<p>I was just talking to a friend’s son about the number of schools he applied to. He applied to 12 or 14, including public colleges. He did not apply to any ivies or such because of his scores and grades. My daughter, I know, will be applying to Yale and Harvard, Swarthmore, Haverford, Brandeis, SUNY Geneseo, Binghamton, Stonybrook and the Macaulay Honors Program (CUNY). We might have her apply to another private safety and perhaps Brown. That would be 11. She might apply to one or two more, like Emory, Reed, Vanderbilt or Oberlin.</p>
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Without more context … I can not verbalize how much I HATE this policy. What about kids who can not visit schools before applying and are planning on visiting their top acceptances? What about kids who grow and mature during their senior year and change their minds during the year? What about kids who want to compare financial aid packages? What about kids whose family situations change during the time lag from accpetance to #1 school and the May 1st choice deadline. While I appreciate the motivation for the no scalps rule … without specifics of the rule it sounds like an incredibly harmful rule for the student applying.</p>
<p>Most at my school was 22, drove my GC crazy, newly added max is 20. xD</p>
<p>My son applied to 13, at the last minute added American because it was a Common App that only required a fee - they ended up giving him the most money, so he went there. That extra application fee saved us a bundle in the long run.</p>
<p>my list is like 15ish, and i thought that was a lot. 29 is insane</p>
<p>My list is only about 8 schools (May add a safety or two).</p>
<p>However I do know that my friend is talking about applying to about 34 schools!! I tell here she is going way over board but to each his/her own I guess.</p>
<p>I know she is applying to all Ivies and “Near-Ivies” aswell as several big state universities here in Illinois and surronding states and she has about 8 schools on here list that I am baffled are on there. They are what she “consideres” safeties when in actuallity some of the “near Ivies” and state schools are safeties for her in my opinion.</p>
<p>She is working herself to death and its really sad…I blame her parents</p>
<p>Anyway… 34 is the highest that I know of sadly.</p>
<p>^ holy cow!!! o.O</p>
<p>My older brother only applied to 1 xD
I’m planning around 8-10 possibly…
America, Japan, and S. Korea :)</p>
<p>My list looks like it will end up in the 14-15 range. The most I know of is 27, which doesn’t seem to be enough for the “record”.</p>
<p>Let’s see… I’ve got 11 schools so far (submitted four apps already; completed four others but not allowed to submit yet). I might add a few more; who knows? :p</p>
<p>This kid got accepted to 46 schools he applied to:</p>
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[Controversy</a> Over 16-Year-Old FAMU Student Ralph Jones Who Chose an HBCU Over Harvard](<a href=“http://www.theroot.com/views/16-year-old-famu-freshman-talks-about-choosing-hbcu-over-harvard]Controversy”>http://www.theroot.com/views/16-year-old-famu-freshman-talks-about-choosing-hbcu-over-harvard)</p>
<p>I can’t see much of a downside applying to a lot of schools compared to the upside. So you add an extra school or two to your list. You are out an estmated $150 and 3 hours of preperation. But if you get into a school then it could change your life. That extra school might give you a “knock your socks off” offer. Or when the faculty calls to follow-up you might find a mentor. Its such a small investment to increase the pool and percentage of finding the “right” college.</p>
<p>29? He must be insane. This says that the person has no idea about what college is about and what he wants to do with his “higher education”.</p>
<p>5-8 is already enough.</p>
<p>I have applied to 35. </p>
<p>I’m applying to 20, but International students seeking aid are a special case. It’s not really that hard actually, after a point most colleges basically ask the same essay questions (save for schools like U Chicago) and it becomes a copy-paste affair. </p>