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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have to laugh at the people on this site, constantly putting down an Ivy is "lessor" when in all probability neither they nor their children ever have a chance of admissions..
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So true...anyone who has been through process in last 5 yrs knows it is a crap shoot for event he most qualified.
DDs friend could not be a nicer kid - super smart, well rounded accomplished  - didn't get into ED ivy. It's rough.[/quote]

I broke this down last year after a great kid I know didn't get into HYP, but ended up at a "lesser" Ivy where they are thriving. Posted it once before, but will do it again.

These stats are based on Princeton's press release announcing its Class of 2020 admissions results.
https://www.princeton.edu/main/news/archive/S45/94/44G37/index.xml?section=topstories

1894 students admitted for the Class of 2020

50.6% are people of color, filling 958 spots

12% are international, filling 227 spots

17.5% are first generation, if you conservatively assume that just one-third of those kids are neither POC or international, you fill another 109 spots

11% are alumni kids, if you estimate two-thirds are not POC or international, that’s another 34 spots

The Yale Daily News reports that Princeton admits about 200 recruited athletes per year. If you assume that just 25% of those athletes aren’t in the categories above, that’s 50 more spots filled.

That’s conservatively 1,378 spots filled, leaving just 516 spots in the class for white, non-legacy, non-athlete applicants whose parents went to college.

Since Princeton admits women and men in equal numbers, that means about 258 "non-hooked" boys and 258 girls got into Princeton last year. The number is probably even lower when you take out Development admits, faculty kids, and others. The only two local kids I'm acquainted with who have gotten into Princeton in the last 3 years were both recruited athletes.[/quote]

What kind of a bubble do you live in that you don't know any Asians, women, or multi racial students?  Why narrow the funnel to focus on the impact on white boys?  I could do the same mathematical exercise with any group.[/quote]

Knock yourself out. My friend's kid is an unhooked white girl, trying to understand not getting into HYP despite being #1 in her class, captain of 2 varsity sports (but not a recruited athlete), having a 35 ACT and 2 800 SAT IIs. So I used the limited data Princeton provided to let her know that only 258 (and probably fewer) unhooked white girls in the entire United States were accepted last year. That number was surprisingly small to both of us, and helped giver her perspective on why she wasn't admitted.

I look forward to the additional insights your analysis will provide.[/quote]

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