<p>Hey all--
I just began filling out Oberlin's application supplement, and a question on there is "To what other colleges are you applying?"
Oberlin is more of a match school to me--not a reach (or so says the Princeton Review, haha). I'm also applying SCEA to Yale, and to Georgetown, Dartmouth, Swarthmore, Hamilton, Colgate, Barnard...and possibly a few others.
Should I put things like "Yale" on there? I don't want Oberlin to reject me because they think they're my safety school or something, or that I really want prestige but I would fall back on them. I am genuinely interested in going there, just like all the other colleges I'm applying to. I love all of them (just some more than others).
Help!
Thanks</p>
<p>I'm sure they wouldn't kill you if you put in a couple words (a short sentence) saying that you are genuinely interested in Oberlin and that it's not your "fall-back" option.
Don't lie!</p>
<p>anyone else?</p>
<p>Why not just tell the truth? Say where else you are applying. Maybe you can say that you are really interested in the __________ program at Oberlinn but don't say "It is not my fallback plan." I think if you said that their attention would be drawn to the fact that they probably are your fallback plan and they should give your spot to someone else.</p>
<p>Those questions are usually optional. That said, I have no clue whether it would be to your advantage to answer or not (I have the same dilemma at a couple of colleges). The questions are:</p>
<ol>
<li>Should we answer that question? If so,</li>
<li>Should we put top-notch schools down, should it be a mixture, should the schools be similar, or should they be worse than the question-asking school?</li>
</ol>
<p>I'm gonna bump this thread - i want the answer too</p>