<p>I don’t know about qualitative measurements between the class of 2011 and 2012, but according to this chart: </p>
<p>[Table</a> 24. Actual and projected numbers for high school graduates, by control of school: 1991–92 through 2016–17](<a href=“http://nces.ed.gov/programs/projections/projections2016/tables/table_24.asp?referrer=list]Table”>http://nces.ed.gov/programs/projections/projections2016/tables/table_24.asp?referrer=list)</p>
<p>there will be about 44,000 fewer high school graduates in 2012 than in 2011, a drop of 1.3%. The projected trend shows continued small decreases through 2014 then an uptick beginning 2015. So from a simple “numbers” point of view, 2012 should be slightly less competitive than 2011.</p>