He was one of 70 to be accepted from 1,500 applicants.

In 1935, 250 families were selected for the project from over 1,500 applicants.

I was one of 20 people chosen from 400 applicants.

Letters of interest from potential applicants are due at the program office later this month.

The first class of 48 students entered in 1883, chosen from 58 applicants.

According to the director, the cast was selected from 5000 applicants.

There are 18 artists in all, selected from around 250 applicants.

Each of the students, selected from more than 120 applicants, has a spark.

The program selects 30-32 participants from nearly 1,000 applicants each year.

Each year some 3,500 freshmen are chosen from 30,000 applicants.