A New College Experience
We’re a few weeks away from the start of the new year, and it certainly seems like this year will look nothing like it ever has before. For first-year students, the start of their Princeton…
The Joy of Having a Bike on Campus
When I first arrived on campus, I hadn’t ridden a bike in over two years. They say you never forget how, but I was still nervous when I first got on one again. It was my friend’s bike, and one day…
La magia y el misterio de Firestone
En el verano previo, al comienzo de mi segundo año como estudiante en la universidad de Princeton, la biblioteca Firestone se transformó. Durante mi tiempo como estudiante de primer año,…
Being Politically Active at Princeton
No matter your political leanings, there is a place at Princeton for you. Princeton’s long list of student organizations includes many groups that focus on political engagement. We have the Princeton…
La cultura de las artes escénicas de Princeton
Este año, vi el show principal de Triangle Club, titulado “Once Uponzi Time,” una comedia protagonizada por una aspirante y joven empresaria perseguida por el fantasma de su abuelo Charles Ponzi, y…
So You're Applying to College During a Global Pandemic...
Let’s start with the obvious—it has been an unusual year. No one has been spared the upheaval caused by COVID-19. And the racial unrest that continues to engulf the United States has made divisions…
Solicitando el ingreso a una universidad durante una pandemia global
Empecemos con lo obvio: ha sido un año extraño. El covid-19 ha transformado la vida de cada persona, sin excepción. Y las tensiones raciales que siguen absorbiendo los Estados Unidos han hecho las…
My Remote Summer Internship Experience
This summer, I was a content strategy intern at Facebook. You may be wondering, “what exactly is content strategy?” Think about it this way, when you create a post on Facebook, there’s text that says…
Un día conmovedor y humilde
Hace treinta años, entré en el campus de Princeton como estudiante universitario de primera generación de un pequeño pueblo, con la meta de obtener un título en política y postularme a la facultad de…
Making the Most of a Pandemic Summer
Like many of my peers, I was forced to change my plans for the summer as the world shifted online due to COVID-19. While my sophomore summer didn’t turn out exactly how I expected, I feel fortunate…
Resources at Princeton Spotlight: McGraw Center for Teaching and Learning
This is now my fourth semester tutoring "MAT 104: Calculus II" at Princeton's McGraw Center for Teaching and Learning. Hearing this often comes as a shock to my friends given that I'm an English…
Creating a Virtual Community with the Princeton Student Events Committee
Princeton's Student Events Committee (PSEC) plans weekly, campus-wide programming for students. I joined PSEC last year because I love event planning, and I wanted to be a part of a student group…
Three Weeks In, Where Do I Stand?
When this semester started, I was full of uncertainty and no small degree of sadness. Every online class, Zoom meeting, and hour spent in my room reminded me of what I thought my junior year of…
A Reflection on Classes, In-Person and Online
Before classes went online, I didn’t fully appreciate just how wonderful some of my lectures were. But now, as I sit in my room for yet another month, I find myself reflecting back on the classes…
The Strength of the Online Princeton Community
My friend recently wrote a column for The Daily Princetonian in which he reflected on the meaning of community during an online semester. He notes that what makes the Princeton experience…
CU Nova: Speed Meeting Virtual Event
This fall, Christian Union NOVA hosted one of its first virtual events this semester entitled "Speed Meeting," which was a cool way of meeting new people (and a nice spin on speed dating).…
A Bit of Nostalgia in Every Moment
This fall, many students have chosen different paths for their college experience. Some have chosen to take a gap year, others are social distancing at home, and then there is the third option:…
Self-Care in the Time of SFH (School From Home)
Over my two and half years at Princeton, I’ve learned how important self care is to my own mental health and well-being. Yes, Princeton academics can be challenging, but there’s also plenty of time…
An Open Letter to Our Future Quest Scholars
To Future Princeton Quest Scholars, As a QuestBridge scholar, I distinctly remember how nerve-wracking and confusing the entire match process was, especially since I was one of the only students…
Thesis-ing Online
The senior thesis is the capstone project of your Princeton career: it’s normally between 80 and 120 pages, and is an opportunity at once to explore an academic passion and to produce original…
¿Qué es el CJL?
Se requiere algún tiempo para aprender la jerga de Princeton y ¡hay muchísimo! Una de las expresiones que se escucha con frecuencia es el CJL o el Center for Jewish Life (Centro de la vida judía). El…
Painting the Pandemic
As a first-year student going into college during a global pandemic, I wasn’t sure what to expect when it was time to choose classes. There were seemingly infinite options: comparative literature,…
Day in the Life of a Zoom College Student
This semester I am taking four live Zoom classes, two classes in my department, one for my certificate, and the last one for my Quantitative and Computational Reasoning graduation requirement. I…
My Freshman Seminar
Princeton prides itself in offering a multitude of study abroad and travel options, and making those as accessible to everyone as possible. While COVID-19 has suspended most travel, I find…
Should I Do a Gap Year?
This fall semester has been very difficult to adapt to, and I can’t imagine the spring semester will be much easier. While I initially believed this semester would be a sprint, it is quickly proving…