Comments on: How many colleges should I apply to?

By: Ryan@Pet Casket

Ryan@Pet Casket — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:02:14 +0000

A lot of states will let you into State schools with a minimum SAT score, of if you are in the top 10% of your high school class, so this should be considered too. I was in the top 10% of my school, and I knew I was going to a state school, so I only applied to 1 school.

By: Samantha Edwards

Samantha Edwards — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:40:16 +0000

You should have one at a time.

By: Michael@Christchurch Motel

Michael@Christchurch Motel — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:14:23 +0000

Man, this seems to a be serious issue. Honestly I never faced an issue. Perhaps back then there was not that much competition. I just applied to once and I easily got admitted. I wish the process remain the same forever so that students are not traumatized by the system of admissions prevailing now.

By: Trav

Trav — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:14:11 +0000

Since emilee is spamming Acceptedge (search Google to see what I mean), I’m spamming back with collegeconfidential.com , mychances.net , collegeconfidential.com , and unigo.com . There, now you have more options to choose from, kids!

(The answer to the question posed by this blog post is 8.)

By: Gouri@quotes

Gouri@quotes — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:02:00 +0000

Applying for colleges is really one of the painful & confusing jobs. You want to get into the best of college & also you want to be sure that you get admission in at least one of them. This categorization of yours would be really helpful. However, the applicant should try to keep the number of colleges in each category to minimum.

By: Paul

Paul — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 07:43:45 +0000

@Doug: I like the idea of a central authority handling applications — it would definitely make the application process a bit faster, though I can imagine it would cost a bit to set up. Once it’s running, though, it could actually be a bit cheaper.

By: david@mini laptops

david@mini laptops — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:53:35 +0000

@Emilee: Yes, there is no need to apply to many colleges. Infact it is waste of spending enormous money. As paul said we need to narrow down our search and apply to selected colleges.

By: Doug@Cheap Sportswear

Doug@Cheap Sportswear — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 07:25:20 +0000

In the UK you’re forced to apply to just 3. One is your first choice and the other two are backups. Generally that’s worked out best.

Whether its a good idea to limit people like that thoguh I don’t know. But to do it you’d need some central authority to handle applications among all schools which can cost a lot of money to run.

By: Paul

Paul — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 08:29:29 +0000

@Emil: That’s true, I don’t see why a person would need to apply to so many. You should have it narrowed down a bit beforehand.

By: Ashlee

Ashlee — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 20:24:07 +0000

Hey @Emilee… def just narrow your list to colleges you really can see yourself at, using AcceptEdge and also word-of-mouth is a good start. Also, gut instinct is key.