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.
This year, early applicants made up approximately 41 percent of the total applicant pool, and will receive about 41 percent of the total admissions offers, he said. Of those early applicants who will not receive admissions offers on Friday, 3,150 had their applications deferred to the regular application cycle.