<p>Hi, I just made this thread to see what people going to Princeton Class of '10 are thinking of (or know already) as a possible major or area of study to pursue at Princeton.</p>
<p>Just post your username, your academic interests, and if you are looking at pursuing a specific major, just say what it is and maybe a little about why you want to study that.</p>
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<p>Tokyorevelation9 - Im have an affinity for Biology (especially conservation biology), and I want to pursue a major in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (E&EB) at Princeton.</p>
<p>I am big animal/wildlife nature kinda guy, and I love the research opportunities here and abroad for both group and independent research at Pton. The tropical biology program in Panama and the Mpala Conservation Center in Kenya are amazing and it is my dream to participate in research at those sites.</p>
<p>sky9073 - Most likely math... well, because math is yummy and awesome and cool, it applies to everything, and it's my best subject (read: the subject I suck at the least).</p>
<p>Undecided... the only thing I'm remotely sure about is that I would like to work towards a visual arts certificate. Other than that, WWS would be awesome, though I'll admit right now to being scared of the amazing competition!</p>
<p>bookfreak89: biochemistry or linguistics. I love both biology and chemistry and my counselor told me to smash them together to create a major so...voila! I also love languages and linguistics. It's going to be very tough choosing between those two majors. Maybe I'll major in one and get a certificate in the other.</p>
<p>Art history, and maybe a certificate in either Medieval Studies or politics. (Yeah, I know, the politics seems like a throw-in, but I just really like it). I plan to go into art law, so the politics could actually be useful teamed up with art history. </p>
<p>I've also thought about doing Program 2 in Art and Archaelogy with my visual arts emphasis on film so that I could be a film critic. That would be pretty sweet. But I think I'll stick with the art law idea since I've just had it for so long.</p>
<p>I can't decide between chem and cheme for a concentration, and I'm thinking about a certificate in materials science, creative writing, WWS, or finance. Then again, I never had a chance to really study a foreign language in high school, so I might want to learn two in college. Italian, German, Russian, Chinese...?</p>
<p>Username: jmarsh2006
I'm debating between majoring in history and economics. Obviously, as a high school student I've had much more exposure to history courses than to econ courses, so I need to learn more about the field of economics before reaching a more definitive conclusion. I'm considering careers in finance or corporate law... but that's bound to change somewhere along the line. Also, I might take up Italian... I've always wanted to go to Italy, so studying abroad for a semester or two in Rome or Milan would be awesome... decisions decisions...</p>
<p>I really want to study abroad as well!!! Probably to Great Britain (I heard that Cambridge has an excellent biochemistry program) or somewhere in Europe (after I learn another language). :D</p>
<p>I really want to study abroad, but I have a feeling I might love Princeton too much to leave. So... I'm hoping Princeton might be able to fund a summer research project abroad. :)</p>
<p>bookfreak- there is not a biochem nor a linguistics major at princeton. Linguistics is the most popular independant major (followed by a bioethics themed major), however there are lots of linguistics classes.</p>
<p>you can do either a biology or a chemistry major while taking lots of classes in the opposite department (i think that all 300-400 level classes count as departmentals for the opposite departmnet), and you can also write a thesis using biochemistry, however you cannot major in biochem</p>
<p>well, the closest thing you're going to get to Biochemistry is the Certificate Program in Engineering Biology, which has a significant number of courses that involve biochemistry.</p>
<p>Gkilla2005- I'm going into mechanical/aerospace engineering. But i'm also gonna minor in French probably! (want to see how good my french really is!) I'm good at math and physics and plan on following that path!</p>
<p>The most likely outcome is that I will major in English, but I might major in something else in the humanities, like philosophy. I can, however, be certain that I won't do anything in the areas of math and science, however. </p>
<p>frozen-tears, I know just what you mean! It's hard to give up an eighth of your time at an amazing place like Princeton, even for a study abroad program. I might just stay at Princeton all four years and hit Europe right after college, just to get that trip out of my system.</p>
<p>Mathematics, most likely. However, I had a friend go to Williams, and she was definitely Pre-Med. Gung-ho Pre-Med. Now she's definitely gung-ho political economics. The liberal arts change people....</p>
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Mathematics, most likely. However, I had a friend go to Williams, and she was definitely Pre-Med. Gung-ho Pre-Med. Now she's definitely gung-ho political economics. The liberal arts change people....
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<p>Yeah, that's one of the things I'm really excited about. I'm hoping to explore a bit, and I'm hoping Princeton can make me so excited about a field I've never before imagined entering that I'll make a complete change in directions, or that it'll make me so much more passionate about chemistry than I already am (if that's possible.)</p>
<p>Hey. I know that this is not the best place to do that, but as you guys are talking about majors, give an advice, pls. I am interested in languages and humanities as a whole, is it worth it to apply to Princeton, which is pro-maths&engineering?</p>
<p>I wouldn't say princeton is pro math & engineering but rather that it's pro everything!! plus i think the most people major at princeton is history, which is in humanities!</p>