<p>I applied to, not counting my state schools....thirteen. Yes, thirteen. And the "worst" one (according to USNews) was Rice, which is ranked at #17..... :P All of these schools seem amazing, and I would love to go to any one of them.</p>
<p>I just hope I can get into at least one.....</p>
<p>Nine. All very nice schools.</p>
<p>@OrchDork1 For thirteen schools, I think it’s risky to make them all reach schools, unless your application really is that good. You should set yourself some safeties as well. Just a thought.</p>
<p>yeah I gotcha. I’ve already been accepted to my state flagship, which is arguably one of the top public universities in the US</p>
<p>12 schools total. I can see myself at all of them (except maybe one, lol).</p>
<p>1 
Stanford early</p>
<p>Five in-state schools.</p>
<p>13 Schools, but 6 of them are UC schools</p>
<p>14, but 7 are UC’s.</p>
<p>@Doener no one likes a bragger… </p>
<p>jkjk congrats! :D</p>
<p>3 schools all EA/ED.
Rejected from my ED school but got into the other 2. Will be attending UMich next fall (already paid deposit).</p>
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<li>2 could be called safeties…and 1 (my top choice) is probably a match. I’ve been very particular and picky throughout the whole process, and I didn’t apply anywhere I knew I wouldn’t be happy going. On the other hand I wish I had applied to another place or even a couple more, but they’d have to have been really good too (for me, that is), and frankly they just didn’t seem to exist.</li>
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<p>orch:</p>
<p>With acceptance rates at the top schools so low, I think you were wise to apply to that many.</p>
<p>If you don’t apply, you have rejected yourself.</p>
<p>5.
Georgia Tech, Michigan at Ann Arbor, UC Berkeley, Stanford, and Franklin Olin College of Engineering.</p>
<p>8.
3 Safe (Michigan Dearborn, Michigan State, St. Mary’s at ND)
2 Match (Michigan Ann Arbor, U of Rochester)
3 Reach (Notre Dame, Vandy, U of Chicago)</p>
<p>2 safeties- Eckerd College, University of Tampa (accepted to both)
2 matches- Vassar College, Wesleyan University
3 dream- Yale, Brown, & Duke
7 total</p>
<p>Definitely said no to applying to Penn State (my state school) especially in the wake of the scandal.</p>
<p>I applied to 4 UCs, 4 Cal States, and 1 private (through a scholarship program).</p>
<p>I was going to apply to 8 more private schools, but since I won the scholarship I didn’t need to (:</p>
<p>1 safety=Michigan State
1 match=University of Michigan
^accepted to both :)</p>
<p>3 reaches=Barnard, Middlebury, Brown</p>
<p>23 schools</p>
<p>We’re averaging 8 and 2/3 schools per poster.
Just so you know.</p>