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[quote=Anonymous]Applying to 20 schools is not wrong, but it requires a lot of research and strong, self-reflective writing and editing, and that takes time. It is important to prioritize the essay writing by due date and kid's preference. You may not get to all of them. So better to complete those schools your kid likes more. Also agree with pp about starting early. My kid had first draft of common app essay by end of June. Took a break and came back to it later in summer. Did activity list and started supp essays early August. Kid focused on 1 school at a time.  If you are organized, u may see that some schools use same exact question (I think umichigan and cornell community essay was same- so bulk of essay was same but carefully customized by school. We had a plan for 20, but kid got ED acceptance, so in the end only applied to 11 schools by Nov 1 (1 ED and 10 EA). Was 80% ready to go on the other 9 RD apps if ED didn't work out. Fall of senior year is tough. Lighten the kid's EC schedule and course load if you can. Also, agree with pp about tailoring the application to each school. [/quote]

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