The decreased costs of filing college applications due to things like the internet and the Common Application has increased the average number of college applications that high school seniors submit. This, in turn, has increased the competition between high school seniors to get into any given (mainly selective) institution. A recent NY times article "Greater Competition for College Places Means Higher Anxiety, Too" reports how this is causing more anxiety among college applicants.
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