How Many Schools Should I apply to

Graduate School
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<p>I am interested in applying to environmental engineering programs. Specifically, programs with opportunity to pursue a more interdisciplinary track looking at environmental policy/ management alongside the engineering. </p>

<p>What is a good number of schools to apply to about 6?</p>

<p>I was thinking about Stanford, Johns Hopkins, (maybe) Berkeley, (maybe) U Mich, Carnegie Mellon, (maybe)G Tech, and MIT. Any other schools I should consider that would also give me a better range of schools.</p>

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<p>I'm also applying for graduate school this fall, though I'll likely be applying to nine schools just for security (and the free weekend visits if I'm admitted!). If you believe you have a good chance at most of those schools, then I think six-ish is a perfectly good number-ish.</p>

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<p>You can use the the LORs for more than one school, right?</p>

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<p>FYI, my sister applied to about 30 education programs at PhD level and was only accepted to about five, including two Ivys that offered no sufficient financial aid. </p>

<p>I only applied to six schools in Linguistics and TESOL at the masters level and was accepted to all six, including two Ivys. One public offered full-ride + stipend....another public is working on the money but I am still waiting. The other schools have not offered anything in terms of funding.</p>

<p>I hear that PhDs are considerably more competitive than masters, but I would presume tha tit depends on the field. I was worried about only applying to six, but I'm glad I did in the end. I would say sixish should be fine...I think maybe 6 to 10 is more than enough. Bonne chance.</p>

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<p>bump</p>

<p>Is it really ok to ask a prof to write a LOR and submit it to 8-10 schools?</p>

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<p>heyitsdaver,</p>

<p>Of course it is. We do it all the time.</p>

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<p>Yep, they totally understand. I think if you applied to thirty that would be a problem, but 6-10 is totally normal.</p>