Welcome New Students!
Your Path to Princeton is your connection to a wealth of resources concerned with learning and living at Princeton. Explore at your leisure, and check back often for updates and announcements—it is one of our main ways of communicating with you!
You will notice that some of the links on this site, including access to Matriculation Online and Canvas, require a Princeton NetID; this will be sent to your personal email account on Monday, May 12. Once you activate your NetID you will be able to log in.
Announcements
Welcome, Tigers! We are looking forward to meeting you on August 22! In the meantime, there will be a number of processes we will need you to complete. We encourage you to check Path to Princeton often for announcements and reminders throughout the spring and summer. The Timeline will also help you keep track of many important dates and deadlines, so please be sure to bookmark this page!
2025 Timeline
This timeline was designed to help you keep track of the many processes that occur over the summer before your enrollment in fall classes. Many of the items require action on your part, so please take care to review it. Be sure to check back regularly as hyperlinks will be added to many Timeline entries as web materials become available.
Orientation for the Class of 2029
Friday, August 22 - Monday, September 1
Orientation introduces you to the Princeton community and to the extensive support available for your success. During the program, you will find your home in the residential colleges, bond with students in a small-group experience, meet other members of your class through community-building events, attend programs that will prepare you for academic life at Princeton, and participate in Princeton traditions.
News Around Princeton
- Two Princeton seniors and three alumni named Knight-Hennessy Scholars
May 14, 2025
- Princeton juniors Kaivalya Kulkarni and Pranav Mathur named Goldwater Scholars
May 13, 2025
- Four outstanding N.J. secondary school teachers to be honored at Princeton Commencement
May 13, 2025
- Seven students win Spirit of Princeton award for service, contributions to campus life
May 12, 2025