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Princeton University

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Academics

“Our academic programs are first-rate, and many of our professors are highly regarded in their fields. Also, because of Princeton’s commitment to undergraduate education, the professors are accessible to students. Of course, some of them are quite dull, but...”

Diversity

“We definitely have a variety of people. I don’t know how diverse it is compared to other campuses, but I know there are all kinds of student organizations for different nationalities, races, religions, etc. Being a minority will not prohibit you from doing...”

Guys & Girls

“On the whole, there are attractive people here. After visiting, a friend of mine described Princeton as being full of beautiful, disgruntled people. I don’t know if I agree about disgruntled, though. Princeton people are fairly good-looking. A recent study...”

Athletics

“We have a ton of varsity athletes; it blows me away. IM sports are fairly big as well. Not too many students attend football games, but a heck of a lot attend men’s basketball games. Our basketball team is always first or second in the Ivy League. Our...”
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Academics

The level of Princeton’s academics makes it one of the best schools in the nation for undergraduate education, if not the best. Princeton professors place an emphasis on personal accessibility, and no graduate students are allowed to lead lecture courses. What results is an institution focused upon the education of undergraduates, not the research of professors. Each week, Princeton professors hold office hours so that students may stop by their offices to discuss upcoming assignments or misunderstood...

Diversity

Depending upon students’ personal experience, some students think that Princeton is very diverse, and others think that there are few minorities at all. While not all students believe that Princeton is diverse, it is impossible to deny the range of student groups available to promote diversity awareness.

Princeton is not as diverse as some other Ivy League schools, but the school’s demographics are diverse considering the racial and economic makeup of the surrounding town. Diversity at Princeton is starting...

Guys & Girls

With the pressures of getting into a top-tier school like Princeton, many of the matriculating students missed some of the more active social lives that their high school classmates had the opportunity to experience. Socializing freshman year is awkward at best. Freshman girls are pursued by the more experienced upperclassmen while freshman boys wait for their turns to come. After a freshman year of casual dating or hooking up, Princeton women plunge to the bottom of the dating totem pole by senior year...

Athletics

Athletics—varsity, club, and intramural—play an important role on campus. At some point in their Princeton career, most students will have some exposure to campus athletics, whether it is attending a game of the title-winning men’s lacrosse team at the Class of 1952 Stadium or participating in a yoga class at Dillon Gym. For students who are not up to varsity level, there are plenty of opportunities to participate on a team whether it is on one of the spirited IM teams or one of the University’s 34 club...
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