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Maybe because my previous degree is from another, highly rated Ivy, I was deeply disappointed by how little respect was evident between and within the constituencies that comprise the department. Systems vs theory, faculty vs students, faculty vs staff. Though all accomplished researchers, many faculty have surprisingly fragile egos, little respect for students, bordering on disdain, and bitterly vindictive personalities. Important fundamental research skills, ethics, and the greater context of the problems... Read More being solved are absent from the program. Keep your head down, your mouth shut, and do what you are told, without question.

The EEB program at Princeton has provided me with the room to explore my interests within ecology and the environmental sciences, and my experiences more broadly at Princeton have provided me with significant research, professional and personal experience. Completing a senior thesis this year is allowing me to engage with a personal interest in depth and contribute to the field of conservation. My time as an undergrad here has also influenced my decision to go to graduate school, and I feel that my coursework... Read More has adequately prepared me to engage intellectually with further education and to move forward professionally in my career path.