Should I apply to Princeton?

Egghead2400
Sun, 25 Nov 2012 19:08:59 +0000

I’m a Princeton student who is on track to receive an AB in some sort of science. I know for sure that getting an AB will not hold back your career whatsoever. All an AB means is that you’re not an engineer. It doesn’t mean that you’re learning less rigorous chemistry or are on an “easier” track. Besides, Princeton is unique in that we call the degree “AB,” which distinguishes it from the more normal “BA” and would hopefully notify people that this isn’t your typical “arts” degree. Also, any good employer/graduate school that’s worth their salt wouldn’t reject you for such a silly reason (or would already understand the system here). You can always make explicit your circumstances to your employer/grad school anyways if you feel like it might be misinterpreted.

Even if it were true that an AB degree in science isn’t equivalent to a BSE one, that would be a terrible reason not to apply to Princeton. :)

Go for it!