<p>Thesis doesn’t necessarily have to be integrated with the thesis. You can instead do extra independent work in the certificate subject. You can guess how that will accect your Senior workload, though.</p>
<p>Also, hi, I am an incoming freshman intending to achieve a combo of cs and psychology. I’ll always get an email when someone pms me, so even if you’re reading this post in 2015, I’ll probably be able to answer your questions about Pton from there.</p>
<p>Seriously dude? I wrote that at 1 am ._. I’m all for teachable moments but no need to point someone out on an internet forum…</p>
<p>@waddupwaddup</p>
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<p>If your art talent is exceptional, definitely send something – especially if it reflects on years of hard work and passion. Princeton has been really pushing to expand its arts programs (e.g. it has the best dance program in the Ivy League, an absolutely amazing drama and creative writing department, etc.) That being said, if you’re great but not particularly stellar, don’t send it – perhaps contact the music department rep at Princeton or ask your music instructor for advice. </p>
<p>About 19% of students with a 2300-2400 were accepted my year, 8.2% of students with a 2100-2290, and 4.2% of students with a 1900-2090. This takes into account athletes, legacies, URMs, etc. So I can’t tell you what “SAT score you need to get for Princeton,” but it’s generally higher than the rest of the Ivy League (on par with Yale and Harvard). At least a 2250 if you’re unhooked and from an overrepresented state would be a safe place to start, in my unqualified opinion.</p>
<p>@IWillKillForMIT</p>
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<p>I don’t really know how Questbridge works, but from my understanding it gives you a leg up in the admissions process. SCEA in general doesn’t really, unless you’re a legacy or URM. </p>
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<li> Dance and creative writing are stellar, very top-notch programs. </li>
<li> There is an academic help center – the McGraw center. Very useful for general tutoring and help; they also have a lot of separate class specific weekly reviews, midterm/final reviews, etc. They also have a lot of “academic planning” type workshops, where you can learn how to organize and handle a college workload. They also have advisers that meet with you and help you maximize your efficiency if you need some guidance. There’s a Writing Center, which is home to the Princeton Writing Program. The Writing Program organizes the required freshman Writing Seminars every frosh takes in the spring or fall. They also have daily appointments where you can go to meet with a writing center peer to go over essays, these, reports, etc. They focus more on content, structure, argument, and style, rather than grammar or mechanics.</li>
<li> I had a good amount of free time. It’s possible to have a balanced schedule if you don’t procrastinate too much.</li>
<li> I’m not very good at answering this, since I’ve generally always had an idea of what I wanted to study. Try doing extracurriculars, internships, or research relevant to a potential field you want. Definitely do the prerequisites. Talk to current students in the department. Ultimately, pick what you want to study – a degree from Princeton is a degree from Princeton, and what you major in ultimately doesn’t really impact what job you will have down the road (of course unless you want to go into engineering/science research). You will soon learn the funnel to Wall Street that Princeton has historically upheld for decades - and how your major is largely irrelevant to that field.</li>
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<li> Students at Princeton are surprisingly normal. Very friendly in my experience. On the whole, they’re relatively well-off, but a lot of people are on financial aid. And they’re not wealthy in an off-putting way, people are just generally from well-off backgrounds (I mean… what top university in the United States isn’t? Education and opportunities are often afforded by privilege). They’re very intelligent, sometimes in a quirky braniac way, other times in a surprisingly subtle way. They do all sorts of things, and come from all different sorts of backgrounds. Very interesting mix of people, wonderful experiences to be had.</li>
<li> It’s a big campus for the ~5000 undergrads we have. It’s not always too crowded around, unless people are going to and from class. There are no classes on the weekend, and if it’s rainy most people just stay inside and hangout with friends.</li>
<li> They go whenever they have time or feel like it. A lot of the time they go for celebrations, to see Broadway shows (at really good rates through residential colleges), if they want to go out for a weekend, etc.</li>
<li> Not always. Sometimes if the tie-in isn’t 100% relevant, there can be separate independent work.</li>
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<p>Does anybody know when the Princeton supplement and the art’s supplement will be available. Is it August 1st like the common app? Thanks everyone for the great information? Do any of you know anything about the music program?</p>
<p>Also, can any engineers give any information about the engineering program. Would it be possible to get a certificate in a field not related to STEM (such as music performance or a language)?</p>
<p>Do the directions for the arts supplements generally stay the same from year to year?</p>
<p>The Arts Supplement usually becomes available sometime after Aug. 1…be patient…and the directions usually stay the same…at least within the last 3-4 years.</p>
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<p>“Would it be possible to get a certificate in a field not related to STEM (such as music performance or a language)?”</p>
<p>Yes. Engineering is less flexible than A.B., so you’d have to schedule smart, but people do it.</p>
<p>@KeDIX1414 see my response, point #4 above</p>
<p>Hey you guys, if any of you have questions about applying, feel free to PM me (keep in mind that im only an incoming freshman). Hope I can help!!!</p>