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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DS did 75 total. 25 safety, 31 target, 19 reach. He was the one who wanted to do that many and has had amazing results so far. Only 2 rejections, 1 deferral, and 1 withdrawn so far. Accepted to 52 and waiting to hear back from 19[/quote]

Genuinely curious why he wanted to apply to so many? There is a girl on CC who applied to 60 with a clear favorite, but decided to apply to the other 59 for who knows what reason? She routinely pops up on posts, sweating out acceptances, subsequently bragging about scholarships, only to have had her eye on one school all along. :roll:

There simply can't be a genuine interest in that many schools, and these numbers go well beyond having options or a safety. Whatever the intention is, this type of behavior has a negative impact on other applicants. [/quote]

We are a donut hole family and he was insistent on trying to secure a full-ride scholarship. He applied to schools of all tiers to do so. He has actually withdrawn ~40 applications because he managed to secure a full ride from a third-party!!! We are super proud of him! He also enjoyed receiving the acceptance goodies like stickers and T-shirts. He only has applications in for schools he is still actively considering so he does not disadvantage other applicants.[/quote]

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