<p>Is Princeton ED really an advantage? [a little late now since Pton ended its last ended already]</p>
<p>On one hand, one can always point to the stats that say the admit rate is about 25%+ for ED, and only about 11% overall. And people claim ED shows that you'd really want to attend and gives you a slight edge. If you're super talented, it guarantees you won't be lulled into the other big name schools like Harvard or MIT. </p>
<p>On the other hand, many students who get accepted ED are legacies or athletes. And what about the people who would just barely get into the Princeton RD. Applying Princeton ED lets them know that Princeton is your first choice, thus allowing them to defer you and consider you later, hoping that Princeton will remain your first choice later on. </p>
<p>Is Princeton ED an advantage for the super elite students, and not for the "Average Princeton Applicant"?</p>
<p>good point, i've thought of that also.
and on their website they claim that they are intent on letting the majority of their class in on RD
but i figure, if you REALLY want to go to Princeton as your first choice, there's no harm in applying ED.</p>
<p>i don't really see it as an advantage/disadvantage issue anyway.
i see it more as a "princeton is my number one choice, i want them to know that i'm committed, and i would LOVE to know 5 months earlier whether i'm accepted or not" =)</p>
<p>could u post the link for where they say they are intent on admitting a majority of the class ed? Technically majority could be interpretted as 51% or do they mean like a heavy majority, like 75% and up?</p>
<p>I honestly don't see how it could be a <em>disadvantage,</em> since you're showing that it's your first choice and committing to Pton, and accepting people ED would increase their yield, give them guaranteed tuition, etc. I think that worst case scenario is that your ED chances are no different from RD (but I kind of doubt that).</p>
<p>I talked to the ex associate dean of admissions and he told me the only reason the admission rate is so high ED is because the top notch candidates apply during this time period. Whether or not you want to believe this is your choice. I personally think this reasoning constitutes only part of the real reason for such high percentages. I mean yes, if you apply ED it means you are highly focused because you have the ability to complete your application early, and you dont need to wait for more test scores or improve GPA. However, I am quite sure that Princeton is a little worried about loosing applicants to Harvard and Yale, etc so it is advantageous for them to accept kids ED. That is my take on it.</p>
<p>hopeful89-- it was somewhere on their faq on their website.</p>
<p>Mitchhhs-- That is true, because the more EDers they accept, the more money they are GUARANTEED to receive. Since ED is binding, each person they accept will have to pay for Princeton. But the kids they accept RD aren't GUARANTEED cash simply because they have the choice to go to Harvard, Yale, or any other school they are accepted to.</p>
<p>pshh. we were talking about this today in class.
half the people who apply to harvard, don't know anything about it at all.
they just do it for the name.</p>
<p>a lot of people are under the impression that going to harvard or any other ivy league school for that matter will guarantee them money or fame.
which might be true to a certain extent, but not to the proportions they're imagining.</p>