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I am arriving at NGC on the 29th. That is the earliest you can get in as far as i know. What is your room number?

Hey what housing did you guys get? I got the New GC. Room 3320.

https://www.facebook.com/InternationalGradStudents.at.PrincetonU Please join this page if you are on Facebook!!

Are the dorm rooms big enough? And did you have a look at the annexes? What is the current rate for the Lawrence apartments?

@MetalChemEnthusiast: So how was the visit? Did you decide on any particular housing?

I will be joining Princeton as a grad-student in Chemistry in Fall 2014. I am an international student and would like to know about living in Princeton, mainly social life, housing, cost of living, etc.

Which countries are you guys from? I am Indian.

@MetalChemEnthusiast: What is your concentration area within Chemistry? Also, are you from the U.S. or an international student?

I am an international student and won't be able to visit. I am confused a bit regarding housing. I think the Graduate School is cheaper, however it's dorm-styled. The annex sounds better. I am not sure about the cost of the apartments/townhouses. The apartments will be a good choice if it comes at a moderate cost. Here's a useful thread regarding living in Princeton: if you would like to read about it. Let me know if you have any useful info after you visit Princeton. Thanks a lot!!!

Yes I am considering graduate housing and taking a meal plan too! I hear most people at Princeton stay on campus. What do you think is a better housing option, apartment or dorms? The annex also sounds great!

Hello all !! I am joining Princeton Chemistry for my Graduate studies for Fall 2014. I am an international student. Others who are joining Princeton or accepted at Princeton, could you people please post your credentials and other acceptances? What do you think of Princeton as a place to live in during graduate studies? My stats: CGPA 3.69/4.00 Chem GRE: 870/91 GRE: 170(q) 160(v) 4.0(awa) 2 yrs of undergrad research, no pubs

I got 830 scaled score and a percentile of 83%.

For the question on highest density....just remember that Fe, Co, Ni have similar properties. Also Fe is much denser than most other group elements. For the papers search GR9527, GR0027 and GR0627. They are available online if you search.

Can anyone please upload the 1982 and 1990 papers??

I just came from my chemistry subject GRE test and would like to share the experience. PREPARATION: I solved the old GRE papers : 1995, 2000 and 2006. These were actually most helpful. The level of questions became easier with time. The test I took was really similar to the 2006 paper. Apart from these I solved the REA GRE Chmistry Practice Book. Here the topics were quite similar but there were many errors. My advice is to thoroughly study the 3 old papers as many times possible. The questions asked were the same concepts in different forms. Once done you can identify your weak areas and then study them from some source. SOME QUESTIONS: The organic questions were fairly simple and were all from the same topics and reactions as in the old papers(aldol, grignard, markovnikoff addition, etc.). The physical chemistry questions also encompassed similar formulae and concepts as previous years(ionic strength, ionic equilibrium questions from Henderson-Hasselbach equation, neutralisation of weak acid and strong base), there was analytical questions(few) from gravimetry and reverse HPLC (simple and direct). There were many biochem questions (amino acids, function of enzymes, carbohydrates, proteins). Some exact questions were: 1. Identify the alkaloid : A. The one with Nitrogen in the aromatic ring 2. Which of the following will have highest density? ((Na,Al,Co,Si) A. Co 3. Which group will have most elements in liquid state at 100 degree C and 1 bar pressure? A. Alkali metals 4. end product of glycolysis? A. pyruvic acid 5. NMR question to identify the compound from peaks ADVICE: I prepared in less than 2 weeks. The main thing is to know the pattern and prepare all the topics from which questions have been asked in previous gre exams.