The thing is, though, I'm not sure how much spring apps will tell us, either; we've just had four new townies, I know of two apps that are in now, and that usually makes people less prone to apping a student right afterwards. Not to mention spring apps tend to be a little quieter in general. And as for new people joining the game, I can't remember the last time someone new (rather than rejoining after leaving) showed up, so that's also not a good indicator of how things are going.

I think we just need to chill out, sit on it for a little while and see what happens, that's all.