Princeton FAQ: Get your questions answered by current students. - Page 4

quirkily · 01-05-2009, 01:03 AM

Dudu: some students get in early through QuestBridge, which partners with Princeton. Also, some of them might be athletes who have gotten 'likely letters,' but technically not acceptances yet.

Saugus: Princeton Econ is strong, and certainly one of the top few in the world. It's hard to say that it's #1 in the whole world though - let alone the country (Chicago, Harvard, Berkeley, for example, all have competitive programs as well). It's a fairly large department at the undergrad level, and I don't think they reject anyone, as long as you sign into econ the first time around. I've heard that it's hard to switch into econ junior year though, because of how big the department is.
Rooms in Whitman are really nice, as they're still very new. They're mostly singles and quads, all communal bathrooms (no bathrooms in the rooms). Sizes range from small-ish singles to huge five-room quads (but these are almost always taken by seniors, so don't worry about getting them

).

axfr · 01-05-2009, 12:17 PM

princeton econ is top notch. all the princeton talk about enjoying the benefits of both a leading research institution and an undergraduate focus is especially true of econ.

however, keep in mind that some areas of econ are stronger than others at princeton. macro, industrial econ, labor econ, finance and most of the traditional fields are great. but behavioral econ and development econ are not as developed as in some other universities. i would say that the guys at MIT are a notch above for development econ for example.

safiye · 01-09-2009, 09:17 AM

I applied to financial aid in my common appl form but now my parents told me to change it and they are able to pay at least first year. Do I have to inform the school or only is it enough not to fill financial aid application forms.Thanks in advance

TheMoment...I · 01-16-2009, 09:59 AM

I would inform princeton, and the rest of your schools, just in case.

Wannadartmouth · 02-02-2009, 10:18 AM

Is Princeton good for Psychology or INternational Studies?

adrivit · 02-02-2009, 01:34 PM

Dartmouth is ... you wanna ... go there! :P

bicyclekick · 02-03-2009, 05:17 PM

i have a question regarding interviews

i know that they usually play a very small role in admissions; however, i got an email from the guy who set up my local alumni interview and he told me that my interviewer wrote a very positive review of me and that she thought i was among the top 3-5 applicants she has met (he also specifically said to not get my hopes up as princeton admissions is unpredictable).....now my question is does a really positive review like this have a more significant impact than normal? will this help or is it too insignificant to play a huge role?

TheF · 02-04-2009, 05:37 PM

International Relations -- look up Woody Woo college -- excellent

Psych. -- a couple of great professors -- not sure about the program itself

ICargirl · 02-05-2009, 12:09 AM

bicycle - no insider insight here, but my guess is that a really positive interview is a "tip" factor. I.e, if you're on the border, or if it comes down to you or a comparable applicant, it might get you the green light, but if they weren't seriously considering already you it won't matter.

Its certainly a good thing, but you are right not to get your hopes up!

Wannadartmouth · 02-23-2009, 07:32 AM

I do know that Princeton does not consider grade 9 grades. However, does Princeton consider the activites that you do or participated in Grade 9? I am in grade 9 and spearheaded a cancer awareness cum donation drive ($7000+) and I was just wondering if I could put that into my CV.