Is there a limit to how many colleges i can apply to.

I remember applying college about 4 years ago it's pretty stressful but it so worth it after you start getting into colleges you love! :D

To answer your question: there is no limit to how many college you can apply to! Theoretically you could apply to all the colleges in the USA if you wanted. Is that practical? Nope. College apps cost a little bit of money (around like $30-80 per app-sometimes you can get the application fee waived in some instances!)

How many college are you interested in? I recommend you apply to 5-10 colleges. I believe I applied to about 12. Target schools that you feel would be a good fit for you culturally and educationally.

If you apply to many colleges you might not put in enough effort to the one's that you really want to get into. College apps take a lot of time focus on the ones that really mean a lot to you. I suggest you find your top colleges find out how likely it is for you can get into. Do you meet the GPA, SAT/ACT requirements? Did you submit an awesome admissions essay? Shoot for your dream college but also apply to back up schools just in case you do not get admitted to your #1 pick (it happened to me, got rejected from my #1 choice) but I got accepted into other schools that were pretty awesome and I'm happy where I am right now!

So I'm wishing you the best! Good luck with applying to colleges! :D

Hi Zaire! No, there's not a limit to how many colleges you can apply to. It's up to you how many colleges you apply to, but think of the time you spend filling out applications and writing additional essays, not to mention paying multiple application fees (although you can get waivers on those). It's recommended that you apply to 5-10 schools. If you have a dream school or two that is a stretch, go for it! But you should also make sure to apply to other schools, or safety schools, that you are confident you should be able to be admitted. This can depend on your test scores, GPA, other activities, etc. There's really not a "sure thing" school, so you'll want to make sure you have options.

Funny enough, I actually only applied to two schools, but both were done as early applications - one was a stretch and one was a safety. I had looked at a number of schools and determined that they were the two schools I wanted to attend. Doing early decision (binding) to my stretch school and early action (non-binding) to my safety was a great way for me to see if I could be admitted to my top two choices. I was early deferred from the stretch and accepted into my safety. I was originally disappointed, but then realized it really worked out and I was excited about my safety. I did get accepted regular decision to my stretch choice, but decided to continue my plan to attend my safety choice, and am so glad I did. Sometimes things happen and work out for a reason. Good luck!