Anonymous
12/22/2023 09:59
Subject: How many applications?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Are parents paying app fees to 20+ schools? That is insane
If you think application fees are a consideration, how on earth do you plan to pay for actual tuition, room and board?
For my first kid, each AP exam fee was $100. Tutoring ran up to $250/hr (fancy prep center). University sticker price is 85K a year (he gets merit aid).
I would be worried about the WORK involved in writing personalized applications for 20 schools. Not the fee.
Good lord
I’m happy with our 529s and kid who will happily attend a school less than $30k/year
Anonymous
12/22/2023 09:55
Subject: How many applications?
Anonymous wrote:Are parents paying app fees to 20+ schools? That is insane
If you think application fees are a consideration, how on earth do you plan to pay for actual tuition, room and board?
For my first kid, each AP exam fee was $100. Tutoring ran up to $250/hr (fancy prep center). University sticker price is 85K a year (he gets merit aid).
I would be worried about the WORK involved in writing personalized applications for 20 schools. Not the fee.
Anonymous
12/22/2023 09:54
Subject: How many applications?
10
1 public, in state
9 private, OOS
(In retrospect, 7 would have been sufficient).
1 public, in state
9 private, OOS
(In retrospect, 7 would have been sufficient).
Anonymous
12/22/2023 09:53
Subject: How many applications?
Anonymous wrote:Too many
5 in-state
4 out-of-state
12 private
Crazy town
Anonymous
12/22/2023 09:47
Subject: How many applications?
Are parents paying app fees to 20+ schools? That is insane
Anonymous
12/22/2023 09:40
Subject: Re:How many applications?
My son has 6 turned in.
He plans to complete around 6 more (several are almost done). He just finished midterms Wednesday.
He’s high stats and decided to throw some more reaches in.
He plans to complete around 6 more (several are almost done). He just finished midterms Wednesday.
He’s high stats and decided to throw some more reaches in.
Anonymous
12/22/2023 09:39
Subject: How many applications?
9
4 OOS publics (we’re in DC)
5 privates
In EA at two of the publics and one of the privates, all with merit. Rejected ED at one of the privates; will apply ED2 to another. Third choice is an RD private.
4 OOS publics (we’re in DC)
5 privates
In EA at two of the publics and one of the privates, all with merit. Rejected ED at one of the privates; will apply ED2 to another. Third choice is an RD private.
Anonymous
12/22/2023 09:36
Subject: How many applications?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:20.
Thinking to add 5 more (LACs)
But WHY?
Seems like better reaches per our private’s CCO….and based on where other kids from the high school are applying/whose left postED (need to break up those clumps if kids are expected to have a real shot)….
Anonymous
12/22/2023 09:27
Subject: Re:How many applications?
6.
4 public, including 2 OOS flagships.
2 private.
Got great merit at the private schools, bringing the cost to the in-state flagship. Picked the in-state one. (last year)
4 public, including 2 OOS flagships.
2 private.
Got great merit at the private schools, bringing the cost to the in-state flagship. Picked the in-state one. (last year)
Anonymous
12/22/2023 09:26
Subject: How many applications?
Anonymous wrote:20.
Thinking to add 5 more (LACs)
But WHY?
Anonymous
12/22/2023 09:24
Subject: Re:How many applications?
My kid did 9:
6 in-state, 3 out-of-state
6 private, 3 public
I would say 1 safety, 1 reach, 7 targets
In at 6 so far.
6 in-state, 3 out-of-state
6 private, 3 public
I would say 1 safety, 1 reach, 7 targets
In at 6 so far.
Anonymous
12/22/2023 09:23
Subject: How many applications?
Anonymous wrote:We are still waiting to hear from Penn State... this is the school I thought would respond first.
We haven't heard back either. It was a safety for DD but she got into her ED.
Anonymous
12/22/2023 09:22
Subject: How many applications?
We are still waiting to hear from Penn State... this is the school I thought would respond first.
Anonymous
12/22/2023 09:20
Subject: How many applications?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:She has 21 on her list. She's submitted 8. Deferred from EA so now she's scrambling to finish the others. I think it's too much but she won't listen.
Earlier last week, DD added 3 additional schools to her list. She got into an EA school so she did drop one school from her list. She won't listen to me either about it not being necessary to add those 3 additional schools. At least she dropped a school.
Good luck to both our DDs. She has a few EAs she hasn't heard back from yet. I don't know that she would shorten her list even if she got into those. She's a very strong candidate and I'm curious to see where she will land.
Anonymous
12/22/2023 09:15
Subject: How many applications?
3 reaches, 3 safeties. No targets.
UMD, 1 other state flagships, 1 private
UMD, 1 other state flagships, 1 private