'll assume you mean non-European) --- beyond a lot of Japanese, Indian and Thai, there's also more hard to find stuff, like Vietnamese, Cuban, and Ethiopian. The food is good, too, there are a lot of highly rated restaurants around...

Honestly, one of the reasons I want to go to Yale is because I read that one blog post about all the free food and I really love Indian and Thai food. My loyalty is easily bought with chicken tikka masala.

I heard Yale is good at law stuff too, or something like that.

[BioEBear2010]

Actually what I am worried about is the people/environment. I've heard that they can be very snobbish and I don't know how true that is. I'm sure every place has it's nice people and snobs etc.

Does anyone have any personal knowledge or opinions about this? Thanks!

You've heard wrong. I visited last week and the students were very open and friendly. If anything, I've heard (and seen) that the YLS student body is one of the most tightly knit and sociable groups around.

And yes, Tomhobbes, chicken tikka masala is amazing.

[BenJ]

Honestly, one of the reasons I want to go to Yale is because I read that one blog post about all the free food and I really love Indian and Thai food. My loyalty is easily bought with chicken tikka masala.

I heard Yale is good at law stuff too, or something like that.

+1.

[adameus]

jeeze, I didn't know about the free food, maybe I should have applied....

[tomhobbes]

jeeze, I didn't know about the free food, maybe I should have applied....

There's a reason why I only told people about it after February 15th.

[crackberry]

Ohhhhh, Yale.

[Kronk]

Apparently Asha reads the USS: Bitter Pessimism.

[crackberry]

Apparently Asha reads the USS: Bitter Pessimism.

How do you figure?

[Kronk]

Her response in that post to Desert Fox's question.

[crackberry]

Her response in that post to Desert Fox's question.

I don't touch USS: BP w/ 10 foot pole. Please recap.

[Kronk]

Her response in that post to Desert Fox's question.

I don't touch USS: BP w/ 10 foot pole. Please recap.

No, I mean Desert Fox wrote a question after that post where she responded to TLS members (including yourself) asking about typos. She responded and made a quip about finding friends on the internet at "USS: Spellcheck" in order to make sure there weren't any typos. I thought it was pretty funny.

[crackberry]

Her response in that post to Desert Fox's question.

I don't touch USS: BP w/ 10 foot pole. Please recap.

No, I mean Desert Fox wrote a question after that post where she responded to TLS members (including yourself) asking about typos. She responded and made a quip about finding friends on the internet at "USS: Spellcheck" in order to make sure there weren't any typos. I thought it was pretty funny.

Ahh got it.

[tomhobbes]

The problem is that the USS Spellcheck thread would quickly devolve into a bunch of regulars trading inside jokes and asking for pictures of each other.

[crackberry]

The problem is that the USS Spellcheck thread would quickly devolve into a bunch of regulars trading inside jokes and asking for pictures of each other - like this one.

Fixed

[tomhobbes]

The problem is that the USS Spellcheck thread would quickly devolve into a bunch of regulars trading inside jokes and asking for pictures of each other - like this one.

Fixed

Yeah I was thinking about that, but we mix in the occasional useful post here and there, along with some Yale speculation. And I don't want any pictures of you guys.

[BioEBear2010]

The problem is that the USS Spellcheck thread would quickly devolve into a bunch of regulars trading inside jokes and asking for pictures of each other - like this one.

Fixed

Yeah I was thinking about that, but we mix in the occasional useful post here and there, along with some Yale speculation. And I don't want any clothed pictures of you guys.

Fixed.

[Kronk]

Her response in that post to Desert Fox's question.

I don't touch USS: BP w/ 10 foot pole. Please recap.

Are we toxic?

[crackberry]

Her response in that post to Desert Fox's question.

I don't touch USS: BP w/ 10 foot pole. Please recap.

Are we toxic?

No. You are coyote-ugly.

[Anastasia Dee Dualla]

come on big bucks...no whammies.

[Unitas]

The comments are just full of win now. You have got to love someone referencing the urban dictionary definition of oralist. Not going to see that every day.

http://blogs.law.yale.edu/blogs/admissi ... x#comments

[clyde_barrow]

The comments are just full of win now. You have got to love someone referencing the urban dictionary definition of oralist. Not going to see that every day.

http://blogs.law.yale.edu/blogs/admissi ... x#comments

incredible.

[CardinalRules]

The comments are just full of win now. You have got to love someone referencing the urban dictionary definition of oralist. Not going to see that every day.

http://blogs.law.yale.edu/blogs/admissi ... x#comments

incredible.

Asha must be laughing every time that she sees those comments.