In 2011, 92 students were admitted from a pool of 1,011 applicants.

But the truth is that no one knows what the applicant pool looks like.

Some parents simply have no idea how their child measures up to the rest of the applicant pool.

She passed the test and was selected to join the force's single open position from a pool of 300 applicants.

"I don't think they have to worry about their applicant pool."

In 2012 and 2013, only about 60 spots were available for a pool of approximately 300 applicants.

Almost all financial aid goes to the top twenty five percent of the applicant pool.

And with starting salaries around $18,000, the applicant pool is limited.

Infosys will take on 25,000 people this year from a pool of 1.5 million applicants.

In addition, some groups have called for expanding the applicant pool to include people who came after Jan. 1, 1982.