<p>skibum asks: Seems that applications increased across the board, despite the economy. Wonder why this is so?</p>
<p>My speculation is that, like colleges, last year was a very competitive year with record yield rates, low accpetance rates and over enrollments. Perhaps, applicants applied to more schools than usual in the face of that. It seems like this year that BS are taking more kids off waitlists which also mirrors what is happening in the college admissions arena.</p>