<p>1) knows what one wants
and
2) has a strong academic profile for the target schools</p>
<p>then 6 schools is likely plenty (assuming that they’re not all Ivies,
'cause one can never assume acceptance).</p>
<p>The less that (1) & (2) tend to be true, the more schools one might
wish/need to include.</p>
<p>Personally, I think that 14 schools is high – but that’s how many
my son has on his list. And better to have and not need than the
other way 'round.</p>
<p>My D in a similar situation to many on this thread. Accepted to top 2 choices and both rolling admit that required enrollment deposit to get in line for housing. I am considering depositing at both since we can not visit one school until March. She will make a choice in March after visiting so well ahead of May 1. In this circumstance is it ok to double deposit. These colleges sort of tie your hands as housing is a big deal and you want a good location. Help</p>
<p>^^^ No, it is not okay to enroll in 2 colleges at the same time in this circumstance. Do the schools allow deposits to be made for housing without enrollment deposits? If so, then “yes” to 2 housing deposits only.</p>
<p>Unfortunately you must enroll to place a housing deposit. I had heard rolling admit school expect more of this but there is no clear policy like what’s written on common app</p>
<p>This might be a little OT but I thought I’d ask it here. My D just got her acceptance letter to one of her top two colleges. She was also awarded a very nice initial merit award and will be going back to their scholarship competition. In the packet was an acceptance card that she needs to send back indicating that she accepts the offer and a deposit will be submitted OR that she is unsure which college/university she will be attending. She still needs to see what the final FA packages may be from the colleges. There is a section that asks the “most important factors in my decision.” Is it pefectly acceptable to say Financial Aid is the most important factor?</p>
<p>My D is a hs senior, and is my oldest, so the process is new to me. She has applied to 3 schools (two 'priority deadline’s, one EA) and will apply to 6 more. ED was not an option for us. I’m simply amazed at how many of you have already heard admission decisions from MULTIPLE schools. Were all these EA and/or ED applications, or am I missing something? And I was unaware that late commitments could cause issues with getting a suitable dorm room. I suspect D will be one of those deciding during the last week of April.</p>
<p>My D had 16 on her list and was resistant to cutting it down. So we developed a 3-wave strategy. ED was not an option because she didn’t have a realistic first choice. There were three non-binding EA schools on her list, UMass (safety), G-Town, and UChicago with early deadlines. That became wave 1. Mission accomplished. The U-Dub and 4 UC apps were due at the same time, Nov 30. W&M was not due, but it was an easy app and she could recycle an essay, so those 6 went in wave 2. Mission accomplished. The strategy for wave 3 was to see which EA schools she got into. If she got into either G-Town or UChicago, she would only apply to Harvard and Yale in wave 3. If she didn’t get into either, she would apply to those plus UPenn, Tufts, Brandeis, Northwestern, and American. On Mon. of this week, she got her UMass acceptance and G-Town deferral. Fortunately, on Wed. she received an acceptance to UChicago (yeah!). This will save her from completing 5 more apps over winter break, not to mention the application fees, which will now be applied to purchase a plane ticket so she can visit Chicago, which she’s never seen. The point is, I think it’s ok to have a lot of schools on the list, as long as you manage the list in a strategic way. We were able to cut her list of 16 down to 11, and the 11 were spread out over three different time frames, so it was not too overwhelming.</p>