<p>For those of you curious and awaiting status of your application, the following was included today in The OBserver, the newspaper here at ND....</p>
<p>Class of 2012 Applicants</p>
<p>14,000 applicants
- Second largest in history</p>
<p>4,288 Early Action applications</p>
<p>1,510 admitted
- High school rank-in-class of top 3%
-1452 SAT (reading and math) and 33 ACT
- More ethnic minority and international students admitted</p>
<p>Dan Saracino, assistant provost for Undergraduate Admissions, said "We did finish unbelievably strong with [early action admissions] and it tailed off so that with regular action admissions, we will finish slightly down from last year's all-time high." He added, "In terms of numbers, though we are down, the total pool in academic and ethnic diversity will be greater than ever before."</p>
<p>Those who were deferred will hear at the end of March whether or not they have been accepted.</p>