<p>Hey CCers!</p>
<p>I was just wondering which would be the better option between single-choice early action at Harvard or Princeton? Harvard is my #1 dream, but Princeton is my #2. I am unsure because if I apply to Harvard early, some say that you become a better applicant as you go through the first semester of senior year. Princeton also says in the Daily Princetonian, "As the competition grew more intense, Princeton played some ugly numbers games notably, rejecting applicants of very high academic quality on the tactical ground that they were likely to go elsewhere." I feel as if by applying to Princeton early, they will appreciate it more. </p>
<p>AAAAAHHH Please help!</p>
<p>You can’t really ask this online. Ask your counselor, he/she could help.</p>
<p>You can toss a coin.</p>
<p>You have one choice. Apply to the one you want.</p>
<p>Apply to your number 1 SCEA first. If you get rejected then you can apply to Princeton. I would apply to Harvard SCEA.</p>
<p>Unless you think you’re such an outstanding applicant, and that the only reason Princeton would reject you is to ‘protect their yield’, then you should have no problem with Harvard, right? I am guessing this isn’t the case, so just choose which school you’d rather get a decision from early (whether it is an acceptance/rejection/defferal).</p>
<p>Does anyone know the acceptance rate for princeton early decision back in 2006? That would help somewhat, but there will be differences between SCEA and ED… ANYONE???</p>
<p>ED is binding. The data wont be relevant. You may want to check Yale and stanford numbers to see how Princeton and Harvard numbers may look like.</p>
<p>Yale pushes a large percentage into deferred to RD. Stanford rejects most people outright. Princeton and Harvard will follow one of those models.</p>
<p>thats why i said that there is a difference. gosh… people dont read</p>
<p>I said princeton…Harvard’s ea rates are already known…</p>
<p>You should read carefully next time.</p>
<p>First of all, you’re being incredibly rude to texaspg, who is trying to help. Last time I checked, if you start a thread here on CC, you’re either informing the community about something or asking for advice. I don’t feel informed, so I am guessing it’s the latter. If you expect people to be helpful, don’t you dare be rude to them. Oh, and it’s kind of hypocritical to tell someone to read carefully when you, yourself, do not.
Maybe you should be more concerned that Harvard/Princeton do not see your personally and outright reject you. </p>
<p>As to your original question, 29.1% For ED 8.4% RD 10.9% Overall Princeton class of 2009. (approximately) You can expect these to go down because its getting harder and harder to get in each year, there will be more applicants and it will not be ED, but rather SCEA.</p>
<p>Gotta agree with Metrical here. Texaspg is being helpful.
Now, on the other hand, SCEA will be competitive. SCEA applicants and acceptances will drastically decrease at Yale/Stanford because many will flock to H and P. Carefully consider where you’ll apply.</p>
<p>sorry if i was rude. went through a tough day helping to paint the house</p>
<p>and how am I hypocritical if I read everything correctly?</p>