<p>so is 22 good or still too many?</p>
<p>22 is definitely a lot. I think it’s hard to say “too many”, because how many is “too many” is different for everyone. If you can find time to do all of the applications, and if your parents are willing to pay for the applications (remember, in addition to the ~$60 app fee, it costs $10 to send SAT scores and $10 to send ACT scores, so you could be looking at almost $1800), then do it.</p>
<p>then i might as well just apply to 29 then</p>
<p>I’d apply to no more than 12, maybe 4 reaches, 6 matches, and 2 safeties. At most.</p>
<p>Or just find a school with guaranteed admission for you and have that be your safety.</p>
<p>Ex: UC Davis accepts all California community college junior transfers with a 3.0 GPA or higher, so that’s my safety since I know I’ll get in.</p>
<p>I don’t see why this thread is continuing, as the OP hasn’t taken any advice to heart. He just seems to be having a conversation with himself. He said he wants to cut his list from 30 schools, and after everyone’s input has only managed to eliminate one school.</p>
<p>no, I actually cut my list to 22 schools, if you would read my previous post.</p>
<p>I was just considering applying to 29 schools, but I’ve cut my list to 22.</p>
<p>any more advice would be appreciated</p>
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<li>Harvard - because you seem to want a mega reach and it was one you added to Gasdoc’s list and was on your original list</li>
<li>Cornell - you have consistently mentioned things that you like about it, and you are a legacy</li>
<li>Rice - you did have a proper reason for choosing it</li>
<li>Amherst - you wanted to add it to Gasdoc’s list, it meets your criteria for small class sizes and personal attention and you seem to want to apply to a LAC</li>
<li>Dartmouth - I guess, since you are a legacy</li>
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<p>Matches
6. USC - you seem determined to stick with it, despite it not meeting all your objective criteria, so I guess there is something there that makes it special
7. Kenyon - it’s another one you have mentioned reasons for choosing
8. Bowdoin - again, you have given an actual reason for liking it, not just ‘shiny college shiny’
9. JHU - you already applied</p>
<p>Safeties
10. Tulane - seems like you’ve stuck with this one. I don’t think it is safe enough to be your only safety, since it’s acceptance rate is not sooo high and it seems like a lot of people are looking at it this year because it’s free to apply to and gives good merit money. It being free to apply to is not a good reason to choose it on its own, but whatever, you chose it.
11. American - you need another safety, and I don’t see that you are especially liking any of the others.</p>
<p>Vanderbilt, - no supp essay, heard it has incredible social life, has good football team
Haverford, - really small, like honor code, would have an awsome community based feel, toured and liked it
Washington and Lee, Tufts, UVA, Wash U - already finished the supp essays, might as well apply. seem like sound academics, would be a good fir, they’re not too big, and I just have good vibes </p>
<p>Brandeis, Carleton, Emory- cousins go here and say they love it, I trust them, dad toured emory and said she loved it
Oberlin- really liberal and unique ppl, cool najuary free term period</p>
<p>plus I already finished whitman’s supp essay and I would like another high match.</p>
<p>22 is still really too many unless you need financial aid. </p>
<p>OK, take out Havard and Amherst. And for the same reasons, don’t bring back Brown, Williams and Chicago.</p>
<p>Add Vanderbilt, Haverford, Whitman.</p>
<p>Think about adding W&L, Tufts, UVA, Wash U. Just because you have written the essays doesn’t mean you have to spend the money to actually apply. I think Wash U is big on demonstrated interest, so if you aren’t able to convey that properly, I’d take it out. UVA is pretty tough OOS and has big classes, so again, think if you want to spend the money on such a maybe when you already have a lot of those.</p>
<p>Brandeis, Carleton, Emory, Oberlin - These schools are quite different to each other, and Carleton and Oberlin in particular are very love them or hate them schools. Think if you - not your cousins, dad, whoever - likes them. Just because one person likes one school, doesn’t mean you will like all or even any of them. Research these more before you consider putting them on the list. Also, where did Oberlin come from?!? You never even mentioned it before and now you say you’ve done the essay?!</p>
<p>I would suggest:
- Cornell; 2. Rice; 3. Dartmouth; 4. USC ; 5. Kenyon; 6. Bowdoin; 7. JHU; 8. Tulane; 9. American; 10. Vanderbilt; 11. Haverford; 12. Whitman; + any 3 from W&L, Tufts, UVA, Wash U, Brandeis, Carleton, Emory, Oberlin</p>
<p>That gives you 15, which is a reasonable number - some reaches, couple of safeties and enough matches that you should have some good choices come decision time.</p>
<p>I’ll probably be sorry I asked this, but – </p>
<p>Why is Hopkins your ED school? What about Hopkins makes you want to go there above all other schools?</p>
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<p>W&L’s acceptance rate is actually 27%, with SAT scores only slightly higher than Brandeis. It may be a higher match, but it doesn’t fit with your reaches in selectivity.</p>
<p>I wholeheartedly second tli83’s advice in posts #78 and 89. Furthermore, having already finished the essays for an application is NOT sufficient reason to apply. You are still paying application fees that will be wasted because you don’t have a true interest in the school.</p>
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<p>wash and l’s acceptance rate is 16.81 percent.</p>
<p>shocking, I know.</p>
<p>Also, I was shocked to learn that Tulane’s acceptance rate is now 27 percent and their 75th percentile sat score is 2150. But Tulane is still probly a safety because they have never ever rejected anypne from my school with above a 2000 and an 85 average.</p>
<p>I like JHOP because it’s really pretty, nice size, i could play football there, flexible curriculum, nice intellectual nerdy atmosphere.</p>
<p>plus its ed acceptance rate is 48 percent so I’d probably get in.</p>
<p>lol my parents keep telling me jeff just apply every where.</p>
<p>just apply to the 30 schools.</p>
<p>they want me to go to a top school even more than I do lol</p>
<p>so could someone please help me narrow down my list of 22 schools? thanks</p>
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<p>Have you already applied? Since it’s ED, I’m assuming you have.</p>
<p>And since you’ve applied ED, you do realize that if you get in, you’re obligated to go, right?</p>
<p>I ask this only because the reasons you cited for it being your favorite could be applied to lots of other schools too. I had thought you were going to say something about a specific program or major they have, or how you’ve always wanted to live in Baltimore, or something else specific to that school. </p>
<p>Given your general reasons for choosing JHU, I guess you could be happy at most of the schools on your list.</p>
<p>so how do I cut it down.</p>
<p>I live in Oklahoma so I really want to go far away from home, so OU isn’t an option.</p>
<p>i also cut off boston college</p>
<p>I realy wanna go to jhop tho</p>
<p>I’m assuming you’re going off of tli83’s list, and that you need three colleges out of W&L, Tufts, UVA, Wash U, Brandeis, Carleton, Emory, and Oberlin.
Get rid of Oberlin. Chances are, unless you’ve visited and loved it, it’ll be too radical. And since you haven’t mentioned visiting, to my knowledge, cut it. Even if you’ve already filled out the application or whatever.
Cut UVA. You’re probably going to have two years of lecture hall classes before you get to the small class sizes you want.
Cut Washington and Lee. You have better choices for every major on that list.
That leaves Tufts, Brandeis, Emory, Carleton, and Wash U. If you’re a science major, pick Tufts and Carleton. If you’re a humanities major, pick Emory and Brandeis. If you’re undecided, pick Wash U, Tufts, and Brandeis. </p>
<p>That’s my opinion. You have plenty of other opinions here on this thread if you took the time and effort to peruse them once again. Everyone has tried to help, all you’ve tried to do is resist. If there’s something you don’t like about the previously mentioned lists, then DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT YOURSELF. Don’t keep asking others to perfect them until the magic formula appears on the screen.</p>
<p>I really hope nobody else posts here until you have a legitimate list; you shouldn’t need any more advice or opinions or anything of the sort.</p>
<p>Oh, and 100th post, right here =)</p>