|X|-Through His Eyes: Princeton University

My appologies for the immensely late update =(. Been extremely busy the last few weeks trying to rewire my brains et all.

Anyway, I shall continue where i left out with Princeton about 2 months ago? aha..it is that loooOOooOoOong ago....

The fourth oldest college in the United States is the most outstanding undergraduate school in the world simply because :

1. Princeton has the largest castle-quad/dorm I've ever seen in my life with dining halls just a stone throw away.

All their buildings are styled ala Gothic that is synonymous with their ivy tag. They are soo freaking rich that the administration consume money like water.

As an illustration, it seems Princeton hired an enormous bunch of consultants and architects to construct structures that MUST blend into the campus environment and its other Gothic-century old buildings. AND when 1 of the buildings did not cut the grade, they tore it down and hired another bunch of consultants to design and built the whole thing all over again.... .

2. They even have a Gothic-fountain smack right in the middle of classes. Perhaps for cooling purposes? Another show of blatant extravagance.....

3. Oh, and their libraries, each has a distinct characteristic that prominently reflect the department's individual strengths.

For example, the math library which was recently constructed. Any imaginary derivable curves or lines are incorporated in and around the building.

The Firestone library, constructed after WWII, has over 75 miles of bookshelves! For the record, Princeton libraries have the most books per student of any other university in the world.

4. Princeton has a policy of NO frats or sorority on campus. They are BANNED. In exchange, they've "eating-clubs", a very much tone down version of frats (housed in a castle like the one below).

5. Their engineering faculty boasts one of the most advanced underground-labs in the world. And to emphasize on their spending power again, everything is built way bigger than they should be. just look at those those pillars....

6. The most important and probably the most distinguish school at Princeton that heavily contributes credence to its name is the Woodrow Wilson School of Public Policy. Second to none in the world, their scholars are all top-notch, most cited, and influential in the realms of international relations, diplomacy and policy-making.

7. Equally prominent is their natural sciences faculties that consist of 14 Nobel laureates in their rosters whereas their Math department boast 9 Field Medalists. Notable professors include John Nash (the master of game theory) and Andrew Wiles (the math genius who solved Fermat's Last Theorem).

8. Like any other reputable university, Princeton has a culture of itself and their students follow strictly by it. For example, no students walk out of the main gate before graduating, signifying their commitment to the pursuit of academic excellence.

9. Their compound is so surreal that one could actually stop and sit on the lawn to read. The exams are conducted based on the Honor Code, meaning, there will be no professor observing the students while they take the exam. One just need to collect the paper, finish it up at anytime, anywhere within the stipulated time period and hand it in once it's done. Of course, if anybody is caught cheating, they'll be thrown out of the university.

10. They have their own NJIT station that conveniently linked the university with Newark International Airport, New York City, Philadelphia and New Jersey.

11. Princeton placed so much importance on its students intellectual development, creating a buffer zone free of capitalist corruption that there is NO influential presence of corporate firms, starbucks etc on campus. When a company comes for recruiting or if an NGO wants to solicit their students , all their flyers are wholly designed by the students themselves ....and they get paid for it.