I don’t know where the 1-2 schools on average admitted “story” comes from since it doesn’t make sense. If that were the case there would be one applicant completely shut out for every applicant with 4 acceptances. I would think the goal of applications is a minimum of 2-3 schools admitted so you have some choice. Some of the numbers will depend upon gender and where you are applying. My D was one with only one acceptance but it was a dream school. Other folks have gone through the process, gotten multiple acceptances only to realize none of them “felt” right. The applicant with 16 acceptances was definitely casting a wide net! If you read last years final choice thread you’ll see a lot of people who say “it was No from all these schools but she was thrilled to get 3 yesses at the end”. Some students who got shut out then applied to other schools where there were openings that need filling, which improved their odds of acceptance. Due to the way this process drags out and the huge variability in results I am not sure averages are all that useful? Fun and interesting but I wouldn’t want the takeaway from this to be you can apply to your top 12 schools, forget the coach and on average you’ll end up with 5 good choices. 