Is my list crazy

SingHar17
Sat, 31 Dec 2016 04:42:29 +0000

16 schools is a lot. I started off with 20 schools on my list, and here I am, two days before deadlines, and I’m only applying to 10 now.

Questions:

Have you toured all of these schools?

Would you be happy and content at any of your three safeties?

Look at your matches. Are you applying to any of them because you can, because your friends are, or because you’re expected to? Are there any that, if you got accepted, you wouldn’t really care?

Insights: It’s actually balanced in the sense that you have actual safeties and somewhat matches, so that’s great.

Suggestions: In my personal opinion, you should check out all of your reaches IN DEPTH. Get the net price calculator out and compare it to your EFC, look at the programs/majors/minors/honors tracks they offer, and write down everything you’re interested in. Check out “reviews” of each college by actual students. If you wouldn’t be overjoyed and jumping to the heavens upon getting an acceptance letter from any of your reaches, they should be cut out immediately. Tour them twice, if need be. Get in touch with an actual student. It’s better to be in love with two or three crazy competitive schools for their programs and offerings than to apply to six and waste money and time. Also, for your matches, I really think you should think about what you want in a college. Do you want a small school, or big school? Research or liberal arts? For example, on your list, you have RPI, U of M (CP, I assume?), and Colgate, which are all strikingly different schools.