<p>Williams had a 20% drop in applications this year, Swarthmore 10%. I don’t think either school will suffer for it, however. Notre Dame had an increase in applications, and if it expected more than it got that can hardly be considered catastrophic. After all, who knows (or cares) how many were anticipated? Well, YOU know, of course, and you’ll be only too happy to tell everyone else- over and over.</p>