PRINCETON UNIVERSITY 2010–11
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Highlights
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Academics
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Program of Study
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Global Learning
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Academic Choice
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Intellectual Discovery
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Advising and Academic Resources
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Campus Life
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Residential Community
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Campus Centers
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Religious Life
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The Arts
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Athletics
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Princeton in the Nation’s Service
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Sustainability
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Pre-Orientation Programs
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Admission and Aid
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Applying to Princeton
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Financial Aid
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Visiting Princeton
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Campus Map
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Take a closer look ... Academic Concentrations 8 (“Majors”)
Advising 28, 30, 36 Arts 13, 23, 31, 46, 61 Campus Hubs 40, 42, 44 certificate programs 11 Civic Engagement 32, 50, 52 Creativity 12 eating clubs 39 Feeling Fit 42, 48 Food 36, 38, 40, 45 Freshman Seminars 24 Getting Involved 36, 42, 54 Going Green 52 Grants, Not Loans 5, 64, 66 Housing 5, 34, 36 Integrating Ideas 18 International Experiences 14, 16, 33, 41, 44, 47, 50, 54, 62 Internships 14, 17, 31, 50 Research 14, 16, 25, 26, 29
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Senior Thesis 13, 15, 25, 46
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Dear Student: This viewbook is intended to help you understand what it is like to be a student at Princeton University by giving you an overview of the vast array of opportunities you will find here. A defining feature of a Princeton education is the intensive interaction between faculty and students. Our renowned faculty members care about teaching undergraduates at every stage, and they give their students a great deal of individual attention. All members of our community value intellectual curiosity, and students regularly challenge themselves by pushing back intellectual limits. In the freshman year, students have the opportunity to enroll in freshman seminars that introduce them to the excitement and rigor of studying in a small setting with a professor and fellow students on a topic of special interest to them. As well, freshmen take a one-semester writing seminar that provides concentrated instruction in effective college-level writing. In the junior and senior years, students have the opportunity to pursue original research and scholarship on subjects of their own choice under the guidance of faculty advisers. The emphasis on independent work is one of the distinctive hallmarks of a Princeton education. Housing at Princeton is guaranteed for all four years. Freshmen and sophomores live in residential colleges where they take their meals and participate in intellectual, cultural, social, and recreational activities. Faculty members and administrators provide academic and nonacademic advising in the college setting. Lifelong friendships are made in the colleges, both with students from across this country and around the world, and with faculty members and administrators affiliated with the colleges. In their upperclass years, students have many options, including remaining in residential colleges, dividing their meals between colleges and eating clubs, moving to upperclass dormitories and having all of their meals in eating clubs, and becoming independent and preparing their own meals. In all cases, upperclass students are given two extra meals a week in the colleges, and they return to their colleges for nondepartmental academic advising and to participate in a wide range of programs and activities. Princeton’s financial aid policy ensures equality of opportunity for low- and middleincome students. Our generous financial aid awards are based on demonstrated need, and students who receive financial assistance get a grant and a part-time job. Students are not asked to take on loans. If you are applying for financial aid, please use the confidential Princeton Financial Aid Estimator, which can be found on our financial aid website. This tool can help you and your parents assess what your family contribution might be should you be admitted. This year, about 63 percent of the freshman class is receiving financial aid to attend Princeton. I hope that you are inspired by what Princeton has to offer, and that you might begin to envision what your life might be like here. Please let us know if we can provide any further information or if we can help as you fill out your application and financial aid forms. Welcome to Princeton University. Sincerely,
Janet Lavin Rapelye Dean of Admission
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Princeton University prepares students to become leaders who help address the challenges of the future. Princeton aims to enroll the most talented students from all parts of the world, irrespective of their financial circumstances, and to provide them with an educational experience that strengthens their intellects, sharpens their skills, and expands their horizons—aiming in all that it does for the highest possible standards of excellence. Chartered in 1746, Princeton is a community of learning that continues to evolve, offering academic opportunities in well-established as well as emerging fields. As a residential campus, Princeton provides the broadest and most rewarding educational experience for students both in and out of the classroom. Informal opportunities to interact with professors, graduate students, and administrators also abound. Life as a Princeton student includes generous amounts of time for social interaction, extracurricular activities, and even quiet introspection.
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You are here not just to learn together, but to live together-to share experiences and form friendships that in many cases will last a lifetime. President Shirley M. Tilghman
Highlights academic excellence 5 to 1 student-faculty ratio academic depth and breadth with certificate programs
34 fields of concentration (majors) and 46 interdisciplinary
world-renowned faculty with Nobel Laureates, MacArthur Fellows, and Pulitzer Prize winners all faculty members teach and work closely with undergraduates, particularly when advising junior and senior independent work
affordability and financial support financial aid program provides grants (not loans) that do not have to be repaid
60% of undergraduates receive financial aid
quality and diversity
possible to graduate from Princeton without debt average aid grant for the Class of 2014:
$36,650
50 states and 99 countries American minorities make up approximately 37% of the student body
students from low- and middle-income families especially benefit from Princeton’s financial aid program
emphasis on a global perspective through academic and extracurricular opportunities
one of the strongest need-based financial aid programs in the country
students from
international students make up approximately there are some
300 student organizations
11% of the student body
for the Class of 2014
100% of students with family incomes $180,000 and below qualified for aid
aid is available for admitted international students no automatic income cutoff on Princeton’s aid application; any family who feels it may need help paying for a Princeton education may apply for aid
small and residential 5,000 undergraduates; an incoming freshman class has about 1,300 students main campus in the town of Princeton (population 30,000) with 180 buildings on 500 acres and a approximately
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residential colleges house freshmen and sophomores, as well as many juniors and seniors, and a small number of graduate students each residential college includes dormitories, dining services, common areas, and a range of facilities for extracurricular activities such as art, dance, music, and sports academic and peer advising is centered in the residential colleges easy access by train to New York City and Philadelphia
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Recognized globally for academic excellence, Princeton University is a vibrant community of scholarship and learning. Students have direct access to many of the best minds in the world and have every opportunity to pursue studies at the highest level. From the outset of their time at Princeton, students are encouraged and challenged to develop their scholarly talents and to discover new intellectual interests. Building on a liberal arts foundation, students learn how to think critically and to value the exchange of ideas. Starting in the first year, the freshman seminars provide smallgroup learning situations that invite discussion. In the junior year, students conduct independent research, culminating in the senior year in an original work known as the senior thesis. Students select an academic concentration (major) and may also do focused work in other fields of study by earning a certificate in another area of interest. For example, a chemistry major may also earn a certificate in African American studies, or a philosophy major may earn a certificate in visual arts. Along with depth and breadth, the academic experience at Princeton emphasizes a global perspective, which is woven throughout the curriculum. Surrounded by fellow students from diverse backgrounds, students also learn a great deal from their peers. To deepen students’ awareness of other cultures and perspectives, undergraduates are encouraged to study abroad as part of their distinctive Princeton experience.
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Program of
The academic program at Princeton is grounded in the ideal of a liberal education, which provides students with the tools to develop intellectually through the study of a broad range of disciplines. Princeton offers two bachelor’s degrees: a bachelor of arts (A.B.) and a bachelor of science in engineering (B.S.E.). Within these degree programs, students can choose from among 34 departments (computer science offers both A.B. and B.S.E. degrees) and 46 interdepartmental certificate programs. In lieu of existing programs, students may apply for an independent concentration.
Princeton’s requirements for graduation transcend the boundaries of specialization and provide all students with a common language and common skills as part of a liberal arts education.
The B.S.E. Degree Programs of study in the School of Engineering and Applied Science lead to the degree of bachelor of science in engineering. Students in the B.S.E. program complete nine courses by the end of the freshman year and 18 courses by the beginning of the junior year. Engineering students choose their majors in the spring of the freshman year.
The A.B. Degree Programs of study in the humanities, the natural sciences, and the social sciences lead to the degree of bachelor of arts. During their first two years, A.B. candidates explore courses across the disciplines while investigating areas for possible concentration. Students are expected to complete 17 courses by the start of the junior year. In the spring of the sophomore year, students choose a major to pursue during their junior and senior years. They may concentrate in any one of 29 academic departments, including the School of Architecture and the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. Students select a concentration from the following academic departments: Anthropology Architecture Art and Archaeology Astrophysical Sciences Chemistry Classics Comparative Literature Computer Science East Asian Studies Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Economics English French and Italian Geosciences
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German History Mathematics Molecular Biology Music Near Eastern Studies Philosophy Physics Politics Psychology Religion Slavic Languages and Literatures Sociology Spanish and Portuguese Languages and Cultures Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs
Students select a concentration from the following six academic departments: Chemical and Biological Engineering Civil and Environmental Engineering Computer Science
Electrical Engineering Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Operations Research and Financial Engineering
All A.B. candidates must: Complete a one-term writing seminar in the freshman year. Demonstrate proficiency in a foreign language. Fulfill area distribution requirements. Students complete one or two semester-long courses in each of seven general areas: • epistemology and cognition (one course) • ethical thought and moral values (one course) • historical analysis (one course) • literature and the arts (two courses) • quantitative reasoning (one course) • science and technology, with laboratory (two courses) • social analysis (two courses) All B.S.E. candidates must: Complete the equivalent of the following by the end of the sophomore year: • a freshman writing seminar • four semesters of mathematics • t wo semesters of physics • one semester of chemistry • one semester of computing During their four years of study, B.S.E. students also complete a
minimum of seven courses in the humanities and social sciences, including one course from four of the following six areas: • epistemology and cognition • ethical thought and moral values • foreign language • historical analysis • literature and the arts • social analysis
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The following programs offer certificates of proficiency to students who are interested in pursuing focused study that supplements the primary work of their concentrations. African American Studies African Studies American Studies Applications of Computing Applied and Computational Mathematics Architecture and Engineering Biophysics Contemporary European Politics and Society Creative Writing Dance East Asian Studies Engineering and Management Systems Engineering Biology Engineering Physics Environmental Studies European Cultural Studies Finance Geological Engineering Global Health and Health Policy Hellenic Studies Information Technology and Society Jazz Studies Judaic Studies Language and Culture Latin American Studies Latino Studies Linguistics Materials Science and Engineering Medieval Studies Musical Performance Near Eastern Studies Neuroscience Planets and Life Quantitative and Computational Biology Robotics and Intelligent Systems Russian and Eurasian Studies South Asian Studies Sustainable Energy Teacher Preparation Theater Translation and Intercultural Communication Urban Studies Values and Public Life Visual Arts Women and Gender Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs
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creativity Creativity is at the core of all academic disciplines offered at Princeton. Creative expression is the energy behind the arts, just as a creative approach can open new avenues in research and inquiry.
The Spring Dance Festival showcases student
choreography alongside the work of proven masters,
our esteemed faculty, and celebrated professional choreographers.
Susan Marshall, director of the dance program The Visualization Laboratory presents computer-generated images of 3-D phenomena on large screens, such as the image (below) of the first moments in the life of a supernova. The lab is used by researchers across the disciplines.
Scientific visualization is
an incredibly powerful tool because it allows us to
represent data graphically to gain understanding and insight. Novelist Chang-rae Lee (top right) leads and teaches in Princeton’s creative writing program, while exploring themes of identity in his own work.
Professor Lee's attention to detail and ability to pinpoint exactly what your piece needs is amazing.
Jenna Devine ’12
Jeroen Tromp, professor of geosciences and applied and computational mathematics
The Princeton Atelier, which was founded by Nobel Laureate Toni Morrison, brings professional artists to campus to work on a project they want to explore before developing it for the professional art world. Such projects often lead to a public performance, such as a recent magic show that showcased the collaborative work by students with an actor/magician and theater artists.
Princeton University is committed to excellence, which increasingly is defined at the global level. Undergraduates have numerous opportunities to incorporate international experiences and perspectives into their Princeton careers. Throughout their time at Princeton, all undergraduates have opportunities to study or conduct research abroad during the academic year, academic breaks, or in the summer; participate in international internships; study 20 modern languages; take courses on international and regional topics; and participate in on-campus intercultural programs. Upon graduation, students have the option of participating in Princeton-affiliated international service internships and fellowships.
Now, activities such as navigating the
maze-like alleyways . . . that at first
seemed daunting and impossible, are
completed without thought or hesitation.
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Bridge Year Princeton’s Bridge Year Program enables a select group of newly admitted undergraduates to spend a year of University-sponsored public service abroad prior to beginning their freshman year. In 2010, 20 students representing a broad cross-section of the admitted freshman class were selected to participate in Bridge Year programs in Ghana, India, Peru, and Serbia. Students are invited to apply for the Bridge Year Program after they have accepted Princeton’s offer of admission.
Through Princeton’s partner organizations overseas, Bridge Year volunteers engage in nine months of challenging, meaningful work in nongovernmental organizations, schools, clinics, and other institutions serving the needs of local communities. In addition to contributing to the sustainable development of the communities served, the Bridge Year Program aims to provide participants with greater international perspective and intercultural skills, an opportunity for personal growth and reflection, and a deeper appreciation for service in both a local and international context.
Bridge Year Program in India
Learning Study Abroad Princeton strongly encourages students to include study abroad as a part of their undergraduate program. Students receive University credit for a semester or a full year of study in an approved program or institution abroad. Students in all majors are eligible to study abroad during the spring semester of sophomore year, one or both semesters of junior year, or the fall of senior year. During the 2009–10 academic year, more than 200 students from 30 academic departments studied in 28 countries. Students who receive financial aid continue to receive support from the University while studying abroad during the academic year.
Also, many students study abroad over the summer—in 2009, more than 300 undergraduates received University credit for courses taken abroad. Over the summer, most students enroll in intensive language programs affiliated with Princeton or in seminars offered by the Princeton Institute for International and Regional Studies; others take preapproved courses offered by other institutions; still others study abroad without requesting credit. Students also use the summer to undertake independent research for their senior thesis or work in unpaid internships abroad, both of which are supported by University grants.
The most gratifying part of the job was that right from the get-go I communicated in Chinese and used Chinese for most of my writing. Matthew Phillips ’10
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about an international internship in Beijing
International Academic Opportunities There are numerous examples of academic opportunities that open the mind to the world, whether or not a class is specifically focused on international topics. For example, students might explore the history of modern India or archaeological excavations in Syria; travel to Bermuda for a marine biology class with other freshmen; or learn about fiction from diverse parts of the world through the various language departments and programs. The Princeton Institute for International and Regional Studies offers students extensive
Through a freshman seminar held in Bermuda, students conducted a range of scientific experiments to test the Sargasso Sea for signs of global warming.
engagement with global topics through classes and lectures as well as summer seminars held in Brazil, Ghana, Poland, Russia, Turkey, and Vietnam. The Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs offers policyoriented task forces at overseas institutions on site-specific topics. Further, through semesterlong fieldwork in Kenya and Panama, the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology offers students total immersion in tropical ecosystems.
Languages taught at Princeton: Arabic Bosnian-CroatianSerbian Bulgarian Chinese Czech French German Greek (classical and modern)
Hebrew Hindi Italian Japanese Korean Latin Persian Polish Portuguese Russian Spanish Swahili Turkish
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Internships and Service Opportunities Many Princeton students participate in international service opportunities that focus on global concerns such as education, the environment, health care, and social justice. Key resources for public service opportunities overseas include the International Internship Program and the Pace Center, as well as programs funded by various alumni classes. Through the Bridge Year Program (see page 14), newly admitted undergraduates may spend a year of public service abroad, with University support, before beginning their freshman year. Recent graduates also connect with a range of service opportunities throughout the world through the Princeton in Africa, Princeton in Asia, and Princeton in Latin America programs.
Learning
Through a summer internship focused on sustainable growth, Shivani Radhakrishnan ’11 (right) worked in rural communities in Uganda.
Language Study Princeton regularly offers 20 modern languages at a range of levels, enabling students to deepen their awareness of other cultures. In the summer, many students participate in intensive language programs in China, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, Spain, and Tanzania. The Humanities Resource Center provides multimedia tools for language study.
Alumni Networks Approximately 160 Princeton regional associations throughout the world can help students with career and social connections.
Rachel Poser ’11 photographed ruins in the ancient city of Selinus during a class trip to Sicily for the course “Island of Cultures: Sicily from the Greeks to the Normans.”
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ways of looking at things. It’s kind of a mutual
correspondence, where
art informs my academic interests and my arts interest informs my academic work.
Lianna Kissinger-Virizlay ’10
integrating Throughout their studies, undergraduates apply an interdisciplinary approach to their work. Students benefit from the culture of collaboration among scholars and researchers, which helps to integrate fields of study and lead to new discoveries. Interdisciplinary work is reflected in a full spectrum of academic programs, some of which are described here.
An integrated series of engineering, math, and physics courses—called EMP—offers an interdisciplinary curriculum for freshmen. EMP addresses the fundamentals in tandem with hands-on projects.
In our integrated curriculum for
freshmen, students learn the basics of
math and physics and
immediately begin applying them to questions such as whether hydrogen
fuel cells can help slow greenhouse warming.
H. Vincent Poor
dean of engineering school
Professor Ed Felten teaches “Civic Technologies,” which focuses on designing and building technologies that serve the public good. Students have worked on a range of projects, such as a system to help UNICEF researchers in Senegal conduct health surveys through mobile phones. Another project has involved creating a website that provides scientists and health organizations with better access to malaria data.
It's not written in stone what the students will build. Given access to raw data, people can do things you don't expect. Ed Felten
The Program in Translation and Intercultural Communication educates students about the interplay of language and culture, which requires academic instruction across many fields as well as study abroad. Students pursuing the certificate in this program can focus on the field of translation through a broad selection of courses, working with faculty from numerous departments.
ideas What I liked about
the translation class were the constant
philosophical paradoxes we encountered.
Katy Pinke ’10
For students interested in the big picture of science, the Integrated Science curriculum weaves together biology, chemistry, computer science, and physics through a combination of lab work and courses with many of Princeton’s top scientists. The curriculum offers a series of courses in the freshman and sophomore years and prepares students for a major in any of the core scientific disciplines, while emphasizing that much of scientific knowledge is advanced by spanning ideas between the biological and physical sciences.
The Center for African American Studies brings together scholars from many disciplines to focus on the study of race in America. Undergraduates may earn a certificate in African American studies.
We believe that what we're doing here at
Princeton, right here in this moment, will set the path for the field of African American studies in the 21st century.
Eddie Glaude chair, Center for African American Studies
It is an amazing experience learning directly from scientists who are at the forefront of their fields. Keisuke Ishihara ’10
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Princeton encourages each student to be an independent seeker of information, and to assume responsibility for gaining both knowledge and judgment that will strengthen later contributions to society. Across a diverse curriculum, students can take courses in the creative arts, engineering, humanities, natural sciences, public affairs, and social sciences. For architecture, engineering, and public and international affairs, academic resources are consolidated into “schools” within the University. However, all students apply to Princeton University— not to individual departments, programs, or schools. See www.princeton.edu/main/academics for more information about academic options.
Academic
Honor System The honor system has existed at Princeton since 1893. Students take all written examinations under the honor system— that is, without a faculty proctor. Students assume full responsibility for honesty and conclude each examination with a written pledge that they have abided by the Honor Code. The honor system is administered by a committee of 12 undergraduates.
Choice Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs
School of Architecture Princeton’s School of Architecture is a center of teaching and research in architectural design, history, and theory. The school provides students with a course of study that reflects contemporary issues in architecture. Students construct their academic programs around a core of required courses. Graduates of the program are qualified to take the state professional licensing examination after the completion of a required internship.
School of Engineering and Applied Science Princeton engineering emphasizes technical excellence as well as the multidisciplinary collaborations that make technology effective in solving societal problems. Because engineering disciplines evolve and change, much of the teaching at the school is directed toward mastering fundamental principles—the why and not just the how to. More than 800 undergraduates are enrolled in Princeton’s engineering program at any one time.
The Woodrow Wilson School prepares students for participation and leadership in public affairs on the local, national, and international levels. The curriculum is policy-oriented and stresses a course of study designed to familiarize students with social science and other disciplines applicable to the solution of public challenges. The school accepts 90 concentrators from each sophomore class.
Professor Alexandra Vazquez (center) uses a multidisciplinary approach to teach courses that combine her passions for literature, music, and Latino studies.
Being a better citizen of
the world is learning
to develop an openness
to things that we don't
understand, and I think
that is what going
to college is all about.
Alexandra Vazquez
assistant professor of English and the Center for African American Studies
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Humanities and Social Sciences
Choice Creative Arts Princeton fully embraces the creative and performing arts as an essential part of its educational mission. Works of art are subjects of scholarship in many departments, as well as in the programs of creative writing, dance, theater, and visual arts. The nexus for the arts at Princeton is the Lewis Center for the Arts. Students interested in the arts also have vast opportunities to pursue their talents through extracurricular activities (see page 46 for some examples).
Natural Sciences Princeton undergraduates have outstanding opportunities to explore the world of science and to integrate their study with other disciplines such as economics, engineering, and public policy. Working with faculty who are pioneers in their fields, students are encouraged to become active members of the scientific community. From class labs to independent study, undergraduates have access to extraordinary research facilities and equipment across disciplines that are constantly generating new knowledge. Exciting new initiatives at Princeton include research in climate change, genomics, and neuroscience, which are supported by intellectual hubs such as the Princeton Environmental Institute, the Lewis-Sigler Institute for Integrative Genomics, and the Princeton Neuroscience Institute.  Molecular biologist Coleen Murphy, who is conducting
pioneering research that could lead to discoveries about how to control the aging process, inspires students to pursue scientific research and learn information firsthand.
Through study of the diverse disciplines that make up the humanities and social sciences, students develop critical and analytic skills that help them address questions central to the human condition. A comparative approach is often emphasized in these fields of study in order to build historical and social context and to gain understanding of issues in the world of contemporary experience and the worlds of the past. Most humanities and social science courses include lectures and precepts. The precept is a small group in which the instructor promotes student discussion of lectures and readings. Various academic centers at Princeton enable students to engage deeply with timeless and evolving questions in areas such as ethics, race relations, law, and international studies.
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Princeton’s academic program offers unique opportunities for students to develop their scholarly talents and to discover new intellectual interests. From freshman and writing seminars to the senior thesis, students learn to become independent thinkers and contribute their own original ideas to scholarship.
Discovery Professor Volker Schröder’s (standing) freshman seminar on the origin and evolution of fairy tales includes film screenings, performances, and a visit to Princeton’s Firestone Library to examine primary source materials.
select Senior Thesis titles:
Writing Seminars Princeton offers writing seminars for freshmen that provide guidance on the key elements of academic writing, in small, intensive courses that focus on intellectual inquiry across diverse fields of study. The seminars include 12 students and satisfy the University writing requirement. Recent writing seminars have included: “The Archaeology of Sex and Gender,” “Color,” “Environmental Ethics and Politics,” “Living with Animals,” and “Mad Scientists.”
Chris Young ’02
San Diego Padres pitcher
“The Integration of Professional Baseball and Racial Attitudes in America: A Study in Stereotype Change”
Mohsin Hamid ’93 novelist
Freshman Seminars Freshman seminars offer first-year students an opportunity to work with a professor and a small number of classmates in a seminar on a topic of special interest. The seminars—about 75 are offered annually—are hosted by the residential colleges.
“Sustainable Power: Integrated Resource Planning in Pakistan”
Independent Work Independent work for undergraduates is the hallmark of a Princeton education. All A.B. candidates must complete junior papers or projects and a senior thesis. Almost every B.S.E. student completes a senior thesis or a substantial research project. Independent work is conducted under the mentorship of a faculty member.
Neuroethics: The Intersection of Neuroscience with Social and Ethical Issues
“Black Separatists and Black Nationalists in the 1980s”
Brooke Shields ’87 actress
“Developments” First Lady of the United States
“Princeton-Educated Blacks and the Black Community”
Ethan Coen ’79
Art and Science of Motorcycle Design
filmmaker
Michael Littman, mechanical and aerospace engineering
“Two Views of Wittgenstein’s Later Philosophy”
Sonia Sotomayor ’76
Science and Policy of Global Environmental Issues
Supreme Court Justice
“La Historia Ciclica de Puerto Rico. The Impact of the Life of Luis Munoz Marin on the Political and Economic History of Puerto Rico, 1930–1975”
Denise Mauzerall, civil and environmental engineering, Woodrow Wilson School
Design, Craft, and Ethical Value
Queen Noor of Jordan ’74
Guy Nordenson, architecture
In his role as the master of a residential college, English professor Jeff Nunokawa (right) helps to develop programs and activities that extend education beyond the classroom.
Georgetown University basketball coach
Michelle Obama ’85
Joshua Katz, classics
Volker Schröder, French and Italian
John Thompson III ’88
novelist
Wordplay: A Wry Prod from Babel to Scrabble
Noliwe Rooks, Center for African American Studies
“An Argument and Plan for the Creation of the Teachers Corporation”
Jodi Picoult ’87
Charles Gross, psychology, Princeton Neuroscience Institute
Into the Woods! What Disney Didn’t Tell You about Fairy Tales
Teach for America founder
“The Initiation: From Innocence to Experience: The Pre-Adolescent/Adolescent Journey in the Films of Louis Malle; Pretty Baby and Lacombe Lucien”
2009–10 freshman seminars included:
Our Struggling Schools: Race, Culture, and Urban Education
Wendy Kopp ’89
Senior Thesis All senior theses— nearly 60,000— are catalogued in the Princeton University Archives.
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research I was interested in doing lab research
because I’d never been able to do it before. I
really liked the idea of
doing research at the undergraduate level. Karolina Brook ’10
Princeton’s Lake Carnegie, a man-made 237-acre lake created in 1906, serves as an outdoor lab for students learning about environmental monitoring practices.
Princeton undergraduates have outstanding opportunities for research. Research might include consulting rare manuscripts in the library, or working with a professor in a lab to discover new molecules, or learning firsthand about the ecosystem of the Panamanian jungle with fellow students. Princeton’s extraordinary libraries, laboratories, and research equipment help support countless research endeavors that continue to evolve.
In his study of contemporary Japan, Professor David Leheny examines pop culture—from animé to video games—to better understand Japanese politics and society and, more broadly, Asian influence around the world.
The research of sociologist Marta Tienda informs her course “The Sociology of Latinos in the U.S.” by studying the experiences of Spanish-speaking populations in Los Angeles, Miami, New York, and San Antonio.
A NASA satellite built in partnership with Princeton scientists uncovered evidence that a sea of neutrinos—almost weightless elementary particles that zip around at nearly the speed of light— permeates the universe.
Perhaps the biggest
news is that we have a scientific model
of the universe that explains virtually
all observations of
Engineering professor Craig Arnold and research colleagues invented a lens that can adjust its focus more than 100,000 times faster than the human eye, which has applications in materials processing and imaging.
the universe.
Lyman Page
professor of physics
Anthropology professor Lawrence Rosen’s freshman seminar on “Cultural Property and the Arts of Native North America” uses the Princeton University Art Museum as a resource.
We move back and forth between anthropological and art theories
we’re trying to figure out together. Lawrence Rosen
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Advising and A wealth of academic resources and advising and support services help students get the most out of their Princeton experience.
Academic Resources
Academic and Career Advising Princeton offers an extensive advising network to help students shape their academic plans. In the residential colleges, students are encouraged to consult with their residential college deans and directors of studies about their intellectual passions. Students also are encouraged to seek advice on specific academic matters from professors and departmental representatives in their particular areas of interest. Academic advising of freshmen and sophomores in the A.B. program is centered in the residential colleges. Every freshman in the A.B. program is assigned to a faculty adviser who assists with course selection and other academic matters throughout the year, and often continues as the student’s adviser through the sophomore year.
Freshmen in the B.S.E. program are advised by faculty members in the School of Engineering and Applied Science. Each B.S.E. sophomore is assigned an adviser whose area of specialization matches the student’s area of interest. As students progress in their studies, advising becomes increasingly centered in the academic departments. Students can also receive one-onone tutoring through the residential colleges and the McGraw Center for Teaching and Learning and attend weekly study halls with undergraduate and graduate tutors in a variety of disciplines. Students interested in pursuing graduate and professional studies have many advising resources on campus, such as faculty and departmental representatives, the Office of Career Services for business and law school, and the Office of Health Professions Advising for medical, dental, and veterinary school. The “treehouse” in the Lewis Library is a popular study location.
Library System Princeton’s library started out with a collection of 474 volumes in one room in Nassau Hall more than 240 years ago. Today, the University library system includes more than 13 million holdings in 11 buildings across campus. Extensive electronic resources connect scholars to information across the globe. The main library is Firestone Library, a distinguished resource for the humanities and social sciences, and the newest library is the Lewis Library, which opened in 2008 to integrate science holdings. Students in the Program in Environmental Studies
meet with Professor David Wilcove (center), whose research tackles pressing environmental problems such as the conservation of migrating animals.
Writing Center Through the Writing Center, students can get advice in one-on-one conferences from experienced fellow writers trained to consult on writing in any discipline. Writing fellows help at any stage in the writing process, from getting started to revising a draft.
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Academic Support The McGraw Center offers workshops and individual consultations to support Princeton undergraduates as they transition from student to scholar. Students learn how to manage large reading loads, get the most out of course texts, problem-solve, take effective notes and create study tools, prepare for precepts and exams, manage time, and overcome test anxiety or procrastination. Workshops are offered throughout the semester and trained consultants are available to work one-on-one with students on learning strategies. Four nights a week throughout the academic year, the McGraw Center offers a study hall with free tutoring in introductory-level mathematics, chemistry, physics, and economics.
Information Technology and Computing Students have access to a varied and powerful computing environment, with high-speed data connections in every dormitory room. Wireless service is also available across campus. Students may purchase a quality laptop computer through the Student Computer Initiative; computers are fully supported by Princeton’s Office of Information Technology. More than 250 computers located in clusters across campus are available for student use. The New Media Center—a cross-platform media lab—also assists students with color printing, audiovisual capturing and editing, and Web development and design. Famous for his dynamic teaching style, Professor Cornel West engages with students in freshman seminars as well as lecture classes, such as “Introduction to the Study of African American Cultural Practices.”
Art Museum Founded in 1882, the Princeton University Art Museum is a cultural and educational resource for the entire University community. It features a distinguished collection of approximately 72,000 works ranging from ancient to contemporary art, and spanning the ancient Americas, the United States, the Mediterranean regions, Western Europe, Asia, and Africa. Undergraduates in the Princeton Arts Collective help promote the arts through such activities as leading museum tours and helping design exhibits.
Disability Services The Office of Disability Services offers a range of services to ensure that students with disabilities have equal access to Princeton’s academic and extracurricular opportunities. Students are invited to visit the office’s website at www.princeton.edu/ods for more information, or to call 609-258-8840.
Career Services The Office of Career Services offers a wide range of services and programs to assist students in exploring majors and career options, applying to graduate and professional schools, and developing effective job or internship search strategies. Individual career counseling, workshops, industry panels and guest speakers, alumni networking socials, career fairs, information sessions, on-campus recruiting, and a variety of online resources help students plan for their postgraduation goals.
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Princeton researchers invented a method for turning simple data about rainfall and river networks into accurate assessments of fish biodiversity, allowing better prediction of the effects of climate change and the ecological impact of man-made structures like dams.
engagement The Princeton community offers exciting possibilities for students to interact with people of many backgrounds and interests. Aspiring to live up to its unofficial motto, “In the Nation’s Service and in the Service of All Nations,” Princeton offers many ways for students to learn while engaging with the world.
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meaning they have more species than others and therefore should receive special care.
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Noliwe Rooks, associate director of the Center for African American Studies, explores with students how the problems confronting urban schools are linked to the social, economic, and political conditions of cities. In the class “Introduction to Water Pollution Technology,” students conduct fieldwork to learn about the science of water quality management. The interdisciplinary class is offered through civil and environmental engineering, geosciences, and urban studies.
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Through the Grand Challenges initiative, anthropology professor João Biehl (standing) and a group of undergraduate and graduate students are studying approaches to AIDS treatment in several African and Latin American countries. Biehl has received a President’s Award for Distinguished Teaching.
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As a residential campus, Princeton provides many avenues of growth and opportunity for students, and undergraduates are invited to participate fully in the life of the University community. The residential college system is the base for these efforts, and freshmen quickly join the community of students living in each of the six residential colleges. Within each residential college, a dedicated group of students, faculty, and staff offers guidance and encouragement to students as they learn about their new surroundings. By hosting a variety of events, the residential colleges also help students meet their peers and discover the organizations and activities that will enrich their years on campus. Through the arts, athletics, environmentalism, religion, service, or other interests, students develop their own Princeton experience while participating in many memorable activities with fellow students.
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One of Princeton’s most distinctive characteristics is its closely knit residential community, which is organized around six residential colleges. All freshmen and sophomores live in the colleges, along with some juniors and seniors, and graduate students. The colleges offer students a supportive environment full of opportunities for personal growth. The residential experience is central to Princeton’s educational program, as some courses and much academic advising are based in the residential colleges. On-campus housing is guaranteed for all four years and nearly all undergraduates live on campus. As students progress in their time at Princeton, they may choose from various options for living and dining.
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The six residential colleges offer a neighborhood feel and are central to residential and extracurricular life as well as academic activities. Each residential college includes a cluster of dormitories and facilities for dining, educational, cultural, and social activities. The residential colleges include: People: students from around the world with a remarkable variety of talents and interests residential college advisers (RCAs) who help incoming students adjust to Princeton; RCAs are juniors and seniors who live in the colleges, advise approximately 15 freshmen, and organize programming such as study breaks and issue-related discussions; there are also student peer advisers and resident graduate students
academic advisers and college administrators, including a senior faculty member as master, a residential college dean, a director of studies, and a director of student life, as well as many affiliated faculty fellows who advise students
Community Activities: formal classes, such as freshman seminars informal colloquia with faculty members and nationally known speakers weekly language and current events tables in the dining halls faculty fellow events dinners for special occasions trips to plays, operas, museums, and sporting events in New York and Philadelphia student-organized events: academic, community service, cultural, social, and other activities, including art, music, theater, intramural sports, trips, dances, lectures, discussions, study groups, and film series
Facilities and Choices: a cluster of dormitories with accommodations ranging from single rooms to shared suites; all of the colleges are within easy walking distance of classrooms, athletic facilities, and the center of campus and town a dining hall where students may choose from features such as marketplace dining and themed meals created by chef managers food provisions that include produce from New Jersey farms, seafood approved by the Sustainable Seafood Initiative, halal and kosher meals, and fair-trade coffee lounges seminar and study rooms computing facilities game and television rooms free laundry machines and dryers in some cases, theaters and other spaces for creative and performing arts
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All freshmen and sophomores at Princeton must live on campus and are assigned to a residential college. At the beginning of spring semester of sophomore year, students choose where they will eat and live in their junior year, selecting among the following options: live and eat in one of the four-year colleges; this includes students who serve as residential college advisers (RCAs) join an eating club (selective or sign-in) and live in an upperclass dormitory that is not associated with a residential college live in a residential college as a member of an eating club with a shared meal plan, which allows for eating meals in both a college and a club live in the apartment-style suites in Spelman Halls that offer four single bedrooms, a living room, a kitchen and a bathroom live in an upperclass dormitory and purchase a University meal plan live in an upperclass dormitory and join one of three co-ops where students cook for each other live in an upperclass dormitory as an “independent” with no meal plan Under the four-year residential college system, even juniors and seniors who do not live in the colleges are permitted two meals per week in the colleges at no additional cost, and all juniors and seniors receive non-departmental academic advising in their original residential college.
Eating Clubs For many juniors and seniors, Princeton’s 10 historic coed eating clubs offer a hub for dining and social life. Financial aid includes funding for eating club meal costs. While each club is unique, some key characteristics of the eating clubs are: the eating clubs provide daily meals prepared by a head chef and staff the clubs offer a variety of social, athletic, and other events throughout the year and are popular places to relax and spend time with friends governed by student officers under the auspices of independent alumni boards, the clubs offer students a high level of responsibility for programming and leadership the clubs include libraries, game rooms, audiovisual equipment, study spaces, party spaces, TVs, computer clusters, and attractive grounds five clubs have a member selection process and five operate on a sign-in basis the small number of students per club creates a family-like atmosphere the clubs have played an integral role in undergraduate life at Princeton for more than a century, and offer many opportunities for alumni networking
Juniors and seniors may choose to live in the apartment-style suites in Spelman Halls.
The 10 eating clubs offer a home away from home for more than two-thirds of upperclass students and provide a center of social life for non-members as well.
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Princeton’s campus provides numerous settings where students and the broader community can enjoy the University experience. Frist Campus Center is the central gathering place for everyone on campus as well as alumni, visitors, and the surrounding community.
Some of the things you can do at Frist attend an event meet friends watch a movie play pool pick up care packages from home buy ice cream
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The Davis International Center provides a setting in which international students and visiting scholars—from more than 80 nations— are introduced to American life and where their diverse cultural perspectives are shared with the Princeton community. The center sponsors social and cultural events as well as services and support.
Frist Campus Center Frist Campus Center is a place where the entire campus community engages in a variety of programs, events, and services that enrich campus life and the Princeton experience. Live music and dances, lectures, student performances, film series, and late-night events are all part of the busy life of the center, which is open 20 hours a day (24 hours a day during midterm and finals weeks), 7 days a week. The student-run Center Stage Program Board organizes cultural, educational, and social events for the entire student body. The center’s facilities include various dining options, mail and package services, classrooms, study rooms, a theater, computing services, a billiards room, and more.
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Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Center Princeton’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Center provides programming, student advising, and training and consultation for the entire campus community. The LGBT Center offers weekly lunch discussions and film screenings; a home for LGBT discussion groups, including a group specifically for first-year students; and a safe and welcoming space to talk.
Fields Center The Fields Center for Equality and Cultural Understanding celebrates the experiences that each member of the University brings to the community and acts as a catalyst for exploring diversity-related issues. Through a combination of training, programs, service, and experiential learning, students develop skills related to understanding how to interact with, rather than dismiss or ignore, those who may be different.
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Open at least 20 hours a day, the Frist Campus Center serves as a hub for activities, dining, and services.
The Women’s Center is a resource for all members of the University community. Through educational, cultural, and social programs, it supports women at Princeton, encourages exploration of gender issues, assists student-initiated programs, and provides training in leadership.
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Student organizations are created and run by students with support from the University. Some 300 student organizations make it easy for Princeton students to pursue existing interests or explore new ones. See www.princeton.edu/odus for a current list.
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Health Services University Health Services, the primary health care provider for Princeton students, is based in McCosh Health Center. The accredited facility offers a comprehensive range of medical and counseling services, as well as health education, outreach, and wellness programs. On-site primary care is included in the general University fee for all students, and they must buy further coverage either through the University or through another provider.
Campus Club is a newly renovated social facility for undergraduate and graduate students. The student-run club offers flexible spaces, inviting casual conversation and relaxation as well as opportunities for more formal gatherings, such as dinners, dances, forums, meetings, and lectures.
Student Agencies Princeton’s Student Agencies program operates student-run businesses that provide products and services to the campus community and jobs for more than 500 students. Activities range from moving and storage to video production.
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Religious The MurrayDodge Café run by the Office of Religious Life offers free coffee, hot cocoa, tea, and freshly baked cookies from 10 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. during the academic year
The Princeton community is home to many religious denominations that welcome attendance and involvement by University students. In addition to support from the Office of Religious Life and services on campus, undergraduates participate in faith-based student organizations. Through these diverse religious groups, which often work together on community projects, students find many ways to get involved on campus and beyond. Across campus, there are places of peace where individuals can sit quietly and meditate, pray, or reflect. Sacred places include the University Chapel, the Center for Jewish Life, the Muslim Prayer Room, and the Interfaith Meditation Room.
Life Center for Jewish Life The Center for Jewish Life (CJL) provides cultural, social, religious, and informal educational activities of interest to Jewish students and the overall University community. CJL is home base for more than a dozen Jewish student groups and projects; interfaith and interethnic activities; and Reform, Conservative, and Orthodox services. Among the center’s facilities is a glatt kosher dining hall that serves 20 meals per week and is open to all Princeton ID cardholders.
The Office of Religious Life The religious interests of members of the University community are supported by the Office of Religious Life, which works with campus chaplains and religious leaders to serve the students, faculty, and staff of particular faiths. Through its own programs and in collaboration with others, it also provides opportunities for community service, crosscultural understanding, and constructive social action. The Office of Religious Life also sponsors the Religious Life Council, which brings together students of all faiths to learn from one another and promote understanding.
The Office of Religious Life organizes trips to learn about religions, human rights, and social changes in countries around the world. Two destinations visited recently were India (top) and Tanzania (bottom).
University Chapel The University Chapel welcomes all students to its ecumenical services. Students may participate in study and discussion groups, conferences, the Chapel Deacons program, trips abroad, retreats, chapel choir, drama, and social action.
Princeton supports many religious traditions, such as this Hindu celebration of Diwali, which was held recently in the University Chapel.
Campus Chaplaincies Aquinas Institute (Roman Catholic) Baptist Student Fellowship Chabad Episcopal Church at Princeton
Hillel Foundation/Center for Jewish Life Hindu Chaplaincy Lutheran Campus Ministry
Manna Christian Fellowship Muslim Chaplaincy Orthodox Christian Fellowship
Princeton Evangelical Fellowship Princeton Presbyterians Unitarian Universalist Campus Community Wesley Foundation (Methodist)
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A key Princeton initiative is a significant focus on the arts, and students have many avenues to participate in the vibrant performing arts scene on campus. Students can join (or start) student groups; create, produce, and perform artistic pieces; record music; and tour the country and the world as performers. In many cases, students combine academic and artistic interests to pursue an original creative project, such as for the senior thesis.
Drama Visual Arts Students may pursue their interests in the visual arts on campus in a myriad of ways. These include campus-wide art competitions and exhibitions; film screenings and filmmaking; academic programs; and photo, art, and music projects in the residential colleges, such as pottery casting in Wilson College.
Princeton offers students many opportunities to participate in and enjoy dramatic productions. In addition to the Program in Theater facilities in the Lewis Center for the Arts, multiple facilities across campus serve as performance venues. Long-running student theater groups include: • T heatre Intime, which showcases
productions each year ranging from original works by students to Greek classics, from Shakespeare to Beckett, and from Brecht to Neil Simon. • T he Princeton Triangle Club, which produces an original musical each year and takes it on tour. • T he Princeton Shakespeare Company, which stages plays in various locations on campus.
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Princeton offers the best of both worlds-it has an amazing dance program and the academics are second to none. Julia Vill ’11
Vocal and instrumental groups abound at Princeton, giving students many opportunities to develop and showcase their musical talents. Musical ensembles include: • T he Princeton University Orchestra, which
includes almost 100 student musicians. The orchestra performs 8 to 10 concerts on campus each year and tours abroad every other year to destinations such as Austria, Spain, and the United Kingdom. • T he Princeton University Concert Jazz Ensemble, which is one of the most outstanding collegiate jazz groups in the country. • T he Princeton University Glee Club, which was formed in 1874 and is the University’s oldest singing group. The 80-member choir has sung with orchestras around the world and performs annual concerts with Harvard and Yale, a tradition dating to 1913. • T he University Band, a particularly spirited, irreverent group that performs at football games and as a smaller pep band at other campus sports events. • About 15 a cappella groups, which perform their own arrangements. A popular performance space is Blair Arch, the biggest arch on campus and site of the Senior Class Step Sing two days before Commencement. These groups often record CDs, including appearances on two recent volumes of the fundraising series A Princeton Christmas: For the Children of Africa.
Dance Dance is a thriving part of the performing arts at Princeton. Covering a broad range of styles, student dance groups include: • Ballet Folklórico de Princeton, a group
formed in the early 1980s that seeks to spread appreciation for Mexico’s unique folk dancing heritage. • Naacho, a group that performs a variety of traditional and contemporary Indian dance styles. • Raks Odalisque, which performs dance styles from across the Middle East, including belly-dancing. • Sympoh Urban Arts Crew, Princeton’s break dancing group.
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Princeton is an NCAA Division I school, with 38 varsity sports and nearly 40 club teams that compete intercollegiately. Students also have many opportunities to participate in informal recreational activities.
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Each year more than 1,000 students participate in intercollegiate varsity and junior varsity sports. Princeton teams have dominated the Ivy League for the past two decades, routinely winning the league’s unofficial all-sports championship. In any given year, more than half of Princeton’s varsity athletic teams compete in national championship competition; in recent years Princeton teams and individuals have won national titles in lacrosse, rowing, fencing, track and field, and squash. Since 2000, 31 teams have won an Ivy League championship.
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Princeton students have many options for fitness, recreation, and athletics. All students have access to Dillon Gymnasium and Stephens Fitness Center, as well as outdoor facilities for informal fitness and recreational use. Students may also take courses in Dillon’s instructional program, which includes subjects such as aquatics, dance, group fitness, martial arts, racquet sports, and spinning. Students may also participate in sport clubs and intramural sports. More than 300 intramural teams—from residential colleges, eating clubs, independent groups, graduate students, and faculty and staff—compete on campus.
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Powers Field at Princeton Stadium— home to Tiger football, seating capacity of 27,800; host of some NCAA championship lacrosse events
Weaver Track and Field Stadium— eight-lane Olympic track; sometime host of professional events
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Baker Rink—historic facility for ice hockey and ice skating
Shea Rowing Center—home to the crew program, which uses the University’s Lake Carnegie for training and competition (as does the U.S. rowing team in the summer)
Roberts Stadium—facilities for soccer including a grass playing field, an adjacent practice field with an artificial surface, and seating for 3,000 spectators
Class of 1952 Stadium—a lighted, artificial-surface facility for field hockey and lacrosse, accommodating about 4,000 spectators
Outdoor athletic facilities—more than two dozen tennis courts, an 18-hole golf course, and more than 50 acres of fields for baseball, lacrosse, rugby, softball, and many intramural sports
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Princeton students are involved in many different approaches to solving real-world problems. These civic engagement initiatives enrich communities extending from campus to locations across the United States and the world. Students can participate in service through courses with service components, student organizations, initiatives sponsored by campus centers and offices, their residential colleges or eating clubs, or opportunities they discover themselves.
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Summer service opportunities take students around the world, such as to Nicaragua.
To be a civically engaged person you need only consider yourself a member of a community and then act toward its improvement. Anastasia Oldham ’10
Nation’s Service Princeton-Blairstown Center The Princeton-Blairstown Center, a nonprofit organization affiliated with the University, promotes positive change in the lives of underserved youth through its adventurebased and classroom experiential education programs. With the help of student leaders, the 275-acre center runs a summer program that emphasizes responsibility, self-esteem, and self-confidence.
Many student-run public service activities are available through the Pace Center. Students involved in the Breakout Princeton program, for example, can propose, plan, and lead trips that combine service and learning during fall and spring breaks. The longstanding Student Volunteers Council organizes more than 40 weekly community projects and sponsors Community Action, a pre-orientation program that introduces incoming freshmen to volunteer opportunities in Princeton-area communities. Community House volunteers are involved in programs designed to close the minority achievement gap in Princeton’s public schools. Public service internships and fellowships put students to work at nonprofits and government agencies in the United States and abroad.
Students combine learning and service on the Pace Center’s Breakout Princeton trips during fall and spring breaks.
ROTC Two Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) programs are open to men and women at Princeton. In both Army and Air Force ROTC, participants engage in noncredit courses and activities that lead to a commission as an officer in the United States military upon graduation. Participants may compete for scholarships described in the Undergraduate Financial Aid Information brochure or website and the Application Instructions booklet.
Students active in Princeton’s Engineers Without Borders chapter take on various community projects in Peru.
Civic engagement can be … A class about poverty in urban areas Tutoring local schoolchildren with a student group, residential college, or eating club An internship at a government agency, in the U.S. or abroad Research on new malaria drugs and how governments and others can effectively distribute them
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Sustainability—making choices that help conserve and protect the Earth’s finite resources—is a guiding principle at Princeton. With a distinguished faculty committed to studying and finding solutions to the global climate problem and environmental degradation, the University seeks to shape the national sustainability agenda, promote environmental leadership on campus, and prepare students to protect the planet’s natural resources for future generations.
Sustainability University Initiatives Princeton is at the forefront of research and teaching on energy and conservation. Students have many opportunities to engage with these issues on campus or to receive funding for research projects across the country or abroad. Among a broad pool of environmental course offerings, more than 50 address sustainability by exploring the intersection of the environment, economics, and society. The Princeton Environmental Institute is a hub of academic study in this quickly evolving field. Central to the University’s conservation efforts is its own Sustainability Plan, adopted in 2008, which envisions the campus as both a model for advanced sustainability practices
and as a laboratory for students and faculty to test new ideas. The plan identifies three priority areas—greenhouse gas emissions reduction; resource conservation; and research, education, and civic engagement. Efforts under way include installing water-efficient fixtures; using energy-efficient features for cooling, heating, and lighting; purchasing one-quarter of campus food locally; operating low-emission vehicles and supporting car pooling; recycling food waste; and tracking the impact of land use and sustainable practices on the regional watershed. Since adopting the plan, Princeton already has decreased on-campus greenhouse gas emissions.
Princeton’s Office of Sustainability regularly sponsors new projects, such as this four-week summer workshop teaching students how to communicate more effectively about environmental efforts.
Some Green Initiatives Some of Butler College’s dorms have “green roofs”—roofs that are covered with a waterproofing membrane topped by soil and vegetation to reduce heating and cooling loads and decrease stormwater runoff The student group Greening Princeton started a campus farmers market and works with campus offices to make University choices in construction, purchasing, dining, and energy more sustainable The Student Volunteers Council gathers extra, unused food from dining halls and delivers it to a local soup kitchen
The green roofs at Butler College provide environmental—and educational—benefits.
Students involved with the Forbes College Garden Project tend a 1.5-acre organic garden, provide food for dining facilities, and educate other students about sustainable food choices Through the program U-Bikes, students have refurbished 50 bicycles and purchased another 100 to rent to classmates for transportation around campus
Student Efforts Student groups initiate new projects each year on their own or in coordination with campus efforts, such as recycling and holding energy-saving contests in the residential colleges, supporting the purchase of ecofriendly cleaning products, and conducting environmental cleanups along the Delaware and Raritan Canal.
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Pre-Orientation Most undergraduates begin their Princeton journey with one of two pre-orientation programs, Community Action or Outdoor Action. Each program occurs after international orientation and before freshman orientation week. Students form small groups—about 10 freshmen led by sophomores, juniors, or seniors—and commit to a week of outdoor or service activities. Fees for both programs are covered for students on financial aid.
Outdoor Action International Pre-orientation Through this four-day program, international students enjoy social events, attend information sessions, and take care of practical matters such as shopping for dorm room items.
Outdoor Action brings students together from around the world to spend time pursuing activities such as camping, hiking, and rock climbing. Groups go to locations such as the Shenandoah National Park in Virginia, the Catskills Mountains in New York, the Delaware Water Gap in New Jersey, and the Appalachian Trail in Connecticut and Massachusetts. Over the past 36 years, nearly 16,000 incoming students have started their Princeton experience with Outdoor Action.
The Outdoor Action program offers a variety of trip activities for a range of skill levels, and no previous camping experience is necessary. Rock climbing is one pursuit offered at the Delaware Water Gap.
Programs Community Action Through Community Action, students perform a week of service in Princeton, Trenton, and Philadelphia. For example, members of the Class of 2013 worked on organic farms, cleaned up rivers, volunteered for artistic programs, assisted the homeless, worked with teens in crisis, and helped to build affordable homes.
It's been great! . . . It's an amazing group of people and I've made so many friends already. Sophia D’Angelo ’12
Freshmen involved in Community Action participate in a variety of social programs, including restoring houses and supporting the arts and the environment.
Princeton enrolls a freshman class of about 1,300 students each year. The admission staff considers each application individually, carefully evaluating personal as well as intellectual qualities. We seek to understand how candidates have excelled within the context of their respective schools and communities, and how well applicants have made use of the resources at their disposal. Admission is offered to those students who, in our judgment, will best take advantage of the educational opportunities at Princeton and contribute in many ways to the Princeton community.
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Recommended Courses Recommended as basic preparation for study at Princeton: four years of English (including continued practice in writing) four years of mathematics four years of one foreign language at least two years of laboratory science at least two years of history (including that of a country or an area outside the United States) some study of the visual arts, music, or theater For students intending to pursue a B.S.E. degree or physical science major: mathematics courses should include calculus sciences should include a year of math-based physics or higher-level physics and a year of chemistry
Applying to Our goal is to bring together a freshman class defined not only by its outstanding academic ability but also by a variety of backgrounds, particular interests, accomplishments, and aspirations. To gain admission, applicants must demonstrate exceptionally high academic aptitude and performance. The most important document in an applicant’s folder is the transcript of the student’s performance in his or her academic program in high school. Personal strengths and nonacademic talents and commitment are also highly valued.
Academic Preparation There are no fixed unit or course prerequisites that must be completed before admission. We recognize that not all high schools offer the same opportunities and we will give full consideration to any applicant who has been unable to pursue studies to the extent recommended (see left) if the record otherwise shows clear promise. We also encourage students to consult with their school advisers and take the most rigorous courses possible in their secondary schools, including honors, higher level, and Advanced Placement courses where available.
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English Proficiency If English is not your native language and you are attending a school where English is not the language of instruction, you must take the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) in addition to the SAT or ACT, and SAT Subject Tests. The TOEFL examination is administered by the Educational Testing Service at testing centers throughout the world.
Examination Requirements All applicants must submit the results of the College Board SAT or the ACT (with Writing, where offered). In addition, all applicants must submit the results of two different SAT Subject Tests. If a student is unable to follow the recommended testing pattern, he or she should consult with the Admission Office as soon as possible.
Although most students take the tests during the junior and senior years, test results from earlier years are also acceptable. We recommend that students take the SAT Subject Tests in the year in which they complete the course in a given subject. If an applicant chooses to submit more than the two required, all scores will be taken into consideration by the Admission Office, although greatest weight will be given to a student’s strongest two scores. Students may elect to use Score Choice to send their best scores.
Planning Your Exams Applicants should carefully review the specific requirements and deadlines included with the application materials. Here is a quick guide to get you started. Princeton’s College Board number is 2672; the ACT number is 2588. Tests
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A.B. students who plan to meet Princeton’s foreign language requirement with a language begun in high school are encouraged to take a Subject Test in that language.
For students in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico, complete testing by the end of January 2011. For others, complete testing by December 2010 to ensure that Princeton receives your scores.
Send scores directly to Princeton University through the testing agency.
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Princeton Special Talents Because evaluation of special talents can be important to the admission decision, applicants are encouraged to submit materials that show their level of proficiency. This is especially true if the applicant is deeply involved in architecture, creative writing, dance, music, theater, or the visual arts, where an audition CD/DVD or portfolio can be a valuable supplement to the application. Please refer to Princeton’s Optional Arts Form for detailed instructions for submitting supplementary materials. In addition, an applicant who has done scientific research might want to submit copies of abstracts or papers. These reports, CDs, DVDs, and portfolios should be submitted no later than January 1. CDs and DVDs cannot be returned, and reports and portfolios will be returned only if a stamped, self-addressed envelope is provided.
Students with Disabilities
Class of 2014 Facts
(as of June 11, 2010) Number of applicants: 26,247 Applicants admitted: 8.8 percent Expected class size: 1,308 Diversity in the class: African American: 7.3 percent Asian American: 18.1 percent Hispanic: 7.9 percent American Indian: <1 percent Multiracial: 3.9 percent Students receiving financial aid: 63 percent International students: 11.0 percent
The Office of Disability Services offers a range of services to ensure that students with disabilities have access to Princeton’s academic and extracurricular activities. Students are invited to visit the office’s website at www.princeton.edu/ods for more information, or to call 609-258-8840. Students with disabilities who have questions concerning the admission process should contact the Admission Office.
Application Timeline
Princeton Financial Aid Application (PFAA) available.
International applicants are encouraged to complete their SAT and Subject Tests by the December test date.
Recommended submission date for students’ admission application.
Admitted applicants may matriculate only in September, but may defer enrollment in order to travel, work, perform military service, or to take advantage of special programs. We encourage admitted students to take advantage of such opportunities. However, students may not defer in order to enroll as full-time students at other degree-granting institutions. Additionally, students admitted to the Bridge Year Program (described on page 14) may defer enrollment for one year to conduct a year of service abroad.
Transfer Admission At this time, Princeton does not offer transfer admission. Any student who has enrolled as a full-time degree candidate at another college or university is considered a transfer applicant and is not eligible for undergraduate admission.
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Postmark deadline for Teacher Reference Forms and Secondary School Report.
Last month to take the SAT Test and SAT Subject Tests.
Online Application Status Check available for applicants to confirm all required forms have been received by the Admission Office.
Deadline for the online PFAA.
Recommended date for submitting parents’ federal income tax returns and W-2 statements.
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A nonrefundable $65 application fee is required to cover part of the cost of processing each application. Students applying online may pay the fee with a credit card. Applications submitted by mail should include a check or money order, payable to Princeton University. If payment of this fee would cause extreme financial hardship, it may be waived upon a written request from the applicant’s counselor that includes a brief explanation of the reason for the waiver.
From October through February, students who have submitted an application for admission may be contacted by a Princeton Alumni Schools Committee member, depending upon the student’s location and the availability of a committee member in that area. Whenever possible, the alumna or alumnus will set a time for an interview that is convenient to both parties and a location that is close to the applicant’s school or home.
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Students may apply to Princeton by submitting the Common Application (on the Web at www.commonapp.org), which allows students to complete one application and submit it to any of the participating colleges and universities. Please note that students must also complete Princeton’s Supplement to the Common Application. You will find detailed application instructions on our website (www.princeton.edu/admission) and in our application directions.
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Admission to Princeton is need-blind for all applicants, ensuring equality of opportunity for low- and middle-income students. Student grants and campus jobs—not student loans—are provided to meet the full demonstrated financial need of all students offered admission. This policy applies to both domestic and international applicants. Princeton’s need-based aid program is extensive and assists students from a wide range of economic backgrounds.
Expenses and Billing Options Estimated miscellaneous expenses include the residential college fee, class dues, and student government fee, totaling $855. The room and board rate is for the standard University dormitory and meal plan charge. Princeton offers a Student Health Plan at a cost of $1,450 for students who are not covered under their family’s medical insurance.
Fees and Expenses for 2010–11 Tuition
$36,640
Room and board
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Families are billed each semester for half of the University charges. A 12-month installment plan is available, and carries a fee currently set at 2.25 percent. In addition to these basic payment options, parents who wish to finance their share of the student bill over a longer payment period may apply for a Princeton Parent Loan or the federal PLUS loan. More information is available on both the financial aid and student accounts office websites.
Financial Aid Awarded for 2010–11 (estimated)
$52,180
Note: Because the cost of goods and services continues to rise, charges for 2011–12 are expected to increase modestly.
Grant dollars for all undergraduates $112 million Grant dollars for the Class of 2014 Average grant for the Class of 2014
$30 million $36,650
Aid
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Awarding Aid Princeton’s need-based aid program assists students from a wide range of economic backgrounds. Careful consideration is given to each family’s financial circumstances as presented in Princeton’s free online aid application. The amounts parents are expected to contribute toward the cost of attendance vary according to their resources. Families with lower incomes are asked to make relatively small contributions, in many cases zero, and receive the largest grants. Middleand higher-income families will benefit from grants based on their individual level of need. Students also meet a portion of their college expenses through summer and term-time earnings; no student is required to take a loan to pay Princeton’s costs. More information about Princeton’s extensive financial aid program is available in the booklet Undergraduate Financial Aid Information and Application Instructions, and on the Web at www.princeton.edu/aid. Princeton’s unique, confidential Financial Aid Estimator is also found on this site, giving prospective applicants a way to find out if they would qualify for aid and the type of award they might receive.
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Financial Student Employment Undergraduates who want to work during the academic year will find a wide variety of job opportunities, both on and off campus. The Student Employment Office maintains a Web listing of current job openings and the staff is available to answer questions.
Financial Aid Estimator
Aid Financial aid for the Class of 2014 What It Covers Family Income
Average Grant*
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Full tuition, 47% of room + board
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Full tuition, 18% of room + board
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$200,000 and above
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most who qualify have 2 children in college Of those who applied for aid:
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Princeton may adjust your grant if your assets (other than the family home and retirement) are greater than $100,000. *A grant does not have to be repaid. Grants are also referred to as “scholarships” or “gift aid.”
Princeton’s financial aid program is one of the best in the country for low- and middle-income families. Since 2001, it has been possible for Princeton students to graduate debt-free. Robin Moscato
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Students can estimate their eligibility for a specific amount of financial aid by using the confidential financial aid estimator at www. princeton. edu/aid.
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A campus visit can offer an interesting and enjoyable introduction to everyday life at Princeton. A good place to start is a campus tour led by a student guide. Students are also encouraged to visit Princeton via the Web—www.princeton.edu.
General Information Sessions General information sessions, conducted by an admission officer at Clio Hall, are about one hour in length and are available on weekdays and a limited number of Saturdays during the fall. Parents and students are welcome, and no reservations are necessary. Please call the Admission Office at 609-258-3060 or visit www.princeton.edu/admission for the information session schedule.
ACADEMIC CALENDAR 2010–11 Fall Term
Princeton Traveling to Princeton Princeton is accessible by many means of transportation. For plane travel, it is most convenient to fly into Newark Liberty International Airport, although Philadelphia International Airport is also within an hour's drive. For driving and rail service instructions, visit www.princeton.edu/main/visiting. For recorded directions, call 609-258-2222 using a touch-tone phone. Campus parking information is available at www.princeton.edu/main/ visiting/aroundcampus/parking. For parking information in town, see www.princetonparking.org.
September 7: Undergraduate registration September 16: Classes begin October 25–29: Midterm tests October 30–November 7: Fall recess November 24–28: Thanksgiving recess December 17–January 2: Winter recess January 3–11: Reading period January 12–22: Fall term examinations Spring Term
January 31: March 7–11: March 12–20: May 2–10: May 11–21:
Classes begin Midterm tests Spring recess Reading period Spring term examinations May 29: Baccalaureate May 30: Class Day May 31: Commencement
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Campus Tours One-hour tours of campus are conducted by student guides (the Orange Key Guide Service) throughout the year. For a complete schedule of campus tours and detailed information about where tours originate, visit www.princeton. edu/admission or call 609-258-3060. Please visit the Admission Office in Clio Hall to get more information or to ask questions. The School of Engineering and Applied Science welcomes visits from students interested in engineering. Tours are offered weekdays when classes are in session and during the summer between early July and late August. For more information, call 609-258-4554 or visit www.princeton.edu/admission.
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Admission Office ph 258-3060 fax 258-6743 e-mail uaoffice@princeton.edu
Main University operator ph 258-3000
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Useful Contact Information
An accessibility map for navigating Princeton’s grounds is available at www.princeton.edu/facilities/info/ services/printable_maps
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