<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>I think that you’ll find the best athletic support system at Stanford, simply because they recruit large amounts of D1 athletes unlike Princeton. In addition to this, Stanford will offer you just as good an education as Princeton depending on what you want to study. Now I’ve never visited Princeton, maybe it’ll click for you, but I think Stanford will be the most athlete-friendly place for you. Also, if you want to continue athletics past college, Stanford would definitely be your best bet. I’d recommend visiting Princeton and choosing between it and Stanford based on what each school can offer you academically and socially, sorry that I don’t know more about Princeton to be of help!</p>
<p>Princeton is quite secluded compared to Palo Alto for Stanford.</p>
<p>If you like sports, Stanford is the place. They win director’s cup over and over and are a contender in most of the sports they play. Nobody outside Ivy league will know your name if you are in Princeton.</p>
<p>Princeton has no athletic scholarships. That should be a big consideration. Another interesting thing about Stanford is they don’t pair you with teammates in the dorms. You will room with another athlete but not one for your sport.</p>
<p>I agree with stemit. Although my first impulse is Stanford (great education, great athletics, and great campus and social life, plus I have to rep where I plan on going this fall), if you want to be a professional athlete going forward and you’re going to be a benchwarmer at Stanford but a starter at Georgetown, well… there’s no question about it, you go to Georgetown.</p>
<p>Assuming playing time equal though, Stanford. PS: You ARE in the Stanford forum.</p>
<p>Stanford is definitely the best for sports. You also have to ask yourself at which place do you fit in best and also how much playing time will you get? Do you want to play or do you want to win?</p>
<p>At Stanford, freshman athletes are assigned roommates through the same system as every other incoming student. My athlete daughter did not get another athlete as a roommate freshman year. (This may or may not be true for football players, but you probably aren’t a football player if all 3 of these schools fit you athletically.)</p>
<p>Anyway, San Francisco is quite accessible for Stanford students because there’s a train stop on campus. Kids go into the city for shows, sporting events, dinner, and Ghiradelli’s chocolate. In fact, the dorms sometimes sponsor trips to San Fran; D’s dorm organized a discounted trip to see The Lion King this fall. D has also attended a pro soccer match and an NFL game in the city, and has met for dinner several relatives and friends who came to SF for business meetings, job interviews, and tourism.</p>
<p>In general, of the Ivies Princeton is probably the best for sports. It is a wealthy school with good funding for athletes. I’d chose either S or P over Georgetown for academics and athletics, not to mention for their far superior financial aid. I’d make the decision based on the strength of your prospective major and how you feel about the social life at S and P.</p>
<p>academics–depends what you want to study. I’d say anything law/American/foreign service related, Georgetown would stand out, if for no other reason than that it’s right next to D.C., which is advantageous for obvious reasons. Anything else, I’d say probably Stanford or Princeton.</p>
<p>surroundings–none of those schools are in major cities, but all are near to some extent. San Fran for Stanford, DC for Georgetown, sorta NY and Philly for Princeton. I think Palo Alto, Georgetown, and Princeton are all cute, fun little towns. Princeton is probably the smallest though.</p>
<p>social life–well, that depends on what you’re looking for. social dances (ballroom and swing dancing) is pretty big at Stanford. I don’t really know about Gtown and P though.</p>
<p>It seems like you’re not that into Georgetown, so I would consider taking that off your list and evaluating just P and S. They’re pretty similar, so I hear, just on opposite sides of the country. Hooray for CA and its sunshine in winter! That said, Princeton’s been my dream for a while…Choosing is so difficult!</p>