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<p>LOL Tyler that's mean</p>
<p>D=Dartmouth?! Applications up 9%!</p>
<p>It appears that the same mentality which pushes cc'ers to focus on irrelevant and meaningly rankins is taking over here. Suddenly, there is an indiscriminant view that Princeton is terrible because they have only had a 2% increase. Let us put it in perspective, there are school differences which lead to different rates, e.g., size.</p>
<p>But consider this:</p>
<p>Harvard 1,700 spots/29,000 or accept rate of .06</p>
<p>Princeton 1.300 spots/21869 or accept rate of .06</p>
<p>there is a slight diff in the four decimal place results:</p>
<p>Harvard .0586, Princeton .0594 which is a meaningles difference, and perhaps more impressive due to the "planned" increase in size (which has been a part of the strategic plan, not some sort of sudden desparate measure).</p>
<p>Guys, get a grip.</p>
<p>I assumed he was kidding about Princeton's "dip" in prestige.</p>
<p>Harvard, Princeton, and Yale are always going to be the three most prestigious colleges in America and among the top five in the world, and nothing is really ever going to change that. </p>
<p>Especially not only having a 2% increase in applications. Anyone who would consider not going to Princeton because of this needs to get his or her head checked.</p>
<p>And hikids, which college is planning to increase enrollment?</p>
<p>hikids,
The numbers you provide refer to applications per seat in the freshmen class, not acceptance rate. Last year Harvard initially offered admission to 1,948 students in order to fill 1,650 seats. Princeton offered admission to 1,976 students initially to fill 1,245 seats, and then had to pull from the waiting list. Princeton will likely offer at least another 100 students admission this year in order to fill the additional 55 seats while Harvard is not likely to change its numbers much. Therefore, Harvard’s admission rate is likely to be about 6.7%, or perhaps a little lower, while Princeton’s will be about 9.5%. As the acceptance rate difference between Harvard and Princeton increases, I postulate some students may decide to apply to Princeton rather than Harvard. I am also expecting the pre-freshmen year abroad program will generate excitement and some additional applications. However, if Princeton wants its acceptance rates to be back on par with Harvard and Yale, I think Princeton is going to have to improve its financial aid package.</p>
<p>Pleasedon'thurtmeforthiscomment, but...</p>
<p>Do you guys think that Princeton might be rankings-conscious and thus be inclined to pay more attention to scores than they would otherwise? >___> To make up for the higher acceptance rate? </p>
<p>...Just wondering.</p>
<p>hikids, you're not very bright are you?</p>
<p>Amadeu - not kidding. Higher acceptance rate = lower prestige. That simple.</p>
<p>nvm 10char</p>
<p>Uh oh. Princeton may be slipping into Columbia or even (God forbid!) Brown territory.</p>
<p>pbr: not even close, sorry.</p>
<p>lolz at the elitism in this thread</p>
<p>That's not good, only %2?</p>
<p>@Poseur- I hope they don't pay so much more attention to scores! Really. But they might.</p>