Your best day at Princeton

Moments before the start of Princeton's June 1 Commencement ceremony, PAW asked several graduates to describe their best day at Princeton. Here's what they said.

"Finishing my thesis. That was a lot of hard work, and once I turned that in I was like, 'OK, I'm pretty much done with the toughest thing I'm going to do at Princeton.'"

Jorge Reyes ’10, electrical engineering

"The day the politics softball team won the A-League championship -- we beat chemistry. ... In my department, some people will be proud and some people will be appalled that I just said that."

David Glick *10, politics

"I'm sticking with today. Today is definitely my biggest achievement."

Adam Harris ’10, politics

"The day I turned in my thesis. I'm sure that's a popular one."

Jane McClintock ’10, religion

"I guess the day that I found out that I passed my generals."

Chintan Hossain *10, physics

"We won [Eastern] Sprints and my airplane flew, all within two days. We designed and built a successful airplane. I guess I can't decide between those two things."

David Hegermiller ’10, mechanical and aerospace engineering

(Hegermiller is a member of the men's lightweight crew.)

"I would say, not turning in my thesis, but getting my thesis grade. That was a pretty good day."

Joel Peterson ’10, ecology and evolutionary biology

(Peterson earned an A for his thesis on cancer's effects on the brain.)

"The first day of Math Camp. It was a world of possibilities. Is that too cheesy?"

Chris Tom *10, Woodrow Wilson School

"Winning the Ivy League championship with the swim team, senior year."

Evan Kelly ’10, electrical engineering

"My last orgo exam, sophomore year. The sun was shining when we came out of the room."

Laura Keay ’10, chemistry

"The day I became employed. To know that I actually had something lined up next year -- that was probably the best day."

Randy Wang ’10, economics

(Wang will pursue investment banking in New York City.)