Philippe Jabre

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(music) Javier Alejandro Masis: Welcome to Princeton. (music) Jean-Philippe Jabre: My favorite class was probably Econ 101. Solomon Braun: Intro to Psychology. Rund Abdelfatah: Introduction to Anthropology. An-Ting Liu: The seminar in Ghana. Ayomikun Okeowo: Computer science. Ayomikun Okeowo: I like it because you get to make whatever types Ayomikun Okeowo: of program you want. James Thorman: One was a class called "Economics and Public Policy," James Thorman: taught by Professor Bogan, and the other one was a "High-Tech James Thorman: Entrepreneurship" course taught by Ed Zschau. Neha Goel: Human rights with Professor Gary Bass. Neha Goel: It was just amazing class. Rivka Cohen: It's tied between Arabic and philosophy -- Rivka Cohen: "Intro to Metaphysics and Epistemology." Javier Alejandro Masis: I was in a class called "Music of the Americas." Nene Umoren: "Japanese Pop Culture in the Age of Globalization." Sonya Chu: "Physics 105," which is general physics, but it's the Sonya Chu: advanced, the honors course. Ukachi Emeruwa: I got to go to Ghana up for my global Ukachi Emeruwa: health certificate. Hannah McDonald-Moniz: I got to take a class over the summer abroad in Italy Hannah McDonald-Moniz: with a small group of people, and it was the best way to Hannah McDonald-Moniz: learn Italian in a very short amount of time. Hannah McDonald-Moniz: It was an intensive class in four weeks that took up Hannah McDonald-Moniz: the spot of one semester. And then the next summer I Hannah McDonald-Moniz: got to go to Paris for an internship, and then I Hannah McDonald-Moniz: also was able to research my senior thesis in Italy. Elizabeth Stevens: I would say one of the best academic experiences I've Elizabeth Stevens: had here at Princeton is the flexibility in their allowing Elizabeth Stevens: me to pursue the academics that I want to do. Elizabeth Stevens: I am an independent major in biological anthropology, Elizabeth Stevens: which is almost a double major in the anthropology Elizabeth Stevens: and EEB departments. (music) Raphael Frankfurter: I was actually approached by the professor in Raphael Frankfurter: the second month of the class and told that he would fund me Raphael Frankfurter: doing an internship anywhere in the country relating Raphael Frankfurter: to medical anthropology. Rund Abdelfatah: It was a first anthropology class I've ever Rund Abdelfatah: taken in my life, but I actually fell in love with it, Rund Abdelfatah: and I found that I just was really passionate about the Rund Abdelfatah: subject area, and I've actually decided that I may Rund Abdelfatah: be an anthropology major because of that class. Sonya Chu: But overall, I was really happy I did that Sonya Chu: class because it was the most challenging class Sonya Chu: I've ever done so far. Rivka Cohen: Arabic can be a very difficult language, especially Rivka Cohen: grammatically, and we have a lot of fun in that class. James Thorman: Merging economics and public policy was a very James Thorman: interesting exercise that kind of enabled me to think about James Thorman: applying economics in a way I hadn't thought about before, James Thorman: and actually became the basis for kind of what James Thorman: I would study later on. Neha Goel: We got to learn about just the development of human Neha Goel: rights as a concept in general, and I learned a lot of things Neha Goel: that I didn't even expect, like the fact that people disagree Neha Goel: with the idea of human rights at a very basic level, the Neha Goel: very validity of the concept. Jean-Philippe Jabre: I mean, it really helped to understand the recent Jean-Philippe Jabre: recessions, and now I'm definitely planning on majoring Jean-Philippe Jabre: in econ just because of that class is a great class, great lecturer. Nene Umoren: We're talking about themes that are relevant, Nene Umoren: things that are popping up in our everyday lives, and looking Nene Umoren: at it from a totally different perspective of seeing how other Nene Umoren: students view the world around us. Neha Goel: I definitely found myself opening my eyes and Neha Goel: learning something completely new. Rund Abdelfatah: You can find great things in unexpected places. Sonya Chu: Definitely take challenging courses because Sonya Chu: they're well worth it. Rivka Cohen: I felt that I learned how to organize my thoughts in Rivka Cohen: a completely different way. Javier Alejandro Masis: It's just much more interesting to see how things Javier Alejandro Masis: work than to immediately label them as good or bad. An-Ting Liu: I did not expect it to be such an interesting and An-Ting Liu: life-changing experience. Sonya Chu: It's not just about getting the top grades, it's Sonya Chu: about learning something and challenge yourself. Javier Alejandro Masis: That's probably the 'aha' moment. (music) Ukachi Emeruwa: Besides having an extremely flexible class Ukachi Emeruwa: schedule such that I have time for basketball, dance, all the Ukachi Emeruwa: kinds of activities I want to do, Princeton also allows Ukachi Emeruwa: within your course work for amazing opportunities. Elizabeth Stevens: Princeton has allowed me to design my own curriculum Elizabeth Stevens: and combine the courses that Princeton offers, as well as Elizabeth Stevens: mix my advisors between the departments. Hannah McDonald-Moniz: For anyone who's interested in languages or Hannah McDonald-Moniz: studying abroad, I was really impressed with the number of Hannah McDonald-Moniz: unexpected opportunities that I had here at Princeton. Nene Umoren: Being able to share in that opportunity, get the broad Nene Umoren: range of perspectives that Princeton offers is something that Nene Umoren: has been really phenomenal for me, and something that I Nene Umoren: wouldn't get anywhere else. Elizabeth Stevens: It's allowed me to pursue what I've wanted to do basically my whole life. Sonya Chu: Even if it looks like it's impossible, you try your best Sonya Chu: and you'd be surprised at what you can achieve. Ukachi Emeruwa: I'm forever grateful for having that opportunity. An-Ting Liu: This is really a great place to be. (music)