<p>Elite</a> Colleges Continue to Fill Slots Early - NYTimes.com</p>
<p>Article concerning increases in numbers of kids applying early admission as well as the fact that some schools are taking almost half of their anticipated freshman class from early admissions applicants.</p>
<p>The stats on Smith are as follows:</p>
<p>Number of Early Admission Applicants: 224</p>
<p>Percentage increase in EA Apps: 13.71%</p>
<p>Number of EA Applicants Accepted: 132</p>
<p>Percentage of EA Applicants Accepted: 58.93% (down only slightly from last year)</p>
<p>Anticipated size of freshman class: 640</p>
<p>Percentage of Class of 2015 now filled: 20.63% (lower than many of the schools cited).</p>