Admissions Blog

Graduate admissions updates and highlights of the School's international community of students, faculty, and alumni.
Dec 05, 2018
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…
Nov 29, 2018
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…
Nov 28, 2018
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…
Nov 26, 2018
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…
Nov 25, 2018
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…
Nov 11, 2018
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…
Nov 11, 2018
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…
Nov 09, 2018
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…
Nov 08, 2018
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…
Nov 05, 2018
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…
Nov 02, 2018
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…
Nov 01, 2018
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…
Oct 31, 2018
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…
Oct 29, 2018
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…
Oct 25, 2018
In the Nation’s Service and the Service of Humanity - an interview with Dean Cecilia Elena Rouse
What’s unique about the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs' approach to policy? Our distinctive multidisciplinary…