Daily Prince Uncovers Earth-Shatteringly Elitist Document
I was all set to write an update on the Princeton USG election (Weinberg/AEPi triumphs, nobody really cares) but then, wandering the Prince's website, I found this glorious gem, scans from a 1958 Princeton pamphlet entitled "Answers to Your Questions About the Admission of Princeton Sons."
At a time when desegregation was the all the rage and Stanford neared a 2:1 male-to-female ratio, Old Nassau whispered sweet nothings into nepotistic alumni's age-spotted ears: Worry not, ye rich and backwards-minded old people. Princeton holds your Y-chromosomed offspring to the absolute lowest of standards, now and forever!
And when it comes to low standards, boy, do those Princeton sons deliver:
Basically, this is a guide to George W. Bush's life.
"Princeton Sons" goes on to answer such troubling questions as "Why don't Princeton undergraduates look as glossy as they used to?" and "What about this business of 'geographical spread'?" the latter of which defends Lawrenceville grads against uncivilized cowboys from uncouth and farflung territories like (shudder) Texas. In a weird way, this too seems to be about George W. Bush's life.
The Prox has the whole pamphlet in its post, but we've got a very special IvyGate's Guide to Princeton's Legacy Admissions Guide, complete with PUSG tie-in, after the jump. Read the rest of this entry »





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