I think it can be a disservice to apply to so few schools on the presumption that you won't get aid or scholarships. I applied to only 3 schools and still sligh

I think it can be a disservice to apply to so few schools on the presumption that you won't get aid or scholarships. I applied to only 3 schools and still slightly regret not applying to more, since I thought 2 of schools were going to toss my application into the trash but didn't. Lots of schools offer a lot of scholarships that the parents and the kids may not be aware of. I was very surprised by my offers, and I'm sure there are a lot of other kids out there who made 'pragmatic' choices like me who undershot because they thought they were being realistic. I still ended up going to my safety school that I was always planning on going and it was wonderful and cheap. But I still wonder what could have happened if I had tried a little bit harder or looked around a little bit more seriously. EDIT: In case no one read it, the teenager only applied to 2 schools after a lot of pressure from the parent to be pragmatic.