how many colleges did you apply to?

Pre-College Issues High School Life
1

how many reaches/matches/safeties?

2

Four – one reach, one match, two safeties.

Apply to more than four. It was a dumb decision. :stuck_out_tongue:

3

Five - two reaches, two matches, one safety

4

13 (QuestBridge Scholar so this is typical if not under- doing it, I had fee waivers for 10)

Two safety
Two Match
9 Reach

5
  1. 7 reaches and a safety.

I know that seems like a really bad list, but it consists of an early round (3 EA schools, including a low reach and the safety) and 5 RD schools - I would have applied to a few matches if I hadn’t gotten in everywhere EA. As things stand, I’m applying to a few schools that meet full need, because my first choice’s aid offer was a 1-figure sum that doesn’t start with a 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, or 9.

6
  1. 2 safeties, 4 matches, and 6 low reaches.

Already admitted to one safety and one match with big merit scholarships

7

4 safeties. The financial aid varied a lot from just government grants to almost full ride.

8

14… Already got into one match/low reach, so got rid of all of my safeties. 2 Match. 12 low-mid reaches LESSGO.

I had a fee waiver for the CA.

9

19, mostly reaches. I started this in the summer so I think I put enough effort into all of them.

10

Strive for the best fit college regardless of what category you randomly categorize it in.

11

10, but all of them were places I could see myself at.

12

4 colleges.
2 safeties, 1 match, 1 reach

13

14
5 reaches
4 matches
5 safeties/low matches

14

My S did 11. 5 Reach. 4 Match. 2 Safeties.

15

D16 did 15 - 5 reaches, 5 safeties, rest were matches. Has withdrawn 3 apps (2 from reaches, one from a match). has 10 admits, waiting on 2 more EA decisions (1 reach, 1 high match)

In hindsight - this was too many. Will advise D18 to target 8 (no more than 10)

16

7 colleges:

4 ish safeties
2 matches
1 reach

Also wth guys 19 colleges calm down boyz

17

@ArtharvaLarva
The more you apply to the more likely one will take you

18

18 colleges:

4 safeties (i have top ten admissions guarantee option)
5 matches
9 reaches (some of the applications were free so why not)

I don’t feel the need to explain this though. I applied to colleges I would all be happy at and if I was in a situation to do so, who cares?

19

15
3 safety 2 match 10 reach

20

Nine. I’d say that one was a reach (it was the only one that rejected me), two were matches (I’m attending one of them), and seven were safeties.