<p>I can tell you more about the town than the university itself, but I do have an extensive knowledge of all things Princeton. I can talk at good length about access to major cities, restaurants, shops, Job Opportunities, Tutoring Opportunities. I also know a lot about athletics.</p>
<p>I’ll just go off here. By Richardson Auditorium, there is a train station called Princeton. It’s near the Wawa. For 2.75 the Dinkey train will bring you to Princeton Junction, which is the main line that will bring you all the way to New York Penn Station. The fares are 20 some dollars each way. The ride depending on whether or not you get an express train will be 75 or 65 minutes door to door. The Princeton station is extremely convenient to students, its right on campus. The main line Junction station is in a neighboring town.</p>
<p>The main town area is the long Nassau Street, and Palmer Square right off of Nassau. Great place to eat that serves monstrous hoagies is Hoagie Haven. For 5 Dollars and 50 cents order the Sanchez, a 10 inch sandwich stuffed with fried chicken cutlet, mozzarella sticks and french fries. They have an assortment of these type of hoagies, cannot stress how good this place is (not for the calorie-conscious).There is a Subway, Qdoba, Panera, all a block from the gates of the main entrance to Princeton. Ice Cream is good at Halo Pub or Thomas Sweets, 1.75 for a giant cone of ice cream (1 scoop actually turns into 3). There is a Polo, JCrew, Sperry Top Sider store on the way, A lot of small business shops along the way. There are Bank of America, Chase banks and ATMS all in town. For pizza, go to Ianos for giant slices pf good pizza.</p>
<p>A 30 Minute walk from campus is what is known as the Princeton Shopping Center on North Harrison Street (There is also the ‘FreeB’ bus that stops near the shopping center). In the shopping center is a McCaffreys (expensive but wuality groceries), Dunkin Donuts, A Mexican Place, Indian Food, A mediocre pizza place, good gelato stpre, and a dance studio and pet store. Not to mention a Great Clips( decent $13 haircut.</p>
<p>Shopping for groceries is tough without a car. 10 minutes away is Nassau Park Boulevard, a shopping center with Ritas, Sams Club, Walmart, Best Buy, Chinese Buffet (So good), and also a FedEx center. Across the street is a Target and Michaels. Definitely look into getting a sams club membership, to get stuff for cheap in bulk. The grocery shoping there is very affprdable for the basics (Rice, Pasta, Lettuce, etc).</p>
<p>How odd! The questions people are asking don’t show up on my computer…</p>
<p>Oh, nobody asked questions yet. I was just nailing the basics that I thought people would be interested in.</p>
<p>What is the relationship between Princeton the town and Princeton the university? Are they mainly separated? Or do they merge and share friendly relations?</p>
<p>Hey PoliSci007,</p>
<p>thank you for all that insight that you are providing! I had never yet even thought about what the Princeton town has to offer.</p>
<p>When walking through the town, do you often meet Princeton University students? I figure that actually everything necessary for living & studying is available on campus, or?</p>
<p>ivymania, the community of Princeton embraces the University. tourists bring in business, rarely do you see too many shops moving out. and if they do, better stores replace them. our high school sends students to sit in on lectures. my astronomy teacher sends us to hayden planetarium at night on a school night, to get a glimpse at the transit of venus because the scope at PU is great. the town and university have great relations.</p>
<p>hey finnwoelm, i often see students in town and about. even though its an academically enhancing environment just telling by having friends taking classes there, the people there are very sociable from what i can tell. There are some awkward nerds running around but hey, its whatever. I visited Harvard and was shocked at how few Harvard students were walking around. The thought of the pretentious Princeton student can be true particularly the athletes. this does not apply to everyone. most students are generally kind hearted. Since princeton is full pf the old, and the really young you know when someone js a PU student. they are everywhere around town. some popular spots are Hoagie Haven, Panera, Starbucks. For food and living supplies you will not find everything on campus. You will need to go into town pr even go to a shoprite by car.</p>
<p>I’ve grown up in Princeton (lived right next to the heart of town since I was four), and I recently was accepted under Princeton’s Early Action plan to the class of 2017. PoliSci007 is spot onthe unique relationship between the town of Princeton (much beholden to the U for its visibility and reputation) and the the University has also been a key to my decision to spend the next four in my hometown to study. I’ve made friends with many Pton students over the years (and students at the nearby graduate school, Princeton Seminary) and had an insider’s glimpse of U life. </p>
<p>A few more (unsolicited) points that really make the town for me:</p>
<p>-The Dinky is quite convenient, though pricey. But everything in Princeton is priceyone must deal. But you can get to NYC and back for an even $33.
-Hoagie Haven is the place to eat for PU students. I usually go for a cheesesteak, but there are all sorts of heart-attack delicacies, including the Heart Attack itself. Very in.
-Princeton Public Library, the local public library, is magnificent. In addition to a great catalogue, PPL often hosts cultural events, workshops (this next week, they have a tech squad to help break new iPhone/Android/What-Have-You owners into their post-Xmas gadgetry), and a budget to accommodate unique purchase requests.
-Princeton Record Exchange, in the heart of the town, has an incredible collection of budget-priced CDs and LPs. I have a massive collection of indie rock and pop CDs, amassed at an average cost of 3 bucks a disc. Very friendly staff, too.
-Princeton football can be hard to watchtake lots of friends with you for distraction and enjoyment.
-Nature is right by your side in Princeton: The Institute For Advanced Study has a lovely expanse of woodland, there are walking/jogging/don’t-run-over-the-occasional-fisher paths alongside a canal that take you from Princeton up to the nice little town of Kingston, and on sunny days, the Princeton Battlefield is a gorgeous place to catch some sun, play some frisbee (you’re at collegeget used to the frisbee), and learn a bit of 'Murican history by visiting the nearby Clarke House.</p>
<p>…and the clincher? Princeton’s downtown has German Fachwerk-style buildings. So cool.</p>
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<p>Uh. Richardson Auditorium is far up campus, by Rocky, across from Nassau Street. The train station is farther down campus, by McCarter Theatre, and WaWa.</p>
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Please elaborate. I’m surprised you’d even recognize most athletes as athletes. Sure, the football players are larger than average and the basketballplayers are tall, but that’s only a small percentage of the athletes. How would one even know when they encounter a rower, sprinter, volleyball player, swimmer, or fencer? Just by their overall pretentiousness? I’m very curious.</p>
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<p>Well, first, I’d like to know how someone who doesn’t attend this University but lives in the town can make such a broad generalization of a particular group of students. In other words, you can’t. Neither can I really, because I don’t know that many athletes. Considering you’re probably still in high school, you probably shouldn’t be making these judgments.</p>
<p>@Sherpa</p>
<p>Of the athletes that I do know, many are super nice. You can kind of tell which students are athletes, usually because they’re dressed in team gear or work out clothes. And actually most athletes in most sports are almost always taller and more muscular. And in general, both male and female athletes tend to be more physically attractive, but that’s just my opinion. Anyway, as far as characteristics go, a lot of the ones I’ve met through my dorm, friends, classes, social events, etc. range from pretty nice and down to earth people, to really energetic, crazy, fun-loving. If there are any ******y, pretentious stereotypes for athletes, and this is not a Princeton specific phenomenon, I’d say that’s more in the lax/football culture, but it’s certainly not predominant or always true; I know some players who are really nice people. Also keep in mind athletes in general are viewed as more boastful or pretentious in society as a whole.</p>
<p>@decillion</p>
<p>As generalizations go, yours are fairly accurate, much moreso than the OP’s. It might be reasonable to generalize that there are two classes of athletes at Princeton: those who are students first and athletes second, and those who are athletes first and students second. Unlike you, the OP has probably observed both subparts but only recognized the second group as athletes.</p>
<p>Sorry, Sorry I got them mixed up (McCatre and Richardson). Also, if it offends anyone the bit about student athlethes being pretentious deeply I apologize. This thread wasn’t made to criticize anyone, I especially didn’t mean to group anyone together. I’ve had to meet many basketball players, and they were all very nice people and not to mention smart.</p>
<p>On the topic of athletics, the swimming team along with lacrosse are stellar. The football squad has been performing on a mediocre level for the past couple years. The basketball has been up and done but it is still a strong program, having won a couple of Ivy League titles. I’m a season ticket holder in basketball, football, lacrosse, ice hockey. I don’t know much about each and every sport but I can tell you that there is school spirit in every sport that you come out to see. A lot of students seem to attend the basketball and lacrosse games. Back in the Douglass Davis, Justin Conley, Will Veneble days (I know these were in seperate time periods) there was a lot of school spirit, with the entire student section filled with screaming “Jadwin Jungle” fans. Especially for students these programs are free/ at discounted prices.</p>