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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is OP. Thanks all. Appreciate all the thoughts and opinions. It is reassuring that most folks think that any of the schools are fine and to decide based on fit. I’ve been pushing Princeton only because I have heard they really focus on undergrads but kid is unfortunately turned off by the suburban vibe. Loved Cornell’s Engineering and CS infrastructure but finds campus too spread out and didn’t like Ithaca. Is strongly leaning towards Columbia. Applied early to Stanford but was rejected. Refused to apply to MIT, Harvey Mudd or CMU as found them too tech focused. Did not apply to Harvard, Yale, Brown or Dartmouth. Waitlisted at UPenn[/quote]

As a Columbia Alumna and a Jersey Girl, I think she is making a great choice.  If the town of Princeton is a turn off, there's nothing more to say.  Princeton is a very particular place.  A great education is to be had, for sure, but the town is super wealthy and super exurban. It isn't very easy to get to a city from there (the train to Princeton Junction has issues).  Some people love it but it isn't everyone's cup of tea.

How wonderful to have all these choices!

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There is literally a bus to NYC right outside the main entrance to the Princeton campus.  I wouldn't call it "exurban" at all.  
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+1.  It’s not hard to get to NYC (or Philly) and it’s not exurban.

But, if OP’s daughter really wants the city, then she should choose Columbia because Princeton is suburban and most of your social life revolves around campus events.

As some others have said, there is a real advantage to having your college years in a place where university events dominate your experience, and this is one reason Princeton alums are so fiercely loyal.  But, some people do prefer all that a place like NY has and are willing to take the trade off of less of a traditional college experience.[/quote]

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