<p>No BS, do you think we actually have a chance? Or is it just them being nice?
Input appreciated #dissapointed</p>
<p>I was thinking about this and I think we have as much chance as your average applicant, especially because we know we weren’t bad enough for them to completely reject. We get another shot at the entire process so it can’t hurt.</p>
<p>maybe if we know how many people were accept from the deferrals. we will find out our chance of getting in in the rd round. anyway, good luck to everyone!</p>
<p>They didn’t include the number of people deferred in the article. </p>
<p>[Princeton</a> University - Princeton offers early action admission to 697 students for Class of 2017](<a href=“http://www.princeton.edu/main/news/archive/S35/58/50E95/index.xml]Princeton”>Princeton offers early action admission to 697 students for Class of 2017)</p>
<p>I said it in the discussion thread, but I’m actually extremely pleased to have been deferred. It was the best I could realistically hope for (3.46 weighted GPA, 2090 SAT, white as a sheet), and I feel like I can only show how much I’ve improved with my additional information. Getting deferred from an Ivy is better than an acceptance from just about any other school. So despite the sadness I’m sure you’re all feeling, congratulations a million times over.</p>
<p>It’s doubtful</p>
<p>Hey HelenH, not going to lie, you seem like the most ridiculously annoying person in the world. All your previous posts have been about a form letter that they send everyone who meets a certain score cutoff. You asked that same question six times. Now you post about how we are likely not getting admitted. Sorry to say but I don’t think you belong on CC or the Princeton forum.</p>
<p>To all deferees, we’ll all succeed in life whether or not a Princeton education is in the plans. There are plenty of other schools that we’ll all succeed in. It’s been a good ride.</p>
<p>Hey guys, do you think that contacting my interviewer and asking him for advice is a bad idea?</p>
<p>So, anyone know exactly how we can send in additional letters of recc and whatnot?</p>
<p>I think you just mail them to the admissions office.</p>
<p>I mean a few from the deferral get in every year. I’m not giving up hope yet. But I’m not letting myself get too optimistic either, because, well, it’s only a few. And they warned us in the deferral letter that “we expect a strong applicant pool” (i.e. you don’t necessarily have a great chance)</p>
<p>Joining the deferred family 
A bit bummed, but I do have faith that this process tends to work out in the end (no matter how frustrating it seems right now). From what I understand, deferred applicants tend to have around the same admissions rates RD as other RD applicants, though it can vary from a bit below average RD acceptance rate to double the RD acceptance rate depending on the year. This is simply heresay, but along with the large number of deferrees, it leads me to believe that a deferral doesn’t tell you much about the strength of your application (whereas an acceptance clearly means you are a very strong applicant who the school believe “fits”). Maybe this is just my mind trying to rationalize things…</p>
<p>Regardless, I can tell from reading everyone’s posts that each of you are genuinely deserving applicants who will end up successful no matter the school; I have my fingers crossed we each end up where we want to go!</p>
<p>So guys, I saw we start compiling a list of things we should do as deferrees, such as additional letters of recommendation, additional info, new awards/honors, etc. I know there are websites which give some guidance, but what about specifically for Princeton? I don’t know about you guys, but despite the bit of sadness about being deferred, I’m a bit motivated to show off the things I’ve done this year, or things I skimped on in my initial application. Any suggestions?</p>
<p>Per the Daily Princetonian, Princeton admitted slightly over 18% of the SCEA applicants, deferred 2400 (about 70%), and rejected 300 or so. </p>
<p>[Updated:</a> Princeton early admission acceptance rate drops 3 percent following 10.7-percent increase in applicants - The Daily Princetonian](<a href=“http://www.dailyprincetonian.com/2012/12/18/32205/]Updated:”>http://www.dailyprincetonian.com/2012/12/18/32205/)</p>
<p>It amazes me that Princeton wants to keep 2400 kids on the hook. Surely, it could have narrowed the deferrals to a more realistic number and made a few more decisions.</p>
<p>Agreed. Where to go from here? Wait for National Merit Finalists/Coke scholarship finalists to be announced (would those even make a difference?) I read somewhere just to send one update, and only if its something “significant”. What qualifies?</p>
<p>Muckdogs: Yeah, it’s very very strange to me. I was surprised when Harvard deferred around 65%, and now Princeton has done 70%? I cannot believe that so few people were outright rejected. I wonder what their angle on the whole thing is…</p>
<p>Maybe it had something to do with the time crunch this year? Less time to make definitive decisions about applicants…</p>
<p>I can’t believe they deferred so many people. It was only about 50% last year. </p>
<p>Now I feel even worse :(</p>
<p>I’ve heard people advise deferrees from other schools to get in touch with the regional admissions rep and ask of there was anything specific in their application that should be addressed. Do you guys think that’s a good idea in regards to Princeton or is it too big/prestigious/everything else to bother?</p>
<p>@B52: Forget advisability, I’m not sure it’s possible to get in contact with those people. Besides, it’s very likely that they wouldn’t know exactly why you were deferred. Remember, they’re comparing you to the other applicants more so than to any single standard you have to meet.</p>