Princeton University Top Questions

Stereotypes: Stuck-up, arrogant, rich, preppy, entitled

That Princeton is super preppy and elitist

Preppy, rich, elitist, intense in general

Preppy, rich, white, Tea partay

Princeton is the ultimate old boys club of the Northeast and definitely the most conservative Ivy in terms of lifestyle. Everyone wears khakis and polos.

Ultra rich, white, preppy, conservative, yacht-riding, private-jet flying, polo shirt and boat-shoes wearing, squash-playing students.

Princeton students are stereotyped as rich, prep-school aristocrats, and the school is stereotyped as very conservative, with a lot of exclusive institutions.

Since Princeton is an Ivy League school, I would say that there is a stereotype that most of the kids are pretty academic and nerdy, and probably don't really like to party of have a good time. Some think that Princeton students are totally geared towards getting ahead in life, rather than enjoying college. Princeton students are stereotypically very preppy. There is the stereotype of the rich pretty trust-fund-wielding Princeton student.

Friends from home think of Princetonians as pretentious, snobby and elitist or as non-stop workaholics bent on success at all costs. Princeton is seen as a lesser university than Harvard or Yale, around the level of Stanford.

Rich, spoiled, snobby, pretentious, WASPy

There are stereotypes that Princeton is geared towards the rich and toolish. It is also known as a more conservative, less active campus. It is also not necessarily as prominent as Harvard or Yale because it is in NJ.

Wealthy, white, very preppy, old-money, smart.

Princeton students are often viewed as elitist snobs. There’s a lot of hype about the eating club scene; the stereotype is that all students participating are served their meals by waiters. Academically, Princeton has a reputation of offering an excellent education.

The stereotypical Princeton student is rich, snobby, elitist, pretentious, and smart. This student is slightly more conservative than your typical Ivy Leaguer, but is not very active in campus, local, or national politics. The student is concerned with his/her GPA and will pursues a career in the financial services industry after graduation. He/she drinks, but doesn't do much much in terms of hard drugs.

There are many stereotypes about Princeton, including those just associated with all of the Ivy League schools. For instance, Princeton is often perceived as an elite and intellectual institution, and its students as smart, stuck-up, and bookish. To differentiate it from the other Ivies, Princeton is also often seen as more of a traditional institution loaded with old money families and the elite (especially compared with the reputation of some of the other Ivies, like Brown).

Career-oriented, grade-grubbing, preppy, cynical, wealthy, elitist

preppy, wealthy, white, snobby, "cool nerds"