<p>I’d recommend 12: 4-6 Reaches, 2-4 Matches, 2-3 Safeties</p>
<p>I really liked BC, too bad it is a catholic institution.</p>
<p>Georgetown is Jesuit, but it isn’t that imposing.</p>
<p>Have you visiting BC, making sure that the environment is catholic, or is it just that the university was founded by Catholics.</p>
<p>Hi quick question!
I have a 2230 SAT I superscore (710 math, 720 reading, 800 writing, 12 essay). Should I retake in October for a higher math (and possibly reading) score? Is it worth it, because I’ve already passed 2200? Thanks! :)</p>
<p>^ You’re fine, if you have a good GPA, you’re pretty much set anywhere except for some Ivy leagues.</p>
<p>Thanks! I’ve got a 3.99 (one A- in AP World) or a 4.0 unweighted (not counting A-s, just As) with 6 APs, so I hope I’ll be okay. I’m probably just gonna retake though cause I don’t wanna have any regrets when I apply</p>
<p>Don’t retake.</p>
<p>Spend time on the SAT II’s instead, they’ll help more</p>
<p>I have 2 reaches, 4 matches and 2 safeties. The colleges I would most likely attend if accepted are Davidson, Duke and Wake Forest.</p>
<p>^I really don’t think about matches. Also, 2 safeties is enough. Basically maximize the reaches, because you only live once [YOLO], so why would you want to always question whether or not College X would have accepted you?</p>
<p>@Apollo: I see your point but I would prefer to stay in the south if possible. There are two colleges I would consider reaches in the south for me (not including schools in Virginia).</p>
<p>BTW, are you going for some prize by conquering the HSL forum? ;)</p>
<p>I have 3 matches and a safety. I feel like I’m going to have way less excitement when those letters come. I suppose that also means less stress though.</p>
<p>I have 2 extreme reaches, 1 reach, 6 matches, and 4 safeties. </p>
<p>However, the 1 reach + 1 of the matches + 1 safety are UCs, which only count as 1 application. </p>
<p>So I have a total of 10 applications. Wow, just realized I have 13 schools on my list. Just for good luck, lol.</p>
<p>I wish I can apply for more schools, but the application money is coming out my pocket so, six schools are enough for me lol.</p>
<p>@Nate, I do this all the time xD! </p>
<p>Anyway, at least apply to 8 schools. Some might even have fee waivers if requested and i know some places, like Reed, charge no application fee</p>
<p>Really, I’ll only have 2 applications. Bama and UMN-TC don’t require essays or teacher recs or anything. </p>
<p>State schools being the best engineering schools has really made things a lot easier.</p>
<p>^Such as?</p>
<p>Berkley and GTech are nice, but MIT, CalTech, Princeton and others are simply the best in the world</p>
<p>Four or three of my schools I’m applying to require letters of recommendation. It’ll be a pain asking the same teachers to write letters to different schools. I just don’t want to feel like I’m a pest to them.</p>
<p>Sorry, I should have specifically stated chemical engineering. 4 of the top 5 are public. 6 of the top 10.</p>
<p>Oh yeah.</p>
<p>Also, many publics are great at engineering, but for out of state kids, it can be a financial aid nightmare. Also, you’ll receive less one on one time at a large state college than a small private one, such as Berkeley with 50k compared to CalTech’s 1-2k</p>