In its Feb. 25 editorial “Enhance Tiger Tuesdays,” The Daily Princetonian writes that the Office of Admission’s Tiger Tuesday program does not effectively sell the University to early admitted students. The editorial suggests that the program should present more opportunities for interaction between admitted students and undergraduates, and that the roster of events generally should be expanded.
We agree that providing interaction between admitted students and undergraduates is a worthy goal, and we believe that Tiger Tuesday does indeed provide plenty of these opportunities. The events and activities outlined in the editorial, however, would effectively create a second Princeton Preview, which was never the intention of the admission office. Rather, Tiger Tuesday was implemented to give early admitted students the opportunity for a quick visit, to visit a class, to keep them focused on Princeton as they consider their admission options and, most importantly, to whet their appetite for Princeton Preview, not to present a substitute for it.
A little history and a description of the program are perhaps in order.
The Office of Admission implemented the February Tiger Tuesday program in 2012, the academic year we reinstated early action, so admitted students who wished to visit campus before the April Princeton Preview events would have the chance to do so. The program is a one-day event with opportunities for visiting students to go to class, have lunch with an undergraduate, mingle with other undergraduates, explore campus, chat with professors and meet their potential classmates. Students are invited to bring their parents or guardians.
This year, as in past years, admitted students had many options to engage with University students. More than 50 undergraduate volunteers, most of whom were previous Princeton Preview hosts, conversed with the admitted students over breakfast and throughout the morning. These students, as well as our student bloggers, were invited to take an admitted student to lunch in one of the residential colleges or the Center for Jewish Life. We offered tours of the library, museum and campus, among other activities. Students interested in the BSE program toured the Engineering Quadrangle and went to classes. In the afternoon, we held a reception for students and families with many campus representatives, including ROTC, the LGBT Center and USG leadership. In addition, we encouraged all admitted students to enrich their interactions by participating in the admitted student website and our new admission blog, “Speaking of Princeton.”
The program is not, as the editorial states, Northeast-biased. This year, almost 100 students and their families came from 16 states, including California, Georgia, Illinois and Texas, plus Ontario, Canada. In previous years, students came from as far away as Louisiana, Oregon and Wisconsin, as well as Japan, Korea and the U.K. And, if an early-admitted student indicates that he or she cannot attend Princeton Preview, and we designate that student for travel assistance, we will fly the student in for Tiger Tuesday at our expense.
Given the demands of advanced placement courses, leadership and service of the admitted students in their senior year in high school, Tiger Tuesday gives students an introduction to Princeton, while being mindful of their busy schedules and respecting the high school curriculum.
Janet L. Rapelye
Dean of Admission
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