"magisterial Harvard, theatrical Yale and private Princeton"

Colleges and Universities A-Z Yale University
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<p>A relative just forwarded me this article from the Princeton Alumni Weekly from the 80s on the different "styles" of the schools as reflected in their architecture and alumni bodies, among other things. It's longish, but quite well-written and a lot of fun: though a Princeton alum, the author seems to have intimate knowledge of all 3 schools. Much of what he says remains true, I think.</p>

<p><a href="http://www.princeton.edu/%7Etenner/Tenner_HYP_PAW_1984.pdf%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.princeton.edu/~tenner/Tenner_HYP_PAW_1984.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>That was a great article back then. I’m glad to have it in pdf now. Thanks.</p>

<p>And there is some truth in it.</p>

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<p>Didn’t read the article (yet), but a saying from a couple generations ago was, “Harvard scholars, Princeton boys, and Yale men.” Interesting old stereotype.</p>

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<p>This is a pretty good read. It’s very insightful.</p>