The Process of Choosing Classes
Towards the end of every semester, students must answer the age-old question: what classes do I want to take next semester? While course selection seems like an impossible task when you haven’t even…
An International Student's Guide for Arrival
When I was an incoming international first-year student, I remember being super excited about Princeton but also having lots of burning questions about arrival. I wondered to myself, will I need to…
Next Steps: Planning for Life Post-Princeton
In the thick of my thesis and deep in finals preparation, graduation feels like a very distant prospect at the moment. But come May, I will be donning my cap and gown to process through Fitzrandolph…
A Not-So-Foolproof Guide To Navigating Junior Independent Work
At the beginning of the year, in most seminars or precepts, professors will have students introduce themselves with their name, year, and major. It felt so weird to say “Hi, my name is Melissa, a…
My Adventures With Princeton Cycling Club
Sometimes after a long day of working and studying, I can be eager to get my legs moving and my heart pumping. Luckily for me, Campus Rec offers numerous fitness classes, organized activities, and…
Summer Internship with PICS
Securing summer internships can always be a source of stress and anxiety for college students. Luckily, Princeton has specific programs and resources dedicated to facilitating students in the…
New Friends Across the Pacific
“Have you made any friends yet?” That was the million-dollar question on everyone’s mind. Over the summer, I interned at the American Chamber of Commerce in Taiwan through Princeton's International…
How Google Timer Has Helped Me Establish a Better Work Life Balance
Entering Princeton, I assumed that I would work nonstop, 24/7. After all, who has time for going to events, relaxing, and making plans with friends when every week there's so much homework? At least…
A Look Into Princeton’s PIIRS Global Seminar: An Opportunity Abroad!
Every Summer, the Princeton Institute for International and Regional Studies (PIIRS) offers students the unique opportunity to learn from a Princeton professor abroad whilst earning course credit.…
A Princeton Treat: How Coffee Shops Are Sites of Connection
Princeton is home to many beautiful coffee shops that are sites of bustling interactions, community building, and personalized comfort spaces. These places — from our beloved Small World to our…
Making Community: Princeton’s Filipino Club!
At Princeton, there are several places to find community. In your residential college, in clubs, in classes. But when there’s a gap to be filled, and students can’t find exactly what they’re looking…
Why I'm Proud to Be A Member of Princeton Presbyterians
There’s always something going on at Princeton: a paper due at 11:59 PM, Triangle Club trying to sell the last few tickets for their upcoming show, a friend making dinner plans. There is a certain…
Are Princeton Students Competitive?
Prior to college I led my large public high school’s Model United Nations (MUN) team to various regional and national competitions. MUN, much like other intellectually-centered competition clubs,…
On Senior Spring Classes
As an AB senior, you are required to enroll in at least six classes and a minimum of two classes per semester. This means you can either take four classes in the fall and two in the spring, or three…
Princeton Cycling Winter Training Camp in Arizona
At Princeton, the cycling club has always been one of my strongest communities, fostering many of my closest friendships. Since Freshman year, I have watched this club grow and extend incredible…
Embrace, Explore, and Excel: Navigating the Adventures of Princeton's Wintersession
As my plane touched down in New York City after a blissful winter break back home in Barcelona, where snow is very rare, the anticipation of experiencing my first snowfall at Princeton was palpable.…
Brooke Holmes
In the classroom, she takes great joy, for example, in making the ancients’ approach to the body relevant to her students, including those who plan to study medicine after leaving Princeton. “With…
Virtual Information Session
Thank you for your interest in Princeton University! We invite you to learn more about campus through our Virtual Information Session. The session will be in the form of a 30-minute …
Clubs and Organizations
Our more than 500 student organizations are created and run by students with support from the University. They run the gamut from music and dance to politics and debate, from service and…