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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Given that a lot of OOS flagships are becoming much harder admits, is it better to look at private schools that don't have in-state admissions requirements?  We are in VA and my kid will be one of many who are vying for UVA.  My kid doesn't want a small school, so I'm having a hard time finding schools that will still be safeties.  UVA, VT & JMU are on their list.  Right now, my kid is undecided and I think would benefit from a school where you don't have to lock in your major before even starting college.  What would have been a safety before for a 4.0 UW, 1400/1500 SAT with good ECs aren't really safeties anymore.  I am struggling to come up with safeties that make sense.[/quote]

JMU is 100% a safety for your kid. Some nerd will come in here and say, "Not from NoVa!" but they're patently wrong. JMU still accepts nearly 80% of its applicants and its freshman classes are still largely comprised of students who were not even in the top quarter of their high school class. Really, it's a safety school's safety school.

There are also tons of solid OOS flagships that are still safeties for your kid: Alabama, Iowa, Iowa State, Nebraska, Kansas, Michigan State, Minnesota, just to name a few.[/quote]

+1
My DD had an uw3.8/w4.4, 28 act and is in at MSU and Iowa (didn’t apply to the others). With nice merit too. [/quote]

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