<p>Princeton:
Princeton</a> University - Princeton sets applications record for fifth year in a row</p>
<p>Yale:
Yale</a> Daily News - Record number of applications for class of 2013</p>
<p>Sobering, isn't it? <em>Sigh</em> Good luck to everyone!</p>
<p>It's good if you are legacy, URM or otherwise not their usual 4.0 perfect student - perhaps family's first college applicant, etc. Otherwise, yes.. good luck!</p>
<p>One has to wonder how much harder things can get. What will the next new hurdle be? A reduction in the number of slots in incoming classes due to the economic crunch? Who knows?</p>
<p>I think one thing is obvious: tuition increases.</p>
<p>It looks to me that Princeton's increase was negligible (2%) and that, coupled with the school's intention to increase the number of freshman enrollments next year, suggests a trend toward less competition, not more.</p>
<p>I have noticed a lot of schools are upping their class sizes. Williams is saying 25 and Amherst I think said 10 per graduating class. Midd is fully admitting they will adjust EFC and international financial aid. However, he is one of only a handful of presidents and top admin to have taken a pay cut TWICE.</p>
<p>Yes, upping the class size seems to be the approach of many. Reduce class size does seem to be the public college approach. </p>
<p>What I'm wondering is how the privates deal with what should be a huge increased need for aid. If they all don't have a significantly higher percentage of kids on aid this year I'll never buy that they are truly need blind again!</p>