<p>woo this is getting along well cmon guys!</p>
<ol>
<li>highest endowment per student</li>
<li>great school spirit</li>
<li>focused on undergraduates</li>
<li>intensely loyal alumni network</li>
<li>GORGEOUS campus (naturally and architecturally)</li>
<li>excellent relationship between campus and town</li>
<li>brand spanking new chemistry building (drool…)</li>
<li>twist, halo pub, fruity yogurt, t-sweets, and bent spoon all in a 5-10 minute walk</li>
<li>has one of the best physics departments in the world</li>
<li>has one of the best math departments in the world</li>
<li>great grad/professional school placements despite grade deflation</li>
<li>5:1 student to faculty ratio</li>
<li>new neuroscience and psychology building that will be up in 3-4 years (something to look forward to)</li>
<li>small precepts</li>
<li>the (black) squirrels (had to say it)</li>
<li>a train ride between NYC and Philly</li>
<li>we have our own mini train station ON campus (the dinky)</li>
<li>a good variety of housing and dining options</li>
<li>HUM and ISC (for those interested)</li>
<li>cheap tickets to awesome shows/events (wicked, west side story, billy elliot, the metropolitan opera, etc.)</li>
<li>forbes’s chocolate fountain</li>
<li>professors who will actually read and reread (and reread some more) your drafts (even non-writing seminar ones)</li>
<li>cornel west, joyce carol oates, john nash, paul krugman, etc. etc. etc.</li>
<li>labs open to students (even freshmen and sophomores)</li>
<li>junior papers (as a transition to the senior thesis)</li>
<li>senior thesis (no seriously)</li>
<li>reunions</li>
<li>creative writing courses</li>
<li>woody woo</li>
<li>The cooler, smarter, more attractive kids go there.</li>
<li>Albert Einstein</li>
<li>art museum</li>
<li>has one of the best econ departments in the world</li>
<li>Among top 3 feeder schools to best professional graduate schools in U.S.</li>
<li>The ever special Eating Clubs</li>
<li>One of top feeders to the Investment Banking world</li>
<li>the chapel (stunning)</li>
<li>chancellor green</li>
<li>research institution + liberal artsy-ish</li>
<li>pretty good sports scene for a nerdy place</li>
<li>spacious but walkable campus (lots of people have bikes but they really aren’t a necessity)</li>
<li>very, very safe surrounding area</li>
<li>HPA (the health advising group) is very on top of things, helpful, and accessible</li>
<li>new butler dorms and relatively new whitman dorms</li>
<li>academic advising/administration is quite efficient and runs smoothly</li>
<li>mccarter theater</li>
<li>despite the lack of a med school there is the university medical center about a 10-15 minutes walk away</li>
<li>no loans policy for financial aid</li>
<li>the triangle club</li>
<li>great certificate programs in finance, neuroscience, Latin American Studies, etc.</li>
<li>the students are awesome and friendly</li>
<li>you can do whatever you want while in college and still become successful</li>
<li>incredibly easy to change your mind about classes, major, career path, etc.</li>
<li>“Princeton” is undoubtedly the sexiest sounding name of any Ivy league school</li>
<li>Great location 
Friendly city, friendly people, nice & homey town</li>
<li>Great internship opportunities (correct me if I’m wrong)</li>
<li>ALL THOSE ICE CREAM PLACES!</li>
<li>Top Tier location: suburban cleanliness but YOURE AN HOUR AWAY FROM NYC and also an hour away from PHILLY</li>
<li>If you are in Rocky, Jeff Nunokawa … but seriously</li>
<li>Rocky/Mathey grilled cheese</li>
<li>Late meal</li>
<li>Murray Dodge</li>
<li>Shirley’s Weather Machine</li>
<li>SO MUCH FREE FOOD</li>
<li>Asian tour groups ask to take pictures with you … seriously! You’re a celebrity! They whisper and point to each other “Look! It’s a REAL Princeton student.”</li>
<li>Fall Colors</li>
<li>The atrium in Firestone</li>
<li>Firestone itself!</li>
<li>The students actually have social lives</li>
<li>Princeton volleyball</li>
<li>The Nassau Inn and all the history around town!</li>
<li>Late meal @ Frist</li>
<li>NUMBER ONE ON EVERY COLLEGE RANKING (Forbes, USNews, etc.)</li>
<li>Most attractive ivy leaguers :D</li>
<li>The epitome of the Ivy League (unlike Cornell lol)</li>
<li>Brand name recognition all over the world!!!</li>
<li>#1 in alumni giving back rates</li>
<li>Nobel Prize winners, MacArthur fellows, etc. teaching freshmen! (unlike Harvard where TAs teach even seniors)</li>
<li>Awesome guest speakers!!! </li>
<li>Dorms are relatively new and clean.</li>
<li>Location: safe and calm. (Unlike New Haven and Harlem.)</li>
<li>#1 in highest paid graduates!!!</li>
<li>Movies are always filmed on campus (Admissions, Runner Runner, A Beautiful Mind, Transformers, etc.)</li>
</ol>
<ol>
<li>highest endowment per student</li>
<li>great school spirit</li>
<li>focused on undergraduates</li>
<li>intensely loyal alumni network</li>
<li>GORGEOUS campus (naturally and architecturally)</li>
<li>excellent relationship between campus and town</li>
<li>brand spanking new chemistry building (drool…)</li>
<li>twist, halo pub, fruity yogurt, t-sweets, and bent spoon all in a 5-10 minute walk</li>
<li>has one of the best physics departments in the world</li>
<li>has one of the best math departments in the world</li>
<li>great grad/professional school placements despite grade deflation</li>
<li>5:1 student to faculty ratio</li>
<li>new neuroscience and psychology building that will be up in 3-4 years (something to look forward to)</li>
<li>small precepts</li>
<li>the (black) squirrels (had to say it)</li>
<li>a train ride between NYC and Philly</li>
<li>we have our own mini train station ON campus (the dinky)</li>
<li>a good variety of housing and dining options</li>
<li>HUM and ISC (for those interested)</li>
<li>cheap tickets to awesome shows/events (wicked, west side story, billy elliot, the metropolitan opera, etc.)</li>
<li>forbes’s chocolate fountain</li>
<li>professors who will actually read and reread (and reread some more) your drafts (even non-writing seminar ones)</li>
<li>cornel west, joyce carol oates, john nash, paul krugman, etc. etc. etc.</li>
<li>labs open to students (even freshmen and sophomores)</li>
<li>junior papers (as a transition to the senior thesis)</li>
<li>senior thesis (no seriously)</li>
<li>reunions</li>
<li>creative writing courses</li>
<li>woody woo</li>
<li>The cooler, smarter, more attractive kids go there.</li>
<li>Albert Einstein</li>
<li>art museum</li>
<li>has one of the best econ departments in the world</li>
<li>Among top 3 feeder schools to best professional graduate schools in U.S.</li>
<li>The ever special Eating Clubs</li>
<li>One of top feeders to the Investment Banking world</li>
<li>the chapel (stunning)</li>
<li>chancellor green</li>
<li>research institution + liberal artsy-ish</li>
<li>pretty good sports scene for a nerdy place</li>
<li>spacious but walkable campus (lots of people have bikes but they really aren’t a necessity)</li>
<li>very, very safe surrounding area</li>
<li>HPA (the health advising group) is very on top of things, helpful, and accessible</li>
<li>new butler dorms and relatively new whitman dorms</li>
<li>academic advising/administration is quite efficient and runs smoothly</li>
<li>mccarter theater</li>
<li>despite the lack of a med school there is the university medical center about a 10-15 minutes walk away</li>
<li>no loans policy for financial aid</li>
<li>the triangle club</li>
<li>great certificate programs in finance, neuroscience, Latin American Studies, etc.</li>
<li>the students are awesome and friendly</li>
<li>you can do whatever you want while in college and still become successful</li>
<li>incredibly easy to change your mind about classes, major, career path, etc.</li>
<li>“Princeton” is undoubtedly the sexiest sounding name of any Ivy league school</li>
<li>Great location Friendly city, friendly people, nice & homey town</li>
<li>Great internship opportunities (correct me if I’m wrong)</li>
<li>ALL THOSE ICE CREAM PLACES!</li>
<li>Top Tier location: suburban cleanliness but YOURE AN HOUR AWAY FROM NYC and also an hour away from PHILLY</li>
<li>If you are in Rocky, Jeff Nunokawa … but seriously</li>
<li>Rocky/Mathey grilled cheese</li>
<li>Late meal</li>
<li>Murray Dodge</li>
<li>Shirley’s Weather Machine</li>
<li>SO MUCH FREE FOOD</li>
<li>Asian tour groups ask to take pictures with you … seriously! You’re a celebrity! They whisper and point to each other “Look! It’s a REAL Princeton student.”</li>
<li>Fall Colors</li>
<li>The atrium in Firestone</li>
<li>Firestone itself!</li>
<li>The students actually have social lives</li>
<li>Princeton volleyball</li>
<li>The Nassau Inn and all the history around town!</li>
<li>Late meal @ Frist</li>
<li>NUMBER ONE ON EVERY COLLEGE RANKING (Forbes, USNews, etc.)</li>
<li>Most attractive ivy leaguers </li>
<li>The epitome of the Ivy League (unlike Cornell lol)</li>
<li>Brand name recognition all over the world!!!</li>
<li>#1 in alumni giving back rates</li>
<li>Nobel Prize winners, MacArthur fellows, etc. teaching freshmen! (unlike Harvard where TAs teach even seniors)</li>
<li>Awesome guest speakers!!! </li>
<li>Dorms are relatively new and clean.</li>
<li>Location: safe and calm. (Unlike New Haven and Harlem.)</li>
<li>#1 in highest paid graduates!!!</li>
<li>Movies are always filmed on campus (Admissions, Runner Runner, A Beautiful Mind, Transformers, etc.)</li>
<li>World-class German department (understatement)</li>
<li>Princeton Record Exchange—best record store on the East Coast—to get you through long study sessions</li>
<li>Great volunteer opportunities (both during and after U)</li>
</ol>
<ol>
<li>highest endowment per student
<ol>
<li>great school spirit</li>
<li>focused on undergraduates</li>
<li>intensely loyal alumni network</li>
<li>GORGEOUS campus (naturally and architecturally)</li>
<li>excellent relationship between campus and town</li>
<li>brand spanking new chemistry building (drool…)</li>
<li>twist, halo pub, fruity yogurt, t-sweets, and bent spoon all in a 5-10 minute walk</li>
<li>has one of the best physics departments in the world</li>
<li>has one of the best math departments in the world</li>
<li>great grad/professional school placements despite grade deflation</li>
<li>5:1 student to faculty ratio</li>
<li>new neuroscience and psychology building that will be up in 3-4 years (something to look forward to)</li>
<li>small precepts</li>
<li>the (black) squirrels (had to say it)</li>
<li>a train ride between NYC and Philly</li>
<li>we have our own mini train station ON campus (the dinky)</li>
<li>a good variety of housing and dining options</li>
<li>HUM and ISC (for those interested)</li>
<li>cheap tickets to awesome shows/events (wicked, west side story, billy elliot, the metropolitan opera, etc.)</li>
<li>forbes’s chocolate fountain</li>
<li>professors who will actually read and reread (and reread some more) your drafts (even non-writing seminar ones)</li>
<li>cornel west, joyce carol oates, john nash, paul krugman, etc. etc. etc.</li>
<li>labs open to students (even freshmen and sophomores)</li>
<li>junior papers (as a transition to the senior thesis)</li>
<li>senior thesis (no seriously)</li>
<li>reunions</li>
<li>creative writing courses</li>
<li>woody woo</li>
<li>The cooler, smarter, more attractive kids go there.</li>
<li>Albert Einstein</li>
<li>art museum</li>
<li>has one of the best econ departments in the world</li>
<li>Among top 3 feeder schools to best professional graduate schools in U.S.</li>
<li>The ever special Eating Clubs</li>
<li>One of top feeders to the Investment Banking world</li>
<li>the chapel (stunning)</li>
<li>chancellor green</li>
<li>research institution + liberal artsy-ish</li>
<li>pretty good sports scene for a nerdy place</li>
<li>spacious but walkable campus (lots of people have bikes but they really aren’t a necessity)</li>
<li>very, very safe surrounding area</li>
<li>HPA (the health advising group) is very on top of things, helpful, and accessible</li>
<li>new butler dorms and relatively new whitman dorms</li>
<li>academic advising/administration is quite efficient and runs smoothly</li>
<li>mccarter theater</li>
<li>despite the lack of a med school there is the university medical center about a 10-15 minutes walk away</li>
<li>no loans policy for financial aid</li>
<li>the triangle club</li>
<li>great certificate programs in finance, neuroscience, Latin American Studies, etc.</li>
<li>the students are awesome and friendly</li>
<li>you can do whatever you want while in college and still become successful</li>
<li>incredibly easy to change your mind about classes, major, career path, etc.</li>
<li>“Princeton” is undoubtedly the sexiest sounding name of any Ivy league school</li>
<li>Great location Friendly city, friendly people, nice & homey town</li>
<li>Great internship opportunities (correct me if I’m wrong)</li>
<li>ALL THOSE ICE CREAM PLACES!</li>
<li>Top Tier location: suburban cleanliness but YOURE AN HOUR AWAY FROM NYC and also an hour away from PHILLY</li>
<li>If you are in Rocky, Jeff Nunokawa … but seriously</li>
<li>Rocky/Mathey grilled cheese</li>
<li>Late meal</li>
<li>Murray Dodge</li>
<li>Shirley’s Weather Machine</li>
<li>SO MUCH FREE FOOD</li>
<li>Asian tour groups ask to take pictures with you … seriously! You’re a celebrity! They whisper and point to each other “Look! It’s a REAL Princeton student.”</li>
<li>Fall Colors</li>
<li>The atrium in Firestone</li>
<li>Firestone itself!</li>
<li>The students actually have social lives</li>
<li>Princeton volleyball</li>
<li>The Nassau Inn and all the history around town!</li>
<li>Late meal @ Frist</li>
<li>NUMBER ONE ON EVERY COLLEGE RANKING (Forbes, USNews, etc.)</li>
<li>Most attractive ivy leaguers </li>
</ol></li>
<li>The epitome of the Ivy League (unlike Cornell lol)
<ol>
<li>Brand name recognition all over the world!!!</li>
<li>#1 in alumni giving back rates</li>
<li>Nobel Prize winners, MacArthur fellows, etc. teaching freshmen! (unlike Harvard where TAs teach even seniors)</li>
<li>Awesome guest speakers!!! </li>
</ol></li>
<li>Dorms are relatively new and clean.
<ol>
<li>Location: safe and calm. (Unlike New Haven and Harlem.)</li>
<li>#1 in highest paid graduates!!!</li>
<li>Movies are always filmed on campus (Admissions, Runner Runner, A Beautiful Mind, Transformers, etc.)</li>
<li>World-class German department (understatement)</li>
<li>Princeton Record Exchangebest record store on the East Coastto get you through long study sessions</li>
<li>Great volunteer opportunities (both during and after U)</li>
</ol></li>
<li>International study and service opportunities</li>
<li>Bridge year</li>
<li>Golf course right on campus</li>
<li>Arch sings</li>
<li>Engineering ranked #2 IN THE WORLD by the Times Higher Education</li>
<li>Bonfire!</li>
</ol>
<ol>
<li>highest endowment per student</li>
<li>great school spirit</li>
<li>focused on undergraduates</li>
<li>intensely loyal alumni network</li>
<li>GORGEOUS campus (naturally and architecturally)</li>
<li>excellent relationship between campus and town</li>
<li>brand spanking new chemistry building (drool…)</li>
<li>twist, halo pub, fruity yogurt, t-sweets, and bent spoon all in a 5-10 minute walk</li>
<li>has one of the best physics departments in the world</li>
<li>has one of the best math departments in the world</li>
<li>great grad/professional school placements despite grade deflation</li>
<li>5:1 student to faculty ratio</li>
<li>new neuroscience and psychology building that will be up in 3-4 years (something to look forward to)</li>
<li>small precepts</li>
<li>the (black) squirrels (had to say it)</li>
<li>a train ride between NYC and Philly</li>
<li>we have our own mini train station ON campus (the dinky)</li>
<li>a good variety of housing and dining options</li>
<li>HUM and ISC (for those interested)</li>
<li>cheap tickets to awesome shows/events (wicked, west side story, billy elliot, the metropolitan opera, etc.)</li>
<li>forbes’s chocolate fountain</li>
<li>professors who will actually read and reread (and reread some more) your drafts (even non-writing seminar ones)</li>
<li>cornel west, joyce carol oates, john nash, paul krugman, etc. etc. etc.</li>
<li>labs open to students (even freshmen and sophomores)</li>
<li>junior papers (as a transition to the senior thesis)</li>
<li>senior thesis (no seriously)</li>
<li>reunions</li>
<li>creative writing courses</li>
<li>woody woo</li>
<li>The cooler, smarter, more attractive kids go there.</li>
<li>Albert Einstein</li>
<li>art museum</li>
<li>has one of the best econ departments in the world</li>
<li>Among top 3 feeder schools to best professional graduate schools in U.S.</li>
<li>The ever special Eating Clubs</li>
<li>One of top feeders to the Investment Banking world</li>
<li>the chapel (stunning)</li>
<li>chancellor green</li>
<li>research institution + liberal artsy-ish</li>
<li>pretty good sports scene for a nerdy place</li>
<li>spacious but walkable campus (lots of people have bikes but they really aren’t a necessity)</li>
<li>very, very safe surrounding area</li>
<li>HPA (the health advising group) is very on top of things, helpful, and accessible</li>
<li>new butler dorms and relatively new whitman dorms</li>
<li>academic advising/administration is quite efficient and runs smoothly</li>
<li>mccarter theater</li>
<li>despite the lack of a med school there is the university medical center about a 10-15 minutes walk away</li>
<li>no loans policy for financial aid</li>
<li>the triangle club</li>
<li>great certificate programs in finance, neuroscience, Latin American Studies, etc.</li>
<li>the students are awesome and friendly</li>
<li>you can do whatever you want while in college and still become successful</li>
<li>incredibly easy to change your mind about classes, major, career path, etc.</li>
<li>“Princeton” is undoubtedly the sexiest sounding name of any Ivy league school</li>
<li>Great location Friendly city, friendly people, nice & homey town</li>
<li>Great internship opportunities (correct me if I’m wrong)</li>
<li>ALL THOSE ICE CREAM PLACES!</li>
<li>Top Tier location: suburban cleanliness but YOURE AN HOUR AWAY FROM NYC and also an hour away from PHILLY</li>
<li>If you are in Rocky, Jeff Nunokawa … but seriously</li>
<li>Rocky/Mathey grilled cheese</li>
<li>Late meal</li>
<li>Murray Dodge</li>
<li>Shirley’s Weather Machine</li>
<li>SO MUCH FREE FOOD</li>
<li>Asian tour groups ask to take pictures with you … seriously! You’re a celebrity! They whisper and point to each other “Look! It’s a REAL Princeton student.”</li>
<li>Fall Colors</li>
<li>The atrium in Firestone</li>
<li>Firestone itself!</li>
<li>The students actually have social lives</li>
<li>Princeton volleyball</li>
<li>The Nassau Inn and all the history around town!</li>
<li>Late meal @ Frist</li>
<li>NUMBER ONE ON EVERY COLLEGE RANKING (Forbes, USNews, etc.)</li>
<li>Most attractive ivy leaguers</li>
<li>The epitome of the Ivy League (unlike Cornell lol)</li>
<li>Brand name recognition all over the world!!!</li>
<li>#1 in alumni giving back rates</li>
<li>Nobel Prize winners, MacArthur fellows, etc. teaching freshmen! (unlike Harvard where TAs teach even seniors)</li>
<li>Awesome guest speakers!!!</li>
<li>Dorms are relatively new and clean.</li>
<li>Location: safe and calm. (Unlike New Haven and Harlem.)</li>
<li>#1 in highest paid graduates!!!</li>
<li>Movies are always filmed on campus (Admissions, Runner Runner, A Beautiful Mind, Transformers, etc.)</li>
<li>World-class German department (understatement)</li>
<li>Princeton Record Exchangebest record store on the East Coastto get you through long study sessions</li>
<li>Great volunteer opportunities (both during and after U)</li>
<li>International study and service opportunities</li>
<li>Bridge Year Program (only one of its kind)</li>
<li>Golf course right on campus</li>
<li>Arch sings</li>
<li>Engineering ranked #2 IN THE WORLD by the Times Higher Education</li>
<li>Bonfire! </li>
<li>Awesome journalism opportunities (Daily Princetonian, etc.)</li>
<li>World-class orchestras and ensembles</li>
<li>Bruce Wayne (from Batman Begins, Dark Knight, etc.) studied there! lol</li>
<li>James Madison: Father of Constitution. He also studied there.</li>
<li>So many royal family members from around the world studied there (Morocco, Jordan, etc.).</li>
<li>Wicked awesome commencement speakers (Steve Carrell) </li>
<li>Princeton is reality’s closest version of HOGWARTS! (unlike harvard…a cluster of old, decaying red bricks)</li>
<li>Toy Story’s Andy is planning on going there at the end of Toy Story 3.</li>
</ol>
<p>“65. Asian tour groups ask to take pictures with you … seriously! You’re a celebrity! They whisper and point to each other “Look! It’s a REAL Princeton student.”” → lolololol this one is ACTUALLY TRUE. If you’re lucky they might press their faces against your dorm room or classroom windows, too. (True stories.)</p>
<p>and finally, the 101’st reason - see below</p>
<ol>
<li>highest endowment per student</li>
<li>great school spirit</li>
<li>focused on undergraduates</li>
<li>intensely loyal alumni network</li>
<li>GORGEOUS campus (naturally and architecturally)</li>
<li>excellent relationship between campus and town</li>
<li>brand spanking new chemistry building (drool…)</li>
<li>twist, halo pub, fruity yogurt, t-sweets, and bent spoon all in a 5-10 minute walk</li>
<li>has one of the best physics departments in the world</li>
<li>has one of the best math departments in the world</li>
<li>great grad/professional school placements despite grade deflation</li>
<li>5:1 student to faculty ratio</li>
<li>new neuroscience and psychology building that will be up in 3-4 years (something to look forward to)</li>
<li>small precepts</li>
<li>the (black) squirrels (had to say it)</li>
<li>a train ride between NYC and Philly</li>
<li>we have our own mini train station ON campus (the dinky)</li>
<li>a good variety of housing and dining options</li>
<li>HUM and ISC (for those interested)</li>
<li>cheap tickets to awesome shows/events (wicked, west side story, billy elliot, the metropolitan opera, etc.)</li>
<li>forbes’s chocolate fountain</li>
<li>professors who will actually read and reread (and reread some more) your drafts (even non-writing seminar ones)</li>
<li>cornel west, joyce carol oates, john nash, paul krugman, etc. etc. etc.</li>
<li>labs open to students (even freshmen and sophomores)</li>
<li>junior papers (as a transition to the senior thesis)</li>
<li>senior thesis (no seriously)</li>
<li>reunions</li>
<li>creative writing courses</li>
<li>woody woo</li>
<li>The cooler, smarter, more attractive kids go there.</li>
<li>Albert Einstein</li>
<li>art museum</li>
<li>has one of the best econ departments in the world</li>
<li>Among top 3 feeder schools to best professional graduate schools in U.S.</li>
<li>The ever special Eating Clubs</li>
<li>One of top feeders to the Investment Banking world</li>
<li>the chapel (stunning)</li>
<li>chancellor green</li>
<li>research institution + liberal artsy-ish</li>
<li>pretty good sports scene for a nerdy place</li>
<li>spacious but walkable campus (lots of people have bikes but they really aren’t a necessity)</li>
<li>very, very safe surrounding area</li>
<li>HPA (the health advising group) is very on top of things, helpful, and accessible</li>
<li>new butler dorms and relatively new whitman dorms</li>
<li>academic advising/administration is quite efficient and runs smoothly</li>
<li>mccarter theater</li>
<li>despite the lack of a med school there is the university medical center about a 10-15 minutes walk away</li>
<li>no loans policy for financial aid</li>
<li>the triangle club</li>
<li>great certificate programs in finance, neuroscience, Latin American Studies, etc.</li>
<li>the students are awesome and friendly</li>
<li>you can do whatever you want while in college and still become successful</li>
<li>incredibly easy to change your mind about classes, major, career path, etc.</li>
<li>“Princeton” is undoubtedly the sexiest sounding name of any Ivy league school</li>
<li>Great location Friendly city, friendly people, nice & homey town</li>
<li>Great internship opportunities (correct me if I’m wrong)</li>
<li>ALL THOSE ICE CREAM PLACES!</li>
<li>Top Tier location: suburban cleanliness but YOURE AN HOUR AWAY FROM NYC and also an hour away from PHILLY</li>
<li>If you are in Rocky, Jeff Nunokawa … but seriously</li>
<li>Rocky/Mathey grilled cheese</li>
<li>Late meal</li>
<li>Murray Dodge</li>
<li>Shirley’s Weather Machine</li>
<li>SO MUCH FREE FOOD</li>
<li>Asian tour groups ask to take pictures with you … seriously! You’re a celebrity! They whisper and point to each other “Look! It’s a REAL Princeton student.”</li>
<li>Fall Colors</li>
<li>The atrium in Firestone</li>
<li>Firestone itself!</li>
<li>The students actually have social lives</li>
<li>Princeton volleyball</li>
<li>The Nassau Inn and all the history around town!</li>
<li>Late meal @ Frist</li>
<li>NUMBER ONE ON EVERY COLLEGE RANKING (Forbes, USNews, etc.)</li>
<li>Most attractive ivy leaguers</li>
<li>The epitome of the Ivy League (unlike Cornell lol)</li>
<li>Brand name recognition all over the world!!!</li>
<li>#1 in alumni giving back rates</li>
<li>Nobel Prize winners, MacArthur fellows, etc. teaching freshmen! (unlike Harvard where TAs teach even seniors)</li>
<li>Awesome guest speakers!!!</li>
<li>Dorms are relatively new and clean.</li>
<li>Location: safe and calm. (Unlike New Haven and Harlem.)</li>
<li>#1 in highest paid graduates!!!</li>
<li>Movies are always filmed on campus (Admissions, Runner Runner, A Beautiful Mind, Transformers, etc.)</li>
<li>World-class German department (understatement)</li>
<li>Princeton Record Exchange—best record store on the East Coast—to get you through long study sessions</li>
<li>Great volunteer opportunities (both during and after U)</li>
<li>International study and service opportunities</li>
<li>Bridge Year Program (only one of its kind)</li>
<li>Golf course right on campus</li>
<li>Arch sings</li>
<li>Engineering ranked #2 IN THE WORLD by the Times Higher Education</li>
<li>Bonfire! </li>
<li>Awesome journalism opportunities (Daily Princetonian, etc.)</li>
<li>World-class orchestras and ensembles</li>
<li>Bruce Wayne (from Batman Begins, Dark Knight, etc.) studied there! lol</li>
<li>James Madison: Father of Constitution. He also studied there.</li>
<li>So many royal family members from around the world studied there (Morocco, Jordan, etc.).</li>
<li>Wicked awesome commencement speakers (Steve Carrell) </li>
<li>Princeton is reality’s closest version of HOGWARTS! (unlike harvard…a cluster of old, decaying red bricks)</li>
<li>Toy Story’s Andy is planning on going there at the end of Toy Story 3.
101. Princeton is MAGICAL!</li>
</ol>
<p>Just have to say that #4, the Intensely Loyal Alumni Network, is true, true, more true.</p>
<p>I must say, given some of these “reasons”, if the majority of the graduates are like those that compiled this list, even if I get in, I’m avoiding this place like the plague.</p>
<p>^^ Cool story bro, your opinion really matters.</p>
<p>I just don’t see the reason to put down other (fine and comparable) institutions. It all just seems like a ***** measuring contest.</p>
<p>While there are several good points on this list, here are some that are less than brilliant:</p>
<ol>
<li><p>NUMBER ONE ON EVERY COLLEGE RANKING (Forbes, USNews, etc.)
^^Shallow</p></li>
<li><h1>1 in highest paid graduates!!!</h1>
<p>^^Shallow + Stupid Metric</p></li>
<li><p>Location: safe and calm. (Unlike New Haven and Harlem.)
^^ Cheap shot #1</p></li>
<li><p>Princeton is reality’s closest version of HOGWARTS! (unlike harvard…a cluster of old, decaying red bricks)
^^ incorrect… Oxford/Cambridge followed by UChicago IMO</p></li>
<li><p>Nobel Prize winners, MacArthur fellows, etc. teaching freshmen! (unlike Harvard where TAs teach even seniors)
^^Cheap Shot #2</p></li>
<li><p>The cooler, smarter, more attractive kids go there.
^^K…</p></li>
<li><p>The students actually have social lives
^^As opposed to…</p></li>
</ol>
<p>“Late Meal”</p>
<p>Preach, baby, preach.</p>
<p>Decades later in life, it becomes clear that highest paid isn’t necessarily a shallow metric, oh young ones.</p>
<p>Decades later in life, it becomes clear that the highest paid has more to do with major, drive, motivation to make money, than whether you went to Harvard or Princeton.</p>
<p>Thank you AIMEhigh… Some people don’t seem to realize that average graduate salary statistics have more to do with vocation distribution than actual earnings potential…</p>
<p>and @Alumother, I never said it was a shallow metric. I merely said that whoever added that metric to the list was shallow to boast of it, and that the metric itself is “stupid” (though in retrospect I can see how you would be confused, so I apologize). If the metric actually measured any meaningful quantity (it doesn’t), I would be amiable to remove my latter gripe, but the former would still hold.</p>
<p>And I would make an addendum to my complaint with 73. It is incorrect as well, as Forbes (which is quite a poor ranking) and USNews (which has it tied with Harvard for #1) are the only major rankings (THE, QS, WM, ARWU don’t) which have Princeton at no 1 . Not that I put any stock into rankings… I’m just pointing out inaccuracies in the point.</p>
<h1>1 history department (I’m a history major have eyes on Princeton for grad school).</h1>
<p>Also I wouldn’t put Cornel West as a positive thing for Princeton. ;-)</p>
<p>Franko, please forgive me and I know this is going to sound incredibly mean and I really don’t mean it to be buuuuut…</p>
<p>How do you expect, as a 44 year old community college student in Texas, to go to a place like Princeton or U of C for graduate school. They deny top students at top 10 institutions. It just seems a bit naive to me.</p>
<p>And Cornel West is a pretty cool cat. I have some issues with him, but they are the exact opposite of yours, so…</p>
<p>Perhaps you are right hevydevy. Having said that from what I’ve heard they can’t discriminate based on age. Yes, I’m at a community college (South Texas College) but I will be receiving my undergraduate (history) degree from the UT system. I currently have a 3.88 GPA, Phi Theta Kappa, Honors classes, blah blah blah which I realize is the usual stuff someone needs. Apart from that I’ll need to score well on my GRE (for which I’m already working on). I’m currently an MDiv candidate at a seminary. If all goes as planned I should have my doctorate from there right around the time I also receive my bachelors in history. I’m thinking of double majoring (other major in political science). I’ll be visiting all schools I will be applying to in order to speak with faculty. Throw in affirmative action (I’m Hispanic & I’m not for AA but hey it’s there) & that might raise my chances a bit as well. I’m fluent in 3 languages (English, Spanish, Bahasa Indonesian plus Greek from seminary I wouldn’t say fluent but I can parse & translate) which is more than most American students. Are my chances slim? Yes, but then no one said it would be easy. I figure if I don’t get in I might make into in UT Austin (17th ranked history dept according to US News & World Report) & has 4 professors that I would be honored to work with, or perhaps some other university in Texas like Rice which has a strong Southern US History department with John Boles (which wouldn’t be shabby at all), SMU or if I absolutely strike out I’ll wind up here where I am earning my PhD from UTPA. I have no illusions about my chances, but honestly I don’t think I’ll be out of my league for graduate school by any means in terms of being prepared when you look at the whole picture not just where I am at the moment, or perhaps even where I’ll be when I earn my undergraduate degree.
Don’t worry about sounding mean. Your post is actually very motivational for me. I could read it & get ticked, or get motivated to work even harder. While other kids younger than me are majoring in beer bonging & partying, I’m popping off A’s in all my classes, tutoring, & reading 2-3 books per week. Thanks for the encouragement via casting doubt.
Regarding Cornel West… I find West motivational in that he is very disciplined about his reading habits. I don’t agree with every point of view he has. Actually hardly any but that doesn’t mean I don’t read his material. My comment about him had a tongue in cheek thing that would have been understood better in conversation than over the net where some points are lost in translation.
Anyways I’m rambling. Thanks again hevydevy.</p>
<p>By the way hevydevy I recall reading another post where you stated you were accepted to U of Chicago, congratulations. I believe you were waiting/hoping for Brown, hope you get to have to choose. Chicago is my 1st choice school. It’s good to have high goals.</p>