<p>Shrek, why are you so negative towards LACs.</p>
<p>I got into Swarthmore, and am considering how hard to pursue getting off of the Princeton waitlist. Any advice on where I should go from here (of course, it will be biased, but all of these forums are).</p>
<p>(P.S. Jeff, if you are reading this, get a life)</p>
<p>One of my good friends at school got into Princeton, but he has turned it down for Stanford.</p>
<p>yea, I turned down princeton for stanford....</p>
<p>That seems easier to understand. Both are relatively small/medium sized universities, and Stanford is considered similar to the big three Ivies. My choice is between a small LAC, or a small Ivy university.</p>
<p>While I like the focus of a LAC, Princeton has more resources for Poli Sci related courses (Woody Woo), more resources overall (less important for liberal arts majors, but still important), and a very high level of students (not significantly higher than Swarthmore, in my opinion) while retaining that aspect of community.</p>
<p>However, it is not like a community where you can know a large portion of your graduation class, or stand-out in a field or activity as well (near impossible, with the number and abilities of Princeton students, where Swarthmore's size makes specialization easier).</p>
<p>So, do you think that it is a significant hurt to my application at this point not to commit? Should I?</p>
<p>Either way, I still love Princeton, I just don't know how much.</p>
<p>2 people I know have turned it down for Harvard and MIT.</p>
<p>Is it just me, or is the "Princeton vs. Stanford" thing very common? They seem to accept a lot of the same people. So many threads have been started concerning the two also. Hmm....</p>
<p>--David--
Princeton '09!</p>
<p>one of my friends turned down pton for unc-chapel hill</p>
<p>I turned down Princeton for MIT. It was a really hard decision, and I still get worried that it was the wrong choice...</p>
<p>My ex-boss' daughter turned down Pton, Brown, UPenn, Georgetown, Stanford. . . and some other incredible schools for Yale (she was w/led at Harvard).</p>
<p>Yup, I turned down Princeton for Wharton(at PEnn), and two of my friends turned it down for stanford.</p>
<p>princeton for wharton? ... well. i wouldn't if i were you, esp not after visiting and talking to professors on M&T day.</p>
<p>WEll i couldnt see any reason to go to princeton other than hang out with the nice people i met there...and I didnt end up liking the con program at princeton..like I had hoped. Since i know i want to do business... I didnt see the point of going to princeton...other than the name...which is a very alluring (but shallow way to make a decision..while we are on the subject Wharton - number 1...) P.S> -im not in M&T...</p>
<p>I turned down Princeton to go to Swarthmore...</p>
<p>my friend turned down princeton for unc-ch which i can understand b/c even OOS tuition at unc is 20 grand cheaper than princeton.</p>
<p>i turned down princeton for harvard. the two other kids at my h.s. who got into princeton both turned it down for yale.</p>
<p>At my school, Pton was turned down for Yale (2), Stanford, and Harvard.</p>