Yale University is a university on Gilmore Girls, located in New Haven, Connecticut.
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Yale is an Ivy League university in New Haven, Connecticut. It is one of the oldest colleges in the U.S. and has been created a very venerated educational institution by the media and upper class society, along with its direct rival, Harvard, and other universities in the Ivy League system.
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The university is a big part of the Gilmore family's history and self-perception. As rich, white people, they hold the concept of Ivy League schooling in high regard and to a certain extent purport it to be meritocratic, instead of designed as it is to favour the wealthy white. It is noted that both Richard Gilmore and his father, Charles Gilmore, attended, which gives Rory an advantage (in addition to her grandparents' money and family status).
Per Lorelai's initiative, Rory has always pursued Harvard, indicating that Lorelai, despite supposedly rejecting world view her parents represent, also adheres to the existing class systems and notions of belonging to wealth as the way to achieve anything. When Rory reaches her senior year of high school, she is advised, much to Lorelai's displeasure, to apply to multiple universities to better her chances and includes Yale. When Rory is accepted to multiple schools, she weighs the pros and cons, eventually surprising herself by choosing Yale over Harvard.
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Trivia[]
- USC was also used for smaller scenes, as the college was twenty minutes from the Warner Bros. village where the show was shot.
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Links[]
- Yale at Wikipedia