<p>lol visionquest09, yeah i've been wondering that too. Oh yeah, and I agree, Princeton sounds the best to me. I heard somewhere that Princeton was originally named Newark University until it moved to Princeton, NJ. I don't know if that is true, but if it is, thank goodness that it was changed.</p>
<p>What about the mascots?
Tiger is the best!</p>
<p>Well maybe the Swarthmore Phoenix....</p>
<p>@ mustafah lol. you should have put /sarcasm so everyone realized it D:</p>
<p>when princeton was founded it was called the college of new jersey im pretty sure (useless ap us knowledge!)</p>
<p>and that definitely is not very elite... i think its only been princeton for about a hundred years</p>
<p>"It sounds like a school for hillbillies"
says the kid with the name hookem</p>
<p>Yea, it was the College of New Jersey first..then it changed and Trenton State took that name...</p>
<p>and I think Cambridge or Oxford have the most elite-sounding names...or maybe that's because I imagine them being said with a British accent and my horrible Americanization associates that with snobbery. Don't judge.</p>
<p>@setzer: <em>tongue-in-cheek</em> How can we be expected to refrain from judging when you just made a judgment yourself? :-)</p>
<p>@visionquest: We do occasionally say Pton or Ptown but it's kinda rare. Sometimes the term Tigertown is used at athletic events.</p>
<p>Yeah, Princeton has a nice ring to it. So does Dartmouth. And even Cornell...you just separate the syllables into Cor---nell and make it sound British. Heck, you could probably take almost any school and make it sound better with a British accent. ;)</p>
<p>@ray: that was the idea ;)</p>
<p>I was just thinking...British or English accent? I've heard both, but I always say "British"</p>
<p>Interesting comments and observations, but the best name in the ranks is the one left unsaid, but found out- Princeton. Say UPenn, Brown, or whatever all you want, but not saying you went to Princeton is worth more.</p>
<p>"Swarthmore" - now there's a mouthful - wouldn't wanna face them on a football field</p>
<p>Duke! Duke!</p>
<p>Duke is by far the most elite sounding college name... Princeton is second.</p>
<p>This is what each school name brings to mind for MEH:
Duke - sweaty old man wearing a wife-beater. Do not ask.
Harvard - young Puritan
Princeton - elitism
Dartmouth - Nate Archibald -> Vanderbilt family -> elitism
Yale - navy blazers -> elitism
Brown - yuck. Never liked that color
Columbia - sportswear
Penn - writing utensil
Cornell - ________________
Stanford - a brand of notebooks or something</p>
<p>Yup, Princeton, Yale, and Dartmouth win the "most elite sounding" competition in my mind. Good thing? Maybe. Bad thing? Probably.</p>
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<p>Nah. A prince is higher up than a duke haha so Princeton is definitely more elite.</p>
<p>No one has mentioned Oxford...I think Oxford and Cambridge are two of the most distinguished names. just my honest opinion</p>
<p>^ I agree. Anything British-sounding is automatically awesome and prestigious. I happen to think Princeton sounds the most British, and therefore the most elite :)</p>
<p>Princeton and Harvard I think are tied. Princeton has the most "elite" sounding name, but Harvard has the most "elitIST" sounding name.</p>
<p>For example, just say "Hahvahd" (Boston accent) like you enjoy bragging that you went there. Just read this, which I find hilarious, you get the idea: Harvard</a> University - Uncyclopedia, the content-free encyclopedia</p>
<p>^ Right, so Princeton is better, because it doesn't sound like you're bragging necessarily. It just sounds like you went to a beastly school :D</p>
<p>@rabar789</p>
<p>funny link, i laughed the whole time</p>