<p>I know this has been probably answered before, but I was wondering what majors/schools of Princeton are its specialty? I would greatly appreciate an answer, or at least a link redirecting to a previous thread.</p>
<p>Whats so special? hmmm, its only the Top university in the Nation.</p>
<p>Econ, math, physics, engineering in general, politics, history, english, philosophy, ...pretty much everything we offer is tops.</p>
<p>except hotel management</p>
<p>:)
hmmm.... is you are talking about the Princeton at 40.21N 74.39W
the first thing I would have to note is that it is in the <strong>ONLY</strong>
Princeton in the state of New Jersey
Some of the other Princetons being....
CA: 39.24NN 122.01W
IL: 41.23N 89.28W
KY:37.07N 87.53W
MO: 40.24N 93.35W
WV: 37.22N 81.06W</p>
<p>Oh...my favorites @ PRinceton would be:
integrated</a> science</p>
<p>and the Certificate</a> programs offered with Chem E comparable to
:)CALTECHs:) Chem E Biomolecualr Track:D</p>
<p>"Whats so special? hmmm, its only the Top university in the Nation."</p>
<p>Not everyone agrees.</p>
<p>i note yale in the now-familiar #3 spot.</p>
<p>Better than either measure, probably: <a href="http://www.collegejournal.com/special/top50feeder.pdf%5B/url%5D">http://www.collegejournal.com/special/top50feeder.pdf</a></p>
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Better than either measure, probably: <a href="http://www.collegejournal.com/special/top50feeder.pdf%5B/url%5D%5B/quote%5D">http://www.collegejournal.com/special/top50feeder.pdf
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<p>Eh...meh. Stanford's Business, Law and Medicine schools were not included in the numbers (even though they're indisputably tops, especially business and law). There would inevitably be a different placement for Stanford had its schools been included (which they should have been, if the list is trying to assess attendance to the TOP programs).</p>
<p>haha the first ranking list is based on the most absurd criteria.</p>
<p>I'm not talking about the ridiculous school rankings that allow USC to be one of the top 30 schools, I mean in terms of academic content, what makes Princeton stand out from the other top schools.</p>
<p>The undergrad focus and the undergrad research. The woodrow wilson school. do some research</p>
<p>AznN3rd, I think that you'll receive more helpful answers if you ask about specific areas of interest. For example, unless you're interested in East Asian Studies, you might never have known, or cared, about the fact that Princeton has one of the best Chinese programs in the nation. Professors Chih-p'ing Chou and Perry Link are leaders in the field and yet, still happily teach first-year Chinese. The books our Princeton professors write for Chinese learning have been adopted by many other colleges and universities. On Yale's website, the Princeton in Beijing program is listed as the most competitive summer Chinese program. The same goes for other Princeton gems, such as the Operations Research and Financial Engineering program, which has been extremely successful in placing graduates in very lucrative fields. It all depends on what you're looking for.</p>
<p>That being said, one of the reasons I chose to attend Princeton was because of its liberal arts and undergraduate focus. I knew that no matter what concentration (translation: major) I chose, whether it be in sciences or humanities, I'd be receiving attention from professors, opportunities for independent work, a world-class education, and world-class peers to work with. No exception.</p>
<p>So, ask about specific areas of interest, and we'll tell you what we know. Also, all the top schools are going to be great, academically. I'd look more at "fit" when choosing among the top colleges/universities.</p>
<p>Princeton is ranked as the "Hottest Liberal Arts School" by Newsweek. :D</p>
<p>debryc</p>
<p>how is classic dept? my son is interested in both East-asian studies and classics. which is better known for priceton? thanks</p>
<p>I already have some sort of idea of what my answer will be but..</p>
<p>What about Princeton's poli sci or int'l studies department? The Woodrow Wilson School of International Affairs? Any thoughts on those?</p>
<p>Spiffystars, Princeton's programs in international studies and foreign policy at the Wilson School are very strong. Each year Foreign Policy Magazine ranks undergraduate and PhD programs in this area. Here are the results of their 2007 survey.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.foreignpolicy.com/story/cms.php?story_id=3718&page=1%5B/url%5D">http://www.foreignpolicy.com/story/cms.php?story_id=3718&page=1</a>
(Note that a subscription or pass is required for viewing.)</p>
<p>Scholars in the field were asked to select the top five programs in the country. The rankings were compiled from those responses with the scores indicating the percentage of scholars who felt each program was one of the top five nationally.</p>
<p>In undergraduate programs Harvard edged Princeton just very slightly and both were significantly ahead of the third through tenth ranked institutions. In PhD programs, Harvard clearly led the pack with Princeton noticeably behind at second while Columbia and Stanford tied for third. </p>
<p>2007 Top Undergraduate Programs in International Relations</p>
<p>Rank % Score </p>
<p>1----------48%----------Harvard
2----------46%----------Princeton
3----------30%----------Stanford
4----------28%----------Georgetown
5----------28%----------Columbia
6----------23%----------Yale
7----------21%----------U. of Chicago
8----------12%----------Berkeley
9----------11%----------Dartmouth
10--------10%----------George Washington U.</p>
<p>2007 Top PhD Programs in International Relations</p>
<p>Rank % Score </p>
<p>1----------65%----------Harvard
2----------52%----------Princeton
3----------45%----------Columbia
4----------45%----------Stanford
5----------30%----------U. of Chicago
6----------26%----------Yale
7----------25%----------Berkeley
8----------22%----------U. of Michigan
9----------20%----------U.C. San Diego
10--------12%----------Cornell</p>
<p>here's princeton's answer as to what's <em>distinctive</em> about it:</p>
<p>Princeton's special in that pretty much all of its athletic and academic programs are stellar. If you want to switch majors, rest assured there are distinguished classes and faculty members in whatever major you decide on. Other well-rounded schools like Harvard and Yale don't have the same emphasis on undergraduate education, and Yale in particular does not have good science programs (so it's a liberal arts education in name only.)</p>
<p>"... and Yale don't have the same emphasis on undergraduate education, and Yale in particular does not have good science programs (so it's a liberal arts education in name only.)"</p>
<p>Oh boy..., I suspect PosterX will be along soon and have a response to this one!</p>