<p>You have to take into account how many students are applying to UCLA as a “reach” school and how many as a “back-up.” Both categories probably compose a large proportion of 81,235. Nevertheless, there are still an amazing amount of applicants that are just right for UCLA. Overall, the amount of students of the class of '11 who applied to the rather more prestigious schools is unprecedented. The quality of all these students, however, is questionable.</p>