<p>Has anyone ever gone through the process of applying to lots of schools? My family doesn't make enough to cover tuition so I was faced with the task of applying to quiet a few colleges so that if I got in to some atleast I could get a couple of good financial aid offers. I'm pretty much done with most of the applications and transcript send-offs. I often feel a little weird talking colleges around my other friends who maybe applied to 4 colleges max. Which means they visited all those colleges and pretty much have their hearts set. Personally I'm afraid of becoming overly connected to one school before I get my accept/rejection letters next year. I want to know how you guys dealt with the uncertainty.</p>
<p>I’m kind of in the same boat, Graphene. My family doesn’t make much money (both parents are unemployed) and I just got rejected from my dream school (Northwestern) which, all told, between app fees, score reports, transcript fees, etc. cost me $100. Now I’m feeling very discouraged, and am torn between just throwing in the towel and applying to the honors college at a state school (which is cheap and a guaranteed admission) or chasing after a lot of reach schools and potentially spending a LOT of money. I really need some advice. I’m absolutely crushed that I didn’t get into my first choice school, not only because I really wanted to go there, but because I’m not sure my family can afford a bunch of other fees.</p>
<p>@CollegeChica12</p>
<p>Getting rejected from your top choice is no fun. But, that doesn’t mean you should give up! You could wind up somewhere better! Also, remember, with top schools even if you have the scores, it doesn’t mean you’ll get it - you’re competing with thousands of other students with similar scores. But I would suggest applying to some of the lower T20s, T25s where your SAT/GPA fall closer to the 75% and have higher acceptance rates, but still have good financial aid. Emory has outstanding FA and is one of the easier T20s to get into. </p>
<p>@Graphene
The best way I could suggest is try to look at the pros and cons of each college. For example, if you have a top a choice, try to think of other colleges to which you’ve applied that are better in one aspect or another. That way, when you look at things, each colleges has good and not-so-good aspects.</p>