Safeties?
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Anonymous
| DD is worried about ED/EA decisions and wants to revise the list a bit. What safety schools provide an experience closest to an "elite" school? Thanks! |
Anonymous
| I mean, big school, small school, gepgraphy, setting? Your question really has not meaning without context of what the student is looking for and their grades/scores/extracurriculars. |
Anonymous
| OP, much more info would be needed. What is the student looking for? Size, geographic region, urban vs suburban vs rural, major if known, student's stats? |
Anonymous
| Georgetown. |
Anonymous
| In terms of academics, feel of the campus, post-grad placement? |
Anonymous
Given the lack of specifics you provided I would suggest looking at national universities ranked #21-99 and LACS ranked #11-50. |
Anonymous
| I'd look at national universities ranked 60+ and LACs ranked 20+. Inside the top 50 national universities are not safeties due to low acceptance rates. Matches, perhaps. |
Anonymous
|
Connecticut College.
Franklin & Marshall. |
Anonymous
| Stony Brook. UC San Diego. UPitt (rolling is a big plus). VCU. All 4 of these schools have plenty of academically strong kids |
Anonymous
| Fordham |
Anonymous
| Google "the new Ivies" |
Anonymous
| Are the new Ivies really a thing? What would make the list? |
Anonymous
Just wondering what criteria you're using to classify the VCU experience as similar to an elite school? |
Anonymous
\ "Elite" and "safety" are not rigid categories. They vary substantially with the student. A kid shooting for UPenn might consider Richmond a safety, while a likely VCU-bound kid may view it as elite. |
Anonymous
What? |