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<p>lvnlrn - between Caltech and Princeton you are talking about what are considered the top two undergraduate schools in the county. I believe that they also have the lowest student/teacher ratios. If you are talking Math, then Princeton’s Math department might be considered a little better:</p>

<p>[Rankings</a> - Math - Graduate Schools - Education - US News and World Report](<a href=“http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-mathematics-programs/rankings]Rankings”>http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-mathematics-programs/rankings)</p>

<p>If you are talking engineering, then depending on the department, Caltech most likely would be ranked higher.</p>

<p>At Princeton your son will be exposed to a more well rounded and diverse student body and would have a wider choice of majors to choose from, should he decide to major in an area other than the Math/Engineering route. A quick review of most other areas shows that Princeton has a top 10 ranking in most of them.</p>

<p>The Princeton campus is much more beautiful, but the Caltech weather is nicer.</p>

<p>Can’t lose with either.</p>

<p>I chose Princeton over MIT in Chemical Engineering and have never looked back, having been accepted to Stanford Business School straight from Princeton.</p>

<p>Princeton was simply the most incredible experience of my life, both academically and socially.</p>

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<p>Thanks, JohnAdams12! :)</p>

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<p>I would go to Princeton because I heard the Social life is dead there and many people transfer because of that. The weather in Princeton during spring in summer is amazing but the winters are harsh and cold</p>

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<p>… itry you mean the social life is dead at Caltech or Princeton…</p>

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<p>itry, don’t forget the great fall weather at Princeton also…</p>

<p>the Princeton/CalTech weather challenge (winner listed):</p>

<p>September: Princeton (too hot in Pasadena)
October: tie
November: CalTech
Dec: CalTech
Jan: CalTech
Feb: CalTech
March: CalTech
April: Princeton
May: Princeton
June: Princeton</p>

<p>Final weather challenge score:</p>

<p>CalTech: 5.5
Princeton: 4.5</p>

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<p>No way John, the weather in Socal > Princeton weather all year round. There’s no comparison. The fall/spring are hot, humid, and rainy in Princeton.</p>

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<p>Weather is mainly personal preference, if you grew up in new England or the northeast, you may find California too hot in the summers.
I meant the social life is dead at caltech</p>

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<p>Hahahah awhhh.</p>

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<p>I HOPE to dear lord it isn’t the standard 9%…</p>

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<p>Nahh, I would think that it is higher. Just because less people apply to it?</p>

<p>But then again, Princeton claims to admit people into the university, not the program…</p>

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<p>^^^look at the very beginning of the thread that anwsers your question</p>

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<p>Engineering probably has a higher acceptance rate b/c its applicant pool is self-selective.
I currently attend princeton, and personally I consider the engineering kids to be “smarter” on the whole than the A.B. kids (ps. im not in the engineering school)</p>

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<p>When people say that Princeton engineering is more on the theoretical side, what does that entail specifically? </p>

<p>Like compared to other schools such as CalTech</p>

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<p>Djo, CalTech would not be a good comparison because it would be similar…</p>

<p>but “more on the theoretical side” would imply that the students are prepared more for graduate degrees and research than for actual jobs in engineering straight out of school.</p>

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<p>I don’t remember where I saw it, but I read somewhere that rejection from the engineering program (B.S.E.) doesn’t necessarily mean rejection from Princeton admission altogether. Isn’t that why they have you indicate 1st, 2nd and 3rd choices for majors? Unless I have this completely mixed up with another school…</p>

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<p>Haha, too bad for me, I think all three of my listed majors were engineering majors XD</p>

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<p>this is not true. you don’t apply for a major, you apply to princeton university as a whole. therefore, if you’re not good enough to get in engineering, you’re not good enough to get in period.</p>

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<p>It’s incredibly easy to switch. I’m a sophomore and a good friend of mine started out in engineering, then switched to A.B., back to B.S.E., and back to A.B. again.</p>

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<p>Hahaha wowww. Approx how many people are in BSE?</p>

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<p>couple hundred?</p>