<p>“I just don’t see how you can write about your favorite word and what you would use to hammer with a chisel that would seamlessly fit into discussing your experiences and backgrounds. I mean, maybe two out of three could be answered with the same essay, but not all three.”</p>
<p>That’s because you’re not as intelligent as me jk jk.</p>
<p>I’m actually like 80 percent done with my college essays.</p>
<p>I R genius jk my sats aren’t that amazing.</p>
<p>just wondering, am I the only person from Oklahoma applying to ut plan 2? Is that going to help me get in, geographic diversity?</p>
<p>I mean, I’m already 80 percent done with the essays, I might as well apply to all of them.</p>
<p>I’ll probably get rejected by 1/2 to 2/3s of them at least.</p>
<p>IT also takes a lot of pressure off applying to so many schools cuz I know I’ll get in somewhere good.</p>
<p>And I realize that 1400 is a lot ok but its not that much compared to 700 which it would be if I cut my list in half; plus if you compare it to the cost of tuitions it’s not that much.</p>
<p>I mean I want to guarantee that I’ll get in somewhere I really like, and I go to a prep school, Holland Holl, that is near the top in the nation I’d feel really bad if I didn’t get into a “good” school.</p>
<p>Not really any good schools on your list besides UCLA, Berkley, and top 3 Ivy Leagues. As a resident of Michigan, surprisenly I don’t really look at schools in Indiana and Illinios… so I wouldn’t have those schools on my list.</p>
<p>Coolbreeze - I would say every school on that list is “good.”
They are very different schools though. I get that you like something about each of them, but you need to think beyond just the app fees and essays, to what you’re asking of the counselor and teachers. I would imagine at least half of those schools need teacher recs, and almost all of them need a counselor rec of some type. I doubt he/she will have time to fill out 30 recs for one student, so you should talk to her about it. </p>
<p>If you’re willing to put so much time into essays, etc., take some time off from that and go down your list, looking long and hard at each college. Read the student reviews of them to get an idea of the environment (take everything with a grain of salt, of course), and consider more than just their USNews ranking and name-brand prestige. This is somewhere you will spend 4 years, so make sure, before you apply to any school, that it is somewhere you truly want to spend your next 4+ years.</p>
<p>Also, strongly consider what your intended major is, and look at that program at the schools - the quality of the specific department is far more important than the prestige of the university.</p>
<p>First, I am having a hard time thinking you’re a serious poster because you haven’t gotten the name of your school spelled correctly in either of your recent posts. You also characterize it as “prestigious” and while it’s a top-ranked private school, I don’t know any kids who attend there or similar schools that would describe their school is prestigious. But most of all, I can’t fathom how your college counselors haven’t already had several meetings with you and your parents to discuss which schools you’re applying to. If so, there is no way you would still be considering applying to that many schools. Your college counselor would have a huge burden sending in the school information/recommendations/mailings to that many colleges and most likely wouldn’t even consider it.</p>
<p>I don’t look at schools in Illinios and Indiana because I really don’t have interest in them as I do with Michigan State University, University of Michigan- Ann Arbor, Ohio State University- Columbus, University of Wisconsin- Madison, University of Minnesota- Twinn Cities etc…</p>
<p>Coolbreeze are “good,” they just suit different people of different levels of intelligence.
OP, I don’t see a point for this thread, other than you trying to justify applying to 30 schools while the majority of posters disagree. I think that no matter what everyone says, you’re still going to apply where you want to, so there’s almost no point to this thread. That being said, $700 could be used to buy books, or used for spending money, or to buy the things you’ll need for your room. And if you’re worried about being accepted, pick a few safeties you’d love to go to.
Like I said, if you’re 80% done with your essays, and YOU (obviously) want to apply to 30 schools, what is the point of this thread?</p>
<p>holland hall whatever I am not the best typer who cares.</p>
<p>And also, it’s not like my college counseler can refuse to send out transcripts to each school. All he has to do is xerox it and put it in an envelope anyways.</p>
<p>and also, students hand the teachers the envelopes so all they have to do is the put the letters in the envelopes and take them to the post offfice.</p>
<p>because I honestly WANT to cut down my list so then I wouldn’t have to use up so much money and It’ll be really hard to decide between the schools I get into, which will probably be 10-15.</p>
<p>But I like each school on my list and don’t know how to cut down.</p>
<p>I also want to know how many people per year on average apply to 30 schools.</p>
<p>Yes I’m sure many of the schools listed are good, I just couldn’t see myself college picking from that list… just not enough options of my interest ( although I already know my top school, Michigan State University) besides UCLA, Berkley and few others.</p>
<p>I’m sure there are many students who apply more than 30+ schools, your just not likely to find many who do that all in one school. If you really want to go to the top 3 Ivy Leagues, keep those on your list. Then pick about 5 other hard schools you would like to attend, and about 5 easiest schools on your list ( for backup) that you would like to attend as well. Thats down to 13 schools, and see which ones you get accepted into.</p>
<p>I’d say very few people apply to 30 schools a year, but I have seen a few posters with similar lists. Most of the people at my school, however, don’t apply to above 10. One kid is doing 15, and she’s gotten a lot of “why so many?!?” stares.
If you list what you’re interested in regarding a college, perhaps your potential major, your ideal size, maybe even what you like about each and every school, everyone on CC would have suggestions as to which ones to cut. I’m sure you could get down to 15 like that. I’d recommend doing that anyway, just to regain perspective on exactly WHY you’re applying to each school. Whichever few have the most reasons and the most realistic reasons should be the ones you apply to.</p>
<p>I have to agree with the posters who say you have not thought out your list. Anyone who wants to “hang out by the beach and root for a great football team” should not be applying to Cornell.</p>
<p>When you have an ED/EA school, which you have, plus a couple of schools with rolling admissions, you’ll get a reality check - I mean, notification of your acceptances and rejections and deferrals, by mid-to-late December. This will make you pause in the process and reassess. If you didn’t get into Hopkins ED, there’s not much use in applying to schools that are twice as selective. </p>
<p>You’ll need to have a a lot of work done on the second batch of applications by early December, especially recommendation letters from teachers and a grade report from the school counselor. Your school has a deadline for these requests. Does it have a limit on the number they will send? Pick the second set very carefully, with an emphasis on match schools. And don’t assume that doing 30 reports is just a piece of cake for the adults - you’ve tripled their expected workload and you will encounter some resistance.</p>
<p>Don’t send in the second batch of applications or SAT/ACTs before you know about your first schools, because you may not need to spend the money. </p>
<p>Some schools, like Wash U, have a later deadline; you might be able to set schools like that off into the third group in order to work on them during Xmas break. But don’t expect to have a fun vacation.</p>
<p>I’m not sure how you expect us to cut down your list for you. You need to figure out what you’re looking for in a school and leave a wide range of selectivity in your final list. Once you apply to more than 10 you start to have diminishing returns, as the lack of amount of time and enthusiasm and effort begins to show.</p>
<p>And if you think that your college counselor only needs to xerox documents and send them, then you’re not understanding the process. Most schools require a form to be filled out by your counselor that’s individual to that school. It’s a huge time commitment per school.</p>
<p>I think we need a collective “rolling eyes” icon inserted here. I know I rolled <strong>my</strong> eyes at the OP’s post.</p>
<p>nocousin (post #37) said exactly what I was thinking, but I strive to be not quite so…blunt. But the best advice for OP would be for you to read nocousin’s post again…and again…and again.</p>
<p>nocousin, I was a little shocked by your audacity you couldn’t have put it better. What is the point of applying to 30 schools? Do you want to choose from a large pool of colleges? You will only be attending one in the end.</p>
<p>By the way, assuming that the application fees are about $50, your parents or you will be paying at least $1500. Even if your parents are ridiculously wealthy, you should be able to see that this sum of money is better spent on something else.</p>