<p>I was at the Stanford Model UN this weekend and the admissions guy who came to talk to us said they expected about 5,000 early apps but "hadnt counted them all yet", This would easily be a new record high.</p>
<p>So... is this good news or bad news? I wonder if the percentage of acceptances is going to remain the same.</p>
<p>It was only like 2700 last year :(</p>
<p>Wasn't it more like 4000 last year? (anyone?)</p>
<p>Yeah the pinned board says 4175</p>
<p>yea 2700 -> 5000 would be a retarded increase in applicants</p>
<p>My already slim chances further dwindle :(. Haha, and Harvard early apps actually declined by 500.</p>
<p>5000 apps would be much higher than Harvard's number of 3700.</p>
<p>It's a great victory for Stanford.</p>
<p>life just doesn't seem to get any better...:(</p>
<p>why me?????</p>
<p>To zephyr: not great news for the SCEAers though.</p>
<p>Not to rain on anyone's parade (or should I say, more accurately, not to shine on anyone's storm? 0_o) but this all of this is absurdly speculative at this point. No one has confirmed any figures, for Harvard or for Stanf, and even the OP said that this info was speculative, and the guy who said it said they hadn't counted. So don't give up yet.</p>
<p>one month left...</p>
<p>^_^</p>
<p>O.O</p>
<p>x_x</p>
<p>-_-;;</p>
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<p>xD</p>
<p>Ramsfan, you're right it's not good news for SCEA kids. But as an '09er who applied RD, well, I can look back and take a part in waging the meta-battle between us, the Ivy League and others.</p>
<p>stop making those stupid text smilyies :o/</p>