Taehwan Kim

Class Year: 2026 Major: Prospective Economics Pronouns: he/him

Taehwan was born and raised in Korea, but moved to Minnesota at age 14. He was a member of the U.S. Army prior to studying at Princeton. While in the Army Taehwan worked as a diesel mechanic, team leader and executive assistant. Taehwan spoke about his experience as a service member applying to college on Service to School's podcast.

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From the U.S. Army to Princeton University, from a Veteran Transfer Student

2023-02-13

Taehwan Kim

My meeting with Princeton's Alex Bustin, was the most memorable of them all. I was especially drawn to the fact that Princeton was a liberal arts institution geared towards the undergraduate student body. This meant that I could utilize all the academic, research, and professional resources available as an undergraduate student.