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<ownershipDocument>

    <schemaVersion>X0201</schemaVersion>

    <documentType>4/A</documentType>
    <periodOfReport>2003-08-28</periodOfReport>
    <dateOfOriginalSubmission>2003-09-03</dateOfOriginalSubmission>

    <notSubjectToSection16>1</notSubjectToSection16>
    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001113668</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>PRINCETON REVIEW INC</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>REVU</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0000082008</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>RANDOM HOUSE INC</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>1745 BROADWAY</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>NEW YORK</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>NY</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>10019</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
            <reportingOwnerRelationship>
        <isDirector>0</isDirector>
        <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
        <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
        <isOther>1</isOther>
        <otherText>Former 10% Owner</otherText>
    </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <nonDerivativeTable>
    <nonDerivativeTransaction>
        <securityTitle>
            <value>Common Stock</value>
        </securityTitle>
        <transactionDate>
            <value>2003-08-28</value>
        </transactionDate>
    <transactionCoding>
        <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
        <transactionCode>S</transactionCode>
        <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
    </transactionCoding>
        <transactionAmounts>
            <transactionShares>
                <value>20000</value>
            </transactionShares>
            <transactionPricePerShare>
                <value>6.845</value>
            </transactionPricePerShare>
            <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                <value>D</value>
            </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
        </transactionAmounts>
        <postTransactionAmounts>
            <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                <value>1930131</value>
            </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
        </postTransactionAmounts>
        <ownershipNature>
            <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <value>I</value>
                <footnoteId id="F1"/>
            </directOrIndirectOwnership>
            <natureOfOwnership>
                <value>By Random House TPR, Inc.</value>
            </natureOfOwnership>
        </ownershipNature>
    </nonDerivativeTransaction>

    </nonDerivativeTable>
    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">The Reporting Person's September 3, 2003 filing should have indicated that the Common Stock is held indirectly by the Reporting Person on behalf of Random House TPR, Inc.</footnote>
    </footnotes>


    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>Richard Sarnoff</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2003-11-12</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

</ownershipDocument>

