Social Questions

ptonecon16
Wed, 11 Jan 2012 01:31:45 +0000

Okay, hey everybody. So, I just got accepted to Princeton SCEA, and I had just had two questions regarding some of aspects of the social life. I know that some of this seems a little arbitrary, but I figured “why not?”, given that I’ve already decided that I am going and it goes without saying that the one should go to a place like Princeton first and foremost for the academic experience. Anyway:

My first question is about how preppy Princeton is. I know that there are some posts from a few years back about this, but it always seems like the Princeton dynamic is constantly changing. I actually enjoy some of the preppy atmosphere, and kind of fit in with the whole “polo and top-sider” group, so I was just curious to what extent I would be “out of place” if I wore that kind of stuff at Princeton, given that obviously people will also be wearing just t-shirts and Princeton gear as well.

In addition, I was also curious as to how difficult it is to get into Ivy. While I can’t say for certain, given my “studies”, I get the impression that I would like Ivy the best of the eating clubs. So, in that sense, I was curious as to what types of things people can do that help “feed” them into Ivy, particularly given that the freshmen ban on frats may make it difficult for newcomers to make a place for themselves at places like St. A’s, which I know is one of the typical feeders. I’m interested in joining the sailing club as well as doing crew, and things like Whig-Clio. Is this considered “ivy”-oriented.

Like I said, don’t think this is what my Princeton experiences is revolving around. I just figured that most of the incredible academic opportunities of Princeton go without saying, so we might as well have fun talking about some of the more mundane or arbitrary aspects of the social life, so don’t turn this into some “you don’t deserve to go to Princeton because all you care about is yadda yadda yadda”. Thanks in advance!