@infinity233 Competition increased not just for BS/MD program, but in general college admission. Variety of factors, demographic change, awareness, need for college education to make a good earning and living. Here is the simple stat UCB Admission director showed during Cal day in April this year. in 2004 the number of applicants for UC system is 38000 and in 2014 the number is 74000 but the number of seats same. So the admit rate is almost half in the last 10 years. For BS/MD programs, it is getting more intense, as people are aware of it but the number of seats remain same (example stony brook just 4, U of Rochester just 8). Good luck.