What should I do to get into Princeton?

sherpa
Wed, 14 Oct 2015 21:17:23 +0000

@GMTplus7 makes an excellent point about how students typically attend different schools for their undergrad & graduate degrees.

But in the case of Princeton and Physics this understates the case. The Princeton Physics Department actively discourages its undergraduates from applying to Princeton for grad school.

Case in point: My son, who had a very successful experience studying Physics at Princeton, graduating magna cum laude, was encouraged to apply to Harvard, Stanford, and other comparable grad schools, but not Princeton. This was not a reflection on him or his qualifications; it reflects an institutional policy of the Princeton Physics Department.

In summary, if your ultimate goal is to obtain a PhD in Physics from Princeton, you should pursue your undergraduate education somewhere else.