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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]+3 I think there is some confusion about what a safety school is, especially in the current time.

A safety school is one that you are extremely likely to be admitted - like at least 70% and for some up to 99% (there is no 100 of course).

That is partially a measure of your credentials compared to typical admits, but also a measure of the school's process - which of course is never fully known.

Just an example, Miami of Ohio received 26,844 applications (from 2020-2021 common data set). They admitted 24,684, over 90%.

So we know they are not highly selective, and we likely know that if your credentials compare favorably to their typical applicant, you are highly likely to be admitted. They also have a low ultimate yield, because they had 3800 enrollments from that 24,684 admitted number.

That is a safety school for a lot of people.

Tulane at 9% or even 15% admittance rate is not a typical safety. It may be for very high achieving students, but for most it is not a guaranteed admittance.

Plus, keep in mind that an AO can also sniff out if they think a student is serious about attending, right? What if they perceive your non-early RD application as over-qualified and might reject to protect their yield? So even on the highest end you are not guaranteed anything.[/quote]

Tulane has been perhaps the most aggressive school out there at drumming up applications so they can lower their acceptance rate.  They send postcards to people with a pulse.[/quote]+

[b]My kid with a 2.8 and 22 ACT has been getting inundated with stuff from Tulane.[/quote][/b]

That means nothing.[/quote]

Agree. My DC has a 3.99 u/w and a 34 ACT and gets packets from all the Ivies...and we also think it means nothing.[/quote]

Totally agree - we had enough college solicitations to fill a book store (and many gifts) to encourage our athlete scholar junior to apply to ivies/ top schools/ eager to get ahead schools. It all meant nothing as they are mainly interested in keeping their admission stats low and showing off in humble brag how many very bright students they are able to reject.

Our DC had a great college experience but all those admissions rejections were brutal. High achieving students are the norm in this area. It is critical to encourage your children to apply to a wide range of schools where they can be happy, challenged and able to work towards their goals.  [/quote]

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