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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I personally disagree that many of those listed above are safeties, even for a high stats kid.
For my high stats kid, safeties were very difficult to identify, because admissions are tough across the board, and bc of yield protection (justifiable).
I humbly recommend treating "safeties" with the respect they deserve, showing them a lot of demonstrated interest, and only choosing those that your student would be happy to attend.
Nothing is a slam dunk anymore, nor should it be.[/quote]

OP here. I want to say BU will be my kid’s safety but want a few true safeties. I’m thinking Penn State.

Do schools reject high stat kids knowing the school is considered a safety?[/quote]

Yep- DS got deferred EA from CWRU because he hadn’t shown enough demonstrated interest. Was high stats, good GPA and course rigor. [/quote]
Did they tell you that’s why they deferred him?[/quote]

CWRU has a yield problem and knows they are 2nd choice/safety for many high stats kids. CWRU is only a first choice for kids who ED1 there.  So they work hard to protect yield. [/quote]

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