<p>Not surprisingly, according to today's NY Times, UConn saw nearly a 25% increase in applications for the Class of 2015, over 25,000 in all. See link to article.</p>
<p>BTW this is not the final total.</p>
<p>College</a> Admissions Advice - The Choice Blog - NYTimes.com</p>
<p>Interesting. This could help explain the frustrating wait for an admission decision that some applicants are experiencing. They are just overwhelmed in Storrs.</p>
<p>It has been FOUR MONTHS with no response WHATSOEVER. NOTHING</p>
<p>I don’t think that excuses this.</p>
<p>I find this large increase pretty interesting considering they got a 1% increase last year.</p>
<p>So, will this put UCONN’s acceptance rate at around 40%?</p>
<p>I applied back in NOVEMEMBER…got a decison a week ago, deferred, and they release THOSE decisions in MARCH!!!</p>
<p>4-5 months of waiting!!!</p>
<p>I absolutely, extremely, GIGA-LOVE bureaucracy, especially with a state-funded institution.</p>
<p>Waiting for 4 months is a blast…</p>
<p>Didn’t UConn just begin accepting the Common App this year? My son applied last year and had to do a separate application for UConn. If so, I would imagine a part of the huge jump is because of the move to the common app and it is now a click to send out multiple apps, including UConn.</p>
<p>Unfortunately it is really going to bog down the admissions staff.</p>