| My son applied to nine schools, which seemed like the right number and represented a good mix of reaches, matches and safeties, but in hindsight, I think the volume diluted his effort somewhat. That's a lot of paperwork, a lot of essays, and of course a lot of money. In a few cases, he was invited to submit additional applications/essays for honors programs and scholarships, and by that time he was pretty burnt out from the process. So if you really can't whittle down your list, just know that you'll have your work cut out for you -- on top of maintaining your grades and preparing for AP tests and the like. |