<p>I’m a Princeton RD applicant, so it may be presumptuous for me to write this, but hey, just a heads-up to you guys.</p>
<p>Princeton is piloting a bridge-year program where students spend their freshman year abroad, serving the community. FA is available for students who qualify for Princeton’s FA program. There are locations all around the world, with varying areas of contribution.</p>
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[Princeton</a> University - Bridge Year participants to serve in Peru, Ghana, Serbia and India](<a href=“http://www.princeton.edu/main/news/archive/S23/21/20M09/index.xml?section=newsreleases]Princeton ”>http://www.princeton.edu/main/news/archive/S23/21/20M09/index.xml?section=newsreleases )
<p>The program will launch this spring when 20 entering freshmen are selected for the pilot group to defer their enrollment and spend nine months abroad beginning this fall. A total of 100 students eventually will be accommodated each year.</p>
<p>The partners and locations that have been selected are:</p>
<pre><code>* ProWorld Service Corps in Urubamba, Peru.
World Learning in Accra and Kumasi, Ghana.
World Learning in Novi Sad and Ni, Serbia.
Where There Be Dragons in Varanasi, India.
<p>“Bridge Year students will be exposed to a variety of community-based development projects and will work closely with on-site staff to identify and develop an individualized service placement at a school, social service agency, community center or other local service organization,” said John Luria, director of the Bridge Year Program. “We hope that this experience will give students both an international perspective and a deep appreciation for the importance of serving society and the world.”
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<p>If I get into Princeton, I will definitely apply for the program in Peru.
Anyone else interested in this program?</p>