<p>I was thinking about this the other day, and it came to me that i had not seen Princeton mentioned in regards to medical or business schools. </p>
<p>So im just curious, why doesnt Princeton have a Med or B-school? These professional schools are probably the most talked about and popular post UG education choices. lots of ppl are aspiring to go into Med/B-school and I am sure if Pton had these schools, they would be stellar programs. but did the idea not come up or did it get shot down or what happened?</p>
<p>interestingly, princeton had a very short-lived law school, off campus, in the middle of the nineteenth century. since its closure after just a couple years of operation, the administration has periodically entertained the idea of re-establishing one (or something similar, like a "school of jurisprudence", per woodrow wilson), in full, but has always declined, whether for philosophical reasons (commitment to the liberal arts over professional and pre-professional education) or prosaic ones (dauntingly steep start-up costs). today, with the country's highest endowment per capita and open fields across lake carnegie awaiting development, prevailing opinion is that princeton could easily start business and law schools and have them competitive in a matter years. as such, the continued opposition must be more philosophical than anything. it certainly makes princeton unique among national universities (even brown and dartmouth, not known for their graduate components, have professional schools). undergrads like it, too.</p>
<p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princeton_Law_School%5B/url%5D">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princeton_Law_School</a></p>
<p>Yeah, I definitely agree - professional schools are great but Princeton has prided itself first in undergrad education, and then in limited and selective graduate school programs that do not just "crank out" graduates like a big machine. I would be mildly annoyed if Princeton decided to start a medical school, business school, or law school. It would alter the campus atmosphere at the very least.</p>
<p>Princeton graduate programs are not that "limited" anymore. In fact, 30 % of Princeton's student body now consists of graduate students. </p>
<p>Besides, contrary to what is often suggested on CC, Princeton is by no means a "liberal arts" school (thank God for that !).</p>
<p>comparatively speaking, 30% <em>is</em> quite limited. princeton is reportedly the only school in the top ten with a percentage under 50, let alone 30.</p>
<p>Princeton Law School</p>
<p>That sounds pretty good and prestigious to me =)</p>
<p>yeah, but its hard to get into</p>
<p>Indeed, if acceptance rate is any sign of the desirability of a school, Princeton Law outshines them all.</p>