Princeton has not asked departments to reduce graduate admissions as other colleges enact cuts

March 05, 2025 1 min read

Sarah Mashiat and Caitlyn Tablada
Daily Princetonian 

Excerpt: In the wake of slashed graduate admissions at the University of Pennsylvania and other colleges, the University has not directed departments to reduce the number of admissions officers, graduate school spokesperson Tracy Meyer told The Daily Princetonian.

Indeed, for many graduate students and professors, it is business as usual when it comes to admissions.

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