<p>5 is way too small of a list to really include schools that you are passionate about, also one of the basic principles of the United States is freedom, including the freedom of choice, competition is always a factor in life, imagine if you could only apply for a certain number of jobs, that would be rediculous, its darwinism, the strongest survive, study hard so that you don’t have to worry about your spot being bumped for a more qualified applicant, that is how I feel.</p>