Princeton / Stanford

sherpa
Mon, 08 Apr 2013 12:42:27 +0000

Congratulations on your acceptances. You can’t go wrong.



I’ve heard much about Princeton’s supposed reputation as an elitist, rich white boys’ school.

That’s what we thought, too. But things have changed over the years.
[Princeton University - Princeton University offers admission to 7.29 percent of applicants](http://www.princeton.edu/main/news/archive/S36/44/74C02/index.xml)

From the link:



Sixty percent of the current student body receives financial aid…

Of the students offered admission, 50.2 percent are men and 49.8 percent are women.

48.8 percent have self-identified as people of color, including biracial and multiracial students.

Sixty-one percent of the admitted students come from public schools, and 13.9 percent will be the first in their families to attend college.

Sons or daughters of Princeton alumni account for 9.7 percent of the admitted students.



Most surprising to me is that first generation students outnumber legacies.