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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]"Safety" compared to all other ivies besides Cornell,  not places like WashU or GU or Emory of course. [/quote]

So, having a higher admissions rate makes it is a "safety" relative to six other colleges...  and not the other 3,000?

That is not a definition of a safety I have ever heard.  It's not a sensible statement.  By that logic, Yale is a "safety" for Stanford applicants. Please stop trolling.[/quote]

Safety is not the best word but [b]what people mean here[/b] is that students choose other places if they get the chance. Desirability is not dependent just on admissions rate. At GDS most students jump at the chance of attending another ivy other than Brown and Cornell if they have the option. Tis is def true. And yes, Yale is a safety to Harvard/Stanford in the sense that most people would jump at the chance of attending one of the latter over the former. This is not controversial. [/quote]

You may be an imbecile but more likely a moron.[/quote]

Where is "here"?  Is it an English speaking country?  It seems unlikely, because that's not what English speakers mean by "safety."

By the way, roughly 60% of students admitted to Yale and Harvard choose Harvard.  It's a majority, but not an overwhelming one.  Saying Yale is a safety to Harvard is like saying Jessica Alba is your safety date compared to Scarlett Johansson.  It's unlikely your are going to be dating either one. [/quote]

Historically at GDS Brown has been popular with a certain segment of the senior class, but for the top third it’s really more of the safety Ivy.[/quote]

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