A portion of the book, New Rules for College Admissions, states:
There is, however, a ratio that should be taken into consideration when deciding how many schools to apply to:
- 2 Dream schools
- 3 Just right schools
- 2 No problem schools
If you really want to apply to more dream schools, make sure you add another school to each of the other two categories, to maintain a balanced ratio. Based on my experience, seven is the ideal number of schools you can focus and complete the best applications possible. Completing fewer than five applications is too risky, in my opinion. And if students are completing more than ten applications, they are usually spreading themselves too thin. As long as a student has a good range of schools, do not worry about applying to more than seven schools (Kramer and London 81-82).
Listserv Discussion Question One (PLEASE RESPOND): Agree of disagree with the above statement. What is the most strategic number of colleges to apply to? Explain. What needs to be talked about in this discussion?
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
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