Admissions Blog Graduate admissions updates and highlights of the School's international community of students, faculty, and alumni. Subscribe Breadcrumb Home Graduate Admissions Admissions Blog Search by Keyword View by Category Search by CategoryCampus Life & CommunityDiversity, Equity, & InclusionFields & CertificatesStudents & AlumniTips & FAQs Advanced Search Show/hide search bar Nov 15, 2023 Bending the Socioeconomic Curve in Selective College Admissions The most prominent U.S. college rankings have recently made changes to give more weight to educational outcomes and to diversity, and less credit to… Nov 08, 2023 Breaking down the MPA/MPP personal statement, personal essay, and supplemental essay Essays for graduate study cover a myriad of topics. Here at SPIA, we hope our essays help reflect and speak to our culture, our community, and our… Oct 17, 2023 Duolingo joins IELTS and TOEFL as an acceptable English Language test Students applying to SPIA’s graduate programs now have the option of Duolingo English Test (DET), in addition to the Test of English as a Foreign… Oct 13, 2023 Student government admissions rep. offers some reflections As the Princeton University Policy Student Government (PUPSG) Admissions Representative, the fall is filled with excitement not only due to the… Oct 04, 2023 Join us for our Fall Open House - October 21, 2023 at 10:30 a.m. ET The Graduate Admissions Office of the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs (SPIA) will be hosting a Fall Open House on Saturday,… Sep 06, 2023 MPA applicants and the Shortened GRE General Test While some graduate schools of public and international affairs have moved away from testing, we still see significant value in the GRE General Test,… Jul 11, 2023 President Eisgruber’s Statement on the Supreme Court Affirmative Action Decision The following statement by Princeton President Christopher L. Eisgruber was shared in an email to the University community on June 29, 2023. Dear… May 23, 2023 A year in review Thank you to all who applied to SPIA this year. It was a true honor to read your files, learn about your accomplishments, and to understand all the… Mar 03, 2023 The Meaning of ‘Merit’ in College Admissions Princeton receives more than 35,000 applications for admission annually. “How many unsuccessful applicants,” I have asked Dean of Admission and… Jan 02, 2023 Happy New Year Happy New Year! Thanks to all who have applied to our degree programs. We are enjoying reading your applications and look forward to those that we… Dec 15, 2022 2022 application deadline—TODAY! Good luck to all putting the finishing touches on your application materials. We look forward to reading your files. Thanks to all who have already… Dec 07, 2022 A SPIA Perspective: PUPSG Student Admission Reps. It’s important to remember that every SPIA student, current and former, has been where you are now. Looking back, here are some thoughts that we… Dec 06, 2022 A SPIA Perspective: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Student Reps. Diversity and inclusion representatives work with Princeton School of Public and International Affairs (SPIA) faculty and administration toward… Dec 04, 2022 Join us! Student office hours. Please join us for office hours with current students on Thursday, December 8 from 5PM to 7PM ET. Register in advance for this meeting. Here is the… Dec 03, 2022 A SPIA Perspective: Mid-career MPP Before joining the SPIA MPP program, I ran an independent media outlet, which consisted of several human rights researchers involved in the… Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous Page 1 Current page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 … Next page Next › Last page Last »