<p>Record</a> applications to Harvard College | Harvard Gazette</p>
<p>"....an increase of nearly 15 percent over last year’s record 30,489, and of more than 50 percent since 22,955 applied four years ago."</p>
<p>I'm not sure I'd even get on the waiting list if I were applying now...
Sheesh.</p>
<p>Whoa–I don’t even think I would know how to process that number of applicants. I told my son (admitted last year) and he said-- “well. maybe they’ll use some of that profit to fund the J term.” LOL</p>
<p>Yet another reason I am glad I went to college in an earlier generation–when there was an easy 10% acceptance rate…</p>
<p>Wow, that really is crazy. I didn’t apply here, but did apply to many of its peers and I’m just awe-struck by the shear magnitude of qualified applicants. Best of luck to all!</p>
<p>**** my life.</p>
<p>I bet the admissions officers are saying the exact same thing too.</p>
<p>It’s because of common app.</p>
<p><em>wishes she was born earlier</em>
=(.</p>
<p>Will the number of applicants go down next year?</p>
<p>I beg to defer. I think it will continue to increase judging from the economy. We’re living in an era where more and more students are seeking a college degree.</p>
<p>Well, there go any hopes that I had before. </p>
<p>The upside of all this? Even more people will apply next year, and the next year, and the year after that, etc. I’m just glad I’m in gr.12 this year!</p>
<p>Well hopefully with this trend (Dartmouth is experiencing the same thing, and probably a few others too) colleges will start accepting more people to even it out a bit?</p>
<p>If not, I’m screwed. Dartmouth and Harvard were two of my top three and now I have next to no chance (as if I had a chance before)… ='(</p>
<p>Hopefully, but I don’t think they would increase the size of the freshmen class simply because there are more applicants. </p>
<p>): Same here. I’m international and only applied to 4 top U.S. schools. These are my absolute favourites. I could have applied to quite a few more, but didn’t. There is no point in going to the U.S. for education unless I get into my favourite schools! Harvard is one of them.</p>
<p>Indeed, it is upsetting news (at least for the students anyway). But, I wouldn’t necessarily stop trying. We just have to remember now that this is the era to stress our individuality in the app among hundreds of similar profiles.</p>
<p>They need to get away from the common app FFS.</p>
<p>I am fairly certain that many of those extra 12 000 applicants over the last 4 years are just crazy hopefuls - people willing to burn 70$ on another commonapp submit.</p>
<p>I reckon that over the last few years the accepted line has not moved too much.</p>
<p>I would like to work for admissions while I’m in university, even though most people don’t think it’d be fun. I would love to read essays and such!</p>
<p>^ That’s a whole issue on it’s own.</p>
<p>Agreed, just pointing out that it isn’t 50% hard to get in now than 4 years ago. Despite a 50% increase in apps…</p>
<p>Yep. I’m reminded of the Stanford? adcom who said during the early round that despite the increase in apps he just ends up rejecting the same kid over and over again.</p>
<p>You do make a good point, Idiosyncra3y.</p>
<p>If you want to watch a video of acceptance packages being shipped out, here it is!</p>
<p>Youtube: watch?v=R8xRl7fZHUA
“Harvard College admissions letters mailed for fall 2010 acceptance”</p>
<p>… yeah. Well, how about that.</p>