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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]He’s from a small town in Indiana, won the needs based Gates Scholarship (you must qualify for a Pell grant).  Wants to major in math or science.

I was a similar student at Princeton, coming from a rural high school (though my SAT were lower, much easier admissions then).

Math and science departments are brutal, he probably had to take a bunch of labs, and is competing against kids from elite public and private schools for whom much of the first year curriculum is a review or even easier than their high school experience

Plus, being a poor kid is awful at such a school flush with cash. The first BMW I ever saw I think was my dorm neighbor.  He probably doesn’t have money for an eating club, which is the central social life for Princeton upperclassman. It’s very isolating.

I hope he is okay. [/quote]
He's 23 and a junior, though, not a new freshman. Not sure why he's a 23 year-old junior; someone said he may have had a mission year (or two?), as it also looks like he skipped a grade. Hope he's ok. [/quote]
Meaning it wouldn't be the same potential culture shock / learning curve as being a first-year student.[/quote]

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