<p>I've been evaluating and re-evaluating my list. What's a general range of colleges its good to apply to, how many should be safetys, and how many should be reaches?</p>
<p>Generally, 2-3 each of safeties, matches, and reaches. If you're looking for merit $, you should include more safeties and matches. Less than 6 and you limit your options. More than 10 and you risk not spending enough time on your apps.</p>
<p>There are two kinds of safeties, academic and financial. Have a college you can attend if you don't get financial aid.</p>
<p>This thread title is not grammatically correct. It should be NUMBER of colleges.</p>
<p>oops . . .</p>