Grad Study at Princeton?

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<p>I recently applied for grad study at Princeton, and I was wondering if anyone in this forum is/knows a grad student and might be able to provide some helpful info on the grad study experience there. </p>

<p>Specifically, how does the social/educational atmosphere for grad students at Princeton differ from that of undergrads? I have learned lots of helpful information about the undergrad experience from previous posts, but I haven’t found anything about grad study.</p>

<p>Thanks.</p>

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<p>How went your GRE? What was Your score?
Have you written any subject tests? And if yes, what is considered a competetive score in those subject tests? [Physics, Biochem especially…]
I am considering taking it…</p>

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<p>I’m just speculating, but I think at Princeton, grad students are less of the focus so it seems like they may be second to the undergrads, but I think it’s great if you’re into a lot of independent work, since that’s what Princeton encourages, even with undergrads.</p>

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<p>I studied my butt off for the Gen. and the Psychology Sub. For the record, I got a 710Q, 750V, 6.0 A.W., and 800 Psych. Sub.</p>

<p>I believe competitive scores on the sub. are dependent on a few things:

  1. The selectivity of the program to which you are applying
  2. The particular subject (I am under the impression the spreads of scores and their percentile rankings differ for the various sub. tests, so a 750 on a bio sub would not be the same %ile ranking as a 750 on the english sub, and therefore one score might be more competitive than the other).</p>

<p>Perhaps your goals are higher than mine, but if my opinion counts, I can answer any questions you might have about preparing.</p>

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<p>If you want information on differences in the means and spreads of various GRE Sub test scores, access this GRE webpage: <a href=“http://ftp.ets.org/pub/gre/01210.pdf[/url]”>http://ftp.ets.org/pub/gre/01210.pdf&lt;/a&gt;. There is more detailed information in test preparation books, which give %ile estimates for various scores on particular subject tests.
Hope that helps!</p>

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<p>I am 18, I would like to make anything that will grant me getting into US and make research there. Specific research :). I am starting from college, and I am applying to Brown, MIT, Princeton and JHU. That’s about my goals</p>

<p>Your opinion counts, inevitably.</p>

<p>I would like to take Biochemistry, and score above 80th percentile.
I was teaching mol. bio myself, and I cannot find better way to prove it.</p>

<p>How I will be preparing:

  • Genes V
  • T.A. Brown - Genomes
  • Mol Bio of The cell [??? What I would need for it? Maybe you happen to know]
  • Instant notes in … Mol. Bio. Biochem, Neurobio maybe, Microbio, Immuno </p>

<p>And that is whole set…
And maybe some revision books specifically designed for GRE subject? Can you recommend me something?</p>

<p>I am not sure if I want to take physics. It might be too much work with preparation, I have my final exams and applications, and I wanted to take a part in research this year. So maybe I will hold on untill rejection ;).</p>

<p>here is my email: <a href=“mailto:jpsi@o2.pl”>jpsi@o2.pl</a> , but You can write here if you want.
I would be happy to contact You and talk a bit about studying in us, research and GRE test.</p>

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<p>I know the percentiles. I am just wondering, how much should I have to show that I am self-studying biology 4th year. :/</p>

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<p>It would be great if anyone else could post helpful info for me about the grad study experience at Princeton. At this point, it’s my top choice, but the social/emotional climate is pretty important, since I’ll be there awhile! So, get back to me!</p>

<p>jpsi: So you are 18 and already applying to grad school? That’s pretty amazing. </p>

<p>Although I think I am now (perhaps unfortunately) an expert on psych. sub. preparation materials, I don’t really know anything about preparing for the sub. tests you’ll be taking. </p>

<p>If I were you I would go to amazon.com and search for GRE Sub. prep materials. I recommend reading reviews of those materials and buying as many resources as you can afford / think you could use. Studying your old textbooks would be helpful, but if you’re really studying for THE TEST the prep books are even more helpful, because they are more likely to focus on what will actually appear on the test. Trying to re-learn everything from your undergrad major is definitely not the most efficient way to study.</p>

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<p>I am not applying to grad school.
I would like to, but I had not possibility of enrolling at university, such an education system. Do not ask me about it please.</p>

<p>I am going to send it to colleges in april.</p>