#Princeton Math vs Northwestern MMSS (roughly same cost)

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bold robin
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kinda concerned about the elitism-- im from a lower middle class single-parent household so im worried that i wont fit in
I had similar concerns going into undergrad (I'm at Harvard) but I've found that overwhelmingly it's not a big deal

alpine harbor
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Princeton math is absolutely insane, like #1 in the world. Princeton is also very undergrad focused so the quality of teaching will be very good across all subjects.

bold robin
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the quality of teaching will be very good across all subjects.
hahahahaha

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princeton at it's core is still a research institution, faculty are hired primarily to do research

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not really different than northwestern or elsewhere

thin oyster
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terrance tao didnt go for no reason

rich smelt
rich smelt
bold robin
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from your post it seems like princeton is the way

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the program at northwestern sounds great but people change their interests a lot so I'd generally avoid going for a specific program if you're not as excited about the rest of the school

rich smelt
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gotcha

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appreciate the advice! 🙏