Guys..here is my "speculation"
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Do not go by these update numbers of first 2/3 days - do not extrapolate this rate of applications and kill yourself.
The first rush is of people with close proximity to Canada and USA - BUT THESE ARE NOT MAJOR PIECE OF PIE. The majority of applicants are from remote places like India/China. That load has yet to hit - mostly will start from May10th applications onwards. So, the ride is going to be ..
May 4th - 6th - Big numbers of early early birds - accumulated applications but mostly from Canada/USA.
Then.. a Lull...the application rate will drop here..
And you see a surge from May 10th - applications from all over the world.. and that one is true yardstick to extrapolate from.
PS: Joe pl do not kill me.. I am in total agreement with you, just read my post few days ago and I was singing exact song..but just wanted to calm nerves for naive ones here..