WWU receives record number of freshmen applications for fall 2012 quarter

A record number of freshmen have applied to attend Western Washington University.
University officials were surprised by the increase, given that they had moved the deadline for fall quarter from March 1 to Jan. 31. (Universities are doing so in order to notify students earlier.)
Although the deadline has passed, applications continue to trickle in to the university for the estimated 2,800 freshmen spots for the fall quarter.