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<p>When you do come back on, i have a Question about :

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1500 or higher combined SAT (old version, i don't know about the 2400 system), 750 or higher on most SAT IIs taken, top 10% high school class, 5s on most APs taken (or IB equivalent).

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<p>I got 800s on my MathIIc and Physics, but thoroughly scrwed up the writing (660). Since the likely majors ive put down are all science and engineering, is it possible taht they may overlook the sat2 english? I also got a 1530 on the SATI and 297 in the TOEFL</p>

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<p>Reputably the most under-grad friendly ivy, does Princeton live up to that? </p>

<p>What are the qualities of the classes, how good are the profs, how small are the classes? </p>

<p>Are there opportunities for freshmens to explore scholarly interests and participate in research? </p>

<p>I've heard that Princeton has a homogeneous student body. How diverse(ethnically, socioeconomicly, politically, and religiously) is Princeton?</p>

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<p>they attract applicants from all over the world...its as diverse as a campus is gonna get</p>

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<p>I have 3 questions:</p>

<p>How much does princeton value students with int'l experience? I am of indian ethnicity, born and brought up in norway for 15 years, moved to Korea, skipped soph year, and did jnr and snr years here. I can also speak 5 languages. Looking at the student body currently at princeton, do u think that the uni likes such diversity and counts it as a big + pt in the admissions? I focused a lot on it in my essays as well.</p>

<p>How much does princeton value research? I did a LOT of research, so is it a big boost or just a little + pt to my app?</p>

<p>Do you know of students who started their own company? I did, and i hope it will help me get in. im relying mostly on these 2 to get in apart from a good GPA and kind of "well rounded" (w. sports, drama etc.)</p>

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<p>Question about admission criteria:re: top 10%, which you said is key to admission at Princeton. What if the HS doesn't rank?</p>

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<p>i know from asking adcoms that highschools that dont rank send in a school profile and the gc generally gives a vague number of where you stand in the class (top 10% etc.)
my school doesnt rank either but its no big deal. most elite private schools dont.</p>

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<p>Today I received a letter saying that Princeton has not received my transcripts or the secondary school report. Columbia, Cornell and Duke received these on 12/1/04. Does this delay hurt my chances at Princeton? I wish that Princeton had a website that posted what was received and when.</p>

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<p>I would try to sort it out as quickly as possible. I think most of the files have been read by now, and they're going to commitee next week. Not sure, but it is an emergency for you now, so you should call the admissions office and get all the details.</p>

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<p>From looking at their website, I see that Woody Woo accepts a maximum of 90 people - how hard is it to get in? I know a 50% acceptance is posted somewhere on this thread...how accurate is that number? Are there many Int. Rel. majors that don't make it?</p>

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<p>I don't think you can be an international relations major without being in woody woo...at least you can't do a woody woo major, only certificate.</p>

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<p>Hey everyone -- I'm an '08-er from Los Angeles who just got back home for Spring Break; I'm greatly enjoying the weather, moreso than I did in the high school years. I live in Wilson College, if anyone has any questions about that, and right now I'm probably looking towards History as a major, while I'm looking at certificates in French and/or Spanish.</p>

<p>I was just reading some of the recent discussion about Woody Woo, and while Woody Woo would arguably be the most prestigious IR thing you could do, not getting into it won't be the end of the world if you truly want to do international relations. While the Politics departments boasts a large number of political and theory-based courses (right now, for example, one of my teachers is the world's leading Machiavelli scholar), they also offer a number of IR courses. Furthermore, the History department offers a good deal of classes that would touch upon historical foreign policy. And if you are serious about pursuing IR as a career, there's nothing wrong with majoring in Econ, History, or something else for your B.A. (or at Princeton, A.B.) and then going to grad school for an M.A. or M.P.A., or whatever the degree is there.</p>

<p>If you guys have any other related questions, feel free to ask. I don't know so much about engineering and the sciences, but I may be able to answer your questions there, too. I can also answer questions about housing and social life, too.</p>

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<li>Tim</li>
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<p>Cool cool. Thanks for coming back, tim.</p>

<p>So what's the deal with Midterm Week? It seems to be insanely stressful for a lot of people. Is it really that bad? And do all classes have midterms, or just some? I was planning on visiting last week, but I rearranged my schedule to go a week early because an '08 friend of mine said, "It's literally Hell here during Midterm Week. People lock themselves in their rooms and don't come out all day. If you want to see Princeton, don't come during Midterm Week." Weird.</p>

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<p>tunanfish, </p>

<p>el verano pasado estudi</p>

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<p>¡¿Vas a asistir a la universidad de Salamanca?! Tengo celos de ti. Muchos. Diviértete allá.</p>

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<p>si gracias. s</p>

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<p>¡Qué bueno ver que hay algunos hispanohablantes en el próximo curso de Princeton! Veo que todos los respondients recientes hablan español; entonces, responderé sólo en español para esta respuesta.</p>

<p>Con respecto a los cursos de español, el primer semestre en Princeton, tomé el curso SPA 207 (Español Avanzado) con Reem Iversen. Lo tomé después de cuatro años de español en la secundaria y un verano pasado en Argentina, así que estaba bien preparado para el curso. Realmente, SPA 207 no era muy interesante; además, era demasiado facil para alguien con mi preparación. Sin embargo, pienso en tomar un curso de Español del nivel 300 en el otoño de 2005; espero que se ofrece un curso que trata de Borges o García Marquez. Si temes un curso del nivel 300, te recomiendo que, en lugar de 207, tomas SPA 222 o uno de los otros curso que tratan de la literatura hispana. Este otoño tuve una clase con Rubén Gallo del departamiento, cuya especialidad es el arte del Ciudad de Mexico, y también especializa en la teoria de literatura (estudiando figuros como Derrida, Paul de Man, Saussere, etc.) He oído que Arcadio Diaz-Quiñones es muy lindo; no he tomado un curso con él, pero también a mi me gusta a Celia Perez-Ventura -- pienso que ella enseña SPA 307.</p>

<p>Con respecto a la semana de midterms: I just decided this is more relevant to all, so I had better type it in English. Personally, I didn't find mid-terms week too harrowing. This last week, I had a midterm for AST 203 (The Universe, an easy QR), a normal essay due for HUM 218 on religion and politics in Hobbes' Leviathan, and a midterm take-home test for an upper-class seminar I'm taking, ENV 402 ("Darwin in Our Time" -- in it, we read and discuss Voyage of the Beagle, Origin of Species, The Descent of Man, and The Expression of Emotions, Darwin's four most important works). Some other people had midterms, but I find that midterms week is kind of overrated. Then again, I didn't have too bad of a schedule. Some people had multiple midterms on one day, but if you have more than two midterms on a given day, you can defer one of them a day later, which is nice. I found Reading Period much more harrowing, as I had more assignments due then and because the assignments were worth more then (and often cumulative). </p>

<p>As far as next year goes, one thing I would advise everyone to do is to sign up for ENG 307 (Chaucer) when you sign up for courses. It's taught by one of the greatest professors at Princeton, John Fleming, and this will be the last year he's teaching it. Besides, where else can you learn Middle English? For those less interested in the humanities, it will fulfill one of your dreaded LA requirements.</p>

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<li>Tim</li>
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<p>A enco:...s</p>

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<p>Bueno, si fuera tu, no esperar</p>

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<p>If i got to princeton, after these 4 weeks in salamanca, i'll be amazing and i think i can take the advanced spanish language and stylistics course (a 300 course i think). I already have the textbook princeton uses for that course and it doesn't seem too hard. Whee!!!</p>

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<p>From what I know, I think you would enjoy yourself a lot more if you just took a 300-level literature course. Unless you're really intent on learning the more obscure points of well-written Spanish, I think one would get a lot more out of a literature course than SPA 307 (the advanced language course).</p>

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<li>Tim</li>
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