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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Many more international students now.  That is a major contributor to increased competition for spots at HYPS.[/quote]

It’s only 11 minutes and worth watching rather than guessing what he might say.

Here’s a summary of the data presented in the first three minutes:

Top schools 25-50% more selective than 30 years ago, but it much easier to get into a top school than it used to be.

Why?

9% more kids coming out of high school than 30 years ago and % of kids ready for an elite university is up about 15%

Yet, Overall 45% more seats at the elite schools AFTER adjusting for foreign students.

He would probably agree that the chances are worse if you are focused on one or two elite schools, but if you apply to a decent number of top schools that chances of getting into at least one are better than in the past.
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I can't watch this video at work, but I will tonight.

Did he address the fact that this 9% more kids is sending in more than twice as many applications (200% the number of applications) compared to 30 years ago? Back in the day, most kids applied to 3-5 schools. Now, thanks to the Common App and electronic applications that allow for cutting-and-pasting, kids are applying to 8-10 schools, even  more than that. So applications have even gone up 300%.
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