<p>One thing to keep in mind with the Canadian selectivity stats about numbers who apply is, the system there is different and kids often 'apply' to many more schools than they really would if it was a system like the U.S. In Ontario, it's a centralized application process and for many, is pretty much just checking off another box on a general application. There's no separate form, fee, essay, etc. like there would be in the U.S. I believe that the fee charged is for the first three schools, it's grouped like that in increments so it makes it much more common to apply to schools that you may not be specifically all that interested in. It makes it a little misleading as to how selective it is. Also, they count applications separately in their numbers, so someone who may apply for more than one program at a particular university, is counted as more than one applicant. This happens more often than it does in the U.S. It's very common there to apply to more than one program at the same school. In the original double cohort year, there was one boy in Ontario who applied to 57 programs in the province! And I believe there are approximately 17 universities. :)</p>