Experience Princeton
Total Page：16
File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb
EXPERIENCE PRINCETON PRINCETON EXPERIENCE 2019-20 Experience Princeton Office of Admission admission.princeton.edu Experience PrincetonU Princeton @applyprinceton @princeton PrincetonU Princeton University Admission Office #PrincetonU Box 430 Princeton, NJ 08542-0430 www.princeton.edu 2 A One-of-a-Kind Place 4 Freedom to Explore 8 Stretch Your Mind 12 Amazing Faculty 14 Independent Work 16 We Support Your Success 18 An Arts-Infused Campus 20 Student Stories 24 Welcome Home 26 Eat Well 28 Vibrant Campus Life 30 Spiritual Connections 32 Play Like a Tiger 34 The World Is Your Classroom 38 Find Your Service Focus 42 Financial Aid Ofice of Admission admission.princeton.edu Read blogs by Princeton undergraduates admission.princeton.edu/blogs A One-of-a-Kind Place Princeton University is one of the More than ever, Princeton seeks to enroll the most talented students from a broad spectrum top universities in the world. of cultural, ethnic and economic backgrounds. We are a great teaching and research We invite you to explore more about what university with a profound and distinctive makes Princeton special. commitment to undergraduate education. Chartered in 1746, Princeton is one of the oldest colleges in the nation. Our campus WHY I PICKED PRINCETON is known for its natural and architectural beauty. At Princeton, I’ve grown into my values. I’ve embedded myself in strong and Princeton emphasizes learning, creativity, supportive communities of caring, generous innovation and collaboration with a program friends and peers, and I’ve learned how to of liberal arts in the humanities, arts, social learn. I credit a host of incredible, curious sciences, natural sciences and engineering. and dedicated professors for much of my Students’ experiences inside and outside the intellectual growth, but I’m also beholden to classroom simultaneously prepare them for my friends, peers and classmates for much meaningful lives and careers, broaden their of that growth. outlook, and help shape their character. Peyton Lawrenz Our focus on undergraduates is unique for Senior a major research university. Princeton’s low student-to-faculty ratio means students are Politics concentrator able to develop close working relationships with professors, who are leaders in their Princeton is unmatched in its fields. We expect every faculty member to undergraduate focus — there are so many teach, and we expect every student to do resources devoted to making us feel welcome original, creative research. and giving us opportunities. Students love intellectually stimulating conversation, Our approximately 5,300 undergraduate whether it’s in class or at Frist Campus students are part of a vibrant campus Center. Students also tend to be value- community, and students stay connected to oriented. I’ve been surprised by how friendly Princeton long after they have graduated. and open-minded just about everyone here is, Students are encouraged to explore many and how intersectional and diverse all of the academic and extracurricular opportunities social groups tend to be. while taking advantage of the University’s extraordinary facilities and resources. Mikal Walcott Senior We are a community of learning that is enriched by the wide range of experiences School of Public and and perspectives of our students, faculty and International Affairs concentrator staff. Classrooms are filled with students and faculty from a variety of backgrounds, and students benefit from the interdisciplinary connections at the core of Princeton’s curriculum. 2 3 Freedom to Explore At Princeton, you have the Any field you choose will teach you to think critically, solve problems, express yourself freedom to explore your clearly, broaden your understanding of the intellectual interests and follow human experience and prepare you for your passions. success in whatever path you take. 4 DEGREES AND PROGRAMS I came to Princeton because I Princeton offers two bachelor degrees: a wanted a liberal arts education Bachelor of Arts (A.B.) and a Bachelor of that would enable me to pursue Science in Engineering (B.S.E.). You can choose from among 37 concentrations multiple interests rigorously and (majors) and 55 interdepartmental certificate deeply. I concentrated in physics, programs. In lieu of existing programs, you but the courses that most shaped may apply for an independent concentration. Students are encouraged to take classes my intellectual life were in across a spectrum of academic fields. constitutional law, political theory You may take courses in the humanities, and comparative literature. engineering, natural sciences, social sciences and creative arts. Christopher L. Eisgruber Princeton University President Class of 1983 Programs for engineering, architecture, The School of Architecture is a center of and public and international affairs are teaching and research in architectural design, consolidated into schools, though all students history and theory. The Princeton School apply to Princeton and not to a particular of Public and International Affairs offers a school. The School of Engineering and multidisciplinary concentration for students Applied Science emphasizes fundamentals of who are passionate about public policy, with an engineering science and design while integrating emphasis on studying varied perspectives and its teaching and research within the liberal arts finding real-world solutions to public challenges. and other departments across campus. 5 Students select an academic concentration after Computer Science their first year for B.S.E. candidates and after East Asian Studies sophomore year for A.B. candidates. Students Ecology and Evolutionary Biology also may earn certificates in other areas of Economics interest. For example, a molecular biology concentrator may earn a certificate in visual English arts, a computer science concentrator may earn French and Italian a certificate in global health and health policy, Geosciences or an African American studies concentrator German may earn a certificate in sustainable energy. History More information on degrees and requirements may be found at www.princeton.edu/academics. Mathematics Molecular Biology A.B. DEGREE Music Near Eastern Studies Students pursuing a Bachelor of Arts degree Neuroscience may major in any one of the following academic departments in the humanities, the Philosophy natural sciences or the social sciences: Physics Politics African American Studies Psychology Anthropology Religion Architecture School of Public and International Art and Archaeology Affairs Astrophysical Sciences Slavic Languages and Literatures Chemistry Sociology Classics Spanish and Portuguese Comparative Literature 6 B.S.E. DEGREE Environmental Studies Programs of study in the School of Ethnographic Studies Engineering and Applied Science lead to the European Cultural Studies degree of Bachelor of Science in Engineering. Finance Students may concentrate in one of the following academic departments: Gender and Sexuality Studies Geological Engineering Chemical and Biological Engineering Global Health and Health Policy Civil and Environmental Engineering Computer Science Hellenic Studies Electrical Engineering History and the Practice of Diplomacy Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Humanistic Studies Operations Research and Financial Jazz Studies Engineering Journalism Judaic Studies CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS Language and Culture Students also may choose from among 55 Latin American Studies certificates of proficiency, which offer a Latino Studies chance to pursue focused study in an area of interest or in subjects that supplement the Linguistics primary work of a student’s concentration. Materials Science and Engineering Students may earn more than one certificate. Medieval Studies African American Studies Music Performance African Studies Music Theater American Studies Near Eastern Studies Applications of Computing Neuroscience Applied and Computational Mathematics Planets and Life Archaeology Quantitative and Computational Biology Architecture and Engineering Robotics and Intelligent Systems Asian American Studies Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies Biophysics South Asian Studies Cognitive Science Statistics and Machine Learning Contemporary European Politics and Society Sustainable Energy Creative Writing Teacher Preparation Dance Technology and Society East Asian Studies Theater Engineering and Management Systems Translation and Intercultural Communication Engineering Biology Urban Studies Engineering Physics Values and Public Life Entrepreneurship Visual Arts 7 Stretch Your Mind Classes at Princeton will stretch academic research and writing with intensive courses where students investigate a topic of your mind and spark your intellectual inquiry. imagination. Precepts, which date to 1905, are a central Our academic program will enable you to feature of the undergraduate academic develop your interests and discover new experience. In these weekly meetings outside passions. The undergraduate curriculum of lectures, instructors promote stimulating encourages exploration across the disciplines, discussion and debate among small groups while providing a core academic experience for of students. Laboratory courses provide an all students. essential understanding of how concepts are tested and promote hands-on learning in the Freshman seminars give first-year students sciences, engineering, architecture and more. the opportunity to work closely with a professor and a small group of students on At the center of academic integrity at Princeton