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SRC-060: admission.princeton.edu

Official page published by Princeton University, retrieved 9 September 2026 and coded into 3 governed signals.

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Official URL: https://admission.princeton.edu/apply/graded-written-paper
Publisher domain: admission.princeton.edu
Institutions: Princeton University
Retrieved: 9 September 2026
Retrieval method: Full JavaScript render, headless Chrome
Source grade: A: official primary institutional page
Corpus layer: Frozen foundational source record
Signals supported: 3

LimitA source record shows what the official page said on the retrieval date. Institutions change their pages; the retrieval date is part of the evidence.

Signals coded from this source

SIG-082 Official source Princeton University

All applicants are asked to submit a graded school paper so admissions can assess academic written expression.

Evidence passage recorded against the sourceThe graded written paper will help the Admission Office assess the student's written expression in an academic setting. This will further the holistic understanding of the student's application and help admission officers evaluate the student's potential contributions and ability to thrive in the University's rigorous academic environment. Guidelines We ask all students to submit a graded written paper for consideration as part of their application to Princeton.

Verified writing sample · Observed 9 September 2026 · Verified 9 Sep 2026 · Source SRC-060 (admission.princeton.edu) · source record

SIG-083 Official source Princeton University

The submitted paper should retain the teacher's grade and comments and any grading rubric.

Evidence passage recorded against the sourceThe grade and the teacher comments should appear on the paper. If a grading rubric was used, please include this information along with your paper.

Contextual evidence · Observed 9 September 2026 · Verified 9 Sep 2026 · Source SRC-060 (admission.princeton.edu) · source record

SIG-084 Official source Princeton University

Princeton prefers expository, thesis-driven analytical writing over personal narrative or creative writing for this requirement.

Evidence passage recorded against the sourceNote that we are most interested in seeing expository, thesis-driven analytical writing rather than science research, creative writing, personal narratives or papers mostly focused on data analysis.

Signal design · Observed 9 September 2026 · Verified 9 Sep 2026 · Source SRC-060 (admission.princeton.edu) · source record

Cite this object

Who Gets In? (Elite Careers Strategy), source record SRC-060, retrieved 9 September 2026, https://www.accessecs.com/who-gets-in/sources/SRC-060/

Preserve the institution, programme, geography, observation date and limitation. Do not generalise a single signal to an institution-wide or sector-wide rule.

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