Princeton v. Texas A&M

Parents Forum
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<p>Does anyone know what happened with the young man (a URM, I believe) who was considering backing out of his Princeton ED acceptance to accept a full-ride to Texas A&M which was offered late in the game? There was a huge thread in December on this and all the moral issues involved. I was wondering what he decided.</p>

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<p>Hi MOWC,</p>

<p>The poster, ValdezVivasMR hasn’t posted anything since the beginning of April.</p>

<p>The thread: </p>

<p>Did anyone’s child choose a free ride over a “more prestigious” school? </p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=21907&page=1&pp=20&highlight=free+ride+prestigious[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=21907&page=1&pp=20&highlight=free+ride+prestigious&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>He will be attending Princeton in the Fall.</p>

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<p>Did he get a better financial package?</p>

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<p>Well, A&M was free, so i doubt Princeton sprung for that. And remember, he had mentioned that both his parents were well educated, and employed, and so they probably had some EFC to contribute to Princeton.</p>

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<p>huh, that’s the only reason I’m not applying ED to Princeton. I can get a full ride to BYU but only about half to Princeton. We’re not rich so I can’t make the commitment to go to Princeton, as much as I’d like to.</p>

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<p>In my neck of the woods, the only two students I know of who got into Harvard on their academic merits (the others were all athletes) both turned it down for BYU.</p>