<p>Hmm.I wonder why that isn’t wise?!</p>
<p>10 colleges total</p>
<p>A list: 3
B list: 5
C list: 2</p>
<p>If your SAT score is around 2100 then you’ll get at least 20 schools that will give you free applications and financial aid. Many will be ivy league type schools. Therefore applying to lots of schools does not cost anything (except the SAT fee and CSS fee) and is likely to give you more options of aid to compare and therefore find the best bottom line value. It’s a wise investment in your future…you’ll get paid back the $$ you invest and the time you invest will create more choices for your future.</p>
<p>My D has SATs that are +2300. We haven’t been contacted to waive any application fees. Are we doing something wrong? How do the colleges know what your SATs are?</p>
<p>I don’t know why we get them…perhaps it is a combination of major and scores. I do know it comes from info the college board sells and that comes from your scores and what you write into your college board form at the time of the PSAT and SAt tests.</p>
<p>Top college fee waivers are only for low-income students. A couple of schools like Yale don’t require an actual waiver, they just need you information and they will waive it for you. Otherwise you are limited to the four fee waivers from collegeboard and unlimited NACAC fee waivers, but fewer schools accept those.</p>
<ol>
<li>1 safety 1 low match 4 low reaches 2 reaches</li>
</ol>
<p>I’m applying to 12. 5 reach, 5 target, 2 safety.</p>
<p>I’m probably going to end up somewhere in the 5-7 range unless Early Decision works out. Then, 1. :)</p>
<p>Spending $1000 toward application fees is not a big deal. Selection process is very abnormal. Apply to as many colleges as possible. You spent 12 years to achieve your credentials, there is nothing wrong in applying to high number of colleges.</p>
<p>I heard there is statistical evidence that shows that there is an optimal number of college applications. Anything past 10 will be for naught. That is: once you pass ten applications, your chances of acceptance actually decreases. Also, you probably won’t have adequate energy to show “demonstrated interest” to over a certain number of colleges (10?), so why bother? Just because you can’t decide? Just to say you applied to HYPSM…? Just because you can afford it? Save your money and give someone else a shot at that college.</p>
<p>How can you possibly find so many colleges that fit you? It seems like people who apply to, say, 15 schools are only making selections based on prestige and not based on which schools would actually be most conducive to them as individuals. I dunno…</p>
<p>More is better if the following applies to you:</p>
<ol>
<li>Excellent Stats, EC’s etc. (Competitive for choice)</li>
<li>High Financial Aid necessary (Need $$ answers before decision) </li>
<li>Undecided Re: Particular field of study or Pre-professional </li>
<li>Undecided Re: University or LAC?</li>
</ol>
<p>With the above - I can eaily make a case for 10-15 apps.</p>