<p>Well the data so far is the decline in applications despite the record-high graduating class (and hence increase in adm. rate), not-so-good financial aid (from what I understand from the threads on this forum), and big waitlists. As in regards to “I got rejected with 1410 and that guy got in with 1390” - I am an international, but thanks to this forum, I know that the admission process is holistic - obviously you guys should know it better. A number of privates are driven on this diversity thing, so they are trying to get an all-round bunch of people from different backgrounds (ethnic, social-economic, etc.), with different extra-curricular interests, and these are the consequences. You could have applied to UK if you wanted only a stat-based evaluation.</p>