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Meet Princeton!
by Princeton Office of Admission
A Podcast from Princeton University's Office of Admission, featuring interviews with current students and administrators.
Episodes
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Bridging the Gap: From California to Jakarta
Meet Irene Kim and Felicia Wijaya, two sophomores who chose their own unique paths to Princeton. In this episode, Irene shares her immersive Bridge Year experience in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, while Felicia reflects on her journey from her hometown of Jakarta. Together, they discuss the transition...
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Back to Basics: Princeton Admission On The Road
In this episode, "Meet Princeton!" host Esteban Aguas '19 speaks with his colleague Elysia Garza, assistant director of admission, about the fall travel season in the world of college admission. Join the conversation as they discuss why admission officers travel every year, explain the various...
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Are You Smarter Than An Orange Key Tour Guide?
In this episode, "Meet Princeton!" host Esteban Aguas '19 leads his new podcast collaborator and fellow admission officer Sydney Spector '24 in a game of friendly trivia competition against Orange Key Tour Guide Rohan Sykora '27. Rohan is a rising junior from Pittsburg, PA, majoring in economics...
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Trends for International Recruitment and the Admission Process in a Post-Covid Landscape
It's 2025 and the podcast is BACK! In this episode, host Esteban Aguas '19 speaks with Justin Parsons, associate dean for international recruitment, about the similarities and differences in the Princeton application process for international students. Join the conversation as they discuss trends...
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'Matched' With Princeton: A Conversation With Two QuestBridge Scholars
For his inaugural podcast episode, new "Meet Princeton!" host Esteban Aguas '19, assistant dean of admission, speaks with Allen Nieva '26 and Sukaina Shivji '26 about their experiences being admitted to Princeton through the QuestBridge National College Match. QuestBridge is a national nonprofit...
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A Conversation With John Mack '00, the Ford Family Director of Athletics
Co-host Bryant Blount '08 talks to the Ford Family Director of Athletics John Mack '00 about his return to Princeton, how being an athlete shaped his own life as an award-winning student-athlete, and how intentional listening is foundational to shaping Princeton teams. Join the conversation to...
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The Novogratz Bridge Year Program: Two Students in Conversation
How might your Princeton Journey begin? The Novogratz Bridge Year Program is a nine-month tuition-free global service learning program in one of six different countries for newly admitted undergraduate students. From a suburb of Detroit to India and from Morristown, New Jersey, to Senegal, Leila...
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Jordan Salama '19 on the Princeton Pre-read, Researching His Thesis Project Down Colombia's Magdalena River and Becoming a Published Author
In this special episode, we are joined by Princeton Class of 2019 graduate Jordan Salama who wrote his senior thesis about the people and places along Colombia's main river, the Magdalena. After graduation, he expanded his thesis into the celebrated nonfiction book "Every Day the River Changes:...
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What Does Service Mean to You?
Welcome to another academic year and a new season of "Meet Princeton!" Today, we have a very special episode. Service is core to Princeton's mission. In fact, the University's unofficial motto is "In the Nation's Service and the Service of Humanity." So, instead of hearing from Vivian and Bryant,...
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On expanding our transfer program and a look at a premed internship
Alex Bustin '08, senior associate dean, director of transfer, military, and international admission, joins host Vivian Slee to discuss the University's announcement to grow its transfer population from 40 currently enrolled students to approximately 100. And from the archives, a conversation with...
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A Conversation with U.S. Army veteran Kaller Roemer '23
On this Veterans Day, we share with you Kaller Roemer's story. A U.S. Army veteran and member of Princeton's Class of 2023, Kaller talks about his winding path to the armed forces, family support and how he focused in on Princeton. His interview marks our fourth episode of season two and our…
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Leadership, Service, Compassion and Empathy
What does it take to be a leader? Christian Potter '22 thought about this a fair amount during the last few years. It wasn't until he stepped into the role of president of Undergraduate Student Government (USG) during a pandemic that he truly understood the qualities needed to get the job done....
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From Little Havana to Cannon Green: One Transfer Student's Journey to Princeton
It's National Transfer Student Week! In this episode, we hear from Alejandro Garcia, a member of the Class of 2022, about the many factors he considered in determining his educational path and how a service-focused curriculum has shaped his Princeton experience. But first, Dr. Keith Shaw…
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Reimagine, Reconnect and Reengage: Jill Dolan, Dean of the College and W. Rochelle Calhoun, Vice President for Campus Life, on the Start of the 2021-22 Academic Year
Welcome back! We're excited to roll out our next season of the admission podcast "Meet Princeton!" In celebration of the new school year, we invite two very special guests to the show. Jill Dolan, dean of the college, and W. Rochelle Calhoun, vice president for campus life, are responsible for...
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Mental Health Awareness
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and we'd like to use this podcast to share the ways in which students can support their health and wellbeing at Princeton. We are joined by Allen Liu '22, an operations research and financial engineering concentrator and founder of the Undergraduate Student...
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Building, Birding and B.S.E.: Experiences in Engineering
We meet again in 2021 with a very special two-segment interview. Dean Slee and Dean Blount sit down with Claire Wayner '22, a civil and environmental engineering concentrator from the Baltimore area, to discuss engineering at Princeton, her passion for sustainability and finding her fellow "bird...
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'Context is an Admission Counselor's Best Friend'
In our 4th and final episode of 2020, we drop in on a conversation between Karen Richardson '93, dean of admission, and Matt Alander, director of admission. Longtime admission professionals and colleagues, Dean Richardson and Matt cover many admission-related topics including the Princeton...
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'There's No Life After Princeton. There's Only Life With Princeton.'
Douglas Robins ʼ23, from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, talks about University access and support on episode three of our "Meet Princeton!" podcast. From a class with Eddie Glaude, Jr., the James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor and chair of the Department of African American Studies, to...
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Scramble Band, Debate Club and Finding Community
In episode 2, we meet with Gabriel Duguay '22 to discuss community on campus from student-run clubs to a meal with friends in one of the residential college dining halls. In addition to participating in debate panel and the scramble band, Gab, a native of Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada, is the…
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From Pre-Med to Politics and Discovering 'That Princeton Magic'
In our first episode of "Meet Princeton!" Morgan Smith '21, a concentrator in the School of Public and International Affairs from the Los Angeles area, shares her story about discovering a love for politics and civic engagement. Morgan talks about the Princeton initiative "Vote100" and the moment...
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A Podcast from Princeton University's Office of Admission, featuring interviews with current students and administrators.
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