<p>Princeton's app numbers came out yesterday (their second big surge in 3 years). With about 600 slots left open after the ED acceptances, they have RD and deferred apps totalling 15,484.</p>
<p>here is the article</p>
<p>That's crazy, the RD accpetance rate at Prince Ton will be under 10%!</p>
<p>Columbia actually had even more ridiculous numbers. 1,891 applicants to the college and 438 were accepted (23%). With just about 1,000 students making up a grade, Columbia can only give out about 900-950 acceptances in the RD round and with 13,775 applicants still left, that will be about a 7% acceptance rate (yikes!).</p>
<p>oh shoot....tough competition...i shoulda sent in application early....dam</p>
<p>Doesn't make a hill of beans worth of difference. Princeton and Columbia (and all those places) will be rejecting entire classes as good as the ones they accept. And those student will be going elsewhere. Which means the differences between the top 25 universities and the 25 liberal arts colleges and, say, Princeton, just aren't big enough anymore to make a meaningful difference.</p>
<p>So I hope those who get in enjoy it, and know that those who don't are likely have a college experience somewhere else equally worthwhile (and, in some cases, better.)</p>
<p>Very nicely put, mini.</p>
<p>Don't fret mini (help is on the way) Princeton is committed to increasing its class size over the next 3 years.</p>
<p>Hardly matters. There are 25-50 schools that, for most students, are equally good, and at which many would get an even better education.</p>
<p>What a huge effect applying early has! They got about 2,000 ED apps and let 1/2 of the class in that way (600 students), giving ED odds of acceptance at 30%. There are about 14,000 applicants for the remaining 600 spaces; given their historical yield of around 70% that means they will accept about 850 of these, for a RD accept rate of only 6%!!!</p>
<p>30% vs 6% -- if that doesn't say it all about applying ED, I don't know what does.</p>
<p>Remember that in ED you find your legacies, athletic recruits, academic recruits, etc, etc.</p>
<p>Mini, I'm dittoing Mattmom.</p>
<p>Even with the legacies, recruits, etc. applying early, especially early decision, gives you a much better chance at acceptance.</p>
<p>One negative of ED is feeling stuck. Many students like having their 5 acceptances and then visiting the schools when they offer their accepted student programs in April. Many times this is the first chance you really see who you will be living with, unlike earlier tours with older students who are big on the tour guide sale. I know many kids who were fairly certain but when April came and they spent a day or overnight with the admitted class they had different opinions. The half year diffrence when you are that age can be huge...your interests can change considrably during Sr yerar. Just an opinion.</p>
<p>That is why Ed is great ONLY for students who are sure of their first choice school.</p>
<p>ED is biased towards students who don't have to look at financial considerations when deciding on schools. I was going to to ED Columbia, but I ultimately decided on EA to other schools because I didn't want to risk putting my family under a lot of financial strain.</p>
<p>is Applying for ED that bad if you have low EFC? I was very naive and believed Williams College admission director's word that it wouldn't make difference. I got great financial aid (much much better than expected), so i thought those claims were baseless. I really need some insight in this because i am the only one who actually understand college admission process in my family, and I have to advise all my cousins, nephews, and a brother.</p>