Hi guys, wondering if anyone could help me figure out shit to do while I'm in Princeton. I'm a new grad from London and I'm here till December. I like stuff like dance, skating, martial arts, aerial arts or just eating food lol. Any suggestions or clubs to reach out to would be great! Just want a little bit of community since I'm here for a bit

Do we need to submit anything after filing pfaa? Or the submission is only required after you are admitted?

Also wondering what happens if Princeton's number is significantly lower than what we can afford? Anyone in this type of situation?

Am I the only one that has noticed how drastic the range of gas prices is in Princeton? I'm talking like a 50 cent difference between 2 stations that are just a mile apart! I saw this and decided there had to be a way to find the cheapest gas, so I made GasScout, an app that shows gas prices throughout Princeton and suburbs using API's and crowdsourcing. I'll link the app in the comments if anyone is interested.

Hi everyone!

I'm a PhD student in France and will be coming to Princeton in January/February 2027 as a Visiting Student Research Collaborator (VSRC) in the Department of Economics for a year.

I'm hoping to connect with anyone who has previously been at Princeton as a VSRC or knows someone who has. Since this will be my first time at Princeton, I'd love to hear about your experiences, what the academic and social environment is like, and any advice on making the most of my time there.

I'm particularly interested in understanding how visiting students integrate into the research community, participate in seminars, and interact with faculty and other PhD students. I'd also appreciate any general advice on settling in and navigating life at Princeton (I was given accommodation in Old Graduate College).

Would really appreciate any insights or connections. Thanks!

Need clarity on writing the policy memo for my MPA application. I’m feeling a bit pressured because, although I have a few solid memo topics for the deadline, I’m not ready to commit to a specialization yet. I still want to explore different areas before deciding.
I want to understand how the admissions committee treats the policy memo. Do they consider it only as part of the application to assess an applicant’s ability to write and understand policy-related issues, or do they view it as a reflection of the applicant’s long-term academic direction?
For example, I might write a memo on local government water management even though I’m actually interested in pursuing tech policy in Europe. Has anyone else dealt with this? And how much does your memo topic really influence how your specialization is perceived?
Help me understand how closely the memo topic needs to match the specialization I eventually choose.
 

my res hall has decided to lock up all the kitchens and make keys application only then taken the application form qr code down. where are the nearest microwaves to huo + yeh

- a lazy junior

hey guys im a senior and been practically commuting since freshman year. Never rlly had a college life but want to change that and make more friends before graduating. Want to have friends I can hangout with all the time even after done with college. Dm me if you are down pls!

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So I am doing questbridge NCM and I need to rank the schools and my current ranking is as follows ( I want to major in business/finance/econ:
1. Harvard
2. Wharton
3/4 Princeton or Yale
5. Stanford
I REALLY am stuck between Princeton and Yale mainly because I want to pick the school that has an easier workload and while being easier to be in while balancing other things (e.g side hustles), specifically for econ since both are good regardless. Is the difference not so significant or is one def easier than the other? Can someone help

Hey everyone! I’m a local NJ guy looking to start my first business venture. I love the Princeton area and want to build a welcoming spot that actually serves what students, locals, and commuters are craving.

Princeton already has an incredible food scene, but I know there are noticeable gaps. What’s one concept or cuisine you feel is missing or underrepresented? Or any any other thing that is missing in the area

My HS junior is interested in aerospace, specifically aerodynamics and potentially spacecraft. I’m wondering how many Princeton engineering students do internships and co-ops with industry during their undergrad years. How many go on to consulting or finance after graduation? Big state aerospace engineering schools list industry ties and where their students do co-ops and internships, so I’m trying to compare. Thank you for helping!

Hello! I was wondering if anyone has prior experience switching from the Graduate College dorms to one of the apartment communities and could share a bit about the timeline and when they received word that they had been approved? I'm in the process of (hopefully) moving to Princeton from out of state to live with my partner, a PhD student, however Housing has not told us anything in terms of when/if we'll be able to secure housing after he applied on the 1st to change. (He's currently in the GC so I'm unable to live with him there.)

To make matters a bit more pressing, I recently secured a job in the area and need to inform them when I'll be able to start, so I'm hoping to at least learn a little more about the process. Thanks so much in advance!

Hi everyone!

I have some free time lately and thought it would be nice to use it to help a few local businesses improve their websites.

If you own a business and feel like your website could use a refresh, feel free to share the link and tell me a little about your business.

I’d love to redesign a few websites for free and send over the new designs for you to check out.

I’m open to any type of business. Just looking to keep busy, work on some new projects, and hopefully help a few business owners along the way!

Hi, I am currently applying to college through the questbridge NCM and I want to major in the finance/business/econ area. I am currently ranking schools and I cannot decide which to rank higher: yale, princeton, or wharton (I am especially tied between yale and princeton due to how good both are). I have heard that Yale econ is far more forgiving grade wise and Princeton has a lot of grade deflation. Btw is this academic rigor and deflation still true for Princeton. My main question is I want to go to a school that can give me a lot of opportunities and provide me with the free time to do so. What do you guys think? Which do I rank higher and to those that go to these can you help me out.

curious what factors led you to choose Princeton. location, rigor, student life, campus beauty, smth else?

Is orf245 really easier?

I've been tracking what stations around Princeton charge for a few

weeks, mostly because I kept noticing the ones out on Route 1 never

seemed to match the ones closer to town. The spread is bigger than I thought. Regular is around $4.24 at one of the Route 1 stations and $4.60 near Bayard Lane. That's 36 cents,

which on a 14 gallon tank is about five dollars, for a drive most

people are making anyway.

Two other things I didn't expect:

- The two stations on Nassau St don't publish prices anywhere. Google

has nothing for either of them. Short of driving past and looking at

the sign, there's no way to know what they're charging.

- Prices move less than I assumed. Most stations sit on the same

number for days at a time.

I ended up building a small app to keep track of it, since I was

already collecting the data. It's called GasScout on the App Store

(listed as "GasScout — Find Cheap Gas"). Covers about 70 stations

within 10 miles, no ads, I'm not making anything off it. Started as a

school-year project and got out of hand.

Mostly posting because I'm curious whether other people have noticed

the same gap, and whether there's a station around here people

actually swear by.

Hey everyone! I’m a grad student at Princeton and I’m looking for a student photographer to do an engagement photoshoot for my fiancée and me. Does anyone have any student photographers they’d recommend? We’re happy to pay of course! Thanks for the leads!

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I’d like to see the inside. There must be interesting things in there, architectural and otherwise. I never see anything about tours, though. Can I just walk in? There are administrative offices there I guess?