<p>Just wanna hear some thoughts. What makes Princeton better than Harvard and Yale? I am going to do the same for Yale and Harvard threads too. I know they're all great schools but I just wanna know.</p>
<p>Smaller school in general ( don’t know if that’s a good or bad thing), more math and science focused.</p>
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<p>I’m not sure what you mean by this. Harvard and Yale also have strong math and science departments, especially Harvard.</p>
<p>Oh, I guess I just meant that Harvard and Yale students are generally more interested in the humanities areas while Princeton seems like the strongest of the 3 in terms of math/science.</p>
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<p>Harvard and Princeton tie for second on US News’ Math rankings. Harvard ties for first in physics; Princeton is fifth. Harvard ties for second in biology; Princeton is seventh. Harvard ties for fourth in chemistry; Princeton is sixteenth.</p>
<p>silverturtle, I love how you take time to comment on such colleges, when you’re only in the process of applying and have yet to know where you will be accepted.</p>
<p>For the OP: It’s personal preference. Princeton is quaint, gorgeous, and produces a roaring tiger family. It’s definitely an undergrad opportunity.</p>
<p>Those are graduate rankings, silverturtle. </p>
<p>Also, if you get to choose between Harvard, Yale, and Princeton, you might as well choose the one you like best as opposed to the one that people tell you is best. Or you could just choose the school that serves hot breakfast and isn’t in New Haven.</p>
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<p>I am aware. They are relevant nonetheless.</p>
<p>They are very different in terms of culture too. Sadly, funky old Harvard Square has faded into a much more boring place, but there is still a lot of funk around - just a bit harder to find. Yale’s house system is something folks tend to love or hate. Princeton , I’ve heard, is more of a old school place still.
I wouldn’t pay too much attention to USNews either.</p>
<p>Princeton is actually not any better than Harvard or Yale. It’s just different, and different people will be happiest at different places.</p>
<p>Maybe Princeton is the only one of the three that has students with the maturity to not barge into other schools’ threads to trash-talk. That might make it a better place. Or maybe not.</p>
<p>Princeton provides the BEST undergraduate education experience, better than Harvard or Yale. H & Y are renown for their graduate schools; Princeton dedicates most of its resources solely to undergrads; save H & Y for grad school.</p>
<p>Princeton has the highest endowment per student.</p>
<p>Princeton has a better engineering program out of the 3, period.</p>
<p>Due to its strength in engineering, Princeton offers the most career versatility for its students. It gives you the option to work in hi-tech, finance (Wall St. has a ridiculous number of Princeton grads), or government (the last 3 consecutive supreme court justices were Princeton grads as well).</p>
<p>On top of that, Princeton has the best campus out of the three. We also better looking, more athletic, and more fun students. We are considered the most academically rigorous out of the three, so a Princeton degree will be testament to your intellectual fortitude.</p>
<p>Princeton is better, QED.</p>
<p>If you want to be an engineer, Princeton is clearly the best choice. If you are interested in the sciences, then Harvard and Princeton are probably better choices than Yale, whose students tend to be more interested in the humanities. If neither of these applies to you, then other factors – location, campus, personality of the student body, etc. – will have a much greater impact on how satisfied you are with your college experience. Rankings are useful to a certain extent, but don’t get bogged down on whether Harvard or Princeton has a better math department, for example; at the undergraduate level, any differences that may exist are meaningless.</p>
<p>Smiles - as a purely historical note, Princeton , in the past, used to boast of having the tallest students -and actually backed it up with hard numbers.
Best is the one at which a given student will fit and find the resources needed.</p>
<p>Well that explains my tallness</p>