{"id":38785,"date":"2016-07-23T09:00:17","date_gmt":"2016-07-23T16:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/movinginsider.com\/?p=38785"},"modified":"2019-06-27T13:13:46","modified_gmt":"2019-06-27T20:13:46","slug":"moving-to-princeton-university","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/2016\/07\/23\/moving-to-princeton-university\/","title":{"rendered":"Moving to Princeton University"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-38786\" src=\"https:\/\/movinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/3528464578_f7ec38b811_b.jpg\" alt=\"3528464578_f7ec38b811_b\" width=\"800\" height=\"266\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/3528464578_f7ec38b811_b.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/3528464578_f7ec38b811_b-300x100.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/3528464578_f7ec38b811_b-768x255.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Are you ready to attend the same university as 41 Nobel laureates, two U.S. presidents, and 12 U.S. Supreme Court Justices? \u00a0Princeton University is a private Ivy League research university located in Princeton, New Jersey. \u00a0It was founded in 1746, making it the fourth-oldest college in the United States! \u00a0Study up on this campus and moving details before you become a Tiger!<\/p>\n<h3>Academics<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-38870 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/movinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/academics-1-e1469117357170.jpg\" alt=\"academics\" width=\"180\" height=\"242\" \/><\/h3>\n<p>Princeton <a href=\"http:\/\/www.princeton.edu\/main\/academics\/undergraduate\/\">undergraduate<\/a> students choose between 37 academic paths in humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, and engineering. \u00a0They graduate with one of two degrees:<\/p>\n<p>1.<strong> Bachelor of Arts. \u00a0<\/strong>Students who pursue a <a href=\"https:\/\/ua.princeton.edu\/contents\/program-study-degree-bachelor-arts\">Bachelor of Arts<\/a> at Princeton focus on general education requirements in their first two years. \u00a0After doing this and taking prerequisites in their desired emphasis, they select one of 31 areas of concentration before junior year. \u00a0There are also more than 53 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.princeton.edu\/main\/academics\/departments\/certificate\/\">certificate programs<\/a> in areas like jazz studies, linguistics, and neuroscience.<\/p>\n<p>2. <strong>Bachelor of Science in Engineering. <\/strong>\u00a0The School of Engineering and Applied Science offers this degree. \u00a0The school&#8217;s website says its goal is to educate leaders who can solve world problems. \u00a0Engineering students take classes in computing, mathematics, and the physical sciences while also completing general requirements in the humanities and social sciences. \u00a0Before sophomore year, students choose the concentration they&#8217;d like to take advanced courses in later on.<\/p>\n<h3>On Campus<\/h3>\n<p>Princeton&#8217;s campus sits on 500 acres of green grass and tree-lined streets. \u00a0The school guarantees undergraduate housing for all four years in its\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.princeton.edu\/main\/campuslife\/housingdining\/colleges\/\">residential colleges<\/a>\u00a0(dorms). \u00a0The six colleges are the hub of student life, as they contain:<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-38871 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/movinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/on-campus.jpg\" alt=\"on campus\" width=\"279\" height=\"212\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>dormitories<\/li>\n<li>dining halls<\/li>\n<li>common rooms<\/li>\n<li>academic spaces<\/li>\n<li>arts and entertainment<\/li>\n<li>academic advising<\/li>\n<li>residential advising (upperclassmen\/graduate students)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Though the colleges are separate, they still come together as one community through social and sporting events.<\/p>\n<p>Getting involved at Princeton is a piece of cake with about 300 student-run <a href=\"http:\/\/www.princeton.edu\/main\/campuslife\/organizations\/\">organizations<\/a> on campus. \u00a0You can join in on activities like dance, media, music, theater, student government, religious organizations, and more. \u00a0Outside of your residential college, the Princeton area also has many <a href=\"http:\/\/www.princeton.edu\/main\/visiting\/region\/\">resources<\/a> like restaurants, shops, athletic events, and arts venues.<\/p>\n<h3>Moving to Princeton University<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-38875 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/movinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/moving-1.jpg\" alt=\"moving\" width=\"262\" height=\"203\" \/><\/h3>\n<p>You probably have enough on your mind now that you&#8217;re moving to an Ivy League school. \u00a0Get rid of some of that stress with <a href=\"https:\/\/collegeboxes.com\/global\/aboutus\/school.seam?s=princetonuniversity&amp;cid=845804&amp;utm_campaign=uhaulsm&amp;utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=collegeboxes&amp;utm_content=20160723-movingtoprinceton\">Collegeboxes<\/a>! \u00a0All you have to do is pack up what you&#8217;d like to take with you to Princeton, and a courier will pick everything up at your home. \u00a0From there, one of our secure climate controlled storage facilities will house your items temporarily. \u00a0Then on move-in day, your belongings will be delivered right to your room! \u00a0If you prefer a total DIY move, U-Haul\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/Truck-Rentals\/?utm_campaign=uhaulsm&amp;utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=trucks&amp;utm_content=20160723-movingtoprincetonuniversity\">trucks<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/Trailers\/?utm_campaign=uhaulsm&amp;utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=collegeboxes&amp;utm_content=20160723-movingtoprinceton\">trailers<\/a> are great resources. \u00a0Either way, you can focus more on your new life at the Princeton University campus.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u00a0How successful was your move to Princeton? \u00a0Share with us in the comments below!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Photo: &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/fortes\/3528464578\/in\/photolist-6nNiAb-bb93j-3bnw8p-qRaWcw-779gxL-4muSij-rbqMWH-77eqUG-MNubi-4YnBn1-qRVT7M-59DGhy-MNhD9-dF9QEi-59WSVu-5HjHQv-4T2w7p-55NCqF-8Kyzfd-MNtt8-MNrd6-MNqKi-4VBMgf-MNrzT-MNh8W-MNhX5-55STsd-4YnBby-dF9zp6-55NDRD-nNYioQ-iEWhR-59zrnt-MNkgG-4WPsNd-59DwU9-96aRm-4WPsF3-bf7Lh4-3XkJc-abG8k-ssZwu-KAoe3-5TYBaT-CXFNZz-aDdY5N-9tCe83-4SJCBB-42iJxy-MNiyj\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Princeton Campus<\/a>&#8221; by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/fortes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Filipe Fortes<\/a>, used under <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/2.0\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CC BY-SA 2.0<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you ready to attend the same university as 41 Nobel laureates, two U.S. presidents, and 12 U.S. Supreme Court Justices? \u00a0Princeton University is a private Ivy League research university located in Princeton, New Jersey. \u00a0It was founded in 1746, making it the fourth-oldest college in the United States! \u00a0Study up on this campus and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":198,"featured_media":38883,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[545,9,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-38785","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-college-2","category-moving-2","category-tips-tricks"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38785","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/198"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38785"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38785\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":48019,"href":"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38785\/revisions\/48019"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/38883"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38785"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38785"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38785"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}