Anonymous
Post 04/15/2026 11:49     Subject: Number of colleges applied to & # accepted to?
kid 1 - 1 for 1
kid 2 - 2 for 2
Anonymous
Post 04/15/2026 11:49     Subject: Number of colleges applied to & # accepted to?
I messed up the math obviously:

Rejected 4:
Waitlisted 4
Accepted 7: (1 reachy target, 3 real targets, 3 safeties)
Anonymous
Post 04/15/2026 11:48     Subject: Number of colleges applied to & # accepted to?
Anonymous wrote:How many colleges/universities did your kid apply to if they applied within the last three years? To how many did they get in?


Applied to: 15 (more than we expected to but our school-based counselor encouraged DC to add 2 more safeties during the Fall to our list. In hindsight, this was unnecessary.)
Accepted to: 11
Anonymous
Post 04/15/2026 11:48     Subject: Number of colleges applied to & # accepted to?
Applied to 15
Rejected 4 (4 reaches)
Waitlisted 4 (2 target, 2 reaches)
Accepted: 9 (1 reachy target, 4 real targets, 3 safeties).
Anonymous
Post 04/15/2026 11:39     Subject: Number of colleges applied to & # accepted to?
Applied to 14
Rejected 3 (1 target, 2 reaches)
Waitlisted 4 (1 target, 4 reaches)
Accepted 7 (4 safeties, 1 target, 2 reaches)

This looks reach heavy, but some schools were lower reaches than others so we felt comfortable with the spread.

Anonymous
Post 04/15/2026 11:39     Subject: Number of colleges applied to & # accepted to?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:^ but how does a kid know if it's a target before they apply? So many students applying to UMD College Park from within MD think it is a target or likely school yet are unaccepted. Should every in-state kid treat their flagship as a reach these days?


There is plenty of data available, both generally and for your school’s admissions outcomes, that can inform your student’s chances and whether a particular school is a target or reach. Do your research and don’t just assume anything!


Data does exist. Yet it is still unpredictable from MCPS MD
Anonymous
Post 04/15/2026 11:36     Subject: Number of colleges applied to & # accepted to?
Anonymous wrote:Both my kids applied ED and got into their first choice schools. So one and done for both. A very stress free senior year all things considered.


They hadn't done any other apps in case they didn't get in?
Anonymous
Post 04/15/2026 11:24     Subject: Number of colleges applied to & # accepted to?
Class of 26

Applied: 8
Accepted EA:5
Deferred EA: 1
Accepted RD: 1
WL RD: 2 (declined both)
Anonymous
Post 04/15/2026 10:47     Subject: Number of colleges applied to & # accepted to?
HS class of 23
8 acceptances, 2 WL, 2 Rejections

HS class of 25
5 acceptances, 1 WL, 1 Rejection
Anonymous
Post 04/15/2026 10:47     Subject: Number of colleges applied to & # accepted to?
6. Of 7

2/2 50+% acceptance

0/1 10-20% acceptance

4/4 sub 10% acceptance
Anonymous
Post 04/15/2026 10:44     Subject: Number of colleges applied to & # accepted to?
Both my kids applied ED and got into their first choice schools. So one and done for both. A very stress free senior year all things considered.
Anonymous
Post 04/15/2026 10:40     Subject: Re:Number of colleges applied to & # accepted to?
Kid 1 - applied to 2, accepted 2 (EA and ED mid-level target)

Kid 2 - applied to 20
*safety 2, accepted 2
*target 2, accepted 2
*high teach (T25) 16, 5 reject, 5 accept, 6 waitlist

Anonymous
Post 04/15/2026 10:36     Subject: Number of colleges applied to & # accepted to?
Applied to 7, accepted to 7.
Anonymous
Post 04/15/2026 10:31     Subject: Number of colleges applied to & # accepted to?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:^ but how does a kid know if it's a target before they apply? So many students applying to UMD College Park from within MD think it is a target or likely school yet are unaccepted. Should every in-state kid treat their flagship as a reach these days?


UVA is similar. Some of my kid’s friends with same gpa/scores and ec type were rejected while my kid was accepted. It’s unpredictable.

But it’s likely because your class rank/GPA/SAT fall in the borderline zone. I’m sure there’re students in their school who can view UVA as a safety.
Anonymous
Post 04/15/2026 10:29     Subject: Number of colleges applied to & # accepted to?
Applied to 12.
Accepted at 5 (2 reaches/ less than 20% accept rate. 3 safeties.)
Waitlisted at 2 (one Ivy/ one reach with less than 20% accept rate)
Rejected at 5 (3 Ivys, Stanford, Duke)