<p>Princeton does have a unique culture. The classic tiger : ) and memorabilia.</p>
<p>Here’s a pretty impressive Princetonian who had a responsible job at Goldman Sachs (and then elsewhere) without ever setting foot in Cambridge or West Philadelphia: [Joshua</a> Bolten - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia](<a href=“http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joshua_Bolten]Joshua”>Joshua Bolten - Wikipedia)</p>
<p>I <3 Princeton
I’m gonna be the naked crazy ****er running around on campus with orange and black body paint.</p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parent-cafe-election-politics/947909-clueless-princeton-undergraduates.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parent-cafe-election-politics/947909-clueless-princeton-undergraduates.html</a></p>
<p>I’m not going to Princeton, but I still feel like I have room to talk on this subject b/c I’m going to Stanford…</p>
<p>iCalculus, we’ve run into each other on some CC threads before, and I certainly haven’t hid my disdain for Princeton. It was the only HYPS school I didn’t apply to, and I’m damn proud of it. My problem with the school was that I got the sense that everyone there thought they were better than everyone else in the world; every time I read your posts, my impressions are confirmed. I’m sure your fellow Princetonians would like you to STOP ACTING LIKE AN ARROGANT A**HOLE-- it reflects poorly on you and your school. I hope I’m wrong about the culture at your school, and I very well may be. But it’s comments like yours that perpetuate that stereotype in my mind and in the minds of others. It’s no wonder people in this country view those who graduated from the Ivy League are “liberal elites”; some of them really are pompous jerks who look down their nose at everyone else. I consider myself a liberal, and I typically am the first to defend those “educated liberal elites”. It becomes tough to do that, however, when people like you spew this garbage, or even think it. How dare you. </p>
<p>I hope you realize that it was as much a product of your opportunities that got you where you are as it was your actual intelligence. I don’t doubt for a minute you’re a smart, hard-working kid, iCalculus. But I would also venture to guess that you’ve had opportunities to succeed that others simply have not. College admissions, as with life in general, has a lot to do with luck. That’s not to diminish your acceptances in any way. But I promise you that there was a kid JUST as smart as you (if not smarter) who got rejected. And now you look down your nose at him. Does that seem right? How dare you.</p>
<p>To iCalculus and Minderbender, both of you are accepting stereotypes that have little relationship to reality and both of you should spend a year at your respective institutions (Princeton and Stanford) before assuming that you have a feel for them. While I too was accepted to Stanford and know something about it, I would not pretend to truly know what it’s like to be a student there. Don’t presume based on a few visits or what your friends have told you that you understand the nature of the students at either one of these schools. </p>
<p>ICalculus, based on your postings, I’ve wondered whether you are playing a game with us or really have been accepted to the schools you’ve mentioned (HYPSM). If you have, then congratulations, but you should know that much of what you have written and the attitudes you’ve expressed will not make you popular with your classmates. Being arrogant is not socially acceptable at Princeton, Stanford, or probably any other university in the country.</p>
<p>Minderbender, you and all other participants in the CC conversations should also keep in mind that admitted students do not in any way represent the schools to which they have been admitted but are not yet attending. I suspect there are even some on these boards who misrepresent their school affiliations.</p>
<p>I’m sure both of you will have great experiences as undergraduates. Both of you will be attending institutions that rank among the best in the world and your opportunities will be abundant. Be happy in that prospect but please tone it down. Others have noted that CC is like an echo chamber and I agree. Too often, the most outrageous and uninformed stereotypes are passed off as facts and then repeated endlessly.</p>
<p>While I do perceive Princeton in a certain way, I as much as admit that my own bias about the school could be unfounded:</p>
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<p>I do in fact realize that the majority of people at Princeton are not like iCalculus.</p>
<p>Alas, I think you’re off base when you claim that admitted students don’t represent/know much about the school they’re about to attend. iCalculus chose P’ton for a reason, and I chose Stanford for a reason. Perhaps our opinions of the schools don’t ENTIRELY reflect the culture of the institution (which we will soon find out), but they are founded in some level of truth. The perceived differences are, at least on some level, real. Furthermore, iCalculus’ self-proclaimed “big head” will not leave him even after a year of attending Princeton; it will probably remain with him for life. I highly doubt he’ll change much in a year, even though it would behoove him greatly.</p>
<p>To some degree I agree with the “echo chamber” theory of CC. But I also think that first impressions are worth a lot. And when a lot of people get similar impressions, their sentiments build on each other and, to some degree, validate each other. It would probably be to your liking, Ptongrad2000, that only alums and current students comment about schools on CC-- that would certainly eliminate the “echo chamber”. But I think our (applicants and admitted students) thoughts are important too, and we certainly have every right to express our opinions. I guess you could say that the “echo chamber” is just the cost of free and unfettered speech.</p>
<p>I realize I’m not the most popular poster on Princeton threads because I have a pronounced distaste for Princeton; a distaste that I probably have no reason to hold. But do not let your dislike of me blind you to the fact that iCalculus’ comments are inflammatory and (I can’t believe I’m saying it) elitist, narcissistic, and downright RUDE.</p>
<p>I appreciate your comment, though, Ptongrad2000.</p>
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<p>Minderbinder, what did I write that gave you that idea? While I certainly disagree with your impressions of Princeton (and will dispute them where I believe them to be factually inaccurate) of course you have a right to your opinion! I think the problem that both you and iCalculus have is simply not speaking with enough current students and alumni of both schools. I’m confident that your impressions would be very different if this had been the case. Congratulations on your acceptance to Stanford!</p>
<p>Princeton IS the most badass school, Bruce Wayne went there…</p>
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<p>I have no doubts that this is true. From my (very) limited conversations about Princeton with graduates, they’re absolutely in love with their alma mater and speak very highly of it.</p>
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<p>Thank you!</p>
<p>hahahah honestly the OP made me laugh. Kudos.</p>
<p>The OP is… sad. Period.</p>
<p>typical ivy league elitism</p>
<p>ya’ll be hatin’</p>
<p>they are hatin. It’s fckin PRINCETON man! The best school in the world, universally accepted as the highest quality undergraduate education. Six figure Wall St. jobs straight out of college are our back up plans, we should have big heads</p>
<p>boyyy, you catch my drift</p>
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You put the apostrophe in the wrong place, silly Princetonian.</p>
<p>iCalculus, ib612, and some others (but mainly iCalculus):</p>
<p>Unfortunately I can see that I’m fighting a lost cause. No matter what I say, there’s no words that could possibly make you realize what a-holes you all are. I am not the one who is “hating”; you are. You’re “hating” everyone who isn’t a part of your elite club-- everyone who isn’t in the Ivy League, and more specifically Princeton. You represent yourselves and your school poorly, and YOU OUGHT TO BE ASHAMED. I honestly wish Princeton would just outright rescind your admission on the grounds of total d<em>uchery. It would certainly do them a whole lot of good, and it would put you in your place. Then who’d be the last one laughing…I can only say that I would never want to run into you in real life, because from what I read on CC, you’re the biggest jack</em>ss on the planet.</p>
<p>Yes, my dear, been livin’ up to the Ivy-League pretentiousness model since '91.</p>
<p>Dear god there is no hope for this child. For the record, there is no “Ivy League pretentiousness model”. Most people I know from the Ivy League don’t have such inflated egos. It’s all in your brain. In fact, I think that’s just your own “jack*ss pretentiousness model”.</p>
<p>But I can see you derive pleasure from being a d<em>uche and p</em>ssing other people off, so I’m just going to quit while I’m ahead (and I’m way, waaaayyyy ahead bud)</p>