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How Many Colleges Should I Apply To?

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April 16, 2021 4:00 AM
Dori Zinn - Forbes Advisor
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April 16, 2021 9:38 AM
Applying to one college is work. You’ll need to complete essays, transcripts, and pull together other documents just to complete one application. So applying to multiple schools is like a part-time job.
While there’s no magic number, there is a ballpark amount of colleges you should consider applying to based on your needs and affordability. Here’s how to find the right number for you.
How Many Colleges Should I Apply To?
Most prospective students have a list of four to 10 schools they’re applying to. Your number depends on the time and money you have available for applications and the type of schools you’re applying to. ....

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Common Application glitches block students from applying

The initial early application deadline for campuses including the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Georgia Institute of Technology came and went yesterday, and hundreds of students missed it.
Not because they were procrastinating (at least, not on Monday night), but because system-crashing technical glitches in the online Common Application continued to plague students (and their parents) who’ve been struggling to apply to college.
The issues stem from a system relaunch that took place and first caused technical problems in August. As the Oct. 15 deadline approached, some applicants paid the fee, then didn’t get a submit button (then paid a second time, only to have the same problem). Others made it all the way to the “print preview” stage, then got the spinning wheel of death. Others had full portions of essays deleted or couldn t submit documents. Still others couldn’t even log on to the system. ....

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