Yale Daily News

Updated: Monday, November 23, 2009 1:03 a.m.

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Record number of students apply early

Staff Reporter
Published Thursday, November 13, 2008

The number of early action applicants to Yale College increased by more than 10.4 percent this year, Dean of Admissions Jeff Brenzel said Thursday.

The most recent count, taken on Thursday, shows that a record-breaking 5,400 students have applied for admission into the class of 2013, Brenzel said. That figure is expected to climb to about 5,500 once all the received applications have been counted, he added — an increase of 12.5 percent over last year.

Still, one year after the admissions landscape dramatically changed with the elimination of early admission programs at...

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