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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]She will need much more motivation to succeed in a demanding school than a safety where she is one of the most well qualified students. [/quote]

That's not necessarily true. There are kids--I had one--who tend to work as hard as the other people around them. If most people on campus spend minimal time studying they don't study either. If most people take academics seriously, they will too. Peer group is very important to some kids and that can still be true the first year or two of college.[/quote]

+1 that's what I meant by safety won't work for DD, she is capable, she can do very well with peer pressure, she won't be be ready for grad school if she goes to a safety with others not doing much.[/quote]

I think it’s a little obnoxious to assume that everyone at a safety “doesn’t do much.” My dd is at a school that is considered a safety for many on this board. The class of 2025 is one of its biggest in years and one of its strongest - primarily bc the students were shut out of their match and reach schools and ended up at their safety. My dd (who is not in the class of 2025) works hard but also leaves time to socialize and do activities. Her roommate, otoh, takes an extremely rigorous course load and is often up half the night studying. I think the perception of people not caring about academics at safeties is antiquated and that smart and motivated kids will find a peer group pretty much everywhere. [/quote]

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