How many applications should you submit?
The traditional method suggests 5-6: 2 safe, 2 competitive, 1-2 reach. But collegeapps.com suggests 8. I'm leaning more towards having more choices in the Spring. Thus I like 3 safe, 2-3 competitive, (1 reach - maybe) = 6 applications. In this way you will have a choice of at least 3 or 4 schools in the Spring.
Latinx largest freshman group Fall 2020
Two-thirds of 18-24 year-olds have changed college plans
What Class of 2021 did and didn't do their junior year.
Admissions Rescinded after hate speech posts Inside Higher Ed 2020
2018 Survey of College Admissions
80% of colleges accept more than they reject. US News & World Report
College is a Middle Class Value
Middle Class in California (LA county = $65K-$227K)
Most Expensive/Least Expensive Lists etc. US News & World Report
Early Decision and Early Action College Board
Early Decision & Early Action Consultants
6 types of students who should NOT apply early US News & World Report
FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid)
FAFSA Article US News and World Report
College Costs from Higher Education Opportunity Act* (many resources)
College Graduation Rates (2019)
How College Makes Us or Breaks Us (2019)
Financial Aid (Dean Douglas Christiansen)
Massive Admission Scandal - Elite colleges & fraudulent athletics (2019)
Tip of Iceberg - CNBC (2019)
Yale rescinds admission (2019)
Harvard does discriminate against Asians Lawsuit? - No. (2019)
(harder for Asians does not discriminate because of over-representation.)
College Ranking is a Joke (also attached below)
California College enrollment decline