Middle office really that easy to get into?

Hi guys, people often joke on here that if you know basic math and don't drool on yourself you can get into a MO role at a BB. Some numbers came out for the number of applicants and number of spots in functions for a BB and it was 4k applications for 75 spots which is approx 2% acceptance rate. I know that the candidates were probably weaker but from the ones I've seen most came from top 15 unis.

Seems like MO/BO is becoming much more selective and competitive than before.