Shotgunning—I'm very confused

MWolf
Tue, 30 Jun 2020 03:45:56 +0000

Like many high school students, you forget that the point of going to college isn’t to get accepted into the most prestigious college which will take you, but to find a place where you will get as much out of your four years of college as you can.

Shotgunning all of the most popular colleges is very definitely not a strategy which will find you a college where you will succeed and thrive, and which will help set you up for your next stage in life.

I will repeat this once more: your goal is to Attend A College, NOT To Be Accepted To A College.

skate17;d-2190361:

Don’t we all tell people who end up going to safety schools that it’s up to them to make the most of their education, not the university? So, when people endorse this ideology but then turn around and say, “don’t apply to all 8 ivies”, isn’t it a bit hypocritical? Or are they just trying to make those people who are going to safety schools happier?

No, these people are saying the same thing. As people on this thread have emphasized, the most important thing is fit, and there is absolutely no way that all 8 Ivies are a good fit for the same person. If a person chooses their safety well, then their safety is a good fit, and therefore it was a great choice for them.