<p>Could some of the members of the men’s soccer team comment on their experience with soccer at Princeton?</p>
<p>:) hello. just wondering what some of the most popular majors at Princeton are. I’m currently undecided and plan to do psychology with certificate in music perhaps, but just curious as to what other good majors people like to take at Princeton</p>
<p>i will be applying to Princeton, and am trying to determine majors of interest, with bio-engineering leading the pack, any current students who want to fill me on the strength/rigor/popularity of the Princeton bio-engineering program? thanks!! :-)</p>
<p>bananasandwich: [Myinfo</a> Undergraduate Information](<a href=“http://www.helpdesk.princeton.edu/myinfo/ug.html]Myinfo”>http://www.helpdesk.princeton.edu/myinfo/ug.html)</p>
<p>newnonstop: I’d say the most popular majors here are econ, public & intl affairs, politics, history, psychology, biology, and English.</p>
<p>What are junior independent work and the senior thesis? Do they count as courses? Can someone explain this to more depth? The Pton website isn’t very helpful.</p>
<p>A.B. students usually write one or two “junior papers” (JPs) while engineering students usually have a project during your junior year. Some JPs involve being in a seminar and that counts as a class (Woody Woo students are in task forces), while for some majors the JPs are in addition to your courses. The grades for JPs count in your GPA and factor into your departmental GPA. </p>
<p>Most seniors have to write a thesis (some engineers have independent work instead). A.B. seniors take only 6 classes senior year (versus 8 normally) so you can think of the thesis as counting as a class per semester (many do 4 classes in the fall and 2 in the spring since you work more on your thesis spring semester). Princeton takes theses pretty seriously, and it’s probably one of the only schools where almost EVERYONE writes one (good for commiserating). You get graded on them by your adviser and a second reader in your department and it factors into your GPA.</p>
<p>Question~!!</p>
<p>As EC stuff, I really like design so these are some goals I had set for myself…but would they even make an impact my app? What I’m saying is, design is kind of an obscure passion compared those crazy people that win like national tennis competitions, so is this even something I should mention when applying?
-get my design printed by threadless.com
-create a club that designs & donates clothes
-get girl of the week for teenvogue
-send in sketches as a supplement o.O?</p>
<p>When I applied I included stuff about designing t-shirts in the past. That kind of thing is definitely relevant and interesting because very few kids do stuff like that and Princeton loves to boast about a diversity of talents among its students.</p>
<p>Im thinking of taking 5 classes instead of four. will this be too overwhelming?</p>
<p>As a first semester freshman A.B. student I don’t think they will let you take more than 4 classes, but you can (and should - since you have to take a semester of 5 classes at least once in order to complete your credit requirements) take 5 classes in the spring of freshman year. After that you are free to take 5 classes whenever you want. </p>
<p>Taking 5 classes isn’t too overwhelming, but it depends on what classes you choose, obviously. You can also pass/D/fail up to 4 classes during your time at Princeton, so that makes it easier to take more classes too.</p>
<p>I know people who took 5 classes first semester. I don’t know how much they regret it, but I definitely recommend only 4 classes.</p>
<p>I am about to be a junior in the fall and i am considering princeton as a college choice. I am ranked number 1 in my class, i have great grades and classes (honors and AP), and i have a few EC’s and one EC that i am very passionate about. I am a little nervous about the ACT. i feel that i will be able to score in the high 20’s but im not sure if im a genius who will score a 35 or 36. How much importance is put on a prospective student having a high ACT score</p>
<p>One does not have to be a genius to score a 35 or 36. It takes intelligence, dedication, and good execution. You may also want to try the SAT if you don’t find the ACT to be up your alley.</p>
<p>The admissions process (as you may know) at Princeton is holistic; all factors are considered organically. A score below 30 doesn’t eliminate you from consideration but it makes it very difficult. </p>
<p>Good luck, fellow rising junior!</p>
<p>If what you said is true about the ACT then i think i have a little bit more confidence in getting 30s. I’ve been readin a few posts and many ppl post that they have 32’s and 34’s and they list their grades, and EC’s and they seem brilliant; yet they get replies saying they could do better and to me that seems great. I dont know, i feel a little insecure but at the same time I know I’m very intelligent and I will study hard for the ACT</p>
<p>I’m applying to Princeton this year, and I just got back my AP scores. I got two 4s, and last year I had gotten all 5s. Do I still have a chance of getting into Princeton?</p>
<p>Princeton doesn’t really care about your AP scores.</p>
<p>Which 6 schools are “citizenship blind”?
I’m a Canadian citizen who recently moved to the United States, and won’t have a greencard (permanent residency) by the time I am applying for financial aid in the fall/winter, so a lot of colleges will be treating me as an international student, thus limiting my financial aid opportunities. I’d love to look into the 6 schools that treat international students equally.</p>
<p>For financial aid purposes, Princeton gives int’l students equal consideration.</p>
<p>My daughter will be a sophmore this september and we are looking for some guidance to steer her in the right direction to help her make the most of her high school career and hopefully get to a great college. Princeton is a school that is interesting to both her and us. First the facts about her. She took the sat in both 7th and 8th grade as part of the John Hopkins talent search and did very well. She is taking the hardest level classes our public high school has to offer- all honors and 1 ap next year( the only one they offer in sophmore year) Her strongest strenghts are math and science and spanish. Overall weighted GPA is 106. She has a partime job and belongs to mathletes,robotics, international club at our school. She partcipates in NYSSMA for piano and is working on her Gold award for girl scouts. She is also involved with our church. She has a strong interest in engineering but also finds the medical field appealing. So based on all of this what advice can you give us to make sure she does what she needs to do to be a candiate for admission in her senior Year? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated</p>
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<p>I’ve known a few people who convinced their adviser to let them do this. They were all very gifted, even by Princeton standards. If you fall in this category, then you’ll be able to take five and do fine. If you don’t, you’ll end up with a low GPA that you’ll spend the next three semesters trying to repair.</p>