Princeton Art/Archeology Major

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<p>Hi! I recently visited Princeton and found that the Archeology major is a major in art and archeology. Is anyone here in the program, can you tell me about it? How does it compare to a program like Bryn Mawr's where it is a total focus on Classical and Near Eastern archeology? I also wanted to double major in Classics but.. there is no double major. Hm. So then I would want to minor in classics and philosophy. Too much? </p>

<p>Anyway, could you also chance me?? I took the sats for the first time and got a 1950, which I'm ok with for a first try, and after sat and act prep I have no doubt that I can achieve at least a 2150 or something on the second try. I'm taking sat2s in Lit and US Hist, and am planning on a 730+ in Lit, hopefully the same in US. I have a good gpa, don't know what it is exactly uw, but as of now it's a 4.3. I have solid extra currics: started a club and am president, working on starting another, member of a community outreach program, and 2 other clubs. Member of 2 charity organizations, which I created/maintain websites for, member of the NHS, Latin Honor Society, 2 academic Latin Medusa awards, bodan belt in Tae kwon do, intern at a radio station with some air time, and I'm a peer leader. This summer I'm also volunteering at a hospital, food pantry, and local Republicans committee. I'm also going on an archeological tour of Greece. I have been playing guitar and piano for the last 4 years, and I have been a girl scout since kindergarten. I am a chief editor of my school's online newspaper, and a writer for the school paper. </p>

<p>Clearly, I'm not the most qualified applicant in regard to statistics, but I love Princeton.I'm not just trying to get in so I can tell people I'm in an ivy league school. If it wasn't ivy league, I wouldn't like it any less. I especially love the architecture, it's so ornate and mysterious, I would love to learn more about it. I also love the town of Princeton, and the community, and that lots of students bike to classes, I haven't seen that at any other college I visited! History fascinates me, and I love how rich in history not only the university is, but the whole town as well. My top school, hands down. I've also started researching some of the professors, and I am so impressed! Hopefully, this will show in my essays as well. </p>

<p>So, do I have at least a shot? I'm really banking on my love for the college to show in my essays, which hopefully will make up for anything I'm lacking.</p>

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<p>I PM’ed you.</p>

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<p>Thanks! So it’s just the department, I see. That’s good news. Well, has anyone else had experience with the archeology major then? Can you tell me about it?</p>

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To be blunt, poorly. Princeton only ever really had two classical archaeologists, and one recently retired. It still has a Greek archaeologist, but he too is rapidly nearing retirement and probably won’t be replaced. Princeton also has a Roman specialist or two, but that is along strictly art historical lines and much different from archaeology. </p>

<p>Bryn Mawr has a very vibrant archaeology program with several digs running at the moment, and with nearby Penn and its museum available, you pretty much can’t beat its resources.</p>

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<p>Hmm, good point warblersrule. Thank you</p>