Fill out every secondary??

[osumc2014]

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I don't know if I should fill out every secondary I've gotten. I got the money to dish out, but it s starting to accumulate and seem sorta wasteful cause some of them I don't see myself getting in but there is still a chance and I don't want to forgo that chance. Is everyone filling out as much as they can?

 

[anxiousteen]

what are you talking about? you have like 14 schools on your list. you should fill them all out for sure. your stats are good. it doesn't take that long to write a few essays for each school.

 

[long]

Ya dude, come on. I've already completed more secondaries than the total number of schools you've applied to. It can suck, but it's not THAT bad.

 

[LiveUninhibited]

I would see not filling a secondary as a failure in choosing which schools to apply to. There's certainly nothing wrong with prioritizing some secondaries over others, but remember that even highly qualified aps can get rejected and you want all the chances/choices you can get.

If you need motivation, just remember how much it would suck to do it all over again.

 

[osumc2014]

ok thanks guys!

 

[JJMrK]

I would see not filling a secondary as a failure in choosing which schools to apply to. There's certainly nothing wrong with prioritizing some secondaries over others, but remember that even highly qualified aps can get rejected and you want all the chances/choices you can get.

If you need motivation, just remember how much it would suck to do it all over again.

I disagree. If you start getting interview invites or all of your screened secondaries, I think putting off some secondaries is a good way to save some money.

 

[LiveUninhibited]

I disagree. If you start getting interview invites or all of your screened secondaries, I think putting off some secondaries is a good way to save some money.

It's a drop in the bucket compared to potential gains, unless you really can't afford the hit in money or time in the short run. So yeah, I guess I should have stated it as a general rule, not an absolute.