when do they start to review apps?

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<p>Hi, does anyone know when the admissions officers will start to review all the applications? if I need to send in some important additional stuff, will it be attached to my file and be read as well? thank you very much!</p>

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<p>That’s a good question.</p>

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<p>They began reading in October, when the apps started coming in. </p>

<p>You can send in additional stuff, but there is a chance that your app has been read and decided on already. If it is significant enough, it may help, but if the rest of your app is already too weak (not implying anything here lol), they probably won’t change their decision.</p>

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<p>oh, cause i thought they will wait until all ur materials are sorted into a single file and there is no missing item. but apparantly my stuff is still incomplete, is there a chance that they have not read mine yet? thank you.</p>

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<p>Just thinking about my fate already being sealed, makes me so anxious!!! I think they’ll start reading your app even if some things are missing, depending on when you submitted your app. </p>

<p>I submitted the last minute on Jan 1, but was contacted like 2 days later for an interview. All of my materials were received,so I know Princeton processes materials fairly quickly at least in my region.</p>

<p>And many mid-year reports have not been submitted for schools that release their grades in February. Send in your extra info, it doesn’t hurt even if they don’t get a chance to read it, but it will totally help if by chance they do. Good luck!</p>

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<p>I have actually heard that the range of acceptances, waitlists, and rejects fluctuates until just a few days before release. One’s fate is really only sealed at this time in the event of a lack of basic qualification.</p>

<p>Princeton does process materials very quickly. I had my materials processed on December 16 (one day after I applied) and was contacted for an interview thirty-six hours after submission.</p>

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<p>“I have actually heard that the range of acceptances, waitlists, and rejects fluctuates until just a few days before release. One’s fate is really only sealed at this time in the event of a lack of basic qualification.”</p>

<p>is this true?</p>

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<p>^ Probably, but I would say that the mass of applicants are pretty much decided before then. Only those who are borderline are debated close to the decision date.</p>

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<p>Well, I wouldn’t assume that decisions have already been made for most applications… I mean, tons of interview reports haven’t even been submitted yet.</p>

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<p>Yes, exactly.</p>

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<p>I thought they waited until after your interview report was sent in before reading your application? Because otherwise, wouldn’t the interview just be really pointless?</p>

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<p>I’m betting</p>

<p>A. Either your app was a clear admit or clear reject if they made a decision without an interview report
B. They start to look at early apps as soon as they start arriving, rate it on some sort of system, then when the interview report comes in, use it to either change the rating or not do anything. This way, they can get a lot of the reviewing process done as soon as possible before the large influx of apps that come in after Jan. 1</p>

<p>At least I think most places use a rating system…</p>

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<p>^ No matter what happens we will never know what goes on, is going on or went on in that room when the committee is reviewing our application. And unless we one day become an admission’s officer we will never get a first-hand experience in the process.</p>