Summer Time Summit - Yale 2010

I just got back from four days at Hogwarts Yale and had a great time working with College Summit for the third summer in a row. I served as a College Coach and it was wonderful to spend a few days meeting with students and helping them compile college lists. The Yale campus was wonderfully accommodating for the group and I give the dining hall two thumbs up (two words: panini grill).

Yale is obviously a place that is highly selective, but I can definitely confirm that it is one of the few campuses I've visited that truly is able to transport you to a place that feels totally distinct from your everyday world. The few days there gave me a small taste of what it must feel like to spend four years at a place so full of history and with an intellectual tradition that literally oozes from every hallway, library, and wrought iron gate.

The best part of the weekend though had nothing to do with the stone buildings and leaded glass windows, the students in attendance put forth an amazing amount of effort and wrote some really incredible personal statements. I can't wait for next summer when I can participate all over again!

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