Reassuring Statistics

Colleges and Universities A-Z Princeton University
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<p>Hey, a lot of people are down on themselves about getting in to Princeton (at least on their online persona... maybe we're all subconciously super confident), but I think we're a little harder on ourselves then we should be.</p>

<p>First, the early admit rate is around 30%, which is pretty good (most people only throw around the 8.9% rate... seriously, those who applied early: we've got it a lot better off.) Also, remember that if you're deferred you still have around a 13-14% admit rate regular decision. Overall, that's a 44% chance you'll be admitted (assuming you're not rejected). </p>

<p>Also, keep in mind around 75% of college kids report that they're at their first-choice school. That's pretty good in the long run.</p>

<p>Anyway, good luck to everyone! Let's be positive and hope for the best.</p>

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<p>Those figures seem too high but I hope I am wrong.</p>

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<p>What we are callign for is a willfull suspension of your disbelief ladies and gents'.</p>

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<p>haha but sorry, you cant simply add the probabilities like that. Thats like saying if ED acceptance rate is 50% and deferral acceptance rate is 50%, the overall acceptance rate is 100%, which is wrong.</p>

<p>You have to calculate the probability of rejection, then subtract from 1. So according to your statistics, 1-.7x.87=.391, approximately 39%. :p</p>

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<p>I thought early admit rate was only 20%.</p>

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<p>While the numbers seem nice, a look at last year's ED decisions thread can scare the daylights out of pretty much anyone.</p>

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<p>Yeah, I thought it was approximately 16%.</p>

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<p>For the love of God, stop analyzing the numbers! The main point was to stop being so damn hard on yourselves. And, captplanet is right... a lot of people on here are like, "Oh, I got a 1590... I need to retake." Soooo freaking obsessed for nothing. A 1600 is nothing! Anyone can get it (I don't care what anyone says... I stand by this) with enough prep and manipulation of the system. Natural intellegence will shine not with sheer numbers, but with the prose you, your teachers, and your counselors write.</p>

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<p>Most of the responses illustrate why the thread was posted in the first place.</p>

<p>Thanks for the math update though. Yeah, that didn't really make sense at the time.</p>

<p>But still, 39% is a lot more than most people give it.</p>