<p>I want to be a college professor, actually. I applied back in November, and I guess I wasn’t thinking clearly. I applied to five schools - I was rejected from two and was accepted to three. Three of them were in my state, and two were outside. You’re right – I probably should have invested more time in researching, but all of the schools to which I applied have different “atmospheres.” Some are really academic, a few others are more party-oriented. But yeah…I never really thought “Oh, I don’t want to go here, but I’ll just apply anyway.” I left all schools to which I applied open as an option. :)</p>