FAQs

We are not able to remove scores from a student’s record once they’ve been submitted, however, we will note your request in your file.

Please note that the University's admission process involves a holistic review of each applicant's entire file. No particular factor is assigned a fixed weight; rather, the process involves a highly individualized assessment of the applicant's talents, achievements and his or her potential to contribute to learning at Princeton. No single factor is decisive. There are no minimums, cut-offs, or quotas in this holistic review. 

Our office does not arrange meetings with professors. We encourage students to sit in on classes during their visits to campus, but due to the tightness of the academic calendar, we cannot help make any arrangements between prospective students and faculty members.

Though the Admission Office makes all final decisions for our student athletes, prospective athletes should communicate directly with Princeton Athletics. Please review the recruiting guidelines and information before you communicate directly with any coaches.

Yes. You will be asked to upload your parents’ tax return, or nonfiler information, after you submit the Princeton Financial Aid Application.  

You must submit an application for admission before you can access the Optional Arts Supplement on your Princeton Applicant Status Portal.

If you are applying through the National College Match, we will be unable to review your arts supplement or conduct alumni interviews during the Match application review process given the early timeline. Students considered in our Regular Decision review process will have their arts supplements reviewed and may be offered an interview at that time.

Aid students who receive approval from the Office of International Programs for a semester or year abroad will be eligible for funding based on the cost of the program and amount of their family contribution. Princeton-sponsored summer programs are not included since they have their own funds to support student costs.

No. First-year students are admitted for the fall term only.

The graded written paper should come from a course of instruction that is listed on your academic transcript.  

Yes. The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) is a federal statute that protects the privacy of student records and controls the circumstances under which such records may be disclosed. Princeton’s policy on “Student Privacy Rights Under Federal Law” provides detailed information on FERPA and can be found in Rights, Rules, Responsibilities (RRR) 2017, Section 2.7.