<p>Menlomom: No, there are maybe 50 colleges for YOUR child that might be a good FIT. Not that there are thousands of colleges in the US. Let’s remember, if Fit is important at the top 20-30 colleges, it is important to every student, depending on their academic and personal profile. Or is FIT just important for the elite student, and every school out there fits all the rest? I think the poster got it right.</p>