<p>Or too many? D16 has 3 safeties (ACT and money), 3 matches (higher ACT would make them safeties financially) and one reach (she'd get in now; 5 points on the ACT might make it financially doable)</p>
<p>Both my Ds only applied to 5 schools. If your D would be happy at her safeties then I don’t see any reason to add on if she doesn’t want to.</p>
<p>^^^what he said.</p>
<p>@kandcsmom: 7 schools is fine. The list looks balanced. My sons applied to 10 but they both had 3 reaches (just to see if they could get in). Good Luck.</p>
<p>Oldest applied to three, middle to six, youngest to one. All were sufficient. Oldest and middle could have dropped one each as they both had a school that was really never a player for them (different schools).</p>
<p>There is no simple answer to how many is enough. It all depends upon the student and the school. For us, most sifting came prior to applications.</p>
<p>S is shot-gunning a little broader, probably 10-12, but part of that is financially driven. I think he can make a few academic “reach” schools but financially it’s another story. Others are more affordable and yet a few others could be affordable with the right aid, etc. He’s pretty mellow about the whole thing and is ok with just about any one he is applying to and has visited many of them, so what it is going to cost is going to play a big role. He is thinking about grad school and doesn’t want to graduate with too much debt</p>
<p>My son applied to 9…2 reach, 3 match 4 safety. </p>
<p>In retrospect too many. Dont underestimate how much work these can be, especially for the more selective schools. He also felt obligated to apply for scholarship opportunities at each school which magnifies the paperwork. </p>
<p>Thank you all!
-K</p>
<p>One early application is enough, if you are well qualified.</p>
<p>In general, the more selective the schools are that you are applying to, the more applications that you need to send out. However, you have to really work hard on all of them or there is no point to it. </p>