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Admissions Blog

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

Decisions will be on their way shortly

We know the wait from our December 1, 2018 application deadline to our March 15, 2019 admission decision release date is very long. Thank you for…

Reading season begins...

Many thanks to all who have submitted applications to our three graduate degree programs! Your expressions of interest in our School are awesome, and…

Application Pro Tip - Last-minute Resources

It’s that time of year. The clock is ticking ever closer to our application deadline of 11:59pm Eastern time on December 1. Email and phone inquiries…

Diversity is Our Foundation

“We believe that only by including people with a broad range of experiences and perspectives are we able to realize our potential — to expand our…

Funding your degree - Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered!

Princeton and the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs are renowned for supporting their students in pursuit of higher…

Application Pro Tip - Supplemental Essay

“We all come from somewhere and it shapes us - both in who we become and what we value. Tell us your story and what shaped you.” At the Princeton…

Buy a Cup of Joe at Starbucks on Sunday and Support U.S. Military Families

This Veterans Day Blue Star Families, founded by MPA alumna Kathy Roth-Douquet ‘91, will receive a 15-cent donation for every brewed cup of coffee…

Join Us in Honoring Veterans

Princeton University will observe Veterans Day on Monday, November 12 with a program in the University Chapel that begins at 8:30am. All are welcome…

Application Pro Tip - Policy Memo

Applicants ask us all the time to give guidance on our request for a policy memo as a part of the application. This blog serves to do just that. In…

Application Pro Tip - Reapplication

We welcome reapplications to the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs. We want people in our cohorts who want to be in our cohorts,…

U.S. Election on Tuesday, November 6: VOTE!

For those in the United States, Tuesday is Election Day. Whatever your political affiliation, please remember to exercise your civic duty and vote. …

Continuing the countdown to our December 1 application deadline with an opinion piece from the Executive Director of APSIA, an organization of professional schools of international affairs

We are finishing up a trip to Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana in the United States, and will be on the road again next week for the APSIA fairs in…

Countdown to our application deadline - December 1, 2018! Are You Well-Positioned for Graduate Study at the School?

T-minus one month until our Fall 2018 application deadline: December 1, 2018. We have enjoyed meeting many of you on the road, and have…

Honoring Princeton Alumni Weekly’s Tiger of the Week – MPA alum Kathy Roth-Douquet and her work to help military families connect, overcome challenges

This blog is reposted from Princeton Alumni Weekly. In this alumni spotlight, we at the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs are…

Final Reminder--Future Public Policy Leaders: Princeton JSI Participants Reflect on a Summer of Community and Learning

Final reminder to all college juniors—our 2019 Public Policy and International Affairs Junior Summer Institute has a November 1, 2018 deadline…