Residential College System

shrek2004
Tue, 01 Feb 2005 01:37:39 +0000

Actually, Princeton is still currently on the 2-year residential college model.

What Princeton is doing is building the new residential college dormitories (Whitman College). This will be the first 4-year residential college at Princeton. I dont believe the 5 original colelges are moving towards a 4-year plan any time soon; however, things are not changing that much. Even though all students will be affiliated with their residential colleges their junior and seniors years, they do not have to remain LIVING at the residential college. Most junior and seniors choose to move to the senior dorms, where though they are technically “affiliated” with the college, they really arent living there anymore nor eating there anymore - they have this option. What the 4-year residential college system will allow is more connection and create stronger bonds between Princeton undergraduates.

this really just opens up a new option for upper classmen, whether they would like to be in an eating club, the home-cooking services, or the residential college

the 4-year system will not even be implemented until the completion of Whitman College which is “predicted” at 2008

this is what i have been told by friends/family members currently at princeton. =D hope this helps.