<p>Does anybody have speculations to why Princeton is still on ED? Do you think it'll change? Why?</p>
<p>All forms of EA are inane. You should only apply early to a college if you would commit to going there. Obviously Princeton wants students who are passionate about and love Princeton, and that is why it will continue to embrace ED.</p>
<p>what`S SCEA?</p>
<p>SCEA=Single Choice Early Action</p>
<p>It means that you can only apply to the school offering SCEA early, but you are not required to attend if you are accepted.</p>
<p>Under Princeton's current ED plan, if you are accepted early, you are required to attend.</p>
<p>The cynical take: ED helps keep yield #s up compared to competitors.</p>
<p>The uncynical take: ED helps the AO construct the core of the class with applicants who are a) extremely enthusiastic about Princeton and b) guaranteed to matriculate. This makes it easier to craft the class that they're after.</p>
<p>I don't see Princeton going back to EA -- they were EA in the late 1980s and early 1990s, and if it had been working, they wouldn't have changed the policy. I could see Princeton dropping ED altogether if enough of a fuss is made over early admission programs being inherently biased in favor of wealthier applicants attending elite public and provate high schools. But P'ton will never do this unilaterally -- it would have to be a pan-Ivy decision, and probably include Stanford, as well.</p>
<p>some good discussion on this question here:</p>
<p>(beginning toward the bottom of the first page.)</p>