how many colleges did you apply to?

Pre-College Issues High School Life
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  1. 4 safeties. 4 matches. 4 reaches.
22

8 so far. 2 more to go.

23
  1. Accepted to 3 safeties, 1 match, and a low reach. I'm still waiting to hear back from my last which is a match or low reach.
24

9 (originally 8, but opened my mind more)

5 reaches
3 matches
1 safety (got already admitted, so that’s fantastic)

25

16
3 safety
7 matches
6 reaches

26

11

1 safety (which I’m already admitted to)
2 match (eeeeh…1 and a half. One is low reach.)
8 reach (bad plan I’m a little scared)

reeeeallly wishing I had applied for a few more matches, but oh well…

27

7 schools

2 safeties
2 matches
3 reaches

EDIT: I’ve gotten into one in each category so far. I don’t really regret any of my choices, though I probably could have added a school.

28

13 schools.
1 safety (in)
2 matches (in)
10 reaches.

29
  1. 2 safe, 2 match and 2 reach. Got into three with merit scholarships and wait listed at one, I'm pretty stoked!!
30

17
All reaches
… Yup, I’m screwed. :slight_smile:

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32

12
2 safeties (already admitted)
6 matches (admitted to 2, deferred to 1, so I guess we were wrong thinking it was a match)
4 reaches (deferred to one)

33

Being deferred doesn’t mean you were wrong about a match. That’s why it’s a match, not a safety. I’d say for matches you’d expect to get into some but not all.

34

Just 1…lol… I live in the fast lane. B-)

35

Kid is applying to ~14 (jury still out on final count).

4-5 safeties (in to 3)
5 matches (high-ish matches, but in to 1)
4 reaches/high reaches (not expecting much here)

36

DS applied to abt 13

6 reach- got in 1 so far
4 match- got in 2 so far both with merit $
3 safety- got in 2 so far- 1 w/full tuition

37

21 :confused:

3 safeties

4 match

14 reaches

38

18

3 safeties

2 matches

13 reaches

39

Last year my DD applied to 12:

2 reaches (got in one, her dream school, but couldn’t afford it in the end since financial aid is based on income/assets of both parents, and her dad doesn’t qualify but also won’t pay)

10 matches/safeties with goal of big scholarships (all offered something)

She went with the university that offered her the best scholarships taking into account the dollar amount, and the GPA required to keep them.

40
  1. 2 safeties (accepted to both) 7 matches 9 reaches