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apply to all the ones you want to goto. being able to goto the college you really like is worth so much more than the application fee (and if you are low income, i think you can apply for fee waivers). even if you don't get in, at least you get a definite answer instead of wondering "what if" for the rest of your life. even if you think you'll have no chance of getting in somewhere you want to goto, just apply because admissions are never black and white.</p>