2.4. Transfer Students and Veterans Continue to Push the Envelope
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English - July 17, 2020 14:00 - 1 hour - 66.8 MBPersonal Journals Society & Culture Education student interview princeton society thinkers generation ivy league school p's learning Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
In 2016, Princeton finally resumed its transfer program after pausing it for nearly 30 years. In the first cohort after reinstatement, 9 students enrolled out of 1,429 applicants. Susan talks with 3 of them: Daniela Alvarez '21, Frelicia Tucker '22, and Sam Fendler '21. After introducing themselves (2:18) and briefly discussing Princeton's reinstatement of its transfer program, they first discuss Perspective (13:24): their reasons for transferring and how transitioning to college from college is very different than transitioning from high school. During Princeton (23:28), the students reflect on their Princeton experiences so far, asking the question: does Princeton coddle their students too much? Then, for Perception & Potential (47:21), they give advice for students thinking about transferring and Daniela explains how she chose Princeton after applying to 19 schools. After giving some shoutouts during Platform (1:03:23), Susan and the guests answer Pitched questions from listeners (1:05:34), discussing elitism at Princeton, President Eisgruber, and book/movie/show recs.
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Resources mentioned: The Fight (documentary releasing soon), The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Alex Haley and Malcolm X, Meditations by Marcus Aurelius