John Locke Essay Competition 2023 Shortlist Percentage

Hi, what do you guys think of this year's shortlist rate? Some people are saying that the number of people shortlisted drastically increased because of this year's record-breaking number of submissions. Others say that this doesn't affect the percentage at all. Then there are those saying that the percentage actually decreased a lot because they didn't want to change the number of shortlisted applicants but they had so many more registrations this year. What do you think? Have the people around you been shortlisted?

Hi, what do you guys think of this year's shortlist rate? Some people are saying that the number of people shortlisted drastically increased because of this year's record-breaking number of submissions. Others say that this doesn't affect the percentage at all. Then there are those saying that the percentage actually decreased a lot because they didn't want to change the number of shortlisted applicants but they had so many more registrations this year. What do you think? Have the people around you been shortlisted?