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