albert87

thank you mrzhang23 =)

ec1234

I know engineers that have studied abroad. You jsut have to work with the department, but its not too difficult. It's really easy to go abroad for the summer as well.

also physics and finance have a decent amount of overlapping classes and you can somewhat easily do physics independent work that includes a finance component. That's the most important part when looking at certificates: whether you can incorporate it into your independent work for your major or whether you have to do a separate paper (or in some certificates a separate thesis)

philntex

A couple of things:

1) Yes, engineering + WWS certificate is possible. In fact, on the Woody Woo website it even says that many of the people who get a WWS certificate are engineering and natural science students.

2) It's not even "technically" possible to double major as Princeton *will not* award two degrees to one person. They used to, but according to their official policy, they don't know. You can complete the requirements for two majors, but you won't get two degrees.

3) Books for humanities kids are a lot. I spent most of freshman and sophomore years paying between $400 to $600 for books a semester. That said, if you wait to see what books you'll actually need to buy versus the ones where only an excerpt or two is taken out, then you can certainly save a lot of money. Many students also get their materials offline as resources such as Google Scholar and other sites are helping to make available a lot of formerly hard-copy-only books.

mzhang23

To elaborate a bit further on that point, if you choose a certificate that differs drastically from your major (classics major with wws cert, for example), you may likely have to end up writing two theses during senior year.

albert87

is writing two theses advisable?

philntex

The "thesis" for the certificate is often called an "extended research paper," but although it may be shorter than a full thesis, it's still a lot to do on top of the rest of your coursework and of course your main thesis. Most people doing "multiple theses" are those who are pursuing creative work, where they'll do things such as write plays, novels, collections of poems, produce films, photo exhibitions, etc. Most students stay away from that, however, as most seem to pursue certificates that are close to their major.

mzhang23

Most students only do one thesis. Oftentimes, research that relates to the certificate is integrated into the main thesis.

yourdirtysockzx

how long should we wait before purchasing books/how do we figure out which ones we'll really need to purchase for Humanities? do the professors tell us?

mzhang23

You'll find the full book list in the syllabus given out at the beginning of each class.

A lot of books only have 100 pages of reading or so, so you can get by without buying many of them. That's why checking the syllabus is important.

Also, professors sometimes don't care if you use older textbooks - the syllabus will let you know that too, and you can save a lot of money by buying old editions online.

tiger011

During Orientation Week, how easy is it to get to stores for purchasing stuff for a common room, etc.?
I wouldn't be worried, except we aren't allowed to have cars.
Also (I know this is random) do you know if freshman seminars are first-come, first-served?

ultimate

I recently found out that music lessons at princeton cost $68 a lesson. this is kinda a specific question, but how likely is it for me to get financial aid or waiver that cost?

quirkily

Freshman seminars are randomly assigned--it doesn't matter when you apply, as long as you get in the application before the deadline.

ultimate: I'm not sure about waivers or financial aid for music lessons by themselves, but I know that if you take a music class, they'll give you a discount for some lessons...

Wwoody123

I'm very interested in politics and the social sciences and hope to one day be a lawyer. I hope you will tolerate my chances questions...I know they're asked a lot and can barely give a rough estimate at best, I'd still appreciate hearing what you think...

Are you happy with your choice to go to Princeton? Did you go especially because of your interest in WWS?

I've read that Princeton likes singers...does being in the TX All-State Mixed Choir give me much of an edge at admission or does it just make me average?

What sort of background is necessary specifically for admission to the WWS? I have a 2280 SAT, 34 ACT, am an Eagle Scout, President of Debate Team, took chemistry (science), am in 5th year of Spanish, and (as mentioned above) made all-state choir... What do you think my chance of acceptance at Princeton is and, if accepted, at WWS?

What other suggestions would you have for an aspiring senior?

Thanks in advance!

albert87

$68 per music lesson is a rip-off isn't it? Are music lessons offered to beginners?

Weasel8488

Wwoody, please start a new thread--you will get more responses. Your description of yourself makes you sound like an average to above average Princeton applicant, but it's hard to say much more than that.