<p>It seems to me that Princeton is stereotyped more than any other elite university as being very white and upper-class. I really want a school where i can fit in socially. Although one could categorize me as white and upper-class, my personality does not fit it at all. I'm usually characterized as..ummm...urban. How could someone like me fit in? I've heard horror stories of friends going to universities and finding that they just couldn't stand the arrogant snobbish attitudes. Will this happen to me at Pton?</p>
<p>good question....i had the same exact question, and though i'm not expert on the subject, this is what i found. when i was there for a recruiting trip, everyone was really warm and open, no joke. i was fully expecting people to be rich and arrogrant about their intelligence. everyone was normal and fun loving, just the conversation was more interesting..</p>
<p>I'm going to Princeton, so that stereotype will be minimized by at least one :)</p>
<p>Jokes aside, when I visited Princeton I was shocked to see that the rumours and assumptions about snobbery and cold detatchment were completely unfounded. Yale surprisingly, was the school that lived up to the "Princeton stereotype" . Princeton was the friendliest Ivy I visited (student-wise), and although it certainly isn't "Columbia Urban" or "Brown Quirky", it was diverse and a really exciting place to be. Conservative, yes. Elite, undeniably. But it is more intellectual elitism. I get the feeling that Princeton seems preppy, exclusive and therefore snobbish to the outside world, but to the students who actually live there daily, everyone is unique and interesting. Great thing: Pton students are enthusiastic to learn from, rather than compete with, their classmates. If you know people on campus, you'll be amazed at how many great friends they have: down-to-earth, friendly, fascinating people. Many great friends = many great students. With a place like Princeton, I suppose you see what you want to see.</p>
<p>"Yale surprisingly, was the school that lived up to the "Princeton stereotype" "</p>
<p>Agreed</p>
<p>We'd better be careful or we'll have the entire Yale board after our blood. ;)</p>
<p>This is true. Those guys really live up to their bulldog name...hehe. Man, I want to visit P-town so badly right now. April seems so far away...</p>
<p>"Columbia urban" eh....too bad I didn't apply there. It seems I only applied to safeties and reaches. No middle-ground schools like columbia. Well, lets just hope i can get in to ONE of HPSM</p>
<p>I'd say the stereotype rarely holds true. (i'm only a frosh though)</p>
<p>I thought Yale was far more snobbish than any other ivy</p>
<p>I never had any intention on going to Yale anyways. For math, they're really nothing special, especially compared to HPSM. This is good info guys. Anyone else have more input on the homogenity of the student body?</p>
<p>its not homogenous, thats why we have aa, silly goose.</p>
<p>hth.</p>
<p>Alcholics Anonymous?</p>
<p>that too, lol.</p>
<p>I thought you were "working on your college apps." <em>taps foot</em></p>
<p>yeah i'm relatively new to the whole cc thing, so i don't want to sound like and idiot BUT what does aa stand for? and the 60 seconds thing? and bump? i can't remember ne more but if anyone wants to explain so i don't remain confused, i'd be much obliged</p>
<p>aa: affirmative action
60 seconds: only one post per 60 seconds, I do believe
bump: if nobody's responding to a post, someone may 'bump' it up to the top of the page so that people will notice it.</p>
<p>aaaaahhhh that all seems WAY to simple right now.....</p>
<p>Haha pegdiver, i once had all the same questions you did, but thought it would be a fun challenge to figure it out on my own. My way might have been a lil more fun, but yours was certainly more efficient.</p>
<p>bump: bring up my post</p>
<p>Stereotypes are stereotypes. I know a few who are some really elitist, snobby, and insensitive, but most people are just normal teenagers.</p>
<p>Over 50% of the class of 2008 gets financial aid, which is somewhat higher than the values at similar top schools (Harvard Yale, etc.)</p>