Princeton University Top Questions

that we are all smart and rich and elitist

Many of the students are vey academic and therefore very stimulating to talk to. However, in general I have found that many of them are slightly immature because they lack life experience because they have spent the majority of their lives studying. In certain scenes the sterotype of WASPs with slightly warped values is still the norm

Rich, Preppy, Smart, Stuck-up, Elitist, White, Conservative

People often think Princeton students are people who are preppy and snobby.

I would say stereotypes about Princeton students are preppy, arrogant individuals with very strong type-A personalities.

that they are very smart and very preppy.

"Country Club" No social scene/partying

It's tough to gauge stereotypes from within, but I think the old classics are still in play: Princeton is an old boys' club filled with white students from elite prep schools. Before attending, I also thought of Princeton as the most athletic Ivy.

Princeton students are waspy, preppy, conservative, pretentious,

There are two types of "typical Princeton students", in my mind: 1) Jonathan Wentworth McOwnstheworld III 2) Dwight Deefendorfer, the Semi-suicidal Stressball