The skeleton, muscles, tendons, ligaments, and other components of joints make up the musculoskeletal system. The skeleton provides strength, stability, and a frame for muscles to work against in producing movement. Bones also serve as shields to protect delicate internal organs.
Stanford University, which has a nonbinding early-action process, accepted 10.2% of its early applicants, or 743 students, according to the Stanford Daily. That's a 0.6% decrease from last year's early-admission rate. MIT accepted 625 of its 6519 early-decision applicants for a 9.6% acceptance rate.
For the Class of 2014, Yale University received 25,869 applications, and admitted 1,940 applicants for an overall admit rate of 7.5%. Yaleâs targeted freshmen class is 1,310. In the Single-Choice Early Action round, Yale received 5,262 applications, and accepted 730 students with an Early Action admit rate of 13.9%.