• Both the SAT and TOEFL require official score reports to be sent.

Your Voice - Please respond to each question in an essay of about 250 words.

Please describe why you are interested in studying engineering at Princeton. Include any of your experiences in, or exposure to engineering, and how you think the programs offered at the University suit your particular interests. (Please respond in about 250 words)

At Princeton, we value diverse perspectives and the ability to have respectful dialogue about difficult issues. Share a time when you had a conversation with a person or a group of people about a difficult topic. What insight did you gain, and how would you incorporate that knowledge into your thinking in the future?

Princeton has a longstanding commitment to service and civic engagement. Tell us how your story intersects (or will intersect) with these ideals.

More About You - Please respond to each question in 50 words or fewer. There are no right or wrong answers. Be yourself!

What is a new skill you would like to learn in college?

  • A mini “why” statement.

What brings you joy?

What song represents the soundtrack of your life at this moment?

Graded Paper

  • Graded Written Paper | Princeton University Admission
  • The paper should be writing done for an academic course, preferably an English, social studies or history course, during the last three years of secondary school, including senior year.

  • You may send a paper, essay, research paper, or essay exam. We are interested in seeing expository writing only, not creative writing.

  • One to two pages in length is sufficient.

  • The paper should include the course instructor’s grade, and comments if your instructor provided any.

  • Possible options to submit:
    • History IA
      • Too long.
    • EE
      • Too long.
    • Eng B
      • Weak.
    • TOK essay
      • 4 pages, relatively short and decent?
        • The first one seems to be the highest-rated.
      • Should I choose the first one or the last one?
      • Let’s go with the last one.