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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Do you think applying to 13 versus 5 mattered? If PP had applied to just the reach school she was admitted to would the outcome have changed? Is there any proof colleges like applicants who apply more places? Or is it more likely that if you send in more than a dozen applications you have expanded your definition of what is realistic? [/quote]I think it mattered big time by increasing the odds.  If the PP had been discouraged in applying to Tufts or other similar reach schools and took the advice, of course the outcome would be different.

While I understand your argument, playing the odds appears to have won out.  However, you will never know if those four acceptances would have been part of the typical 5-6 applications most do or increasing the odds with more applications.  Another thought is if you're looking for a job, you might send out 5 resumes but increase the chances with 20.  Again, you may get nothing.  I prefer increasing the odds but to each his own.[/quote]

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