<p>What would you all say is the ideal number of universities a person should have on his/her list? Clearly, it should be lower than a person applying first-time to universities.</p>
<p>What is your list -- if you have one?</p>
<p>There’s no pristine number, per se. Personally, I’m going with the safety/target/reach strategy so I can ensure that I won’t be at my current institution next semester. You’d probably want to go with a minimum of 3. As far as a maximum, it’s up to you, but this transfer stuff is time consuming amidst a full semester of classes and ECs.</p>
<p>If it’s a safety, all you need is one. If you’re hoping for a school with a sub 5 percent acceptance rate, apply to many.</p>
<p>It depends largely on whether or not you are happy staying at your current school. If you are not, then you need to apply to a large spread of schools, including lots of safeties.</p>
<p>I’m applying to 20 
Crazy, right?! It’s just that I have a unique case, and basically I need someone to take a chance on me…</p>
<p>I applied to five out of high school and when I transferred. Not the same five, though.</p>
<p>High school:</p>
<p>Eastern Mich - Match
Northern Mich - Match, nearly a safety
Central Mich - Match
Grand Valley State Univ - Reach
Ferris State - Match</p>
<p>And technically a community college too, but that was open admissions so I don’t really count it even though I attended. XD</p>
<p>Junior Transfer:</p>
<p>Umich - Match
Michigan State - Match
Grand Valley State - Safety
Northern Mich - Safety
Eastern Mich - Safety</p>
<p>I think number of schools depends on the person and how much money they are willing to spend. Reach/match/safety is a good way to go with at least a few of each. I’ll probably apply to 2/3 reach, 2/3 match and 2 safe. Around 8 schools and a lot of money.</p>