#tigerpath

[realtalk-princeton]

is there any way to make several different tigerpath planners? I'm trying to look at my options.

Response from Heisenberg:

There is currently no such option, but they are in the works...

[webbypaws]

a day in nettleclan

[doerunners]

double name time. tiger breeze/tigerpath, snowflower/snowclaw, or sparrowface/sparrow tooth!

my wives.........

[realtalk-princeton]

As a general rule of thumb, which out of your four years can you expect to be the 'hardest' academically, and is this different for AB and BSE majors?

Response from Olive:

(speaking on the AB experience) all four years can hold their own challenges that can make any year the "hardest" in its own way. frosh year is getting acclimated to the rigor of Princeton which can be a challenge in its own right, sophomore year you typically start getting into higher-level courses for the major you'll declare in the spring and you also have to typically do a five course semester in the fall or spring, junior year you're officially in a department and have to get deeper into your departmentals which can really rigorous and complex depending on your major as well as doing either one year-long or two semester-long pieces of independent work, and senior year you're mostly just worried about finishing off requirements while balancing your year-long commitment to your thesis. each year has its own pros and cons, so it really depends by person and their course load which ends up being the most challenging and easy. personally, sophomore year was the most challenging with the 5 course fall semester and just doing unpleasant requirements for my major and senior year has been the easiest with two 3-course semesters and a thesis on a topic I really like, which I'm sure isn't the case for everyone. I'm sure another contributor can vouch for the BSE experience!

Response from Heisenberg:

Seems to be similar among AB and BSE alike. Mentally, freshman year is probably the hardest as Olive alluded to. Also, the intro level STEM courses can make you feel dumb even though you're not. I honestly think sophomore year is typically the hardest in a normally paced schedule since this is when 5-semester courses take place for both AB and BSE and you're still doing prereq stuff which can get monotonous. Junior year is typically 4-4 courses that you get to choose with more freedom which is a nice change of pace. Some students can get really stressed out by their JPs/IW so junior year is a close second, but it's usually manageable. Senior year is 3-3 + IW which can be chill (it's insane how much open space is on my tentative senior year schedule) unless you're going tryhard for your thesis. I'm looking at my TigerPath and it's lookin like smooth-sailing after this upcoming spring semester lol.

[realtalk-princeton]

I am so behind on my classes. Where is the link for tigerCrush or is it tigerCrash?

Response from Heisenberg:

The Ultimate Course-Selection Starter Pack (Link Edition): TigerCrush (?), TigerPath, TigerSnatch, ReCal, PrincetonCourses, and Principedia.

[realtalk-princeton]

when is tigerpath usually updated for the new semester? One of my clases (it's new) isn't listed

Response from Olive:

I don't think the website is maintained by the original creators or any other students anymore, so new courses probably won't be added. The closest thing you could try to do is find an alternative course that fulfills the same requirements and use that as a placeholder instead.

[realtalk-princeton]

How does the mech and aerospace eng double major program work? Does it constrict your class selection flexibility significantly? How rigorous is it?

Response from Clover:

So yeah the MAE program is like the one “double major” at this school that doesn’t involve doing two theses or anything like that, as they are considered concentrations/tracks within MAE. A really good reference for looking at the details pertaining to this question would be in the MAE undergrad handbook. The short answer though is that majoring in mechanical engineering alone requires (not including thesis) about 8 specific, upperlevel department courses (+ an additional upperlevel math class along, but you could make one of your 8 be MAE 306) and aerospace engineering requires 9. It works out though that you can do all the aerospace requirements such that they overlap with mechanical and only need to add on two additional courses (the math elective and MAE 322) to your schedule. So 11 total upperlevels required for doing both mechanical and aerospace engineering concentrations.

In terms of flexibility, you definitely still have some. It’s important to note that the numbers above are not including the standard sophomore curriculum, which is another 5 MAE classes taken typically in sophomore year. But for real the handbook is amazing, lays out pretty clearly what you need, and you can map it out in TigerPath or Excel to see you have a lot of room left for other classes. I am doing mech + aero and can fit in a ceritificate (with some MAE overlap), am able to space out my distributions, and have room leftover for taking some miscellaneous bio-related MAE courses.

There is a set rhythm in place with regards to 1) sophomore classes, 2) certain classes are typically taken junior vs senior year, and 3) the air/space track classes alternate years, so if you have one specific in mind, you’ll need to account for that (i.e. air track is offered next year, space track the next, and so on). But it leaves room for on average ~2 non-MAE classes per semester (at least how I have it laid out) which is great!

As for rigor, it’s entirely subjective tbh. It’s hard classes and hard topics, but a lot of courses are well taught and the subject material is really interesting imo. I think being able to help you gauge the rigor would require a bit more background info about you! Feel free to resubmit and I can try my best to give you a more contextualized idea of what MAE is like!

[realtalk-princeton]

Started out this year pretty sure I wanted to do MAE, so I slid into the EGR sequence (191/192) because that seemed like the best idea. Times have changed and I am really thinking about doing ELE + QCB and currently kicking myself for not taking ISC. Am I screwed?

Response from Clover:

You can work out for yourself whether you are “screwed”, but considering how people in all majors manage to take on certificates that don’t align with their department classes at all, I’d lean towards you’d be able to manage, just might be jam-packed.

You can use TigerPath to plan out, but I prefer using Excel and cross checking with the registrar page to see what semester classes are offered (sometimes TigerPath says S/F when it’s recently been spring only). Go through ELE undergrad handbook, get all your requirements down— some of which might be able to be fulfilled by multiple classes. Then go ahead and look at QCB requirements and get those down. And try to stuff it all in. Does it require a 6 class semester? Will your senior year be filled with more department classes as a consequence? These are things we can’t know since we don’t know what you’ve taken and what your preferences are, but it shouldn’t take long and will give you a decent estimate of whether you can take on QCB with ELE.

[realtalk-princeton]

TigerPath is such a smooth, beautiful, handy WebApp! Amazing work by the creators!

true they rock!

[realtalk-princeton]

No, not recal, its called tigerpaths i think (to the person asking about the thing that lets you plan your classes at princeton over the next few years)

[realtalk-princeton]

what's the student app for planning out classes till senior spring

Response from Regina:

tigerpath