<p>Ok, so it still sounds like there is a huge range of number of apps submitted per applicant, with nearly everybody doing the breakdown of a relative few safeties, more “fits”, and a few reaches.
Like everything about this process, every kid does it there own way. As it should be!</p>
<p>6 for my son. 5 that he wanted to apply to and 1 for mom and dad LOL. All in all - one reach, 3 matches, 2 safeties. (the reachy one was for mom and dad). He’s in at 4 and waiting for one match and the reachy parental one.</p>
<p>Total of 9 = </p>
<p>2 reaches (1 accepted, 1 deferred)
5 matches (all accepted)
2 safeties (both accepted)</p>
<p>None used the common application - so he did 9 separate applications plus several honors college applications.</p>
<p>Total of 12 -</p>
<p>5 reaches - 1 deferred and 1 acceptance
4 matches - 1 deferred (go figure)
3 safeties - 2 accepted</p>
<p>Still waiting to hear back from 7 schools. Ugh!</p>
<p>Most used the Common Application. I made him apply to 3 of the schools (Mom’s choice). If seems like a mixed bag at his school. The more ambitious (and higher ranked kids) applied to a lot more than those who were fair students. But we have several very strong students who only applied to the state schools. I suspect a lot of it is due to financial considerations - not a bad reason at all. It appears that most of his class will stay in state.</p>
<p>Two, accepted at both.</p>
<p>School counselors recommended about 9 (3 reach, 3 mtch, 3 safety) but her first choice was also a safety and she heard from both before Dec 31</p>
<p>My son applied to 2, twice as many as his brother did two years ago.</p>
<p>I did 5
One Reach-deferred ED
Two matches-Still waiting, but hoping from some $
One Low Match-still waiting, hoping for $
Safety-Got in with a butt load of money</p>
<p>I really think any more than 10 is completely stupid, but that’s just my opinion. I think it’s part of the reason acceptance rates are so low…too many applications</p>
<p>DS applied to 5. Counting on days to April 1st.</p>
<p>Just 1. ED. All is well!</p>
<p>r6l - Yale is SCEA, actually, nonbinding.</p>
<p>Keil-you got me! I realized I had accidentally typed ED not EA, but it was too late to edit! I was deferred none the less</p>
<p>I applied to thirteen schools: it was like 1 safety, 2 matches, and 10 reaches:p</p>
<p>1 - Accepted ED :D</p>
<p>My son applied to 13:</p>
<p>Two safeties
One match
Ten reaches</p>
<p>Looking back we could have dropped one of the safeties.</p>
<p>Fortunately our son refuses to consider any college in the northeast; otherwise we would have had some big problems cutting down the size of the list.</p>
<p>My D applied to 9:</p>
<p>2 reaches (deferred at one, waiting for the other - although it is not a high choice for her)
4 matches of varying match-iness, as someone else here said (accepted to two, waiting for two)
3 safeties (admitted to all, one gave a nice merit scholarship)</p>
<p>If I had to do it again, I would have had her apply to one less safety (but the GC scared us so she applied to three) and I’d find another reach that she really wants to go to. The one she was deferred at was a top choice; the other is a top state school that would be great if she got in but she doesn’t love it. </p>
<p>Oh, wait, I do have to do it again… in three years for my S!</p>
<p>My D applied to 3</p>
<p>all in state, accepted at all 3, attending flagship. </p>
<p>We are fortunate to live in a state with exceptional higher education choices. I also gave her the reality check of finances. We won’t qualify for need based aid and though she has good scores, etc, she probably wouldn’t qualify for a lot of merit aid. I’m not going into debt for her undergraduate education and am not going to let her do it either.</p>
<p>I gave her the same speech my dad gave me oh so many years ago. You can get just as good or just as bad an education at one of our state schools. It’s what you make of it. If you’re going on to grad school, then yes, go to the very best school in your field.</p>
<p>S just junior but his senior friend applied to 13. Generally kids around here apply to lots of Ivies and elites and apply to 10-15 schools. Our college counselor advises “around 12” though I know of some kids that apply to significantly more.</p>
<p>^^ I should have added that if kids get into ED or EA,then obviously apply to fewer.</p>
<p>S applied to 6: 1 Ivy, 2 top LACs, 2, hopefully, match LACs, and 1, hopefully, safety LAC. Many of his friends apply to the local very good city university which has rolling admissions so we are all a bit tense here with no acceptances in hand, even though they are not expected yet.</p>
<p>1 in-state super safety (accepted with $)
1 “regular” safety (accepted with $)</p>
<p>1 match instate flagship (accepted)
2 OOS/private matches (accepted, one with $$)</p>
<p>4 reaches (waiting on 1 ED and 3 RD)</p>