Shotgunning—I'm very confused

MWolf
Tue, 04 Aug 2020 23:00:10 +0000

@CottonTales Adding a very high reach or two as a low SES student is generally a good idea, since these colleges also have very good financial deals, but that is not the same as shotgunning all the Ivies. So it would be a good idea for a low income student who is interested in, say, History, to apply to one or two of the very high reaches. However, applying to all 8 Ivies + Stanford + Duke + Berkeley is not a good idea…

Eeyore123:

You shouldn’t shotgun safeties either. Most people have multiple schools that would fit the safety criteria for acceptance and cost.

Unless the applicant is comparing financial deals. So a high stats kid could apply to Arizona, Iowa, UNM, and Alabama to see which would provide the best financial deal.