How many apps is too many?

Montegut
Mon, 13 Jul 2009 23:04:36 +0000

To Gr–I hear you. Son is now actually receptive to visiting one of the southern schools that we would consider a “safety”. He would most likely get in, has a real easy app, bring your 30 bucks, your app, and have your GC send your transcript. We’ll tell you before you leave on visit day if you’re in. And it has his major. But we’ve never even been to the city it’s located in, know nothing about the school. We intend to visit sometime in September. It is in driving distance, although not a short drive, six hours, but it’s doable. Won’t hurt to submit the app, and if we decide after the visit, we don’t like it, for whatever reason, we can scratch it off. But, there goes a safety.

For his top choice, a northern school. Remember, we’re southerners. Only visited in the summer. Have visions of him going for a visit in the winter and saying, no way, can’t handle this. Then we’re back at square one.

As for visits, it’s cheaper to submit a 30 dollar app than to drive 300 to 400 miles for a visit, at the shortest. We will forego a lot of the long distance, expensive visits for when the acceptance and aid comes in. If schools accept him, but not enough aid, won’t even visit. Not worth the time and money if no way can afford.

If we had the time and money to visit all these schools before we apply, we could probably narrow it down to the six. But since we have limited time we can take off of work, we’re having to rely on brochures and internet searches for our information.

Thank goodness for CC. At least we can get some “inside” info on some of these schools.