[walterk]

No, but this is also my second time applying. Given how ridiculously competitive it was during the summer round, I feel it's probably unreasonable for just about anyone to get their hopes up.

My advice is, don't bank your startup dreams on getting in. If your team and idea truly have merit, you can and should have a startup plan that does not depend on getting into YC. View it as the best-case scenario instead.

Not getting in, by the way, does not imply that your team and idea don't have merit. Last time they couldn't accept many that did.

[callmeed]

Does YC publish the number of applicants for past rounds?

[gqwu]

I saw the number 600 a few times, not sure which round it was for.

Only 50-60 groups will get invited to the interview. :(

Also I read that 75% of the apps are submitted in the week before the deadline.

[cofejay]

50-60..that is alot, so how many from that group actually get picked?

[gqwu]

Ycomb alumni bloggers say around 20-22. Tough odds!

[jamiequint]

not since TechStars started competing more directly with them.