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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Coed or not, I don't get how you work your ass of in high school and go through a rigorous and selective admissions application process, to then have to "interview" for a decent place to eat, study and socialize.[/quote]

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You don't have to "interview" for a decent place to eat, study and socialize.   Plenty of other "decent' places to eat, study, and socialize" on the campus that have a more relaxed atmosphere and less of the country club vibe.  [/quote]

Oh, I get it.  Separate but equal.[/quote]

No, not really.  Plenty of Princeton students opt for the sign-in clubs, a dining hall option (often if they are an RA) or to go independent because they are choosing an environment that is a better fit for them, though any given student is free to choose the bicker route.  And the clubs do serve a purpose of providing a social scene on campus, as well as providing a sized grouping of people that is psychologically easier to manage.  The University provides that freshman and sophomore year by grouping students into residential colleges, but upperclass housing is a separate free for all, so club membership can serve to replace that.

Which isn't to say that there aren't issues with bicker and the club system, there are, but like most issues this is more nuanced than it may at first appear.[/quote]

Of course, Princeton could easily continue residential colleges into junior and senior year.[/quote]

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