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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I went to Princeton  back in the day but it has changed. It now seems to funnel students to Wall St jobs, finance.[b] When I was there, a few students were interested in that sort of thing but I had classmates going into journalism, academia, even -- gasp -- public service. [/b]Now things are completely flipped where its the small minority who go for that sort of thing while the majority goes for finance.

Princeton may rank #1 but my opinion of the school as an educational institute has gone way down. I'm sure it has everything US News wants -- enormous spending on facilities, students with sky high grades and scores -- but I question what they are actually giving the students.

Yes, let's all stand up and applaud for Princeton. But I wouldn't want my children going there.[/quote]
I stumbled on this article (not so sure I agree totally about the most famous) and noticed that many of the so-called top 25 went on to do other things than what they majored in.  I would view Princeton as a door-opener to many different opportunities even with a degree in Philosophy.  Most students with social science degrees from other colleges without a Princeton reputation might not fare as well attempting the same outside opportunities.

http://www.businessinsider.com/famous-princeton-students-2011-11?op=1

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