<p>People say "Can I get into HYP?" </p>
<p>and then they go on for a few paragraphs about harvard versus yale and "The Game." nobody likes princeton.</p>
<p>hmm... 79 views and no response. nobody else seems to be rallying behind your statement.</p>
<p>i think there's just a stronger harvard/yale rivalry, which has nothing to do with how princeton students like their school or how coveted an undergraduate education it is.</p>
<p>blame new jersey :P</p>
<p>That's because they know not to catch a Tiger by the tail ;) . Let that be a lesson to you San Francisco.</p>
<p>I, actually, have never seen anybody do that, krazykool.</p>
<p>Yep, it's New Jersey's fault. Why does such a good college have to be in such a yucky state?</p>
<p>I like New Jersey much better than Southern CT, the home of Yale.
New Jersey is actually a very pretty state, if you exclude Newark, urban Essex County, Atlantic City, and Camden. The Delaware Valley, Northern NJ, and the Jersey Coast with Cape May are very nice areas. I bet most people who hate on NJ have never been to either...not even the Pine Barrens. </p>
<p>I think that's fair enough, because CT is also a very pretty state, if you exclude Stamford, Danbury, Bridgeport, New Haven, Torrington, New London, and the rest of everything along I-95. </p>
<p>Southeastern PA is also no picnic, but it has its nice spots too, with Germantown and the Brandywine Valley area. Philadelphia just happens to be more than a bit rusty. </p>
<p>People need to stop stereotyping and actually see places for themselves. Even parts of Los Angeles have great qualities of their own.</p>
<p>Princeton is fine by me ;)</p>
<p>Princeton is my daughter's top choice in the HYP.</p>
<p>I see no point in this thread.</p>
<p>I have heard the saying "Harvard is #1, Yale is #2, and Princeton doesn't matter."</p>
<p>Harvard and Yale are both older than Princeton.</p>
<p>I think the real reason a lot of people don't like Princeton is because of the attitude of many (but certainly not all) of their alumni--staggering pretension and narcissism covered in a thin and wholly ineffective veneer of false modesty.</p>
<p>For worst offenders, search for F.scottie and Ptongrad2000.</p>
<p>Lots of people like Princeton. Princeton has been the leader in financial aid reform in the Ivy League.</p>
<p>Princeton's U-grad is the best overall. I'd sacrifice A LOT for a Pton U-grad education. However, I prefer HY over Pton because Pton is too preppy for me (of course, not trying to generalize, but it is undeniable that there ARE more preppy and legacies in Pton than HY) </p>
<p>Imagine...: Pton student: Hey, what is up?// X student: Nm, how r u?// Pton student: Fine, thank you. My dad bought a new 30 foot yatch and a Rolls Royce. He's also talking about buying a new jet.// X student: Uh.... nice...</p>
<p>Arrogance, pretension and condescension is not restricted to Princeton. It goes with the stereotypical jerks and princesses who come from too much wealth and who often went to preppy PRIVATE high schools. You can see them at MANY schools in the south, some in the midwest and yes, many in the West...notably in prestigious schools in California.</p>
<p>Which is why you want to research the student body at every college and see if you fit into their social scene. </p>
<p>Sometimes you have to put up with a lot when you get into the uber prestigious schools. Even some uber prestigious state schools.</p>
<p>I should clarify that I like Tokyorevelation. He's alright in my book</p>
<p>The most arrogant guy in my school went to Princeton last year. He loves it there.</p>
<p>We have a D who is a freshman at Princeton and she loves it there. As others have noted, Princeton has led the way in terms of need-based financial aid. They are also #1 in endowment dollars per student
(see List</a> of U.S. colleges and universities by endowment - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia for details).</p>
<p>From my personal point of view, Princeton is the only Ivy League school to which I would ever have any of our children apply with the possible exception of Dartmouth. I'm not an Ivy grad and no, I never applied to Harvard or Yale or Princeton.</p>
<p>Another daughter visited BU, BC, and Harvard this past summer and of the three schools, she found the tour given at Harvard to be the worst one she received. In the end, you have to find the best fit, whether it's H,Y,P, or S or any of the other colleges in the US or abroad.</p>
<p>You know, the old stereotype that Princeton is full of rich arrogant jerks is just that, old.</p>
<p>Ain't true any more. Never really was. Princeton even 30 years ago, in my experience, had fewer arrogant people than Harvard. More socially conservative and more of a Southern feeling, less edgy, arty, etc., yes. But no more arrogant. Certainly no more exclusive or competitive. And actually, extremely friendly vs. snobby. Always was true, still is. Why do you think so many of us go back for Reunions? To be snobby together? Not really. From affection.</p>
<p>And if you take a look at this link you will see the planned future. </p>
<p>Princeton</a> Campus Plan - Home</p>
<p>Princeton is most different from H & Y in its setting, in a fairly bucolic suburb an hour from New York City. It's not the place for everyone. I had a roommate who hated it - she left for a year in London as soon as she could. She likes cities.</p>