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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Unlike Princeton, no one will hold your hand at Columbia or Cornell. It is a pretty brutal environment but some kids thrive in it. If you are independent and can handle setbacks just fine, go ahead with Columbia or Cornell. Princeton is amazing but some kids hate the suburban sheltered setting and find the social climate very off putting. A kid who can get into these schools is capable enough to make their choice.[/quote]

There is not much hand-holding at Princeton.  Entry-level classes can be fairly large, it is academically rigorous, and there are more requirements for independent projects, including junior papers and the senior thesis, than at many schools.

The primary differences are in the setting and the sheer amount of resources made available to individual students.   If someone has an issue with the social climate at Princeton, they might also have issues with the fraternities and sororities at Cornell or [b]groups like St. Anthony's Hall at Columbia[/b].  It's actually easier to know in NYC than at Princeton or Cornell which kids come from rich families and can drop loads of money without blinking an eye. [/quote]

Ha. There are no ”other groups” like St A’s at Columbia, and the only people who joined St A’s when I was there were the trust fund babies — the kind who went off to suites at the Carlyle when stress was getting them down.

In short, belonging to St A’s wasn’t really desirable, nor did it give you a social boost outside a very small circle.[/quote]

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