Hoping that # drops just a bit soon.
Fingers crossed for our DD who was a self prep this year and is a re applicant!
I think a lot of the re applicants come from competitive districts where you have many qualified applicants. My DS had high SAT's, 4.7 GPA , lot of activities, state football champions, but still was beat out. It was something that he wanted for so long, reapplying was just a given. From everyone I talked to, the Academy really likes college re-applicants as it shows they are very committed.