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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m sure that Stanford has a great humanities program, but I thought it was Princeton’s greatest strength. Also, at Princeton, the humanities are more celebrated, not an appendage to CS/tech/startup bro culture. If your kid wants to stay on the east coast after graduation, that’s another vote for Princeton. [/quote]

Not anymore. I was an English major at Princeton--great at the time. Now the school is down to just 15 percent of students majoring in the humanities. PU is increasingly like MIT: very, very STEM focused, with a resulting grind, joyless culture. Then again, PU has no grad schools to speak of--so all the focus is on undergraduate. Fewer TAs. Princeton is probably harder, as everyone has to write junior papers and a thesis on top of regular classwork. Stanford is less undergraduate focused, but becuz humanities is under-enrolled, will probably still have access to great profs. So I still think I might pick it over Princeton today. Also, the Eating Clubs at PU really are a problem--PU has yet to solve its social-life issues. Probably can't go wrong with either, but I might pick Stanford today. Stanford has better weather. Stanford may offer a wider variety of job opportunities for a humanities major after graduation than Princeton would....as so respected in biz/tech world. PU feels more old-school, tweedy (even tho that perception is dated). Congrats to your child on two amazing options![/quote]

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