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[quote=Anonymous][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]

Please explain what you’re defining as “the humanities,” because it appears you’re excluding the vast majority of the B.A. majors.

What does Stanford have that offers the same sense of community as the residential colleges and eating clubs at Princeton?   I’ve heard mixed reviews on the sense of community in the “neighborhoods” and it appears the administration has disbanded some of the traditional social organizations on campus.

https://www.palladiummag.com/2022/06/13/stanfords-war-on-social-life/[/quote]

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