Freshman Scholars Institute

Although the primary focus of FSI is academic, students also enjoy the program's social dimension.  Scholars live together on campus with approximately eight Residential College Advisers (RCAs), who are Princeton undergraduates entering their junior or senior year; every summer, several of our RCAs are students who were themselves Freshman Scholars. 

Two graduate students Resident Graduate Students (RGSs) work with the RCAs to provide an array of events and activities, which in the past have included study breaks, trips to New York, dance parties and movie nights.  Over the course of the summer, students also are introduced to a number of important resources and opportunities at Princeton, which range from student organizations to professional advising offices.

This summer, Butler College (one of six residential colleges at Princeton) will host the Freshman Scholars Institute.  Students will live in the "new" dormitories at the college, which opened in 2009 and are featured in this short video.

"The people I bonded with in the summer program continue to be among my closest friends.  By attending classes, workshops on all of Princeton's special student services, and field trips into New York...I became so familiar with the campus and surrounding cities that, come September, other freshmen thought I was an upperclassman!  Overall, the summer program offers an unparalleled transition into college life, and I would recommend it to anyone who is given the chance."

_{Freshman Scholar reflecting on program during sophomore year}