@T20hopeful2023
The trend in application increasing is really staggering. Some big schools are seeing enormous increases. UVa, NYU, Boston College, Tulane - each with 35,000-80,000 applications, yet seeing 10%+ increases in the total applicant pool (their EA or ED pool also had big jumps - NYU, Tulane and BC were up 40%-50%+ in EA/ED applicants). Here are some announcements:
UVA: https://news.virginia.edu/content/decision-day-part-1-uva-releases-early-action-decisions
NYU: https://www.nyu.edu/about/news-publications/news/2019/january/Applicationsrelease.html
Boston College: https://bcheights.com/2019/01/21/changed-admissions-policy-increase-applications/
Tulane: https://news.tulane.edu/news/tulane-sees-record-applications-students-nationwide-apply-university
It’s interesting to see that Boston College will be switching from EA to ED next year, pointing to the Common App driving huge volumes but now BC is looking to “improve selectivity and yield.” https://www.bc.edu/bc-web/bcnews/campus-community/announcements/early-decision.html