<p>Yikes. Perhaps this gives some context as to why there were so many EA deferrals this year.</p>
<p>From The Choice blog: [Applications</a> Rise (Yet Again) at Dozens of Selective Colleges - NYTimes.com](<a href=“http://thechoice.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/01/31/total-apps-2011/]Applications”>Applications Rise (Yet Again) at Dozens of Selective Colleges - The New York Times)</p>