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Paper made from recycled material ® www.fsc.org FSC C014085 Greetings From the Dean For more than 265 years, Princeton University has writers’ workshops, game nights, yoga and dance offered extraordinary educational opportunities to its classes, intramural sports, and trips to New York undergraduates, equipping them to become leaders City and Philadelphia for cultural events. In addition, in their chosen fields. This viewbook will introduce academic support is available in the colleges from a you to many of the most remarkable features of this network of peer tutors, college staff and faculty advisers. exceptional university and show you what it means to Princeton has the resources to ensure that your academic truly experience Princeton. and social encounters are varied and fulfilling. We Princeton is a major research university with the feel of comb the world for superb students; here, you will meet a small liberal arts college. Our students are encouraged undergraduates from all backgrounds. You’ll also enjoy to sample many different academic offerings before opportunities to study internationally and to explore selecting a concentration. They engage in intensive internships and service programs abroad. and critical study, pursuing original research that Finally, Princeton is special because of its generous culminates in a senior thesis. Within this viewbook, financial aid policy, which is available to domestic students describe in their own words their academic as well as international students. If Princeton is the journeys, the support they receive and the relationships right place for you, we will make sure that finances are they form. not an impediment. In other words, you are not at a Princeton is also distinctive because of its focus on disadvantage in our admissions process if you require undergraduates. In these pages, you’ll meet professors financial aid. Our need-based scholarships, built on who believe in the importance of good teaching and of grants rather than loans, make a Princeton education forming strong relationships with their students. They affordable to students from families of all income levels. describe how much they relish the two-way exchange I hope you will find the stories and information in this in the classroom; it is not unusual for them to discover viewbook inspirational. Staff members in the Offices of that their teaching has had a discernible impact on their Admission and Financial Aid are available to answer research. Experiencing Princeton means that learning your questions. never stops, even for world-renowned professors. Welcome to Princeton. Learning doesn’t stop outside the classroom, either. In the residential colleges, to which all students are assigned for their first two years, learning is Sincerely, integrated into daily living. These intimate residential communities become the nexus for friendship, scholarship and support. Freshman seminars are hosted by the residential colleges. Dinners with faculty and Janet Lavin Rapelye visitors are common occurrences, as are film festivals, Dean of Admission Table of Contents Princeton University is a one-of-a-kind place. We are one of the top research universities in the world, with a distinctive emphasis on undergraduate education. Chartered in 1746, Princeton is the fourth-oldest college in the nation. Our campus is known for its natural and architectural beauty. Princeton’s 5,230 undergraduate students are part of a vibrant community of scholarship and service, and we aim to enroll the most talented students from all parts of the world, regardless of their financial circumstances. At Princeton, you will have endless opportunities … To Learn. [pages 4–33] As a Princeton student, you will have an educational experience that deepens your intellect, sharpens your skills and expands your horizons. You will benefit from an academic environment focused on undergraduates, where faculty devote much of their time and energy to teaching and advising students. From ancient Greek to neuroscience, your course of studies will be broad, varied and stimulating. To Grow. [pages 34–47] With students, faculty and staff from all over the world, Princeton is committed to building a diverse campus community where students from a range of cultural, ethnic, religious and socioeconomic backgrounds pursue new interests and learn from each other. We also encourage you to explore life outside of Princeton through a variety of programs that enable you to study across the globe. To Connect. [pages 48–63] Life at Princeton offers ample amounts of time for social interaction, extracurricular activities and building informal relationships with students and faculty outside the classroom. Our close-knit, residential campus allows you to quickly form bonds with other students. Soon after you arrive on campus, you likely will consider Princeton your second home. To Lead. [pages 64–73] Our objective is to prepare students to become leaders who address the challenges of the future. Living up to our unofficial motto, “In the Nation’s Service and in the Service of All Nations,” Princeton students are instilled with a commitment to civic engagement. Our graduates leave Princeton ready to make a difference in whatever field they choose. To Make Your Mark. [pages 74–81] Today’s Princeton has been shaped by generations of students and alumni before you, and now you will have your