Recently got verified on 7/15 and could have done some more prewriting. I now have ~15 secondaries to go and am struggling to determine which ones to prioritize. Schools that give early II's? Big dog (competitive schools)? Best fit schools? Safety schools? I am curious to hear what factors you use to make this decision. Cheers!
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How do you decide which secondaries to write first?
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It's up to your own priority management overall. Basically the ones you prefer should take priority, however that priority is defined.
I submitted my state schools first, then reaches, then mid-tiers and "safeties." I don't know that it really mattered. Two IIs came from the early IS schools, and the other two IIs came from mid tiers that I submitted last. Submissions from early Aug to late Sept.
I'd recommend IS schools first, then OOS schools that you are most interested in.
