<p>Princeton and U Chicago are both excellent for math and economics. The Gourman undergraduate rankings have Princeton as 1st in math, Chicago at 5th and Chicago as 2nd in economics, Princeton at 4th–clearly they are both incredibly strong in these subjects. I really think that in this case, it has got to come down to fit. Princeton is located in an upscale suburban town, equidistant between New York City and Philadelphia. It has a beautiful contained campus and has enormous strength in most academic areas. The students are extremely bright, very involved in extracurricular activities and generally friendly and fun. Social life is generally found on campus, either at eating club parties, many of which are open to all students, or by attending any of the numerous artistic events occurring on campus. </p>
<p>Chicago is located in a large vibrant city in the Midwest and the campus is lovely (although depending on which way you travel, there are some not as nice areas reasonably close to campus). I don’t know anything about its social life, but I think that since both schools are excellent, your friend should try and visit, or if that’s not possible, contact the admissions office to see if they can put him in touch with students and faculty members in areas of interest. In addition, this thread provides some links to websites you can use if you can’t visit
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