<p>I was contrasting it to Penn and Columbia rather than Brown. They are in big cities and there is a huge grad student population, so you are in no way confined to the social scene of either the undergraduates or the graduates, but there is a freedom to be part of whatever group you want.</p>
<p>Princeton on the other hand is truly about the undergraduate experience, people are encouraged in that direction. There is very little off-campus housing available, and there is generally not much of a social scene in the town Princeton. The university is the social scene available there. </p>
<p>For me, coming in as a 21 year old freshman, the freedom available in a city was more important than the inclusive undergraduate experience. As I said, to each his own.</p>
<p>yeah i hear that snipanlol.. graduate school seems like a [very] different ballgame at princeton. what i do like though, in regards to the city experience bit, is the close proximity of princeton to these places. philly and nyc are available, but not right on top of you. i loved that.</p>
<p>that, + the idea of spending a fast-paced day in one of these two cities, then by night, settling back into the quaint and low-key town of princeton.</p>
<p>out of curiosity, which of the two do you/will you attend--columbia or penn? or neither? (and were just tossing around some contrasting examples).</p>
<p>I go to Penn.</p>
<p>I didn't refer to life as a graduate student - what I meant was that at Penn there are many more different social groups of different ages and types. Some people simple have a need not to be part of the inclusive undergraduate student atmosphere - I for example live in downtown Philly instead of on campus. That is simply not possible at Princeton. I like the freedom and independence it gives me, and the opportunities available by actually living in a city instead of visiting it.</p>
<p>Hooray for Zooey and Adam (fellow 10ers)!!! :D Hope to meet you guys sometime!! :D</p>
<p>Good luck to you WindSlicer. :)</p>
<p>Zooey, you sound awesome. Adam sounds awesome. Bookfreak sounds awesome. I'll even admit that I like to think I'm awesome too.</p>
<p>In short, I think we'll combine splendidly with Princeton's own awesome-ness. :D</p>
<p>Quite awesomely stated.</p>
<p>Here is a distinction of which I am uncertain:</p>
<p>Is it better to be <em>awesome</em> or <em>amazing</em>??</p>
<p>Why make a choice between the two? At Princeton, I'm confident most people will manage both.</p>