In total, 30, 425 minority applicants have filed to take the test, representing 49.5% of the applicant pool.

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Second, the early decision applicant pool typically has higher grades and SAT scores than the regular pool.

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That said, the effect seems to be stronger among the less academically-inclined end of the applicant pool.

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In this era of scrappy two- and three-person tech startups, the companies in the Empact applicant pool counted more than 8, 000 jobs between them.

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If you are deferred, you will typically be reconsidered within the Regular Decision (RD) applicant pool, which contains the vast majority of applicants to that school.

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The White House officially launched the Presidential Innovation Fellows Program, last week, led by a team of 18 innovators that were selected from an applicant pool of over 700.

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And with little increase in the size of admission staffs at most colleges, schools are using SAT and ACT scores to make a fast, easy cut of the applicant pool.

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However, the number of startups seeking angel funding at the revenue stage has been on a steady increase since a significant drop in Q2 2012, indicating a gradual resurgence of companies with traction among the funding applicant pool.

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