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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A school can be a safety for two reasons.

1) It accepts the majority of kids and you are well above the median applicant

2) You have already been accepted before RD apps are due

UMD pretty much requires people to apply EA notifies before RD applications are due so it can be a safety for anyone who gets in.

But I wouldn’t a “true safety” in that there is the possibility of rejection.  OP is asking about true safety.[/quote]

No, #2 does not make it a "safety".  Many schools require applicantions by Nov 1/Nov 15 if you really want to attend.  Our state flagship (Similar ranking to UMD) requires applications by Nov 15.  Trust me, it does not "make it a safety school" for anyone and certainly not for any of the Direct admit/Impacted majors.   All it means is that you will hear back from them before many RD applications are due.  But in reality, if a school has EA, there are very few reasons not to submit by that deadline---First: it shows the school you are serious about attending and  second it shows them you are organized enough to get your application in before Jan.

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