<p>How is it better for people applying to Penn?</p>
<p>""The strength of the application pool, both academically and otherwise, is by far the best ever," Stetson said, adding that the average SAT score of this year's applicants is at an all-time high of 1390, representing a nine point increase over last year's average. The average SAT II score is also a record high at 697, a four point increase."</p>
<p>Yeah but stats/ scores are also up everywhere. If it were a 10% increase with those stats it would be harder than a 3% increase with those stats.</p>
<p>you also need to remember there are MORE STUDENTS APPLYING TO COLLEGES now than a few years ago BECAUSE THERE ARE MORE STUDENTS NOW! The US is hitting the peak of the Baby-Boomlet in the next 2 years.</p>
<p>Guys, I am speaking in relative not raw terms.</p>