Is Princeton engineering easier to get into than another science major?

azwu331
Thu, 29 Oct 2015 17:45:27 +0000

I’ve heard these rumors as well, but I don’t think that it is the case. It depends on the number of applicants in the engineering pool; Princeton likes to keep its engineering class at around 20-30% of its total incoming freshmen, so a higher number of engineering applicants may lower the rate of admission. One thing is for sure though: Princeton looks at an application for BSE differently than an application for AB, hence the extra essay.

@ccmember11598 Just out of curiosity though, which specific engineering concentration are you interested in at Princeton?