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I am according to the spreadsheet, but after looking at MSAR I would probably fall more into the "above average" category at WF. Nice catch! I also might need to bump vanderbilt up a category too...
I guess what I'm really curious about is, for someone with my stats, does it make sense to apply to equal proportions of dream/realistic/safety (assuming I send out a lot of apps in total)? Or should I only apply to maybe 2 or 3 dream schools and either allocate the remaining spaces to less selective schools or just apply to fewer schools overall.
I guess what I'm really curious about is, for someone with my stats, does it make sense to apply to equal proportions of dream/realistic/safety (assuming I send out a lot of apps in total)? Or should I only apply to maybe 2 or 3 dream schools and either allocate the remaining spaces to less selective schools or just apply to fewer schools overall.
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I'd say that's entirely up to you. Applying to that many schools is going to take a lot of money and effort so make sure you do it well. If you're going to half-heartedly do any of your secondaries, I would suggest not even applying. Completing secondaries while trying to juggle a full-time job takes its toll very very quickly.
Just a quick calc of application costs:
AMCAS for 24 schools $976
Secondaries (assuming 100 per) 2400
So you're onto $3k+ without even interviewing.
Just a quick calc of application costs:
AMCAS for 24 schools $976
Secondaries (assuming 100 per) 2400
So you're onto $3k+ without even interviewing.
Yeah I would consider this pretty seriously. You are on the right track with taking a balanced approach to applying, but are all 8 of those reaches really necessary? It's up to you and your checkbook, but something to think about..
