For early action, Princeton has accepted 4 students from my school. I’m applying regular, but I’m wondering if they have a limit for the amount of students they accept per school…
No, this is common misconception. It is used by some rejected applicants as an excuse.
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Princeton has a holistic process. I doubt they have quotas. But then, can the admissions committee consider geographic diversity in determining its class? Sure. What’s the difference between a quota and diversity here? Whether it is mandatory/automatic or not.
I too doubt that Princeton has hard quotas however no one but admissions really knows if they work within target ranges for certain demographics or not. In terms of the scenario regarding students already accepted from the OP’s school, it appears Princeton has confidence in the calibre of students who come from that school so I would suggest it’s not a point to be concerned about, and even if it were, nothing is to be accomplished by worrying about it. Allow the application to stand on its own and see what happens. If you are a student whose application is worth considering by Princeton, you will certainly land at a great school one way or another. All the best!
If there is a quota, it is a regional one- not a school one
I am sure that there will be a geographical/regional distribution within USA/CA/within school districts. Five from a school and none from other school districts does not seem a holistic selection.
@grtd2010 I agree it does not seem holistic but there are some schools that send many students to Ivys each year while many others never send any. There are also some states that do not have representation every year while others have a lot.
It seems care needs to be taken with regard to the understanding of actual meaning of the word “holistic”.
To answer this question for posterity, according to Princeton admissions there is no quota per school: https://admission.princeton.edu/faqs#application-process
-psy