<p>9 apps! I had some fee waivers which cut the cost a lot for me. </p>
<p>1 reach
6 match
2 safety</p>
<p>I’ve applied to 5 so far and have 5 more to do. Most are reaches with a few safeties and matches.
Lynchburg, Mary Washington, CNU, GMU, JMU, VCU, U of Richmond, UVA, Washington & Lee (super reach!), Virginia Tech</p>
<p>I applied to 5 reaches, 3 matches, and 2 safeties. I feel like that is a pretty well rounded list.</p>
<p>1 reach
2 matches
1 safety (honors college = match, accepted.)</p>
<p>I applied to ten! Three safeties, three matches, three reaches, one that my dad says is a match but i think it’s a reach.</p>
<p>I started my essays in the summer, so by the time november/december rolled around, I just had to edit everything</p>
<p>haha i only applied to 4.
1/1 Safety
1/1 Match
?/2 Reach (No decision yet)</p>
<p>3 safeties
2 matches
10(!) reaches</p>
<p>Although I might have a warped perception of the reach/match distinction</p>
<p>Cal Poly SLO (Early Decision) (Accepted)
UC San Diego
UC Davis
UC Santa Barbara
San Jose State (Safety)</p>
<p>11 Go big or go home:</p>
<p>6 Ivies
2 high ranking privates
1 little bit lower private
1 high ranking public
1 in-state safety (already accepted with a full ride)</p>
<p>Three. Plus two gap-year programs. All together, seven essays and six short-answer questions (besides my NMSF essay) so I’m glad I didn’t apply to more.
Right now, I will be attending my first choice college (on majority scholarship) and first choice gap year program so I’m happy :).</p>
<p>Applied to 10 schools</p>
<p>8</p>
<p>3 safeties
2 matches
3 reaches</p>
<p>2 in-state public safeties…</p>
<p><em>backs out of thread cautiously</em></p>
<ol>
<li>Total. All safeties.</li>
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<p>…but it was to get financial aid…</p>
<p>5</p>
<p>1 reach
2 low matches
2 safeties</p>
<p>Six. Four reaches and two matches (though one is admittedly a pretty high match).</p>
<p>Final count turned out to be 14.</p>
<ol>
<li>Which is a lot compared to most people at my school, but then this one kid applied to 45…</li>
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<p>45?! How is that even possible?
I applied to nine, but in retrospect I could have cut that down. 5 safeties, 2 low to mid matches, and 2 reaches.</p>