Princeton University Top Questions

Elitist, ivy tower, privileged, self-serving, altruistic, wealthy, least diverse, strong and tight knit alum base

Preppy, country club atmosphere. Students tend to be more conservative and stuck up.

Stuck up, rich students, in Great Gatsby splendor. Pseudo-intellectuals, success- and money-driven.

Smart, nerdy, not athletic, preppy

I always saw (and see?) the Princeton stereotype as rich, preppy, exclusive, competitive, and snobby. It's seen that everyone goes into the financial world and just wants the cash, and will sacrifice human decency for it.

we're supposed to all be rich and preppy, or anti-social rocket scientists.

Princeton students are seen as elitist, wealthy, and not very diverse.

I think one major stereotype is that Princeton students are snobby, rude, cold-hearted, and ridiculously wealthy. Another stereotype is that all Princeton students are very nerdy and dorky, and the only thing that they ever do is study.

I think there's a stereotype of Princeton kids being rich elite prep schooled conservatives who wear clothes with small embroidered animals.

Preppy, conservative, arrogant, conceited, extremely smart, hard working.

Preppy; rich; snobby; white; athletic; elitist; smart; Type A's; David Brooks called Princeton students "Organization Kids"; conservative

That they are rich, snobby, spoiled, overachievers, and extremely smart.

When I meet people outside of campus, people usually assume you are freakishly smart if you are not a varsity athlete. A lot of people assume that you have a lot of money and are preppy and snobby.

They are spoiled rich white kids or they are nerds.

Princeton for the Private, Preppy, and Privileged.

There's the preppy stereotype which is perpetuated by houseparties, and then theres the snotty and pretentious stereotype which is perpetuated by our excessive desire to be selective in reference to all things.

Some stereotypes about Princeton students are that they are pretentious and competitive.

I guess Princeton students generally come off as the preppy, self-important types.

Princeton is a top school and has a reputation for attracting smart students. Different stereotypes include brainiacs, snobs, legacies, athletes, party animals, elitists, future world leaders, future ibankers and consultants.

Work hard, play hard. Students are preppy.

Stereotypes about Princeton students include being rich, spoiled, pretentious, and overly exclusive (especially pertaining to our eating club system).

White, conservative campus of health-conscious, well-dressed people. Nice but boring people...not too many strong personalities, unless they're pretentious assholes. Oh, and of course the elitism and ingrained sense of social hierarchy offered by the eating club system.

snobby, rich, smart

I think people see Princeton students as preppy and perhaps a bit snooty.

In his novel This Side of Paradise, F. Scott Fitzgerald called Princeton "the pleasantest country club in America." A certain stereotype of preppiness, exclusivity, and conservatism endures.

The stereotypical Princeton student wears a lot of popped collars and loafers. Princeton has a reputation as an elitist center for nerds and preps, and sometimes preppy nerds.

Princeton students are often stereotyped as the "work hard / play hard" type. Also, there are two things that you can garauntee about every Princeton student - 1) they have a ridiculously interesting talent that you may or may not know about (and if you know about one, they probably have another one), and 2) they are generally very easy to get along with, though perhaps difficult to become deep friends with.

Everyone is extremely preppy, snobby, weathly and competitive.

I think Princeton students tend to be stereotyped as well-to-do, preppy academics.

preppy, nerdy, conservative...

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"