<p>Buddy and I were sort of brainstorming recently as to why Yale’s the only Ivy League college without a serious uptick in apps this year. We had a couple theories but nothing could touch this:</p>
<p>[New</a> Haven Murders: Yale Students Remain Calm as Homicide Rate Rises](<a href=“http://www.politicsdaily.com/2010/04/20/new-haven-murders-yale-students-remain-calm-as-homicide-rate-ri/]New”>http://www.politicsdaily.com/2010/04/20/new-haven-murders-yale-students-remain-calm-as-homicide-rate-ri/)</p>
<p>[Applications</a> to Selective Colleges Rise as Admission Rates Fall - The Choice Blog - NYTimes.com](<a href=“http://thechoice.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/03/31/applications/]Applications”>Applications to Selective Colleges Rise as Admission Rates Fall - The New York Times)</p>
<p>The irony is that New Haven is vastly more appealing than it was a generation ago…</p>