why is the applicants pool so large this year?

<p>as the title
thanks</p>

<p>is it? I thought the deadline wasn’t due for a while.</p>

<p>i saw more than once that someone said the pool is competitve and large</p>

<p>Doug Flutie effect, basketball was really good last year. Also, hockey is going to be better and the business school is ranked higher. Plus there are going to be a lot of kids applying to college to enter the last of 2013. Good luck</p>