A Warning to Perspective Students

Colleges & Universities Princeton University
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<p>I am surprised how many posters on CC take advice concerning their chances for admission and information about universities from other posters that have not attended the university nor even visited the university. To understand a university you need to visit the university, talk to students, attend classes and university events. Students admitted to Princeton will be invited to visit Princeton in April. [The</a> Basics -*Princeton Preview Hosting](<a href=“http://www.princeton.edu/hosting/faq/princeton-preview-basics/]The”>http://www.princeton.edu/hosting/faq/princeton-preview-basics/) Do not believe everything you see and read in the virtual world. </p>

<p>For example, visit the web site for the University of Redwood (UR). UR has a famous faculty, a low student faculty ratio, and a beautiful campus in the virtual world. See [University</a> Of Redwood](<a href=“uredwood.com”>http://uredwood.com/) </p>

<p>However, it is easier to create a web site than to create a world class university. See [College</a> Cries Foul Over a Copycat - WSJ.com](<a href=“http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704692904576166833446761162.html?mod=WSJ_hp_mostpop_read]College”>http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704692904576166833446761162.html?mod=WSJ_hp_mostpop_read) </p>

<p>Princeton was founded in 1746. The construction for Nassau Hall, the university administration building started in 1756. In 1783 Nassau Hall served as the national capital. Princeton is a real university, with real faculty, and real students. Visit the university and learn the unique characteristics of Princeton.</p>

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<p>Prospective?</p>

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<p>I’m not sure I understand the point of your post. I agree that you should visit a college before you decide to attend, but what does that have to do with chance threads?</p>

<p>And what reason do we have for thinking that you must visit or attend a college to be a reliable source of information about it? </p>

<p>Furthermore, invoking the University of Redwood just seems bizarre especially since you seem to take great pains in your last paragraph to demonstrate that Princeton isn’t imaginary. I don’t get it. Probably because I didn’t go to Princeton.</p>

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<p>This is very obviously an ironic commentary on the existence of meta-stable imaginary intermediate forms of imitation realities.</p>

<p>PtonAlumnus is actually not a real alumnus of Princeton University - hence he is a fake, as evidenced not least by the atrocious writing style and spelling. And this is of course coupled with his post warning people of ingenuous representations of universities by the very simple fact that he is such an example. All quite droll and elementary.</p>

<p>It’s clear to see that you didn’t go to Princeton.</p>

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<p>It does not matter what a school has, but what the general consensus of that school is. Since reputation is created by society, society is the most accurate representation of an institution. People will do whatever they can to garner the best reputation possible to get ahead in life.</p>

<p>If the majority of the country believed that a community college was better than Princeton, I would go to the community college.</p>

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<p>I used to go to Princeton next year.</p>

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<p>I used to go to Princeton since as of tomorrow.</p>

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<p>The title of this post says more than the content itself.</p>

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<p>I think the OP wants us to heighten our traditionally 2D perspective (as caused by our continued staring into the virtual world of CC), and imagine alternate realities. For instance, one in which Princeton is populated solely by autonomous redwoods with mad web-design skillz.</p>

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<p>yeah this basically makes no sense. thanks though!</p>

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<p>This thread is full of win.</p>

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<p>Hmmm… So I guess what OP is really saying is Pton is imaginary!!!</p>