<p>Does anyone know why some schools ask in their Common App Supplements to which other schools you are applying? Why would they care and will they really find out if I don't tell them?</p>
<p>1) Some want to know which other institutions are of interest to their pool of applicants so that they can better target their promotional materials and/or financial aid offers.</p>
<p>2) Some want to know where you as an individual are applying so they have a sense of where they might fall in your reach/match/safety scale. In other words, are you likely to actually attend if admitted.</p>
<p>3) If you don’t tell them, they won’t know. They can’t share this kind of information with each other.</p>