Can anyone please explain why Olin is more difficult to get in than MIT?

[kaman]

<p>Since 2005/2006 the number of Olin’s applicants has gone up more tha 100%. Perhaps this explains why.<a href=“http://blogs.spectrum.ieee.org/tech_talk/2007/10/the_best_engineering_school_in.html[/url]”>http://blogs.spectrum.ieee.org/tech_talk/2007/10/the_best_engineering_school_in.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;