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[quote=Anonymous]For one kid, with an unusual major, it was easy to narrow down by that.  They wanted New England, and there were limited schools that had the major across the country, let alone within New England.  We rejected schools that accepted 97% of applicants or similar (Suffolk, Johnson and Whales).  U Mass Amherst became a safety, as did U of Vermont (which some will argue isn't a safety anymore, but for this high stats kid, it was).

The other child wanted a D1 school, not in the south.  Priorities were big football schools like U MI and Penn State (IMO dumb reason to choose a school, but it's their life, not mine).  This child was also super bright with excellent test scores/GPA.  Schools on the list included Vanderbilt, NorthWestern, U MI.  So, D1 schools for safetys, not in the south included Penn State and Pitt.  Penn State was ruled out after a visit - they didn't like that it was in such a rural area.  Which left Pitt, which they wiuld have been happy to attend - it was their #2 choice had they not gotten in to #1 choice.  Pitt also has rolling admission, so after getting in early (maybe even Sept), they were more relaxed about the admissions process.

You have to follow your child's lead, no matter what you think of their choices. Visit big schools and small, rural and urban, and start from there.  If they know what they want to do, look for it.  If they don’t, look at larger schools with lots of options for them to try.

The safetys have to be somewhere they'd actually be happy attending, and, you can afford, in case their targets and reaches are actually total crap shoots and they don't get in (happening to a lot of kids).[/quote]

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