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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]People who go to Princeton seem to love Princeton more than the other two.[/quote]

I don't know.  [b]We Columbians are pretty proud.[/b]

That said, Princeton does a great job with its undergrads.  Seriously great job.

I think it all comes down to the specific feel of each for your kid. No one else can answer this.

I can say this about Columbia - there are a ton of opportunities provided by being in a big city.  There is also more potential for isolation (because you don't run into kids off campus there like you will at the other two).

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This has to be a joke. The reunions are barely attended. I’ve never bothered to go but it’s become an annual joke for my friend to send me the headcount.

That said, I made some good friends there. But none of us has particularly fond memories of [i]Columbia[/i], per se. Nor would I expect us to have formed a deep attachment, since most kids who go to Columbia do so not for the college experience but for the [i]New York[/i] experience. It’s the city they form an attachment to, primarily.

OP, if your kid wants the NYC experience, go to Columbia. If he wants an intensely collegiate experience in an idyllic setting, Princeton. And if he wants a rigorous comp sci education, Cornell. But tbh, Princeton is going to open the most doors for him by far. [/quote]

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