Yale SOM 2013 - Calling All Applicants

I crafted a fairly lengthy response with my reasoning yesterday evening that for some reason did not post. In short, Yale was just a better fit for my career interests (social enterprise) and in terms of the student culture which, from my experiences, was incredibly communal. I immediately felt like part of a family. Throughout the application process, I've been impressed with Yale's outreach and resources that they have already provided to me. Whether it be putting me in touch with local alumni or discussing career opportunities, if you're willing to ask, they seem very responsive with quelling any concerns. I'm ultimately looking to do some cross-collaboration with the psychology department, and they put me in touch with some contacts even before I enrolled.

This isn't to say that I had any poor experiences with MIT - the people I've met and interacted with have all been bright and high on Sloan. There is certainly a similar culture of collaboration, but I didn't get the same sense of diversity (very relative I know). There's definitely no doubting that the students there work as hard as any. If you're looking into tech, consulting, or finance, MIT has to be involved in any conversation since those areas all fall within its proverbial wheelhouse. Ultimately, I had to go with the school that best aligned with both my interests and personality. Kingfalcon was exactly right in that I ultimately made the decision based on what I wanted out of a school. I would hope that's what everyone is doing.