I once decided to apply all the Ivies.But my alumni from Harvard told me it would hurt my application if I apply all 8.The reason goes that the connection among ivies will show I apply all ivies,make AOs think you are an only Ivy lover.
<p>I think his argument is less that you'll come off as an Ivy-lover and more that you'll appear to be a prestige-whore, pardon the expression.</p>
<p>Honestly, you may want to reevaluate your list and make sure you have good reasons for applying to all eight. Many schools in the Ivy League are direct opposites of one another. It is unlikely that admissions officers will find out you applied to all of them, but I do think they'd question your motives if they did find out.</p>
<p>However, if in the end you really sincerely want to go to each one for better reasons than being part of the Ivy League, best of luck to you and go ahead and apply to all eight.</p>
<p>I think they can. Do they not share "a list" some time or another. They swap the "lists" of applicants...of course, they don't tell each other who they are going to take...but...</p>
<p>thats actually a very good question...i was wondering that too because i want to apply to all of them...</p>
<p>They do not share admissions lists with the exception of, I think, sharing info about ED acceptances. Up until a few years ago, they used to share info at the time of determining financial aid packages, but that was rulled illegal because it somehow related to being a monopoly.</p>
<p>What will hurt a student who applies to all of the Ivies is that the student more than likely is selecting colleges due only to prestige factors, and the student's lack of awareness of each college's individuality will be reflected in the student's application. That is what will hurt the student, not the fact that the student has applied only to Ivies.</p>
<p>The Ivies are very different. While it could make sense that a student might apply to 3 or so because the colleges have what the student is looking for, it's hard for me to believe that any student would be equally interested in all of the Ivies unless the student is just selecting colleges based on impressive names.</p>
<p>lol...you know what...in the first place, there's nothing wrong with selecting based on names...we live in the real world, not some ideal fantasy where every school gets you wherever you want...</p>
<p>second...i think people would apply to all the ivys not necessarily because they are only interested in name...but because they're keeping their options open...i really dont understand this new "limit yourself" approach to applying...i had my one favorite school that i applied early decision to and got defered...this is not a fair system that we're dealing with...so you should keep all your options open...</p>
<p>Do what my friend did, apply to all of them but one, that way, they can't say you applied to all of them.</p>
<p>yeh I'm probably taking off brown...i dont why its on my list...</p>
<p>same here (no brown).. but it's not about prestige-- there are pros/cons to all of them. also, i'm still not sure what i want in a college, so i want to have as much freedom as i can to choose when decisions come.</p>
<p>You have to remember when you file the FAFSA the financial aid office will see the list of schools which you are applying oto.</p>