Mine hit the wall long ago and still hasn’t decided (granted still waiting on some final information from some schools). We did set feet on campuses in the last six weeks and it did give some clarity albeit more a reshuffling of the deck than cutting the deck size. As another poster mentioned part of my D’s struggle is they all have + and - that net to them being relatively close choices overall.
Several encouraged applying for additional departmental scholarships and special programs and the applications require yet more essays. Her response: so over writing essays. She gets a daily reminder that the departmental application deadlines are approaching.
It is somewhat comforting to know we are not alone .