How many colleges did your DC apply to?
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Anonymous
| Curious how many colleges kids are applying to ? Our private college counselor is saying 10- this seems low to me. |
Anonymous
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2022 MCPS grad: 11 (accepted 8, WL 3)
2024 MCPS grad: 1 (recruited athlete, ED) My 2027 MCPS grad will likely end up applying to 10-12. |
Anonymous
| 20 even |
Anonymous
| 10 is too many unless you're reaching. |
Anonymous
| Our public school counselors say 20, but it’s a true middle-class school so a lot of kids are negotiating financial aid offers. |
Anonymous
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Class of 2025: one rolling (so had admission to safety in hand), two EAs, one ED.
If you build your list thoughtfully, there is no reason to apply to more than 12. |
Anonymous
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We cap at 10. The main purpose is to cut intra school competition, preventing one top kid getting acceptance from all ivies.
Among 10, there must be at least 5 safeties and targets. |
Anonymous
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2025 grad. Applied to 6. Accepted at 3. Waitlisted at 3. Rejected at 0.
If you choose well, there’s no need to apply to many. |
Anonymous
| SCEA 1 and done |
Anonymous
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2022 D: 7 (accepted 5, waitlisted 2)
2025 D: 10 (accepted 4, waitlisted 4, rejected 2) 2025 S: 8 (accepted 5, waitlisted 1, rejected 2) |
Anonymous
| 1. Recruited athlete. |
Anonymous
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2023 12 (high stats kid-2 rejection, 2 WL, 8 acceptances)
2025 7 (low stats kid-2 rejection, 5 acceptances) |
Anonymous
| 7 and 6 |
Anonymous
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2025: 9 schools including two schools abroad, will attend in-state public
in at 4 (safety, target, and both int'l), WL at 1 (target/reach) rejected at 4 (reaches) |
Anonymous
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First kid, one ED and done.
Second kid will probably do three or four, has the stats for the first choice which does not offer ED, will do a few others to be safe. More than that seems strange to me. Are people not doing the research and narrowing down the picks before applying? |