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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Hello, my partner and I didn't study in the U.S.A. so we are in new territory to what seems a very complicated process concerning College. I know every student is different and every school is as well, however what is the average number of colleges a student applies to? I've heard 3 to 5 but I've also heard 25. Our kid is a sophomore so the school will give us time to talk to the counselor next year. I know families may hire a private counselor for this in addition to the school's.
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It depends. Acceptance at the selective schools is mostly a lottery for qualified kids who do not have any other bright spots like being having double legacy parents who have been exceptionally generous with donations to the school, sports at the level of qualifying for Olympics teams, having sold a socially-conscious start-up for 8 figure sums, or being recognized by the President of the United States, in person, at the White House, with reporters. So if your kid wants to shoot for these schools, the more applications you submit, the higher chance that you will get lucky and get accepted somewhere.

If you are applying to schools with high acceptance rates, then you can probably get away with applying to 5-6.  Unless you are applying to schools like George Mason or JMU (both fine schools), I wouldn't be comfortable submitting only 3 applications.

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