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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If your student is willing to complete 15 apps, then 15 apps is fine.

Most do about 9 with 3 reaches, 3 matches, and 3 safeties. To be blunt, once one has identified and applied to at least 2 safeties, then the rest doesn't matter as much. [/quote]
There’s a difference between having 15 on the list and applying to 15. My 2 high stats kids only applied to 6-8 each and had good results.

For fall EA/ED/rolling you want to have
- 1-2 rolling/safety
- 1-2 target in-state public schools EA
- 2-4 out-of-state EA/SCEA
- 1 ED if kid is really sure

You hear back from rolling, ED, and some EA/SCEA before RD deadlines. If you’ve planned well, you’ll have a 1-2 acceptances. [b]Any defers/declines help you know if you are in the ballpark for competitive schools.[/b] Then adjust the remaining RD application list.

My kid with strongest profile only did 4 EA/SCEA (no ED), accepted 2, deferred by 2 (both very competitive). Then only 4 RD to ivies, accepted to 3.

Doing 15-20 applications is really just a recipe for stress and not necessarily better results.[/quote]

Nope. My DD was rejected REA from HYPSM. I’m glad she did not give up as she applied to three of the 4 remaining schools and was admitted to 2 and waitlisted at the other. Each school is different and kids who are a fit for Stanford might be rejected by MIT….[/quote]

Agree.

Many small colleges will reject a well qualified student if it senses that it is being used as a back-up school. Students admitted to more than one Ivy League school can be rejected by an LAC/SLAC that realizes that the applicant's first & second choice are other schools. The point is to not be discouraged by a rejection and to apply to a good number of schools.[/quote]

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