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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't think it's anyone's business how many schools a student applies to, nor does anyone have any right to restrict it.  For all of you who are pushing for restrictions, how many of you are only thinking about certain types of students and certain types of schools?

My kid applied to 35 schools (yes, 35) seeking admission to a highly competitive BFA major in theatre.  Academic acceptance is required as well as artistic acceptance. Most schools receive approximately 1000-2000 artistic applications for a final cohort of 10-24 students.

That's a 1-2% acceptance rate.  There is no such thing as a reach, target or safety school and there is no way to predict your admissions as much is dependent on a student's audition and the "character type" that school needs to round out their program.

If these students were limited to 12 schools, many of them would not be accepted anywhere.[/quote]

there aren't 35 schools with good BFA programs in theater with acceptance rates of 1-2%.  there are 5.  I'm sure your child applied to those reach schools and also have 10 schools where the odds were heavily in their favor if not a sure thing. [/quote]

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