dragynally Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 Out of sick curiosity... How many schools have people applied to? The most I've heard of is 22 and the least being 1. P.S. I am wasn't going to mention the number of schools I applied to b/c of silly superstitions. However I'll admit it..I applied to 1....I'm ok with that cause I am able to relax now and focus on one app...but I see so many people on the blogs nervous about applying to 10 schools and I wonder what's wrong. :?: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t_ruth Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 Nine. It was going to be ten but at the last minute I had to eliminate one because of location (my husband wouldn't be able to find work as it was an isolated college town). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sergeastorms Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 I just finished my 15th and final app tonight! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragynally Posted January 13, 2009 Author Share Posted January 13, 2009 I just finished my 15th and final app tonight! Do you feel more relaxed since you applied for that many schools? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreams Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 I just finished my 15th and final app tonight! Congrats. I am sure you put a lot of energy into seeing those through. I do not think I could do so myself. I only applied to 5 schools. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adaptations Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 I applied to 14 this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weeble Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 10. And they're all in. Let the panic begin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tritonetelephone Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 I did 4 last year and 10 this year. 10 with experience was just as difficult as 4, without. I'll have finished them all within the next few days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohheygradschool Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 6. 5 PhD programs, 1 masters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenderpete Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 5. I was going to apply to 6 but didn't get the scholarship I'd need for the final one as it was a Harvard Masters so no funding, and the PhD deadline had already passed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limeinthecoconut Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 5. There are ~10 schools that offer my field in the US, and I ran out of money, and energy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ridgey Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 I had nine that I was seriously considering. Three of these are EXACTLY what I'm looking for in terms of faculty interests - and are sadly probably out of my league. The other six I played around with different combinations so that I had a range of competitiveness. I had settled on seven, but one got culled at the last minute. I have two more to go, and assuming I submit them both, the total will be six. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplepepper Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 I ended up applying to 4. I wanted to apply to 7 originally, but my now MIA recommender had advised me the first time around to apply to only a few in order to get feedback for the next year if things don't turn out the way I would like. For better or worse, I took his advice (and didn't even get a letter from him in the end, which has made me as you can imagine, extremely angry and frustrated!) Sigh, at least I found another rec, and my apps are complete. Now, just hoping for the best Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dowjonesindustrial Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 16 PhD 1 MA (the net below the precipice...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejuliast Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 14 (all PhD). It felt semi-absurd to do that many, but I seriously could see myself working with the people and going through the program at any of the 14, so that made it worth the work and expense for me. The bonus is that I can't be too obsessive because it would just be too much work to check them all repeatedly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonights Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 8, all ph.d. In my field, professors usually tell me that if you intend to go for a ph.d, you should just go for it immediately, so that's what I'm doing. I was originally going to apply to eleven programs. One's grad chair told me that my math GRE score was not high enough (I am not in a math field, and I have dyscalculia - the remaining programs felt that my 96th percentile verbal balanced it out). So that one got canned. I was always kinda unenthusiastic about the last two and then I ran out of money, so I scrapped 'em. My last application (to my alma mater, which is my "safety school") just went in yesterday. I probably would have applied to more if I had enough money. I am terrified (and have very low self esteem). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAPoliSciPhD Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 I applied to 14 total. To the person who asked if I feel more relaxed bc I applied to so many---- NOT EVEN A LITTLE BIT! I'm not posting on that other thread about taking a guess at how many you'll get into, etc. bc I'm just scared silly to even be so sure I'll get into 1. I have a really weird undergrad record so I have no IDEA if I have a chance at the schools I've applied to - AND just because you apply to more doesn't mean you increase your odds (someone posted that they applied to 10 schools with a 5 percent chance at admission so they had a 50 percent chance to get in somewhere...HA! I WISH it worked that way (I was tempted to ask about the Q score on the GRE -- lol j/k that'd be the pot calling the kettle black) -- Anyway, applying to a lot more schools isn't necessarily going to increase your chances. Plus, I wonder if I missed something during the application process that would disqualify me automatically (check the other thread for that one) -- anyway, this post is now a lot longer than I thought it'd be! Anyway, at least I can be pathetic anonymously on this board if I don't get in anywhere. And to the other person who applied to a ton of schools and said at least they couldn't obsess by checking all the time---I wish that were true for me, too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunshine6 Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 I applied to 6. I don't think I could have afforded more! Hey Tonights, where are you applying? Nice to run into another anthro major.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adaptations Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 I just increased mine to 15. I contacted a school I had applied to (and was admitted to) to ask about reapplying. They said I could do it for free, and that they would pull any of my earlier materials I still wanted to use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miratrix Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 Anthro majors - make it 3 (I'm not applying to any of the ones you list though - I'm applying for archaeology, but I'm too paranoid to be more specific on the internet!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demondeac Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 All in all 12 PhD apps..wife is applying to medical residencies so thought I would play the probabilities. Now if only I could find out before she has to commit in mid Feb.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunshine6 Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 Hey mira, I started a topic on the social sciences, anthro board. It's ok, you don't have to divulge any secrets! just nice to know some people in the field... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duncandam Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 11 - and I think that is a good number. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragynally Posted January 15, 2009 Author Share Posted January 15, 2009 I hope no one thinks I'm criticizing the number of schools you've chosen to apply to. I just wonder if it's easier for different people depending on the number they chose to apply to... I respect everyone's decision. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pikatopia Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 I started with a looooong list of 15-17 schools...slowly researched and whittled it down to 10...and reached my final number of 6. But then!, my advisor told me about two others she strongly recommended for me (why tell me a week before the deadline??!?!)...so last minute, I threw two more applications together....for a total of 8. I'm comfortable with that number...though often wonder if I should have just applied away to 16...aahhhh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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