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[quote=Anonymous]I went to Princeton and had a good time there, but I’ve also kind of washed my hands of the place.

They have by far the largest endowment per student of any school, so they don’t need my money. If they chase me down hard enough, I’ll give them $25 dollars every year and then donate hundreds to the scholarship fund for kids at the now-75% minority public high school I attended.

When I was there the eating clubs were about half selective “Bicker” clubs and half open “sign-in” clubs. It was understood that the Bicker clubs were for the recruited athletes and the wealthy, connected White kids, and the sign-in clubs were for the scrappier and more academically inclined kids.  We thought the Bicker clubs would die a natural death over time or that the university would find some way to take them over or force them to be less exclusive.

Instead, the Bicker clubs evolved by opening their doors to more women and minorities, so now the Bicker clubs clearly have the upper hand again and you have kids absolutely knocking themselves out to try and get into these clubs.  And if they get hosed, they can’t blame it on the clubs not admitting women, or Black or Asian kids (because they do), so they feel like failures.  It’s sad.

Add to that the fact that the admissions department puts a premium on SES diversity while the faculty puts a premium on academic rigor, and you have even more kids with imposter syndrome once they get there.

It’s a beautiful school with amazing resources, and kids who can navigate the academic rigor and the social structure can still have a great time.  But it’s a bit much, when there are so many other schools that offer a great education without so many idiosyncrasies.  Maybe they’ll get their act together at some point, but the current president is a classic egg-head. He’s undeniably brilliant but has no appreciation for the challenges that a typical Ivy student might face.  [/quote]

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