<p>I got in through Early Decision, so I’m biased in favor of it. Princeton was clearly my top choice, and I am extremely happy that I had a chance to hear back in the middle of December. </p>
<p>When I think of bringing back ED, I don’t really think about our yield (although that would be nice). To me, it’s really more of doing extremely interested applicants a courtesy, both by letting them know early and by letting them demonstrate a higher level of interest in Princeton than is indicated by the rest of the applicant pool.</p>
<p>I also think it’s kind of cruel that many athletes recruited by Princeton now have to wait four extra months before being certain of their admission (yes, I know we give them likely letters, but 1) it’s not the same, and 2) it may be unfair to offer likely letters to athletes only and no one else). An acceptance letter in the middle of December is something that schools which retain EA/ED/rolling admissions (read: the preponderance of schools in America) offer their recruits.</p>