Princeton Class of 2029 Official RD Thread

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Alumni interviewer here- please do not dismay!

The university sets a 100% interview goal every year and frequently achieves it. Having said that, many of us are just now getting our assignments and every year is different.

Breathe and enjoy your Senior year in High School! Easier said than done I realize, but please try not to let this occupy any more head space than absolutely necessary.

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Moved here after deferral! Does anybody know the deferral rate (whether it’s real or predicted) at Princeton and what % of deferred students ultimately get in? If you don’t have the stats but can speak anecdotally to this, go ahead!

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Hi,
Princeton requested official SAT scores but no interviews yet :slight_smile:

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sat is required, 5 ap all 4 is lower than admitted student, i know my son school a kid with sat 1590, 9 ap, all 5s and defered at eary action

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SAT is NOT required. Princeton is test optional for Fall 2025.

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Not required, like you said. IF submitting it must be submitted officially. Self-reporting is not accepted.

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Yep, that’s correct. Only the official scores are marked as received in the checklist.

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Google “Princeton and common data set.” It’s published on a yearly basis. In this document you will see how many waitlisted applicants ended up being admitted every year.

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does that include “deferred” as well? I don’t remember seeing deferred there.

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Deferred is not WL. If deferred and accepted, it would just be part of the RD numbers. Deferred can be WL though I don’t think its all that common. There is really no way to look into deferral numbers since the university doesn’t publish them.

Deferred students do get accepted. I think there odd is as good as anyone else with similar stats on the the regular pool. Numbers are so low it doesn’t make a difference, but a deferral means you are acceptable so your odds are probably above average, since the average includes plenty of kids that don’t even get their name into the lottery had.

Honestly, there is no way to make a prediction. No surprise if he gets in, no surprise if he does not. Best plan is to just put it out of your mind, assume a no and get excited about whats in hand, end enjoy the good news if it comes on Ivy day.

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Hi,
Anyone in RD, who didn’t get an interview? My S25 was contacted to send in official SAT scores but no interview. Thanks

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Deferred people, did your ‘deferral decision update’ vanished from the portal as well?

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My counselor was contacted to send in my CAIE grades back during the end of January.

Nothing else, no interview

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yep, it’s gone.

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Gone for me too - maybe this means they have “returned” to the deferred pool and are starting to reevaluate deferred applicants.

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Hey guys, what is your honest opinion about my admission chances, for the following stats ( as an international student that needs full finaid) :

  • 1500 ( superscored ) sat
  • 8 IELTS
  • First in class
  • 1 year part time job as ethical hacker
  • CEO for vc-backed cybersecurity startup ( 1 mil valuation )
  • 2 week paid internship at local university
  • Part of national team for international cybersecurity olympiad
  • Bronze medal national olympiad of applied informatics
  • Some volunteer work
  • Head of cybersecurity club in my highschool
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This stands out. You have a chance like all the other strong candidates. Good luck.

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Hi,
My S25, was not offered an interview at Princeton. Does it hamper his chances? Just curious about your experiences as an AO. How much of it is luck of the draw or is there a checklist that makes an applicant admissible.

Thanks

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That wasn’t an AO. AOs will never respond like the way he/she did.

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That user is not a former Princeton AO. In fact, that’s a troII and I banned the user.

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