> In the UK I don't believe you're even allowed to apply to more than one elite university in the same year, and only a very small number of universities overal

> In the UK I don't believe you're even allowed to apply to more than one elite university in the same year, and only a very small number of universities overall. When I applied to university a while ago the rule was that you can apply to 5 universities only, ie make 5 applications in total. Only exception was "clearing" but thats a different story