<p>Well, I’ll have to disagree with some of the posters here. I found Princeton to be a very warm and welcoming place (note: I visited at a non-typical time, in the fall, before midterms/theses/other stress had really hit for the year). I found students to be helpful, friendly, and most importantly for me, willing to engage in conversation about anything! Incidentally, I’ve never been to the east coast before, and I immediately felt comfortable and could see myself at Princeton for the next four years.</p>
<p>Though I was basically sold on Princeton at such an early point, I decided to visit Harvard and Yale anyway in the spring. During the visits, I felt there was too much of the surrounding town and touristy/random people bleeding into and interfering with the campuses. And the people seemed a bit more rushed and aiming to get to places (while at Princeton, there seemed to be people just walking around enjoying the campus - and were willing to help a lost prefrosh like me). These visits more or less confirmed my decision to attend Princeton.</p>