<p>oldergrad, thanks for the advice. I have schools that seem to be matches. Yes, statistically I have a good chance at being rejected because of the large number of applications, but at least my GRE, GPA, etc. make me qualified. Those schools would be NYU, Texas, UNC, and UC San Diego. I would want to apply to Penn, Cornell, and Columbia because they are ideal but a bit out of my reach, but 15 schools? How is that even possible?</p>