<p>Is it worth it to apply to A LOT of colleges that don't have supplemental essays (that I want to go to) just so I have more options? Say money is not an issue. Should I do this? Is it worth cutting my list down if 5 colleges don't have essays? I know people say not to apply to too many, but most of the ones I'm looking at are common app, and I've noticed a few have no supplements. Thanks!</p>
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<p>IMO, not really. I don’t think it’s a necessarily a good thing to have a million options.</p>
<p>Every single place on your list should be somewhere that you are truly willing to attend if it turns out to be the only place where you are admitted, and that you can afford. If you would choose a gap year over any of them, don’t expend the electricity to send that app. If you have identified your safety, and pinned down that admission, then eliminate any place that you wouldn’t choose over your safety.</p>
<p>I agree with the others that you should only apply to places you could see yourself attending and that there is such a thing as too many options! I normally think up to 10 is reasonable for someone where money is an option and they need to compare the offers. Since you said money is not an option, I’d say you could apply to 2-3 reach schools, a few match schools and a couple safeties.</p>
<p>What’s the matter with writing an essay?</p>
<p>Writing any kind of essay takes extra work, and if you’re not really interested in the college the “Why us?” prompts are really hard to answer.</p>
<p>It can be good if you’re looking to save money, especially if you’re rolling for merit scholarships. Although, I wouldn’t spend more than a couple hundred dollars over it.</p>