Alexa How Many Applications Should I Submit? | Alexa Flash Briefing Written by College Coach Guest Authoron June 7th, 2019 Bright Horizons College Coach occasionally features blog posts written by guest authors. You’ll find more information about each guest author in the About the Author section on the blog post. Learn More About College Coach The ease of applying to college has been hastened by the availability of online applications. No longer do applicants need to summon their best penmanship or—imagine this—find a typewriter to fill out applications. On the Common Application alone, an applicant can access roughly 800 colleges and universities. But how many applications should students send? And is there such a thing as too many? Short answer: Yes. When it comes down to the end of the college application process, the applicants who tend to reap the best results are those who build and stick to reasonable lists, who spend the appropriate amount of time communicating with and applying to those schools, and who don’t spread themselves too thin. So what’s the magic number? Find out at blog.getintocollege.com. Related Resources Read | Posted on June 17th, 2021 Paying for College in the US | Alexa Flash Briefing Read | Posted on June 16th, 2021 What are Satellite Campuses? | Alexa Flash Briefing Read | Posted on June 15th, 2021 Value of a Summer Job | Alexa Flash Briefing
