<p>How many colleges is it normal to apply to?</p>
<p>I don't want to be annoying to the teachers who are writing recomendations for me, yet at the same time I am on a quest for merit money at top schools.</p>
<p>Also, if I am applying to a school that accepts the common app, but I am using the school's own app, is it still ok to use common app recomendation forms?</p>
<p>Thanks.</p>
<p>A "good" Number?
Well It Really Depends On How Many You Like. The Important Thing Is How Many You Can Get Into. :p</p>
<p>I did twelve myself, and I think it was a comfortable number [at least for me] especially since I was so paranoid about getting rejected so I used the mentality of the more apps you have the better your chances of getting into one, but yeah I was definitely happy with the end result :D</p>
<p>And as to your question, I did eleven common apps and one personal app for MIT and I just had the teachers fill out MIT's recommendation b/c usually what teachers do, or at least in my school is, they write a letter and usually will say see attached and then just do the checkboxes so really it isn't too bad on them, though granted I'm not the one filling them out :p</p>
<p>I really, REALLY want to go to an east coast college so I'll probably apply to 15.</p>
<p>Just apply to as many as you feel comfortable to.</p>
<p>To me, anything over three is ridiculous. If a student has more than 3 schools to which he wants to apply, he need to do more research...</p>
<p>Granted, I applied to like 7 :)</p>
<p>I applied to 11 US universities. But it really depends on the applicant. IF you have 4 or 5 schools that you really like, and they cover the spectrum from reach to safety, that's enough. Personally, I recommend at least 2 reaches, 3 matches and 2 safeties.</p>
<p>It also depends on high you want to shoot. If your idea of a safety is Middlebury then apply to 10+. If you can be happy at UMass, 4 would do it.</p>
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<p>I wish I could only apply to two schools and be guaranteed a spot in one: MIT and Caltech. Truth is, people aren't always sure they'll get into one of their top three, so they start going down the ladder until they hit a school they're pretty sure they'll get into.</p>
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15?! What east coast schools do you wanna go to anyway? I say you should go to the northeast
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<p>Well yeah, that's what I meant :)</p>
<p>Hmmm, you sound exactly like me, though I had 12 rather and 11 were in the northeast, plus i had eight reaches which I figure you're college selection will be very top heavy as well so good luck with that.</p>
<p>Yeah for the 900th post :D</p>
<p>I don't think anything over 10 is ridiculous. I'm looking at applying to like 15, just to make sure I get into at least 30% of them, so I can have a good selection to choose from in late April.</p>
<p>How can yall afford applying to like more than 8. If you apply to 15 then you gotta pay like $750. Avg of 50 dollars per application. I would apply to like 10 If I could afford it. </p>
<p>I think im going for 5-6. maybe 7</p>
<p>I think 12 is a perfect number. I have 2 safeties, 4 matches, 2 high matches/ low reaches and 3 reaches so far. I'd love another match. Or maybe another match and a reach; 1 of my matches has no application fee.</p>
<p>12-13 is perfect for any CCer who feels they NEED to go to a top 15 school/ top 5 LAC.</p>
<p>Well its easy to afford them, there a fee waivers, free online applications, a school programs which will pay for your apps. So in my opinion cost isn't important but the level of quality of each app is.</p>
<p>I'm applying to 9. i have only one real safety, my state school. the rest are all match/reaches. there are 2 ivies in the list :)</p>
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<p>I'm low income so I'm going to get fee waivers.</p>
<p>I think 10 is the max anyone should try to attempt.</p>
<p>I did 9 with no true safety. Just do as many schools as you feel comfortable with. But I think most people just decide they are going to apply to all the Ivies and then a few other top schools plus some safeties in order to hopefully ensure their attendance at a top school. in my opinion, it's a very silly idea.</p>
<p>I want to apply to like 12 or 15 or some crazy number but I think I'll end up doing 7</p>
<p>What are some schools with free online apps or give fee waviers</p>