<p>I usually say “Oh, you know, U of M, MSU…” (referring to University of Michigan and Michigan State), even though I’m applying to five other schools if I don’t know the person very well (my friends know exactly where I’m applying). The thing about a lot of my classmates is that a lot (most, at least out of those who ask me) are applying to those two schools, and they expect that answer. After all, over a fourth of the class of 2008 at my school went to one or the other.</p>