Girlie AGDee's College Search Thread

[KSUViolet06]

Originally Posted by DeltaBetaBaby

10??? Wow, that's like, thousands of dollars in application fees alone.

Not really thousands of dollars, the app fee for (example) Harvard = $75. If all 10 of your schools fall into that range, it's only $750. I'd imagine that depending on the school, it's not even that high. My state school's app fee is only $40. If you're applying to all state type schools, your total app fee costs are like $400-500.

Grad/med/law app fees are a different story lol.

[DeltaBetaBaby]

Originally Posted by KSUViolet06

Not really thousands of dollars, the app fee for (example) Harvard = $75. If all 10 of your schools fall into that range, it's only $750. I'd imagine that depending on the school, it's not even that high. My state school's app fee is only $40. If you're applying to all state type schools, your total app fee costs are like $400-500.

Grad/med/law app fees are a different story lol.

Oh, that's what I was thinking of. Obviously, grad school is much fresher in my mind that undergrad.

[ADqtPiMel]

I applied to one reach (Harvard), three matches (Miami of Ohio, UVA and Butler) and two safeties (Dayton and Ball State). I grew up in a low-income area and went to public school, so I don't think 10 is ridiculously high for real go-getter students with a lot of parental and school involvement and resources in the process.

Dee -- I don't know much about American, but I advise our chapter at GWU. Many of the college students in DC graduate with incredibly impressive resumes due to the close proximity to internship opportunities. If she has any interest in eventually working in politics or policy, American could be great for her.