<p>Johnny, that's a bit of an overgeneralization, don't you think?</p>
<p>Johnny, </p>
<p>Sorry about the obnoxiousness. Obviously nobody, including me, wants to appear that way. And I take back the 'nerd' comment, as its unfair and not true. I admire academic performance knowing it takes a lot of hard work and resourcefulness to achieve. Hostility aside, however, I think its a bit unfair to say that athletes degrade from you academic experience. I can understand from your point of view how a kid with 2100 SAT that shows strong athletic inclinations might take the spot of someone who worked extremely hard to score a 22 or 2300 but missed out because of the competitive field. Your probably right that athletes may achieve a lower GPA than others. But in my opinion often athletics suffer at the expense of academics and vice versa, however slight. Also, there are few athletes in the world that can score a 2400, be community leader, and still achieve a high level in sports. I know as a fact, as I am going through the process with those coaches, that Ivy's are at a disadvantage because they do not offer scholarships, and thus cannot always recruit the best. Case in point...Stanford, of basically equal academic standards, is much higher in most athletic aspects, yet requires the same minimum academic requirements. If you view athletic recruits as 'Jocks,' the majority score a 2100-2200 at the Ivy Leagues. I take back my Schmuck comment too, lol. Your comment of athletic recruits taking away from you academic experience just riled me up a bit. nothing like healthy discussion!
I am assuming you attend Wharton? Would you give any credit to a Princeton Econ degree vs. whatever your taking?</p>
<p>From this board at least it seems Johnny is right. Penn kids are more smart-asses, Princeton kids more earnest. Nothing wrong with either one - depends on what you are looking for.</p>
<p>But, a big but, it's a hell of a small sample to draw a conclusion about a school from a board like this.</p>
<p>The Princeton kids didn't sound too "earnest" at the volleyball game last friday. I know it was an athletic event, but yelling at our girls to get on the bus after such a competitive match? Let's just say, when we get them in our house (Nov something) that we should show up in full force.</p>
<p>dude if ur an ivy league athletic recruit ur not hot ****<em>. i wud go to penn if i were u, but arguably the ecs that people have comin to penn are h</em>lla better than whatever sport u play. like sports and i play them, but ur really not an allstar if ur getting recruited to ivy only.</p>
<p>Dude it seems like penn is right for you. You don't fit princeton and believe me wharton will get you better jobs than Princeton econ. Princeton econ is for people who mainly want to be econ professors. These people are acdemics at heart and truly care for the sake of learning. They become professors and help others. You on the other hand seem to be a very spoiled and slefsih person. You want to get rich quick. So go ahead go to wharton.</p>
<p>Alright, let's bury the hatchet and put this behind us. I am as quick to forget as I am to judge (which is to say, very).</p>
<p>Anyway, I'd say Penn/Wharton will give you a better experience. Princeton kids are more earnest but also more arrogant.</p>