<p>This is my first post on this sight...I'm looking for an additional info or advice I can get.</p>
<p>I'm an athlete. I have narrowed my list down to Stanford, Georgetown and Princeton. I have been offered conditional acceptance to all 3 schools. This means that as long as I don't get any D's or F's this year, I'm in. Obviously, I'm not seeking advice with the athletic factors involved in my decision. All 3 schools are a fit on that front. I'm more interested in the academic and social side. If I start to get injured (heaven forbid) than I don't want to be stuck in a place I hate. </p>
<p>So far I have visited Stanford and Georgetown. I loved them both about the same. Stanford has an amazing campus but I really was not impressed with Palo Alto. Seemed pretty but very boring. Not that I will have the time to venture off campus much anyway but it would still be nice to have the option. Georgetown has the great campus and city but the facilities were just so terrible. There doesn't seem to be a lot of athletic support there. I would never have gotten in if not for athletics so a support system for athletes is important to me. Princeton is next so we'll see how that goes. It would be tough to turn down an ivy league education. Any thoughts on the campus,students social life, atmosphere of these 3 schools???</p>
<p>Congratulations on your conditional acceptances! I also was accepted to Princeton- last year. Currently, I am taking a year off. I have not experienced life at Princeton yet, so I cannot tell you much about it. However, what I can say is this- Make sure that the college you choose defines who you are. I chose Princeton over many other colleges because the environment best defined who I was. Out of Princeton, Georgetown, Stanford, I recommend choosing the one that best defines who you are…</p>
<p>There is no such thing as a conditional acceptance in the Ivy league. The closest analogy is a Likely Letter which is issued by admissions (not the coach) following the submission of a completed App. LLs can be issued from October 1 in your senior year. </p>
<p>Have you been issued a LL or accepted SCEA?</p>
<p>Athletic support is minimal in the Ivy leagues - no special meals, no special tutors, no priority in choosing classes. Athletes are pretty well integrated into the campus - you can room with athletes or non-athletes, for example. Also, Ivy League rules limit the number of practices the NCAA allows in many sports. I would be surprised if the PAC-12 has similar limitations.</p>
<p>Stanford can and does provide all sorts of special support to its athletes. I am unfamiliar with how athletes are integrated into campus life at Stanford.</p>
<p>As I asked on the Stanford thread you started, where will you play more? That should be considered.</p>
<p>It is true that there is no “special support” for athletes at Princeton. That is because the special support is in fact available to everyone. ALL students have access to professors and preceptors, the McGraw learning center, and free private tutoring as needed. My son has utilized all of these as a varsity athlete and is finding he is extremely well supported both academically and athletically. Professors have been very understanding of his need to miss class time due to an athletic commitment and the atmosphere of collaboration among students makes it easy to catch up on missed material. </p>
<p>In terms of meals, there is a wide variety of foods available and the food services staff met with my son at the beginning of the year to ensure that they could accomodate his dietary restrictions. Additionally I believe they serve about 20% organic food, and restrict and label clearly any high fructose corn syrup content. All items have signs identifying common allergens present in the food and the main food services website has the capability to view the week’s menus, filtering by selected allergens. </p>
<p>Within my son’s sport there are excellent training facilities and equipment, and wonderful trainers, therapists and doctors available as needed. His coaches are encouraging and positive while having high expectations of the athletes’ commitments and effort. </p>
<p>Balancing a varsity sport with the academic demands of Princeton is certainly a challenge but I cannot envision how he could possibly be given better support in any way. He’s had an extremely positive experience so far.</p>
<p>What’s important for you? If you see a post- college sports career, then I’d choose based on what pgm showcases you the most. If you want a full college experience (while playing your sport well), I can tell you that the fact that athletes are more typically treated as equals @PTon may mean you develop greater bonds and networks w/many outside the athletic bubble. Don’t know how likely that is at GTown-- depending on the sport at Stanford, maybe not as well. I dated a swimmer at Stanford – all her friends were only swimmers. In contrast, my friends (at an HYP) were extremely diverse.</p>
<p>Princeton’s nearby town is boring. Our campus is better than Georgetown’s, and while incredibly beautiful in its own right is simply different from Stanford’s, which is incredibly beautiful in itself. We have pretty good sports facilities though. Um. Both will be tough. Stanford will probs be nicer on athletes than Princeton will be. It’s up to you. Definitely don’t choose Georgetown if you could have Princeton or Stanford, unless its academic programs (i.e. School of Foreign Service) somehow is a better fit for you than similar programs at Princeton (Woody Woo) and Stanford.</p>
<p>I agree with decillion on all counts. In the end it comes down to whatever fits the individual applicant best. My son was also a recruited athlete. He visited all his top choices, narrowed it down to three, analyzed the hell out of it and, in the end, just went with his gut. He’s been very happy and successful at P.</p>
<p>Congratulations on your accomplishments. Good luck and enjoy the ride.</p>
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