How many schools to apply?

molliebatmit
Thu, 28 May 2009 18:28:39 +0000

Agreed – only apply to places where you would be happy to attend for 5-6 years of your life. You don’t have to go to grad school, and it would almost certainly be better to take an extra year getting in (and do research to beef up your resume) than to go to a program that doesn’t fit your interests.

I applied to 9 programs, and like belevitt, thought it was too many by the time I was done with interviews. I think 5-6 is more reasonable.