Harvard/Princeton Early Action Admit Rates

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<p>I have been a bit surprised by the relatively high percentage of EA applicants at Harvard/Princeton being accepted. Last year, it was approximately 18% at both schools, compared to about 14% at Yale, 11% at Stanford, and something lower for MIT. I understand that H and P have just recently reinstated their early programs. </p>

<p>I also understand that many guaranteed-admit athletes apply EA, and, according to certain people, more URMs and legacies apply early. However, wouldn't that hold true for ANY top college, not just H and P, still making it more likely that you'd be accepted EA to H or P? </p>

<p>Also, does anyone expect these rates to drastically go down this year/next because this program is "new" at H and P and needs to match the admit rates of other top EA colleges?</p>

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<p>Read this: [Athletes</a> hope next president will raise recruitment | Yale Daily News](<a href=“http://yaledailynews.com/blog/2012/09/21/athletes-hope-next-president-will-raise-recruitment/]Athletes”>Athletes hope next president will raise recruitment - Yale Daily News)</p>

<p>By ivy league rules, HYP can only recruit a maximum of 230 athletes per year. While Harvard and Princeton probably recruit the maximum number during early admissions, Yale’s administration puts a lower premium on sports and only recruited 177 athletes last year – that’s 53 fewer students, which is one reason Yale’s early admit is lower. Stanford, on the other hand, plays in another sports league with different rules.</p>

<p>Previous threads have tried to better calculate SCEA admit rates for an unhooked applicant: <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/harvard-university/1422719-harvard-scea-applications-4-856-a.html?highlight=early+admit+rates[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/harvard-university/1422719-harvard-scea-applications-4-856-a.html?highlight=early+admit+rates&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;