<p>I will attempt to provide information on Princeton to help you make a decision. </p>
<p>Location: Princeton is located in a small town close to New York City and Philadelphia. This makes it easy to get to Princeton. You can get a direct flight from Moscow to New York City and take a train one hour south to the Princeton campus. Russia maintain a consular office in NYC and the embassy is in Washington D.C. Washington D.C is a three hour train ride from Princeton. The town of Princeton has been host to many seeking refuge. In the 1930’s Albert Einstein moved to Princeton to escape NAZI persecution; in 1967 Stalin’s daughter Svetlana Iosifovna Alliluyeva moved to Princeton. The small town atmosphere makes Princeton a friendly and safe town.</p>
<p>You will find that Princeton is a very friendly campus. Since Princeton is much smaller than Stanford or Yale Princeton has a small town friendly atmosphere. Watch the video of admitted students who, like you, are considering attending Princeton.
[The</a> Prox: Meet the Pre-frosh!](<a href=“http://blogs.dailyprincetonian.com/2010/04/meet-pre-frosh-prince-edition.html]The”>http://blogs.dailyprincetonian.com/2010/04/meet-pre-frosh-prince-edition.html)
[The</a> Prox: Meet the Pre-frosh! Part 2](<a href=“http://blogs.dailyprincetonian.com/2010/04/meet-pre-frosh-part-2.html]The”>http://blogs.dailyprincetonian.com/2010/04/meet-pre-frosh-part-2.html)
The university has an international center to help international students adjust to the new academic environment.<br>
[About</a> Us - Davis International Center](<a href=“http://www.princeton.edu/intlctr/about-us/]About”>Welcome to the Davis International Center! | Davis International Center)<br>
To help all students get acquainted the university sponsors students getting together before classes start. The Frosh Trip is outdoor activities or community service for new freshman to make friends before classes start.
[Outdoor</a> Action Frosh Trip Information](<a href=“http://www.princeton.edu/~oa/ft/frosh/index.shtml]Outdoor”>Outdoor Action Frosh Trip Information) </p>
<p>The grading policy should not be a concern. In the past according to the Wall Street Journal Princeton students have been accepted at a higher rate to the most selective law, medical, and business schools. than students from Stanford. The Standford student newspaper, The Standford Daily reported in March that Stanford is considering changing their grading policy. Graduate schools understand Princeton’s grading system; for example, the rate of acceptance to medical schools has remained the same before and after Princeton’s change in grading. </p>
<p>A student who has attended both Princeton and Stanford has compared the two universities.<br>
[The</a> Prox: Orange and Apples: Stanford](<a href=“http://blogs.dailyprincetonian.com/2010/02/orange-and-apples-stanford.html]The”>http://blogs.dailyprincetonian.com/2010/02/orange-and-apples-stanford.html) </p>
<p>A major difference between Princeton and both Yale and Stanford is the size of the graduate schools. Yale and Stanford have large graduate schools. Princeton is focused on an undergraduate education. You can get the best of both worlds by attending Princeton as an undergraduate and going to law school at either Yale or Stanford.</p>
<p>Students interested in journalism frequently write for the student newspaper, The Daily Princetonian and are selected for the University Press Club.
[About</a> the University Press Club | The Ink](<a href=“http://www.universitypressclub.com/about/]About”>http://www.universitypressclub.com/about/)<br>
Student members of the press club write articles for the New York times and other major newspapers. </p>
<p>The politics department at Princeton is one of the largest in the country. Students in the Woodrow Wilson School study international policy issues such as nuclear non proliferation.
[Woodrow</a> Wilson School of Public and International Affairs | Home](<a href=“http://wws.princeton.edu/]Woodrow”>http://wws.princeton.edu/)
The economics department has four Nobel Prize winners on the faculty. </p>
<p>The Lewis Center for the Creative Arts is the center for drama and dance.<br>
[Welcome</a> - Lewis Center for the Arts](<a href=“http://www.princeton.edu/arts/]Welcome”>Lewis Center for the Arts - Princeton in service of the imagination)<br>
The Program in Dance will enable students – ranging from those with no dance experience to pre-professional dancers – to undertake demanding, studio-based courses with top professionals in the field. The program will support multiple performance opportunities each year. Its courses will cover modern, contemporary, ballet, and African dance techniques, repertory and choreography, as well as dance history, analysis and criticism. The courses are taught by 13 faculty members and guest artists. Certificate candidates will need to complete four studio courses, one course in dance history and criticism, two performances in faculty and guest choreographer works, two semesters of cocurricular ballet class and technical work in assisting with program productions. They also may pursue an optional creative thesis.</p>
<p>The Program in Theater will allow students to work with scholars and professional artists and critics to familiarize themselves with the nature of practical work in theater and with theater’s role in various cultures. The program will offer courses in playwriting, acting, directing, design, dramaturgy, performance history and criticism, as well as a full season of theatrical productions. Certificate candidates will need to complete four practical courses, one course in dramatic literature or performance history and criticism, technical work on theater productions and an independent project in their junior or senior year, such as directing, writing, designing or performing a major role in a theater production. </p>
<p>Good luck in your decision.</p>