How many schools would you recommend applying to?

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I did 3 m7 (not HSW) and got into all (one with $$$). I am going to apply r2 for one of HSW. I’m happy I did 3 because work has been intense and I think I was already spread thin. I was able to concentrate and execute on these three rather than half assing 6. Depends on how busy the rest of your life commitments are

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I agree with IBM 2 but I’d say don’t have a safety school for round. It immediately gets nixed anyway if you get into any other school, so it’s a waste of money and time. Add in an extra reasonable or reach school instead

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I did 6, got into 4. I wish I did less like 4 or 5

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Were they all M7?

All the ones you have genuine interests in attending. No max. Pick the schools that are great fits. 4 is a good number. My strategy was 2 reach schools, 1 Reasonable school, and 1 safe school.

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I think 3-4 is a good number - it’s a lot of work (especially if the apps are different or introspective like H/S). I prioritized my top three round 1, now doing one or two more for round 2.

Round 2 should be simpler since you can leverage a lot of the thinking from round 1 (which imo took the longest).

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Considering applying to Said and Judge for R1. Worried about the risk of applying to too few schools.

Applied 5 got into 2 so think I made the right choice

I did 5 and I should’ve only done 3, maybe 4. This only applies if R1 though.

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