Applications by the Dozen, as Anxious Seniors Hedge College Bets

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<p>The escalation in the number of schools on students’ lists is driven by several factors, but perhaps the strongest is plain old fear.</p>

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<p>We experienced some creep last year as D went from 10 to 15 after her ED1 deferral, but if you’re applying to 20 or 30 schools and you’re not applying to highly competitive music/dance/theater programs that only take a handful of kids, you really need to take a step back and ask yourself how many of these schools do you have a realistic chance at? I think too many kids think they’re playing the lottery with reach schools when admissions is not a lottery at all.</p>