I alluded to this earlier but am wondering again if you have really looked at these colleges in terms of what they offer vs what you want, especially if you are looking at architecture, where at least two of the colleges in your list house their architecture studies track in the art history department, and emphasis can differ across colleges even for those who offer studio-based pre-professional or professional degrees. Some architecture undergrad applications require portfolios, and portfolio requirements often differ among colleges. This adds another layer of complexity to the effort in essays for each of these colleges. It may be easier for engineering in terms of more standardized offerings across colleges and less effort (no portfolio) for applications, but you first need to decide what you want to do. I tend to agree with the others here who have stated that that long list of colleges is basically a non-starter. There may be a “common app”, but there are still stark differences in what you need to provide for each college. It’s very different to something like UCAS in the UK.
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