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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]

Exactly. My kid was rejected from this ED school and his top EA choices like UVA don't announce admissions until February and even the safety (he only applied to one) came in after the new year. That means he didn't have the luxury to either stop applying or apply only to four more ivies. PP says that applying to 15-20 is "a recipe for stress and not necessarily better results" but what else can a top stats student do if rejected early on?? Anyway, my kid got into his 1 safety and his 4 targets, accepted at 5 reaches (inc an ivy), waitlisted at 5, rejected from 5 (inc ED). And the lesson I learned from the experience is that it is really hard to predict.[/quote]

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