COMMON APP (AS OF 11/1/2011):

221,470 APPLICANTS SENDING OUT 571,654 APPLICATIONS (UP NEARLY 25% FROM LAST YEAR)

NORTH PENN SENIORS (AS OF 11/1/2011):

  410 APPLICANTS SENDING OUT 1720 APPLICATIONS (UP 21% FROM LAST YEAR)

PRINCETON UNIVERSITY:

Announced on Tuesday that 3,547 students had applied by last week’s deadline through the university’s “single-choice early-action” program. This significant increase from past years is also nearly triple the size of the entire freshman class.

TOP COLLEGE TRENDS OF 2011

• Ivy League Gets More Elite
• Urban Colleges Soar in Popularity
• International Applications Rise
• Waiting Lists Lengthy
• Your best chances for admission are in the earlier rounds