Is the Princeton-party school stereotype real?

Colleges & Universities Princeton University
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<p>Whenever hearing about Princeton I always hear about heavy partying. Is this true haha? </p>

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<p>Not really…</p>

<p>There’s a subset of campus (~10-15% of people) that party aggressively, and if you want to be a part of that, you can. But 70% of people study pretty hard and then go out on weekends (either to the party scene or something lower-key) when they have time, with another ~15-20% focusing aggressively on just academics.</p>

<p>Also depends on what your point of reference is for “heavy partying”. Are you comparing to ASU or Caltech?</p>

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<p>15% of Princeton students party aggressively? That number seems shockingly high!</p>

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<p>Yeah. That’s my back-of-the-envelope math, anyway.</p>

<p>It may also be that I’m boring and so “party aggressively” may mean different things to you and me :P</p>

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<p>It’s not a “party school” per say (obviously) but there is a small subset of people who do party a lot and really enjoy it
Source: I have a relative at Princeton :slight_smile: </p>

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<p>Hmm… people definitely party here, but I have certainly never heard that stereotype about the school. </p>

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<p>lolllllllllll</p>