If your dc gets into Princeton SCEA, would they apply to others during RD?

[Anonymous]

That’s it

[Anonymous]

That's a complete a$$ move.

[Anonymous]

Probably not. But I don’t think it’s an ass move. You’re allowed to apply to more than one school

[Anonymous]

Depends. If there are more schools that might end up being the top choice, then yes, of course they would apply to more schools.

It's not unusual for kids to be unsure. That's one benefit of SCEA rather than ED.

[Anonymous]

Mine probably would. His first choice is likely MIT, but there's no EA advantage there, so he'd apply Princeton SCEA, UMD EA, MIT RD.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:That's a complete a$$ move.

Why??? It’s SCEA not ED.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:That's a complete a$$ move.

Please educate yourself before posting. SCEA (and REA) are not binding.

[Anonymous]

Yes, of course

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:That's a complete a$$ move.

Why??? It’s SCEA not ED.

It kind of is. Princeton is not taking a plethora of students from any high school. Not taking an early acceptance is very much taking away a shot from a classmate. Getting into Princeton SCEA and then raking up acceptances from other T20 schools is very much a dick move.

[Anonymous]

I wouldn’t encourage my kid to go trophy hunting, but SCEA is not ED and if they were on the fence about two reaches, I’d be fine with doing one SCEA and one RD. No matter the outcome of the SCEA

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I wouldn’t encourage my kid to go trophy hunting, but SCEA is not ED and if they were on the fence about two reaches, I’d be fine with doing one SCEA and one RD. No matter the outcome of the SCEA

^^^ this is the answer

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I wouldn’t encourage my kid to go trophy hunting, but SCEA is not ED and if they were on the fence about two reaches, I’d be fine with doing one SCEA and one RD. No matter the outcome of the SCEA

Yup, kid might still be gathering info, need to go to admitted student days to make decision. Kids who get in early don’t need to be martyrs. The school can use the waitlist to give other people chances. Trophy hunting is not ok. Figuring out what you want is fine.

[Anonymous]

Our DC had a classmate that did this. Princeton was their top choice and they went to Princeton - but they wanted to see where else they would get in and ran the tables. Completely selfish move that likely hurt some classmates' chances at those other schools.

Do NOT do this just to see where else you get in. If there is another school or two that you REALLY want to consider, maybe. I also would not do something like ...use legacy at Princeton to hedge your bets there and then apply to a bunch of other schools you'd rather go to RD.

[Anonymous]

Our school also had a kid like this. They got in early and then ran the Ivy tables in RD and no one else got an Ivy spot in RD. (not an exaggeration--others on here will know who I'm talking about).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Our school also had a kid like this. They got in early and then ran the Ivy tables in RD and no one else got an Ivy spot in RD. (not an exaggeration--others on here will know who I'm talking about).

And then ended up matriculating at the original SCEA Ivy.