Nothwestern Applications soar 70% in Five Years

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<p>[Applications</a> Soar by 70 Percent Over Five Years : Northwestern University Newscenter](<a href=“http://www.northwestern.edu/newscenter/stories/2010/01/applications.html]Applications”>Applications Soar by 70 Percent Over Five Years: Northwestern University News) </p>

<p>Total applications rose 9% over last year and ED apps rose 11% over last year.</p>

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<p>Yeah, they gave out copies of a similar article during my interview session this afternoon. I particularly liked one quote, where the Dean of Admissions said that being in single-digit admissions like Harvard and Princeton was “a different animal” because they are looking to take students, “not actively reject them.”</p>