Connecting at Princeton

By Micole Sharlin on Jan. 5, 2012, noon
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Students have many informal opportunities to connect with one another at Princeton. Here, two undergraduates enjoy friendship and skateboarding on campus on a sunny day.

Students have many informal opportunities to connect with one another at Princeton. Here, two undergraduates enjoy friendship and skateboarding on campus on a sunny day.

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As a residential campus, Princeton provides the broadest, most rewarding educational experiences for students both in and out of the classroom. Informal opportunities to interact with undergraduates, professors, graduate students and administrators abound. Life as a Princeton student includes generous amounts of time for social interaction, extracurricular activities and quiet introspection.

 

For more information about the Princeton experience for undergraduates, view the admission viewbook, or visit What's Distinctive About Princeton on the undergraduate admission website.

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