Exams after breaks & grade deflation

sahp2kids
Fri, 19 Apr 2013 16:53:23 +0000

I’m smiling while typing b/c I agree that the kids on campus were amazing.

One interesting observation we’ve had after doing visits at schools…Princeton does not play comparison games. It just is! Each and every student had wonderful and positive things to say about the school and why prospie should attend, but never once did anyone badmouth any of the other choices. Even the articles in the school paper had the respectful tone of acknowledging that students have choices and while everyone would love to share why they should choose Princeton, no one believes that any of the other options would also not be wonderful experiences.

We saw that as a hallmark of a confident institution that had no need to compare itself with anyone else out there. “Just look at us on the merits and decide if the place is for you” appeared to be the motto of Preview Days.

The faculty and students made our prospie humbled to be able to given the choice to attend or not.