POIGNANT (adj.) deeply affecting, moving (I actually cried after watching "A Walk To Remember" after the poignant announcement that Mandy Moore had cancer.)

MNEMONIC TRICK: Think pregnant! When your child is born you are deeply affected and touched.

New York University today announced that it received the largest number of freshman applications ever in the University’s history. Over 37,000 high school seniors applied to be part of the NYU class of 2012 this year, an increase of 2,899 applications - or 8.5% - above last year, and the largest pool of applications at any private college or university.