Holder Hall
Holder Hall, completed in 1910, is part of Rockefeller College and has a 140-foot tower that was modeled after the Canterbury Cathedral.
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Residential College Life
Transitioning to College
⭐ Residential College Life
The first community you will join at Princeton is your residential college, which will be not only your home, but your main provider of support resources.
Dorm Rooms and Roommates
Most of Princeton’s living facilities are composed of dormitory suites housing 2 to 11 people, though single rooms are available. Dorm room arrangements vary widely throughout the campus and within each residential college, but all colleges have a variety of singles, doubles, and quads. First College is known for its large suites of 4 to 11 students, and Whitman is largely composed of singles and quads. After their first-year, students choose their own roommates.
⭐ Transitioning to College
Your residential college will be home to various resources to help you transition into college and navigate both the academic and social landscape at Princeton.
The "Zee" Group
Residential College Advisers (RCAs) and Assistant Residential College Advisers (ARCAs) are juniors and seniors who live in the colleges and provide support for a small group of first-years and sophomores, referred to as an advisee group or a "zee" group for short. In some residential colleges, the RCAs and ARCAs work together to support both first-years and sophomores, while in others the RCAs advise only first-year and the ARCAs advise only sophomores.
RCAs help students transition to Princeton during their first year in addition to resolving conflicts, serving as a resource, and hosting study breaks. Peer Academic Advisers (PAAs) are sophomores, juniors and seniors that work closely with the advisory groups to provide academic support from a student perspective.
RCAs help students transition to Princeton during their first year in addition to resolving conflicts, serving as a resource, and hosting study breaks. Peer Academic Advisers (PAAs) are sophomores, juniors and seniors that work closely with the advisory groups to provide academic support from a student perspective.
Academic Advising
Beyond living facilities, Residential Colleges are fully staffed with administrators who are there to help students in all aspects of life on campus. Faculty resources in the residential colleges include a college head, dean, director of studies and director of student life who work together to oversee the college and its students. In addition, each college has several faculty fellows who host intellectual discussions, lectures and luncheons within the colleges.
Academic advising of first-years and sophomores is also centered in the residential colleges. Every first-year in the Bachelor of Arts (A.B.) program is assigned to a faculty adviser who assists with course selection and other academic matters throughout the year. The adviser works with 12-14 students and continues as the student’s adviser through the sophomore year, though students can request to switch. First-years in the Bachelor of Science in Engineering (B.S.E.) program are advised by faculty members in the School of Engineering and Applied Science, and B.S.E. sophomores receive advising within their department.
Academic advising of first-years and sophomores is also centered in the residential colleges. Every first-year in the Bachelor of Arts (A.B.) program is assigned to a faculty adviser who assists with course selection and other academic matters throughout the year. The adviser works with 12-14 students and continues as the student’s adviser through the sophomore year, though students can request to switch. First-years in the Bachelor of Science in Engineering (B.S.E.) program are advised by faculty members in the School of Engineering and Applied Science, and B.S.E. sophomores receive advising within their department.
