Apps up 6.2% to 20,118 for Class of 2012

Colleges and Universities A-Z Princeton University
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<p>For the fourth consecutive year, Princeton University set a record for students applying for admission, receiving 20,118 applications for the class of 2012.</p>

<p>The number of applicants represents a 6 percent increase over last year's record of 18,942 applications for the class of 2011, which had an applicant pool 8 percent larger than for the class of 2010. Applicants for that class were up 6 percent over the applicants for the class of 2009.</p>

<p>The record-setting interest from students applying to attend the University comes even as Princeton marks the completion of its first application cycle after ending its early decision admission option. </p>

<p>Princeton</a> University - Princeton sets applications record for fourth year in a row</p>

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<p>they said they're going to accept 1240-1250 students. that means the acceptance rate is 6.2% approximately.</p>

<p>Ouch.</p>

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<p>Oh sry bout the double post, but isn't it kinda funny that the acceptance rate and the %-up-applications rate is approximately the same? lol.</p>

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<p>You're kidding, the acceptance rate is going to be 6.2%? Oh christ, that's not good.</p>

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<p>Haha, my chances are ACTUALLY 0%.</p>

<p>Fun tiiiiiiimes.</p>

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<p>I don't think that 1240-1250 figure is the number they will accept, but the number they hope to enroll. They know some people will decline the offer, so they accept more than the 1200 figure. Last year their acceptance rate was 9.7%, which means they accepted 1,838 and enrolled 1245, in line with the expected numbers.</p>

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<p>The above figures would give an expected admit rate of 9.1%</p>

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<p>I believe they want to enroll a class of around 1240 to 1250. Therefore they will be offering places to a FEW more kids than that:). Tight, yes, but a little less dire. Do not despair. I look forward to the Princeton cc board carrying on the time-honored tradition of the most posts, the most active posters, and the most school spirit amongst its applicants.</p>

<p>Haha. Cross-posted with some of you smart kids...</p>

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<p>Last year they accepted about 1800 students, but that was will ED, so I would think if anything they would accept slightly more students this year which would bring the acceptance rate somewhere between 9%-11%</p>

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<p>Oh sorry about that. But i think they'll end up admitting probably around 1500 because the yield rate will be higher.</p>

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<p>yield will probably be lower with no ED</p>

<p>they'll probably accept about as many as they did last year and refer to the waitlist when necessary</p>

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<p>Aww ****ttttt</p>

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<p>my chance was around .001%
but now its .0001%</p>

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<p>It appears that there was a significant increase in applications at many competitive schools. Harvard just reported an astounding increase of nearly 18% and other Ivies appear to be up as well perhaps by even more than Princeton.</p>

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<p>Straight out of an econ 1 textbook. Lower the price with ridonkulous FinAid packages, and demand increases.</p>

<p>Sucks to be a poor Ivy. Oh wait, I am.</p>

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<p>With Princeton's traditional yield rate, their acceptance rate this year for 1250 students will be approximately 9.0%.</p>

<p>Take the number of students enrolled (1250 is high, I think it has traditionally been lower) and divide it by the yield rate. This gives the number of people offered admission. Divide this number by the number of apps, and that's the acceptance rate.</p>

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<p>Yield will be much lower this year since Princeton got rid of ED and there will be many HYP cross-admits. However, I don't have exact numbers, but since those who would be really interested in Princeton can't apply ED anymore, Princeton's RD yield rate will be higher this year but less than the overall yield rate.</p>

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<p>I agree with those conclusions... it's going to be an interesting year.</p>

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<p>I am thinking that the yield will be lower for overall, and princeton knows this.</p>

<p>Its hard to say whether the acceptance rate will increase or decrease. There is no ED and they will have a lower yield (raising acceptance rates), however there will be tons of more applicants so it may balance out to be about the same (9.7?) as last year.</p>

<p>Plus, aren't they increasing the size of the freshman class this year?</p>

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<p>The Princeton admissions people said they expect to take almost 100 applicants off the wait list this year. But that was before they saw how many RD applicants they had, so then again, maybe not.</p>