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Re:YC Winter 2009 application is due today (Friday). by walterk on Friday October 17, 2008 @11:16PM (#336223)
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.

Re:YC Winter 2009 application is due today (Friday). by callmeed on Friday October 17, 2008 @11:29PM (#336234)
Does YC publish the number of applicants for past rounds?
Re:YC Winter 2009 application is due today (Friday). by gqwu on Saturday October 18, 2008 @12:07AM (#336257)
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.

Re:YC Winter 2009 application is due today (Friday). by cofejay on Saturday October 18, 2008 @02:02AM (#336301)
50-60..that is alot, so how many from that group actually get picked?
Re:YC Winter 2009 application is due today (Friday). by gqwu on Saturday October 18, 2008 @03:09AM (#336324)
Ycomb alumni bloggers say around 20-22. Tough odds!
Re:YC Winter 2009 application is due today (Friday). by jamiequint on Friday October 17, 2008 @11:36PM (#336237)
not since TechStars started competing more directly with them.