mtnbiker8

If there are any current or former students on here, I'd like to hear your thoughts on the program. I'm applying to Neuroscience PhD programs this year. Princeton wasn't on my list because of location, but I'd like to add it. There are a few labs that I'm interested in. If I got in, it would bring me close to a sick parent. All things being pretty equal, for that reason, I'd choose it over my current top choice programs. I looked up some threads and found a Princeton vs Stanford comparison from several years ago. Someone observed that students seemed "slightly unhappy" at Princeton. Can anyone chime in on where that might have come from? Princeton being a sleepy town or something else? I wouldn't be okay with the latter. A collegial and supportive environment is probably the most important to me. I want to work in academia and a program that encourages students to publish is also up there. Any insight into what makes this program unique or separates it from peer programs? From what I can tell the department seems comp oriented...I've been working in a lab but come from a more traditional bio & psych background. Are they mainly focused on recruiting students with strong quant backgrounds? Does it feel interdisciplinary? Thanks!