Hi. This is a quick question, but I am planning to apply to Princeton in the future, and I heard from numerous sources that I will be immediately rejected by Princeton because I am an in-state applicant. And that Princeton gets more money from out-of-state students. Is it true that Princeton no longer accepts in-state public school students? Are my chances of admission over? Thanks!
Princeton is private, so it does not have an in state preference of the kind that public universities have. Nor do out of state students bring more tuition money because they are out of state.
The only potential influence on private schools is if there are state grants that can be used at in state private schools, which could allow the private schools to use less of their own FA on them.
Princeton is private this makes no sense… there is no in-state and out of state tuition…
Not true. My son’s high school (NJ) class had about 20 kids matriculate to Princeton.
You need to get better sources on college information soon. My former roommate from a public HS in New Jersey would be surprised to learn that “Princeton no longer accepts in-state public school students.” Last year Princeton accepted 216 students from New Jersey. In comparison Princeton accepted 3 students from Maine, 29 from Florida, 45 from Illinois, and 47 from Texas. A majority of students receive financial aid and the state of residence plays no factor in the determination in the amount of aid provided.
Stop listening to these sources because they do not know what they are talking about.
This is a good example where the OP should have done a bit of research (even just a google search) before posting a question here. One quick look at the Princeton Admission Statistics page has the breakdown listed by state. NJ has a high number of students at Princeton. https://admission.princeton.edu/how-apply/admission-statistics
Also as a freshman it is way to early for the OP to focus on any specific colleges, especially one as competitive as Princeton. IMO the OP’s concern at this point should be doing as well as he/she can in your classes and trying to stay on the honors track.
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