<p>NYU</a> > The Office of Public Affairs > NYU Receives Record Number of Freshman Applications</p>
<p>Looks like the competition is even tougher this year.</p>
<p>im screwed</p>
<p>Amazing in this economic climate that so many would apply where the FA is less than good.</p>
<p>^^I second that…crap.</p>
<p>This is an annual event at most selective or desirable schools. Applications are up each year over the year before. Kids are applying to more and more schools; without regard to whether they might be accepted.</p>
<p>Go look at some of the stats profiles on this board. You have perople who:</p>
<p>1) tend to get in most selective schools
2) People who look for mostly matches and get in, with a few aspirant choices
3) People who get rejected from lots of schools because they have one safety, one aspirant choice and 6 “I haven’t got a chance at getting in”.</p>
<p>I don’t know how that last group does it. I wouldn’t want to open all those rejection letters.</p>
<p>I also wonder if they’re including the NYU-Poly numbers into these stats, since we’re supposed to be “merged” by now, or whatever.</p>
<p>Also, with such small increases (as compared to the CRAZY increased at U Chicago, Brown, etc.)…it may well just be the number of students. Every year I think a few more kids realize they are in a position to go to college. But…this is the end of the Mini-baby-boom. The last kids of the last original baby boomer kids. So actual student population is expected to drop in another year or two…this is the apex.</p>
<p>Well…unfortunately we’re part of that apex :/</p>
<p>Yes (part of the apex), but, a school that CAN accommodate a slightly larger student body WILL accommodate it with “like” acceptance rates. Esp. NYU…which is definitely a “show me the money” kinda school. Though I’m guessing they’re all awfully full right now (housing, classes, etc.). Kind of a sucky spot to be in, for sure.</p>
<p>I don’t think that includes NYU-Poly, just fyi. They have separate application processes, evaluations, etc. Pretty sure there’s been no regular correspondence between the relative admissions committees. Hence. NYU is simply harder to get into… :/</p>
<p>But isn’t NYU growing as well? </p>
<p>In this flimed interview from a few months ago, NYU’s VP of Enrollment discusses the record number of both applications and enorllment at NYU. He attributes it to “[growing] popularity and a conscious decsion on the univerity’s part to grow at some level… we were interested in being a little larger this year, and we are.”</p>
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<p>The interview can only be watched by NYC locals though. If you can watch it, I highly recomment it.</p>