<p>Seems that applications increased across the board, despite the economy. Wonder why this is so?</p>
<p>This is from Choate newspaper article, which noted that applications hit an all time high this year: “Thursday, April 10th marked the final day of enrollment for accepted students of the incoming freshman class. According to the admission office, the application process this year has yielded a record number of applicationsover 1600 students applied to become part of the Choate community. These applicants hailed from forty-three states and forty-one countries. The 148 newly enrolled students, however, come from twenty-six states and twenty countries.” </p>
<p>Also, the article noted that it still plans to take a few from the waitlist for the 2012 class!</p>