<p>I applied scea to Princeton and for my prospective majors, I put bse in mechanical and aerospace engineering as my top choice. </p>
<p>Does Princeton typically accept a greater percentage of prospective engineering students?</p>
<p>Secondly, I've been able to find the information of sat ranges for princetons regular pool that included the ranges of applying, accepted, and enrolled students. Is this info out there for just the scea pool?</p>
<p>It really does not matter if you are applying BSE or AB since your indicated area of study is non binding and you may transfer between the two after you have been accepted. I do know that those students who indicate BSE have their applications read by an additional committee prior to acceptance (we were told this by Dean Bogucki’s office after my son was accepted). I believe this is to ensure that BSE applicants have sufficient math, physics and chemistry background to be successful. This also happens for all AB students who request a switch from AB to BSE. </p>
<p>I am not aware of statistics for the SCEA pool alone.</p>
<p>If you apply as a BSE and you dont pass the BSE committee but could otherwise be accepted will they still admit you to the university if you indicated an AB major as your second major?</p>
<p>The choice between BSE and AB on your app is nonbinding. You are NOT applying to a specific program; it’s just there to gauge your interests.</p>
<p>I know it’s nonbinding but I think it’s a bit different. If an applicant has a strong math/science background with a lot of related extracurriculars I think it would be silly of the admission officers to think the applicant is going to switch to literature! My application reeked with engineering and that’s because that’s what I’m genuinely interested in. So I think it does matter to some extent if you show it through your application that you’re 100% sure about your decision.</p>
<p>^That happens far more often than you can imagine. Kids going into college do not stick with their intended major from high school the majority of the time, and completely switching fields is not uncommon. It is expected.</p>