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Female Undergrads 47%
Male Undergrads 53%
Birth Control Available? Yes
Sexuality Education Counseling and Health (S.E.C.H.) Office, McCosh Health Center. Female students who have had an annual exam with their home doctor or have an exam with the S.E.C.H. Office can have their birth control prescriptions filled at health services for a discounted fee. S.E.C.H. offers all forms of birth control: pills, patches, diaphragms, contraceptive gel, and Depo-Provera injections. S.E.C.H. also sells discounted condoms.

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With the pressures of getting into a top-tier school like Princeton, many of the matriculating students missed some of the more active social lives that their high school classmates had the opportunity to experience. Socializing freshman year is awkward at best. Freshman girls are pursued by the more experienced upperclassmen while freshman boys wait for their turns to come. After a freshman year of casual dating or hooking up, Princeton women become less desirable as they age, until, by senior year they see their male classmates attempt to chase the younger women on campus.

It is difficult to place a single stereotype on the Princeton man or Princeton women, as many of us would like to think that we are like alumni Dean Cain (’88) and Brooke Shields (’87), but the diversity of student character and experience makes it difficult to pigeonhole everyone. There are few amazingly attractive men or women on campus, but everyone knows about them, if not only because of the Nassau Weekly’s annual top ten list. Princeton students generally try to take care of themselves, so while there is no danger of running into the next hottest supermodel, it is easy to surround yourself with attractive, witty, well-educated people.
 

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Guys & Girls at Princeton University

bbkarate

Aerospace Engineering '15

5.0
A+

Wow

I love the whole scene at Princeton, probably because of the diversity of the student body. You have people from around the world, rich and poor, all beautiful in their own way. I cannot judge someone on their looks alone, and everyone here has something that makes them unique and attractive.

May 09, 2012

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Guys & Girls at Princeton University

caex7

Finance '13

3.5
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Ladies With Looks and Personality

While some of the girl's here are hot, all of the ladies are excellent to talk to. Being with them is easy, regardless of how awkward you are. Go to the Street, and you'll find a hot hookup that you can share a hoagie with later.

Aug 20, 2010

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Spartacus

'13

3.5
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Guys and Girls

There are a bevy of cute girls at Princeton; however you'll never see more than a handful crawling out of the woodwork during the day. During the night though you see a pretty eclectic range of lookers from leggy blondes to ample-figured brunettes. That being said the average girl is exactly that: average.

The guys are pretty much the same; some would say a marginally better crop than the girls.

Feb 09, 2010

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Social Scene

Like any university, Princeton students range from studious ones who rarely go out to those who can hardly be called students. For some students, Princeton provides a "work hard, party hard" environment, which is initially surprising because of the rigor of Princeton's academic program. Contrary to popular belief, not all Princeton students are nerds or trust- fund kids, so most find their niche quickly. Unfortunately, the Greek scene, strong athletic teams, and eating clubs slightly fragment the student body, but they also help some students gain some sort of identity of campus.

Hookups or Relationships?

The Princeton hookup scene is relatively isolated to underclass girls and upperclass men. By junior and senior year, Princeton women generally date or get involved in serious relationships, while Princeton men play the field more. Because male Princeton freshmen are at the absolute bottom of any dating hierarchy, they tend to remain in relationships from high school rather than face rejection from the women on campus.

Best Places to Meet Guys/Girls

The best place to meet other students initially is in residential colleges, whether it is in the dining hall or in one's RA group, which helps give freshmen social options on campus. Fraternity and sorority rush starts several weeks after the freshmen arrive on campus, and the Greek scene draws a small fraction of students into Greek life. For everyone else, social interaction can occur on a regular basis anywhere from "the Street" to campus religious gatherings. Princeton students are notorious for getting spring fever, or simply frolicking whenever the weather is warm. Mysteriously, the rate of random hookups seems to increase during warm weather periods, such as Freshman Week and in the spring (this may also be a correlation between relatively slow work periods).

Dress Code

Generally, Princeton students represent a happy medium between preppy and fashionable. It is rare to see a student show up to class in sweatpants or anything resembling pajamas. Few students have what could be called an urban look. Guys usually wear polo shirts and khakis, and girls wear comfortable, stylish clothes. Recent uniforms have included Lilly Pulitzer attire, Longchamp bags, and Seven and Paper Denim & Cloth jeans.

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