<p>My own personal philosophy is to apply to all the schools you like for one reason or another. If you are interested in a school and could see yourself going there, apply. After that, I’d say apply to one school that would be safe financially and you would easily be able to get in. </p>
<p>For me, I only applied to two schools, UF and UW-Madison, because I knew where I wanted to go (Madison) and UF is very cheap considering I was living in Florida at the time. Your list may be longer.</p>
<p>I’m sure others will disagree with me, but that’s my two cents.</p>