There were a lot of kids that replied to UVa’s Facebook posting that were very distraught and discouraged by the 31% growth from TWO years ago. The point of my post is to encourage kids to apply as the number of applicants for EA only increased 5% this year and 3.5% for OOS this year (not 31%). So, kids should not be unnecessarily discouraged based on UVa’s 31% number they highlighted in their Facebook post.