Anyone doing a lottery on colleges??

Applying to College
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<p>Hey.</p>

<p>I was wondering, if anyone is applying only or mostly sky high reach schools based on his/her spec.</p>

<p>Trying never hurts… right ??</p>

<p>I know one kid, who applied to every single TOP 20 colleges and got into one of them lol</p>

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<p>If you don’t care for the app fees, go for it. why not?</p>

<p>Although I wouldn’t say top 20 because </p>

<p>1) too much work
2) They really ARE too different. There’s no way you can like all of them.</p>

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<p>I’m doing 5 sky high reaches.</p>

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<p>I suppose you can always try, but you could also spend those two hundred dollars somewhere else.</p>

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<p>if you apply to only sky high reach schools there is good chance that you will be going nowhere in the Fall. I know people who only got into their safety schools this year.</p>

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<p>I’m doing a few matches, 1 safety, and several sky high reaches, if only for the fact that these are the only ones I’ve found myself liking. :)</p>

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<p>which college that he got accepted?</p>

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<p>He got into UVA, with gpa little over 3/sat around 1800-1900s</p>

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<p>uva isn’t top 20</p>

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<p>Sorry 23rd</p>

<p>23 University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA
Score 74 Tier 1
Costs:
2008-2009 In-state: $9,300; Out-of-state: $29,600 2007 Total enrollment:
24.257 Fall 2007 Acceptance rate:
35.2 %</p>

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<p>is he a VA resident?</p>

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<p>No OOS, has a citizenship, Did not apply for FA</p>

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<p>I say apply to 5 colleges that are a good fit for a student like you. Then apply to as many as you want that you really love - no matter what rank.</p>

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<p>Not at all, I think I will be applying to about only 5 reaches, a few matches… but surprisenly I don’t have any safeties really. </p>

<p>( At first thought this thread would be about one who can’t decided between universities, and decided to pick their selection from a hat… in all not the best way to select, but guess if it turns out your not delighted with the school, only could blame yourself lightly… after all it was random)</p>

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<p>I can’t seem to find enough colleges that I really like. =&lt;/p>

<p>I have one sky-high (Brown) that I absolutely loved.</p>

<p>I have 3-4 matches/safeties that I’m so-so on. I have to stay within the New England area (parental issues), and I’ve made dozens of visits and can’t seem to find any that match me. Some are too snooty, others too religion-oriented, and some are in crummy areas. =&lt;/p>

<p>Don’t apply to all sky-highs though. You’re setting yourself up for disappointment and problems in the future. Include the reaches, but add safeties- most lower-tier schools have low application fees and easy supplements, so it doesn’t hurt to apply.</p>

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<p>i know someone who let their dog pick their college for them…he wrote “trinity” on a piece of paper and wrote “connecticut college” on another and held them in front of his dog, who then chose conn. he’ll be a camel in the fall…</p>