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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Let’s say you have the stats to qualify for an Ivy - 4.0 UW, 1550 or greater SAT, 10 plus APS w all 5s, several years post BC calc math.  national recognition in more than one area, lots of leadership, NMSF, etc

What are targets / safeties (not in state for MD or  UVA)

Not a recruited athlete or URM

Want both STEM and humanities
Prefer midsize but open to larger 
Like city / city adjacent 
Prefer a campus, but would consider a more open campus
Not super Greek
Like Boston , DC, NY, Chicago but open to Philly , SF, NC

Not sure what is a safety/ target nowadays ?  Everywhere seems harder to get in and some places yield protect[/quote]

Assuming the student has all above and is at or near the top of their HS rank, and the teacher recs would confirm they are a true standout/best of their year, for a top suburban public or magnet or above avg private. At a feeder (top-100 in the nation) private, such as Nobles, Sidwell: the student would only have to be top 5%/&quot;best few&quot; to have the list below be accurate, as these schools regularly get over 50% of their class in T30 unis/T15 LACs:

Safeties for RD (&gt;75% chance, some 75, some 95+): Wake, BC, UVA in state, Villanova, Davidson, NCState OOS, NYU
Target for RD (avg 50% chance, range 25-75%): Rice, Notre Dame, UVA OOS, Northwestern, Swarthmore, Georgetown, UNC OOS

Every Ivy and T10 is a reach, but some are closer to a target for ED, depending on the high school track record (ie Hopkins, Dartmouth, Cornell in ED are about 25%-30% chance for many HS, or targets for the student described). 
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