I’ve typed and deleted several reactions to this statement. I lack the ability to respond in a way I am satisfied with , so I am going with a way I am not fully happy about:
I realize you are likely speaking explicitly of the relative size of highly competitive applicant pools to extremely selective colleges. Therefore I recommend you take greater care in your writing so that those that read your words have proper context and do not unfairly judge you.
I also realize you probably do not care about that judgement.