Do you believe the Early Decision program at Princeton should be brought back?

Colleges & Universities Princeton University
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<p>NJDS, people in the Ivy League have a tendency to overestimate the amount of scrutiny that is paid to the actions of their schools. Princeton could justify this sort of decision by saying that it wants a way to differentiate levels of applicant interest in a world where students apply to a bajillion schools through the Common App when they have no real knowledge about the schools they’re applying to. </p>

<p>If Princeton were to say that, I guarantee that most of the public would be naive enough to buy it or apathetic enough to ignore it. Because really, are people who aren’t “in the know” about the college admissions process going to figure out (or even care) that EA/ED is biased in favor of well-coached students, or that EA/ED is employed by universities to protect their yield? Most universities in the US that do not use rolling admissions retain some form of EA/ED, and if you were to criticize us, you would have to criticize all of them.</p>

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<p>i think that all schools should have an ED program! it gives students who don’t think that they’d have much of a chance at a certain school more hope. plus, enthusiasm for a certain school is pretty important. students who apply ED will bring that!</p>

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<p>Some students, like myself, would be at a disadvantage if all schools used ED. I have a definite first choice school, but I’m unable to apply early because my parents want to compare financial offers. ED would benefit the rich and some low income students.</p>