Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I am sympathetic but there seems to be a little “I wouldn’t want to belong to a club that would have me as a member” thinking going on here.
Np here, but I’m not sure what you are saying here with this?
Anonymous wrote:I am sympathetic but there seems to be a little “I wouldn’t want to belong to a club that would have me as a member” thinking going on here.
Anonymous wrote:Anyway, remember that anywhere that they can transfer to as a junior will have the same issues of set social groups or it would be so big that they would basically be anonymous.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Just sign in into a club . It’s really no big deal. I actually never joined a club and was fine.
To clarify, they are not obsessed with joining a club. They just need some friends. So not sure at this point where else to make these connections
Anonymous wrote:Just sign in into a club . It’s really no big deal. I actually never joined a club and was fine.
Anonymous wrote:I'm sorry. That's one of the hardest parts of Princeton. It's really small and sometimes when it feels like "everyone" is getting or doing something, it's actually true. Anyway, remember that anywhere that they can transfer to as a junior will have the same issues of set social groups or it would be so big that they would basically be anonymous. I'm not sure that's what they really want.
In our experience, sophomore year was the worst socially and at the start of junior year there were a lot of social shifts and people started to change as they looked toward graduation vs. establishing themselves socially within Princeton. This year's seniors graduating will rearrange dynamics in next year's junior and senior class.
Anonymous wrote:I'm sorry. That's one of the hardest parts of Princeton. It's really small and sometimes when it feels like "everyone" is getting or doing something, it's actually true. Anyway, remember that anywhere that they can transfer to as a junior will have the same issues of set social groups or it would be so big that they would basically be anonymous. I'm not sure that's what they really want.
In our experience, sophomore year was the worst socially and at the start of junior year there were a lot of social shifts and people started to change as they looked toward graduation vs. establishing themselves socially within Princeton. This year's seniors graduating will rearrange dynamics in next year's junior and senior class.
Anonymous wrote:My DC just finished their sophomore year. Went through bicker and did not get into eating club. (As the majority of people who bickered and most every they know!) They are a mainstream kid who has not found their people and doesn't have a group of friends in the way they would like. Frustrated with social structure of the school. Will mostly like join a sign in club in fall but they all seem to have a "personality" that is not their's. (LGBTQ, druggie etc). So miserable they are considering transferring. Can anyone with direct experience at the school over any advice or hope?