<p>In like 2 or 3 different supplements, the schools are asking where I'm applying to apart from their school. I don't know if I should just put the number?</p>
<p>No, you are supposed to put actual school names, not a number. And be honest, tell them where you’re really applying to.</p>
<p>I am torn on this issue. I agree with Lehigh that honesty is essential. However, I am considering the strategy of submitting the application to the two schools that ask this annoying, intrusive question first and stating, “I have applied to X University, but I am still completing my full list.”</p>
<p>My son did have one school ask this question and I believe I called and asked them directly whether it needed to be answered. </p>
<p>The school indicated you could leave it blank if you wanted. My son entered the colleges that were clearly their competitors and did not include every college he applied to.</p>
<p>I think strategically, you don’t want the school to think that they are only a safety school for you.</p>
<p>I’ve been told that this information is for data collection, to identify overlap schools, and is not used for admissions purposes.</p>
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<p>^That was a kinda a lie. They do use it in admissions. They factor it in to see if you will go to their college or not. Say if an applicant is really qualified and has looks of hooks. If a college sees that they are applying to a higher ranked school, and they really didn’t show that much interest in their college, there is a strong chance they will waitlist them or reject them so they can protect their yield. AKA Tuffs Syndrome</p>
<p>Do you have a source for that info or is that also what you heard.</p>
<p>I agree it’s a lie. The bottom line is colleges like to protect their yield.</p>
<p>Some people say Tuft’s syndrome is a myth made up by students who got rejected by schools. But let’s be honest here, if a school has to choose between two students who have similar apps, but one applied to all the ivy’s, and the other didn’t apply to top schools, then naturally they’re going to gravitate towards the student who didn’t apply to those top schools. That’s not to say that you’re guaranteed rejection if you state that you applied to other schools, but it certainly seems safer to just leave that question blank.</p>