<p>Does Wharton ED raise admissions chances by a significant percentage? Princeton is my dream school, but I fear that Princeton SCEA will be more selective than Princeton RD. If I don't get into Princeton SCEA, I fear that I won't be able to get into Wharton either without the advantage of applying ED.</p>
<p>Basic stats:</p>
<p>Valedictorian out of 531</p>
<p>National AP Scholar</p>
<p>Estimated 2300+ SAT</p>
<p>District Governor of a community service organization</p>
<p>Eagle Scout</p>
<p>Academic Decathlon Co-Captain</p>
<p>Etc.</p>
<p>Also, do you guys think that a lot of what is taught at Wharton can be learned during Business school or on the job? I feel like I would be missing out on something at both schools.</p>
<p>personally, I’d say go with princeton. There are really a rediculous number of people applying to Wharton ED, and I feel like what you thought pertained to princeton (the greater selectivity in the earlier round) actually applies a lot more to Wharton. I personally don’t expect Princeton’s EA accept rate to be too low simply because the applications are now spread out (with Yale and Stanford, and now Harvard adding SCEA). Of the HYP ivies, it’s my belief that princeton is the easiest to get into.</p>
<p>I’m an NJ resident who’s had to go through with this already. I don’t think it’s a coincidence that our school sent 6-7 kids to Princeton and 0 kids to Wharton (though many applied). (EDIT: It might be an advantage that I’m at an NJ school, but I don’t think it’s that significant that there should be such a large discrepancy)</p>
<p>Thanks a ton! I was under the mistaken impression that Wharton was less selective to begin with and that ED just continued to reduce the selectivity. </p>
<p>If Princeton SCEA is easier to get into, then I guess that’s what I’m doing. I heard that it only made sense for Princeton to take the very top applicants SCEA and then defer everyone else, which kind of scared me.</p>