<p>I don't know how all out to go to (and also I don't know whether I'm annoying the professors I'm asking for recommendations this way). Should I set my limit to 10? 30? 50? 90? I mean 90 applications isn't that difficult, especially since the deadlines are spread out over 2 months.</p>
<p>The thing is I'm worried that my acceptance rate at each position will be very small, and everyone else is doing the same thing. On the other hand if I apply to 90 internships (some of which have multiple labs) and get accepted to say, 17, then I just basically wasted a lot of slots for 16 people.</p>
<p>i’m applying to 5, but i’m pretty sure i have a guaranteed back up if i don’t get accepted to any of them. I worked with a professor last summer in his lab, and i’m pretty sure i could work there again this summer if i wanted although i haven’t actually talked to him yet about my summer plans.</p>
<p>I am currently at 35 and not quite done yet.</p>
<p>I applied to 11, I think. And I’m contacting some labs individually. I think people will understand that you may get accepted at more than one place and that you can only pick one. You can always turn down a position, which will go to someone else on the waitlist. As long as you do this in a timely fashion, I don’t see what the problem is.</p>
<p>I’m probably at 7 now but who’s counting? I plan on emailing a bunch of alums soon and asking about opportunities as well.</p>
<p>I only applied for two, got into both, and am doing both. Worked out very nicely for me. :P</p>
<p>Anyway, I think it’s smart to apply to everything you’re interested in and make sure at least one thing is a pretty certain acceptance. (Low application rate, lots of open positions, you know someone in charge, etc.)</p>
<p>I’m surprised people are applying to many places for an internship… Geez…</p>
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<p>Well, for me I’ve applied to all 32 NFL teams. So yeah, that’s a pretty solid chunk of my 35ish but still plenty of work. I have to look for other opportunities too though because at each NFL team there are no more than 5 spots open. Most have 1-3 if any and each team gets 100’s of applications each year.</p>
<p>^ Really? For what area are you applying for? Cause I do know that the Jets haven’t posted their internship opportunities yet…</p>
<p>Athletic Training. And their spots are already full. I received a letter from them last week…</p>