Columbia vs. Princeton

juillet
Fri, 03 Apr 2009 16:16:08 +0000

Tough choice!

I think the decision will really come down to whether you want to be in the middle of the city or in a suburban area very close to the city; whether you want a university more focused on undergraduate education or whether going to Columbia where the main focus is on graduate students woll not bother you; and whether you like the laid-back attitude of Columbia students vs. the more high-strung personalities of Princeton students (generally speaking, of course).

I love Columbia as a graduate student, and personally I might pick Princeton as an undergrad and try to go to Columbia for graduate school I must admit that the sleepy nature of the city could be a plus for undergrad, but it’s still very accessible to New York (the NJ Transit train can get you there in 30 minutes or less). And this eating club business sounds appealing. Reading about it almost makes me wish I had gone to Princeton for undergrad, lol!

And this CoffeeAddict person seems to advocate just about any school over Columbia, lol!

Also, I’d say that the Princeton alums and students going “crazy” because the admissions rate is 3-percentage points behind Harvard and Yale are probably overreacting. Princeton is still recognized as one of the most prestigious schools in the country, and the name recognition and prestige factor is still higher than that of Columbia and Penn’s (not much, though) and at the line of Harvard and Yale.