Need more specifics about eating club stereotypes

lifelearner
Sat, 20 Aug 2011 13:51:33 +0000

Hi Sherpa, sorry if my question, or rather its intent, was slightly misunderstood - and thanks for commenting. But I was asking for a student who will very likely be deciding this coming year between Princeton, MIT, and Harvard. (Please no one comment or ask how we could possibly know this - nothing is 100% fact, but just go with this as a hypothetically likely scenario). And from an academic stdpt, all schools are phenomenal. Few could argue the academic merits of any of them. So the decision will come down to social aspects, eating options, stuff like the “culture” of the campus that is more subjective, but will help distinguish, and no one can argue that Eating Clubs at Princeton can and might be a large part of the college experience for many of the students there. So, we are trying to assess even the possibility of fitting in. For ex, I went to a college known for “work hard, party hard” but the party hard part was the ONLY social option a few years back, and that was NOT a good fit for me as I didn’t drink or do drugs. I wish I understood back then the value of understanding the Social aspects of a campus - not just the academic ones (which my college had an abundance was) - but that did NOT make for a very happy 4 yr experience - really, quite a miserable one. Hence, why we are trying to understand the “culture” if you will - or the “reputations” of the various clubs.