<p>@SCNomad I got 2 identical emails</p>
<p>@Alfawarlord: Do legacies and athletes also go through this same selection process?</p>
<p>Is there anyone out there from WV that applied to PU SCEA for Class of 2019?</p>
<p>@Opinion I am not sure what the process is for legacies - probably very similar to other candidates but with some type of notation that the applicant is a legacy. Recruited athletes (my son was one) start the process considerably earlier than other applicants. Sometime early in the exploration process they will most likely be asked to forward transcripts, class standing and test scores to the coach. These are used to calculate the athlete’s academic index which must fall within a specific range to be able to compete in the Ivy league. It also fluctuates from school to school within the Ivys, and even from sport to sport. <a href=“Academic Index Archives - Tier One Athletics”>http://www.tier1athletics.org/category/ivy-league-academics/academic-index-ivy-league-academics/</a> </p>
<p>Recruited athletes need to have their applications in several weeks sooner than the SCEA deadline to be eligible for a likely letter. These applications go to committee with a letter of support from the coach. Each coach is allowed only so many athletes per team that they can support. If they put their support behind a candidate whose academic index is on the lower side, it affects their entire team’s average (and also affects the overall department’s average) downward and the next year they will feel the pressure to try to recruit athletes who will bring the team’s numbers back up. This is why coaches are extremely hesitant to throw their support behind an athlete whose numbers are on the lower end of the scale unless the candidate is almost certain to be a standout at the D1 level. </p>
<p>After the application has gone to committee the candidate will often be given a likely letter, especially if they have been recruited and offered scholarships by other D1 schools who use the NLI. The signing period for the NLI is typically early in November and the likely letter serves to reassure the athlete that by passing on other scholarship offers, they are fairly certain of an offer of admission come December. I say “fairly certain” because the athlete can still lose the offer by either a severe drop in grades or by any criminal activity (these conditions are outlined clearly in the likely letter). I heard of one instance in my son’s recruiting year where this did happen so I know it’s not an idle threat. </p>
<p>Some recruited athletes are supported by a coach in the admission process without receiving a likely letter. These are equally supported by the coach as those who receive the letter but for whatever reason are not deemed to need the letter. I am not sure what the criteria is for this decision. </p>
<p>As an aside, it’s worth noting that often on this forum the terms “athlete” and “recruited athlete” are used interchangeably and they are not necessarily the same. An applicant may be a standout athlete at the high school varsity level but have never engaged in the recruiting process. In this scenario, the student’s athletic accomplishments would be noted in a similar way as other EC’s and their application reviewed using the same process as other unhooked applicants. </p>
<p>@Cantiger I am an athlete who has been recruited by the coach at Princeton (visits, email, phone calls, etc.) but I narrowly missed out on a likely letter (next one on the list). He has written me a letter of recommendation and submitted my name to be given extra consideration to. Would you say I am a “recruited athlete” or “athlete”?
P.S I also asked you the same question @ScienceDaddy , just wanted to hear other opinions haha</p>
<p>@Vbdunk - My son was a recruited athlete too, so I’ll try to answer your question. From what you wrote, I’d say you’re a recruited athlete as opposed to an applicant who happens to have athletic ECs. Since you weren’t high enough on the coach’s list to be offered a LL, your acceptance isn’t a lock, but if you’re academically qualified, you’re probably in good shape. Good luck.</p>
<p>@vbdunk You didn’t mention that you were recruited by the princeton coaches! Or maybe I just suck at noticing things. lol</p>
<p>Okay, obviously this CC mini-community is a self-selected group of eager and motivated Princeton hopefuls. Having kept tabs on this thread for the past couple weeks I feel like the majority of posters are pretty darn qualified for admission. </p>
<p>So my questions–it is plausible to assume that the SCEA acceptance rate among applicants on this thread will be way higher than the actual rate (18% or so) because the kids who aren’t qualified grades/test scores/ECs-wise would not have sought out this CC community? Is it plausible to expect an acceptance rate of 40% or something from the applicants on this thread because we, by nature, are worry-wart over-achievers? 
Does that make sense? </p>
<p>^^ I believe someone on the Harvard SCEA thread analyzed past years’ results and CC posters had a 55% acceptance rate for Harvard SCEA so I would imagine that the self-selected posters on Princeton’s thread will have a higher than the actual rate of acceptance as well.</p>
<p>But that was like a hundred pages ago on the thread so don’t quote me on the numbers!</p>
<p>@Falcon1 That’s good to hear! If only the percentage was like 99%… haha</p>
<p>@justlyfe8 on Monday my lunch doesn’t start until 12:55… and the class I’m in before lunch is really strict about phones so I’ll be having to wait quite uncomfortably :(</p>
<p>My lunch starts at 12:30, but I’ll be in computer science so my laptop will be fully available. Not sure whether to check it or not…</p>
<p>@sherpa Ok thanks for the input. Also wondering if you think that being an “Asian athlete from Canada” will help a little? And also, I’m wondering what academically qualified means, in your opinion. </p>
<p>@ScienceDaddy Yeah I guess I didn’t mention that actually, oops! :)</p>
<p>@daedalus3140 yeah I’m not sure if I would either
I have the feeling that i’ll be really really extremely unhealthily nervous when I check my decision…and I’m not sure exactly how well I would react to a rejection or deferral</p>
<p>Are you from Canada too? I’m from North York. I wonder how many Canadians Princeton admit each year. </p>
<p>I’m a a canadian dual citizen from NJ! 
@mcfrankshc </p>
<p>@idiscoverog This struck me as a pretty pretentious thing to say…especially when we’re on a website known for being filled with pretentious people. Even if it’s true (which it is), I imagine that many people off this website that should get in actually get rejected because they sound like they know they’ll get in.
Not trying to be hostile or anything. Just discuss it as “higher scoring students” rather than “us”</p>
<p>@Cotwoag1 I don’t think idiscoverog meant it that way! I think he/she was just joking about how nice it would be to not having to stress out about decisions. And I don’t think he/she was trying to portray CCers as above “everyone else.” I just took it as a joke, but I can see why you might see it that way.</p>
<p>@mcfrankshc Yeah I’m from Toronto. Born and raised. I think they admit a fair amount of the total number of international applicants, but no idea what the actual percentage is haha</p>