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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why are kids even applying to SLACS then?

Colgate had something like 22000 applicants this year. A few years ago it was 9000. 
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Why are kids applying to 10+ schools period? They are casting a wide net. [/quote]

There are plenty of large universities to cast a wide net without applying to SLACS. So why are kids still applying to SLACS?[/quote]

If you asked my DC who just applied to 20 schools all over the map he would say:

For variety
For fun
Because I can[/quote]

Maybe he does not understand the point of the process. Or does not know himself?[/quote]

The "point of the process," one is led to believe, it to find a school, or group of schools, that will admit a student, and then pick one. It's not that complicated. He's not getting into Harvard, but also think that he can excel at a school beyond community college.

What 17-year-old boy really knows himself?

My response to you, and to PP who states that he still has time to pick up wisdom - is to say -- the system is set up for this. Once a student has slaved over a common app, what problem is it to push a button for a few more submits, especially when there is no application fee, as there is in a large number of these schools, both state universities and SLACs?  Oh sure, he had to write a few more supplement essays, but those are largely cut and paste projects as well.

And voila - before he knows it, student ends up with applications submitted to 20 different schools - SLACs, large universities, smaller colleges - whatever you want. My DC ended up with a nice choice to pick from.

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