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Admissions Blog

Graduate admissions updates and highlights of the School's international community of students, faculty, and alumni.

2017 Application Countdown, Part 6 - Coming Back to School? Here’s What You Need to Know

Perhaps you are thinking about coming back to school after working full-time for a number of years. Maybe you’ve been in the for-profit sector and…

2017 Application Countdown, Part 3 - The GRE Deadline

GRE Scores and the Dec. 15 Deadline The Princeton School of Public and International Affairs is flexible on the receipt of GRE scores for…

2017 Application Countdown, Part 4 – Evaluation of Transcripts & GRE Scores

The Evaluation of Transcripts & GRE ScoresThe beauty of the admission process to schools of public and international affairs is that the…

2017 Application Countdown, Part 2 - Personal Statement

How to Build Momentum in a Personal Statement The personal statement must “smell authentic” meaning that it could never be possible to confuse it…

Students Participate in a Crisis Simulation: Instability in South Asia

On Nov. 19, 2016, Princeton University's Center for International Security Studies (CISS) hosted more than 100 students at its annual…

Campus Life & Community

2017 Application Countdown, Part 1 - Letters of Recommendation

The Dec. 15 deadline to submit MPA, MPP and Ph.D. applications for Fall 2017 is quickly approaching. The admissions office will post short reminders…

Hernández Rivera Takes Action for Immigrants in NYC

In 2005, Maribel Hernández Rivera MPA ’10 was a first-year master’s student at Princeton University’s School of Public and International Affairs…

Campus Life & Community; Students & Alumni

Chatterjee Appointed to Lead UN in Kenya

Siddharth (Sid) Chatterjee, MPP ’11 has been appointed United Nations Resident Coordinator in Kenya, where he will help to lead and coordinate 25 UN…

Students & Alumni; Campus Life & Community

We Are Now Accepting Applications to the 2017 Junior Summer Institute

The application for the 2017 Public Policy & International Affairs Junior Summer Institute is now open.  Please spread the word!  The…

A Princeton Moment in Peru: Alumni Take Up Top Government Posts

It was a Princeton moment more than 3,600 miles from FitzRandolph Gate: two Princetonians standing together outside the presidential palace in Lima,…

Campus Life & Community

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Hampton Joins School as Director of Graduate Career Services and Alumni Relations

Barbara Hampton, a seasoned career services professional with a long-standing passion for helping students attain internships and jobs, joins…

Students & Alumni

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Alumni Reflections & Advice

As an MPA student at the School, I've been awed and advised by classmates, faculty, professors and alumni. My hope is that this ongoing series…

Students & Alumni; Tips & FAQs

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Overcoming Obstacles: Fighting Homelessness in NYC

New York City is home to more than 58,000 men, women and children living on the streets and relying on public sheltering systems for assistance. This…

Campus Life & Community; Students & Alumni

Servicemen as Students: Active Duty Military at the School

Candidates for Princeton University’s School of Public and International Affairs usually enter the School's degree programs with real-world…

Campus Life & Community; Fields & Certificates; Students & Alumni

Spinal Tap 2016: Princeton Professors Unpack Their Summer Reading Lists

Six Princeton professors talk about how the books on their shelves relate to their work, highlight one or two favorite books, and share what's on…

Fields & Certificates