<p>...using the common app.</p>
<p>Cost wouldn't be an issue because I could simply apply to 5-6 that do cost money (and that I'm very interested in), and then apply to 30-40 colleges that do not cost money.</p>
<p>And time wouldn't be an issue, obviously, if I use the common app.</p>
<p>So why shouldn't I do this? Colleges have no way of knowing the other schools you're applying too, right?</p>
<p>30-40 that dont cost money??? what schools are these?</p>
<p>when you say they don't cost money do you mean priority or VIP apps?</p>
<p>Umm...your school's guidance office and your rec teachers would kill you! Plus you'd probably have to pay for the transcripts/school reports to be sent after the first few. </p>
<p>If you can keep track of that many though, and don't mind the above issues, go ahead!</p>
<p>On the common app wesite, I currently have 15 colleges.</p>
<p>When I go to the payments tab on the left, only 5 of those 15 colleges cost money for their online application.</p>
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And time wouldn't be an issue, obviously, if I use the common app.</p>
<p>So why shouldn't I do this? Colleges have no way of knowing the other schools you're applying too, right?
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<p>You're right, it isn't a problem of colleges knowing how many other schools you're applying to, because they don't really care. If you want to spend the time and money to apply to lots, that's up to you, it doesn't change how they're going to make admissions decisions. </p>
<p>This "solution" is brought up several times each year, good luck to you!</p>
<p>I realize I would have to spend a lot of time on the supplements, but at least half of the colleges (that I currently have selected) don't have supplements. </p>
<p>Also, even if my supplements will suffer in quality, the quantity will more than make up for it statistically.</p>
<p>And I will, of course, make sure my applications to the schools on the top of my list are of quality. </p>
<p>But how much money are we talking, to send transcripts and test scores to roughly 35 schools?</p>
<p>My school charges $5 per transcript. Plus SAT scores to all of the schools at $10 (technically $9.50) each, plus postage for teacher recs, transcripts, etc. It would end up costing a lot even without app fees...</p>
<p>Admissions don't really work perfectly "statistically"...yes, you'd probably get into a fair number, but would you actually want to go to all of those 40 schools?</p>
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<p>Here we go again. You have a lot to learn about statistics (actually, probability) and college admissions. Probabilities are based on outcomes being random. However, college admissions decisions are far from random, as a matter of fact, they tend to be very correlated, with schools basically evaluating applicants on the same set of criteria.</p>
<p>Why would you even want to? If you cannot make an educated and researched decision to select 5 colleges that would be a good match for you, don't apply at all. "Try to hold to many grapes in your hand son and you won't be able to hold any"</p>
<p>thats 400 dollars in SAT scores plus whatever your school charges per transcript and a huge pain in the ass for your councilor (if they cooperate - i would imagine many wouldn't even consider filling out that many transcript forms) and all this for a bunch of colleges you don't know much about and probably wouldn't attend</p>
<p>..an elusive thing called "time" : )</p>
<p>As others have said, even if your time and money are not limiting factors, you have to consider how much time your guidance counselor and the guidance office staff at your high school are willing to put in on your behalf. The applications themselves are not the limiting factor if you use the Common App, rather all the supporting documentation like transcripts, letters of recommendation, counselor's reports, school demographics and descriptions, mid-year grade reports and on and on. A private school with a high ratio of counselors to students may be able to handle eight to twelve applications per senior. An understaffed public school may have problems trying to keep up with half that many. If you come in with a stack of 30-40 applications needing all of those supporting documents, they will either laugh at you or throw something at you depending on their mood, but they are not likely to process all of them for you.</p>
<p>Some high schools have firm upper limits on the number of applications that they will support. I suggest you bring your original question to your GC and see what kind of response you get.</p>
<p>I doubt you've visited all of the schools you're looking to apply to. I suggest you do more research and visit as many as possible. You'd be surprised at just how much the "vibe" you get on the campus matters. Try to narrow your list down and make sure all the schools have the majors you're interested in because remember that you can only go to one of them. If you can't see yourself at a school, don't apply because it decreases the chances of others whose dream it might be to attend that school.</p>
<p>i'm sure your school charges at least $2-$3 for sending transcript/recs. On top of that, those school probably all require official scores from collegeboard/ACT, which is 8-9 dollars per college.</p>
<p>what happens if you are granted a fee waiver based on getting an award...how do you get that fee waived?</p>
<p>Why on Earth would anybody apply to so many school?! I thought I was applying to a lot of schools (10)</p>
<p>Common sense, for the love of god.</p>
<p>nothing. as long as you arent applying to the same schools as me.</p>