Answer: 35%

From Higher Education Research Institute (in Money article):

And 35% of seniors applied to 7 or more colleges—that’s double the share from a decade ago, and almost triple what it was 15 years ago.

Questions:

• Why do you think so many students are applying to so many schools?
• How many schools did you/do you plan to apply to? 
• How did you make this decision about the "right" number of schools to apply to?

Here's the ready-to-go slides for this Question of the Day that you can use in your classroom.

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About the Author

Tim Ranzetta

Tim's saving habits started at seven when a neighbor with a broken hip gave him a dog walking job. Her recovery, which took almost a year, resulted in Tim getting to know the bank tellers quite well (and accumulating a savings account balance of over $300!). His recent entrepreneurial adventures have included driving a shredding truck, analyzing executive compensation packages for Fortune 500 companies and helping families make better college financing decisions. After volunteering in 2010 to create and teach a personal finance program at Eastside College Prep in East Palo Alto, Tim saw firsthand the impact of an engaging and activity-based curriculum, which inspired him to start a new non-profit, Next Gen Personal Finance.