Updates from Boston University

Recently our office recieved a mid-year update from Boston University with information about their "record breaking" applicant pool.

I've copied and pasted the email from BU below:

This is an extraordinary year for Boston University, and I would like to tell you a little bit about our applicant pool for the Class of 2017.

• Early Decision applications increased an unprecedented 40% over last year. Our regular decision applicant pool stands at 52,669--a 20% increase over 2012

• Applications from international students increased 39%

• Students applied from all 50 U.S. states, Washington D.C., Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, and 149 countries

If you'd like to read more about BU's applicant pool, please see this article recently published by BU Today.

As you can see, this is another record-breaking applicant pool for BU, and combined with a freshman class size of 3,800 (100 fewer students than last year), 2013 will certainly be the most competitive year in our history for admission. I hope that in sharing this information, you and your colleagues will be better able to answer questions from your students and families when admission decisions are announced in the spring.
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