And it's true: all-four universities rank in the top 25 of total number of applicants, with UCLA (92,000 applications) and Cal Berkley (79,000 applications) ranking first and second in the latest IPEDS data.
Hiring managers face the same problem, having to sort through hundreds of applicants with the limited tools of application software, résumés, and cover letters.
"The proposal included a shift to online applications for the coveted visas and changed procedures to increase the advantages of applicants with graduate degrees," according to the AP.
This year, the contest had a record number of applicants, with more than 1,600 from 46 states.
Some universities have complained that they cannot identify the top candidates from thousands of applicants with straight As.
A simple comparison of planning consents granted to Travellers (4% of applicants) with those granted to all other ethnic groups reveals massive discrimination against Travellers.
In particular, he said, the number of applicants with engineering backgrounds has risen, to 27percentt last year from 18percentthehe year before.
"We do take in students who get five grade Bs at GCSE – although we also have a string of applicants with strong A* and A-grade passes.
The patent office pays for itself through assessments of applicants, with the average approved patent generating roughly $4,000 in fees.
Stanford led the stingy pack, admitting but 5percentt of applicants, with Harvard and Yale trailing close behind at 5.9percentand6.3percentcent respectively.
Admission for the limited number of openings is extremely competitive and each year we are forced to turn down hundreds of applicants with excellent credentials.
