Stanford receives record number of applications
Source: sfgate.com Posted By: Bailey C...5445 days ago
Despite a shaky national economy, Stanford University has received a record number of applications for its fall freshman class.
With foreign applications still trickling in, the university already has topped last year's record of 30,428 applications overall, said Lisa Lapin, a university spokeswoman.
Only about 1,700 spots are available in the freshman class, which means a lot of high school seniors will be disappointed when the acceptance letters go out from the university in late March and....