Zynga wrote:
cheetarah1980 wrote:
Thanks novanative @ Zynga. I'm really happy and grateful. I was not expecting this at all. My decision became quite clear and that's the biggest relief of all.
From your blog its pretty evident that you have a flair for writing and I bet that would have reflected well in your essays.
I had read somewhere else that in
Round 1 : apply to schools where you are guaranteed(if there is such a thing) admission/ or at least have a very good chance of getting in.
Round 2: apply to your dream schools
Round 3: If all the above fails
So would you rather send all your apps. in round 1 instead ?
I really think it depends on the person, how many schools they're applying to, and how far in advance they began preparing. I know people who have been very successful applying to all of their schools in R1. Others have done what I did and split their apps between rounds for whatever reason. Some people apply to all of their schools in R2 (which can be a lot of pressure and definitely ratchets up the levels of crazy).
Like I said before, people who apply in R1 and R2 do so for a myriad of reasons. For example, I split my applications simply to cut down on the work load for me and my recommenders. Another person may do it because they were completely unsuccessful in R1 and regrouped to give another batch of schools a go in R2. Someone else will have a strategy of applying to a target, safety, and reach school in R1 and then 1 safety and their remaining reach schools in R2 (depending on how R1 goes). There really is no one size fits all strategy. Each individual has to determine their own risk tolerance. I can't tell you not to apply to your dream school in R1. Many people do and get in and are done. Remember R2 is the longest round in terms of submission deadline to decision day. Waiting is miserable and if you can get the misery in a shortened time period and over sooner then why not do so? But only apply to all of your schools in R1 if you're ready. If not, then either wait to do them all in R2 or split them up between the rounds using whatever strategy makes you comfortable. Hope this helps.