It's such a crap shoot - the top Ivy admit from my kid's public school class of '25 applied REA to Princeton and was deferred to rejected. Got into all the other Ivys she applied to.

I also know of dazzlingly smart legacies who were admitted (some of whom are also URMs and have additional hooks) so it’s hard to separate out the legacy factor for a strong applicant.

I know of a legacy rejected in REA. Not a strong candidate though so perhaps they didn’t want to string him along.

Anonymous wrote:Since we're on the topic, does anyone have any info on how legacy fares for Princeton REA? I believe legacy kids make up about 11% and most are probably accepted early? Are legacy more likely to be deferred (as a soft rejection) rather than being rejected in REA?

I think legacies are more likely to be deferred, but not necessarily. And i’m guessing most legacies apply early, but I’m not sure there is an advantage to doing so (unless you are at a feeder school where a lot of kids apply).

Just as anecdata, one of my friends’ kid (legacy) got in RD after being rejected by Harvard in REA, and another’s kid applied REA to Princeton and was outright rejected, but I don’t think their stats were excellent.

Anonymous wrote:Since we're on the topic, does anyone have any info on how legacy fares for Princeton REA? I believe legacy kids make up about 11% and most are probably accepted early? Are legacy more likely to be deferred (as a soft rejection) rather than being rejected in REA?

Don’t know but as recently as five years ago Princeton deferred 70-80% of REA applicants. I think that’s changed in the last few years but I don’t know percentages.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:even the athletic recruits? my kiddo would prefer not to interview..

Kiddo?

Tough sh@t, kid lol

Time to put on big boy pants.

check with the coach - it may or may not be a requirement. In many ways the application is a bit of a formality for the athletic recruits.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:even the athletic recruits? my kiddo would prefer not to interview..

Kiddo?

Tough sh@t, kid lol

Time to put on big boy pants.

Anonymous wrote:even the athletic recruits? my kiddo would prefer not to interview..

Kiddo?

Tough sh@t, kid lol

Since we're on the topic, does anyone have any info on how legacy fares for Princeton REA? I believe legacy kids make up about 11% and most are probably accepted early? Are legacy more likely to be deferred (as a soft rejection) rather than being rejected in REA?

even the athletic recruits? my kiddo would prefer not to interview..

DC received Princeton REA interview invite on 11/9. DMV

dcum as usual RIGHT AGAIN, interview invite came,

Everyone interviews. They don’t matter. Then everyone gets deferred.

You will get one. They interview everyone.

anyone did it? did you get an interview? do they do them? what should we expect if we get or dont get one?