Applications for unis are up, as usual.

I saw this in the Stanford Daily last week.

Increase in applicants continues
More than 32,000 apply for Stanford Class of ‘14
The Office of Undergraduate Admission received more than 32,000 applications to the Class of 2014, trumping last year’s school record of 30,428.
With a larger pool of applicants and the same target class size of 1,675, a record-low seven percent of applicants will be offered spots, said Shawn Abbott, director of admission. Stanford last year was the third most selective American college or university, behind Harvard and Yale, each with seven percent admit rates.

http://www.stanforddaily.com/2010/01/26/increase-in-applicants-continues/