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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][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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Creating more work for other people, applying to schools he’a not really interested in, would never really consider going to, and possibly taking away slots that one of his classmates might have received. I’m sure you don’t see it that way, you are teaching him that his own self is the most important thing, but not all of us have that worldview. [/quote]

You’re absolutely right. I don’t see it that way at all. [/quote]

As expected.[/quote]

But you seem to assume that you are right. You’re not. SLACs love to brag about how many applications they get. So, why not give it to them?[/quote]

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