<p>It was a learning experience for sure. We had a total of 12 colleges. S first applied to 3 UC’s because the apps needed to be in by Nov 30th, plus two others that had Dec1 deadlines.<br>
But after much discussion, Although he’d gotten two acceptances, he decided he definitely wanted to apply ED2 to his first choice. The deadline was Jan3, which meant we still had to send out the other applications just in case the ED2 was negative. It was tough to pay the fees knowing/hoping that it would be meaningless. But as another poster said, it was cheaper than visiting campuses (which would have happened if he didn’t get in to first choice)</p>