Princeton University Preparatory Program
Mission and Statement of Commitments
The Princeton University Preparatory Program (PUPP) is a rigorous, academic and cultural enrichment program that supports high achieving, low income high school students from local districts. Our multi-year, tuition free program prepares participants for admission and ongoing success within selective colleges and universities. Through our work, we develop and nurture:
- Passion for learning and a commitment to academic pursuits
- A sense of community both within the program and among its constituents and partners
- Individual perspectives through critical and creative thinking, readings, discussions, personal interactions, extra-curricular and life experiences
- A breadth and depth of academic performances in writing, literature, social and natural sciences, mathematics and cultural arts
- Self-esteem, intellectual courage, self-reliance, personal responsibility, wellness, and constructive relationships,
- Leadership skills and cross-cultural awareness, appreciation and engagement
In the pursuit of this Mission, we are committed to providing an environment and program that:
- Enhances the talents, strengths and interests that each student brings to the program
- Establishes and maintains rigorous academic, personal, and social principles
- Forges mutually supportive partnerships among staff, students and their families
- Engages students in a broad range of academic and cultural experiences.
- Collaborates with partner schools, community agencies, university personnel, and college access networks.
- Provides students and their families with the information, resources, and guidance they need to be successful in their highest attainable and most compatible choices for post-secondary education and beyond.
Students are carefully selected during their freshmen year of high school to participate in PUPP. We work with students throughout the remainder of their high school years to prepare them to be viable candidates for success at selective colleges and universities. Through our intensive summer institute, year-round academic and cultural enrichment, and the personal attention we pay to the challenges faced by our students, we work to help our students achieve to their highest potential and turn their dreams into reality.
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"PUPP is one of Princeton's most inspired--and successful--educational initiatives. It gives talented students of modest means the knowledge and confidence they need to fulfill their aspirations, it broadens the pool of applicants available to our nation's finest colleges and universities, and, in time, it will strengthen the fabric of American society." - Shirley Tilghman
The Princeton University Preparatory Program has truly taught me that 'Without a struggle there can be no progress' (Frederick Douglass). Throughout my life I have adapted to certain things that are truly unequal, unfair, and unjust. It seems as though there has always been a mountain in the way of my goal or dream. In a time when no one else would believe in me, PUPP gave me an opportunity to prove myself academically." - Jesus Lopez, Trenton Central High School '04; Syracuse University '08, Coronat Scholar.
PUPP is administered by Princeton University's Program in Teacher Preparation.
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