<p>April vacation is next week for me so I'm visiting a couple schools, including Princeton! I'm really excited to finally see it. Is there anything that I should look for in particular to get a good sense of the campus or should I just wander around and hit all of the key spots (Frist, etc)?</p>
<p>The tour does not generally take you past the eating clubs or Lake Carnegie. Going inside Frist and some of the student dining halls is a good idea. Take a walk along Nassau Street and down to Witherspoon. Senior theses have mostly been turned in and I gather there is a pretty festive atmosphere around the eating clubs. Walk over to the Dinky station and see how easy it is to get to NYC. See what's playing at the McCarter theater or on campus; check the campus public events calendar.</p>
<p>Thanks, aparent5. H and I will be looking for things to do while D attends some classes. He's never been there, so we're hoping it will be nice enough weather to just walk around the campus and the town to get the feel of the place.</p>
<p>the orange key tour is definitely worth taking. if that doesn't work with your schedule, though, you can always try the virtual tour online. but keep in mind that, as aparent has already noted, the non-virtual tour is far from comprehensive. consider venturing away from its beaten paths to see, for example, the three new "ellipse" buildings at the south end of campus, the gothic "junior slums" at the west end, and the crown jewel of princeton's gothic era - the old graduate college - at the far west end (probably best to drive there). to soak in more of the "scene," consider grabbing a bite at the frist campus center, dropping by a service at the chapel, or catching one of the myriad plays and performances that will be advertised around campus. check the athletics calendar, too, in addition to the public events one. but most importantly, talk to people. most everybody will be happy to talk to and even show around prospectives and their families.</p>
<p>the town of princeton is pretty self-explanatory and easy to navigate by foot, but two neat things to see outside the nassu street area are the institute for advanced study, where einstein and oppenheimer worked, and the princeton cemetery, where the "residents" include grover cleveland and the menendez parents.</p>
<p>If the weather is nice, sit on the bench in front of the admissions office and watch the lawn and the kids playing and crossing back and forth to school. You get a real feel for the place. Or sit on the steps under Blair Hall overlooking the U-Store and listen to the conversations as the kids pass by.</p>