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

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Anonymous wrote: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.

Wait. What?

Why not?

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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.

They take multiple students from Princeton Day School, Princeton High School, Lawrenceville, Stuart, and Pingry. It is not unusual for students at those schools to apply to Princeton SCEA (particularly if they are legacy/faculty/staff) and the school they *really* want RD, because if they don't do SCEA at Princeton they won't get in there RD.

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Anonymous wrote:whatever. Good luck to any of you who have kids who don't have perfect grades and resumes but Ivy ambitions. My kid isn't applying to any Ivies so this really doesn't impact me.

The kids who ran the Ivy tables in RD was the valedictorian at a top private school. He/she matriculated to the original SCEA school. He/she had a 4.0. All the 3.95/1580s and below got shut out. I guess they should have worked harder.

That’s not how it works. I don’t think you understand top college admissions. You just feel like you needed to blame someone.

no, i didn't have a kid in the class. It definitely happened and it happens in private schools when you actually have a GPA spread. It's far less likely to happen in public schools where you may have 50 kids tied with the top GPA.

GPA/score is only one of the many factors to consider for top schools. You made it sound like college admissions are ranked by those only, which is really laughable and shows your ignorance.

Yeah, it's your fault for not being a legacy or urm or a recruitable athlete.

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

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

PP is aware. It's more about being considerate of others in your class. If you've gotten into your dream school, why are you still looking?

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Anonymous wrote:At my DC’s big3, this happened a few years ago. My understanding is that the CCO strongly suggests to the student that they consider their classmates when submitting other applications. If the student is confident that they will accept the SCEA, they should not submit to more schools. If the student has one or two additional schools they want to apply to, they will support it. It is the student that wants to apply to 5 other top schools that cause the problem. PP is probably a parent of a public school student with 600 kids in the class. They need to understand there may only be 70-125 kids in the private school class, so the number of unhooked kids at the VERY top are minimal (10-20).

So then just send your kid to a public school. Noone is forcing you into private schools.

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

Or it could be about comparing financial aid or merit offers.

OP said nothing about that. And Princeton is pretty darn good about FA.

A$$ move indeed

The best. Princeton or Yale consistently give the best financial aid packages.

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Anonymous wrote:According to our naviance, HYPSM takes who they like. Some years 1, some years 6. I don’t believe anyone is boxing others out

That may be true at your school, but not at most.

Listening to private school parents whine about this sort of thing is so fukn rich.

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

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

PP is aware. It's more about being considerate of others in your class. If you've gotten into your dream school, why are you still looking?

Because Princeton may not be that individual's "dream school".

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

Or it could be about comparing financial aid or merit offers.

OP said nothing about that. And Princeton is pretty darn good about FA.

A$$ move indeed

The best. Princeton or Yale consistently give the best financial aid packages.

This isn't true.

Recently had a friend's kid get almost a full ride from duke but almost nothing from HYPSM school because estranged non-custodial parent was too wealthy.

Tell your kids to compete. You've already insulate them from competition by sending them to private school.
Sure your school might get at least HYPSM admit but most schools have zero.
You still have to compete for that one... and if you're good enough, they will take 2 or even 3.

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The child admitted to Princeton SCEA has earned the right to apply to as many schools as he or she wishes.

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Anonymous wrote:The child admitted to Princeton SCEA has earned the right to apply to as many schools as he or she wishes.

Good luck to that family (parents and kids) having any friends after graduation if that kid ends up at the SCEA after blocking everyone else from the other top schools. Public school parents may not get it, but in a small, private school community things like this get around FAST. Your kid is basically seen as a self-centered jerk and parents are seen as jerks for not putting a stop to this nonsense.

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I think it's fine at a public school. Most private schools try to manage things more and I'm guessing if your kid applies REA and gets in, the expectation would be that they don't apply elsewhere.

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Anonymous wrote:According to our naviance, HYPSM takes who they like. Some years 1, some years 6. I don’t believe anyone is boxing others out

That may be true at your school, but not at most.

Listening to private school parents whine about this sort of thing is so fukn rich.

Jealous much?

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Anonymous wrote:The child admitted to Princeton SCEA has earned the right to apply to as many schools as he or she wishes.

Good luck to that family (parents and kids) having any friends after graduation if that kid ends up at the SCEA after blocking everyone else from the other top schools. Public school parents may not get it, but in a small, private school community things like this get around FAST. Your kid is basically seen as a self-centered jerk and parents are seen as jerks for not putting a stop to this nonsense.

I appreciate your perspective, but still maintain that the student admitted early to Princeton has earned the right to apply elsewhere.

To be viewed as a jerk in my eyes, that student would have to apply to all top 15 universities with no intention or interest in attending most of them. A common example of applying just for the chance at a vanity acceptance is a top student who applies to both Dartmouth College and to Columbia University as the two have very little in common.

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Anonymous wrote:The child admitted to Princeton SCEA has earned the right to apply to as many schools as he or she wishes.

But what's the point? The ED and SCEA apps are meant for first choice schools. So you got into Princeton. Great. Go to Princeton. Why on earth would you rack up admissions at other very selective schools knowing very well you are hurting the opportunities for your classmates? I get the financial aid issue. But this poster sounds like a private school parent. Plus Princeton is well known for being extremely generous with FA. I don't think this is a money thing. It's someone asking for permission to be a dick to their kid's classmates.