Princeton receives record number of applications for class of 2009

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<p><a href="http://www.princeton.edu/pr/news/05/q1/0201-apps.htm%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.princeton.edu/pr/news/05/q1/0201-apps.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>PRINCETON, N.J. -- Princeton University has received 16,077 applications for admission to the class of 2009, a record number for the University and a 17 percent increase from the previous year....</p>

<p>The total number of applications this year includes 2,039 applications for early decision. The University announced earlier this month that 593 students have been offered early admission to the class of 2009. The early decision candidates are expected to comprise 49 percent of the next freshman class.</p>

<p>...The total number of applications this year compares to 13,695 applications for the class of 2008.</p>

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<p>SH IT DAMMIT!!! my chances have just been lowered by a damn lot!!! FU CK!! :(</p>

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<p>Wow. Not bad at all.</p>

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<p>I wish they'd give a sentence or two regarding the makeup of the pool.</p>

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<p>That will come in a follow-up story in the Princtonian - probably tomorrow.</p>

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<p>Has anyone done the math? Looks like 600 or so RD applicants will be accepted out of a pool of 14,000 +. The acceptance rate looks it will be about 3.9% or so. That right? Wow! Do any of the other IVYs come close?</p>

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<p>Ouch. </p>

<p>Good luck RDers.</p>

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<p>just as my interviewer (not for Princeton) has said, I need the BEST luck to get in. Ordinary luck won't do</p>

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<p>Harvard also had an increase in its applicant pool, so I guess it all works out somehow...</p>

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<p>The acceptance rate will not be 3.9% because they have to take into account around a 70% yield and accept more than spots available.</p>

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<p>wouch, though. The highest number of applications ever is quite an achievement for Rapelye and the admissions team.</p>

<p>How will this affect affect Princeton's ranking next year? Is this enough to beat Harvard and take the first spot alone?</p>

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<p>Probably not. Harvard's RD admit rate will hover around 5% this year, which is what Princeton's will likely be around.</p>

<p>Though Princeton could just grab the top spot if they just break down and become Arinceton.</p>

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<p>I thought admit rate wasn't factored into the USnews ranking. And certainly not the RD admit rate. What was the breakdown for ED's admit/deferred/rejected - i.e. how many deffered are in the pool still? I think we are looking at an overall (ED + regular) 9% admission rate and a 6% RD admission rate.</p>

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<p>Right, but, to be consistent with some of the math at other sites, and for simplicity, of the 15,484 remaining applicants (16,077 less 593 admitted) only about 600 more will be taking residence at Princeton. That equates to 3.9% of the total remaining applicant pool.<br>
What is really amazing is that this interest in P comes without the help of any kind of sophisticated marketing plan. I think everybody agrees thats P's marketing outreach is at the low end of the IVY's. What is going to happen if and when they decide to put their marketing plan at the level of their peers?</p>

<p>This may cause a dop in apps next year as applicants back off (thinking it has become virtually impossible to get into Princeton).</p>

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<p>A hypothetical drop next year may be counteracted by Princeton's intention to increase class size for the class of 2010 and beyond.</p>

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<p>I should note (not just to give some comfort to the deferred group) that I believe the RD admit rate will be much higher among deferred applicants. I believe the Prowl'r College Guide report (another thread) is accurate when it describes the extraordinarily close feeling P grads have with their school. They donate at the highest % rate in the country. Princeton places a very high value on those people who demonstrate they want Princeton and there is no way better doing so than applying ED.</p>

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<p>I sort of wish I hadn't seen that....haha. I had a great dream last night about getting into the University of Virginia. ;)</p>

<p>EDIT: Thanks, though, alphacdcd. I did hear that the deferred group has a better overall shot at admission because of demonstrated interest.</p>

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<p>no one said it was gonna be easy :-&lt;/p>

<p>rawwr, 3-5% acceptance rate, ey??? what else is new :(</p>

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<p>hehe, 500th post...I think I've reached every posting milestone here on the Princeton board, so might as well continue the tradition</p>

<p>(I'm gainin' on u zante!!!! :D)</p>

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<p>Congrats, slic. But zante is a bit "out-of-reach"....good luck on that one. Personally, I think it would be harder to catch zante in post-count than it would be to get into Princeton, but given the most recent news I'm not so sure. It may be a toss-up. ;)</p>

<p>Good luck, all!</p>