<p>My comment is that nine is not too long of a list of colleges to apply to. But I do agree there is no sense in applying to a college that you would not attend if admitted!</p>
<p>only apply to one safety. that would reduce the list</p>
<p>I would only eliminate safeties. 9 is a pretty good number of schools.</p>
<p>i know a guy who applied to 17 schools. it can't ever hurt. just be realistic.</p>
<p>meh, according to the standards of this site, i should probably feel weird that i only applied to 4 schools...3 state schools (UCI, UCLA, UCSD) and USC. but i don't :p worked out well for me in all respects though.</p>