
Keeping
Your Options Open by
Applying to V
arious Colleges
Who s
ays you h
ave to be the one
anxiously w
aiting for
answers come college
admissions time? While it’s obvious th
at
all students will h
ave to endure
a torturous time
as they w
ait to he
ar b
ack from their prospective
schools
about whether or not their
applic
ation h
as been
accepted, students c
an
also turn the t
ables
and m
ake the colleges swe
at for
a ch
ange.
Applying to sever
al top
schools is the best w
ay to keep
your options open once the
accept
ance letters come pouring b
ack in.
It is no secret th
at the simple
act
of applying to colleges costs
a bit
of money. Typic
ally,
applic
ation fees run
anywhere from $50 to $150, depending on the individu
al
school’s
admissions policies. The fee m
ay seem bothersome, but it works to discour
age college
applic
ants from sending out hundreds
of applic
ations to
schools th
at they do not even pl
an to
attend. The
admissions fee ensures th
at only those who
are seriously interested in
attending the p
articul
ar
school apply to be
accepted. However,
applic
ation fees should not deter you from
applying to more th
an one university when considering where to send out
your ac
ademic resumes. Ch
ances
are,
your college c
areer is
a once in
a lifetime experience, so you should not hesit
ate to
apply to
all
of the
schools th
at you would e
arnestly consider
attending.