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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Target/safety would be case western 
Likely safety Brandeis (although maybe it’s too small?)
True safety Belmont (it’s a pretty campus near Vandy)[/quote]

Brandeis is small and it's not really in a college town. I think Tufts, BU, and Northeastern would be better if he's interested in the urban or college city/town lifestyle.[/quote]

I’m what world are Tufts, BU and NE safeties for this applicant?[/quote]

From a rigorous DC private (Sidwell or similar) they are safeties.  It's a different world than public.  
With only three B+ grades he is likely top 20% in the class, maybe even top 10%. [/quote]

No, they are not. Not even close. BU mayyybe but not Northeastern and definitely not Tufts.[/quote]

Agree that Tufts is not a safety for anybody--especially without showing previous interest, huge yield protection there. However, Northeastern and BU are 100% safeties for a candidate like OPs son. I guy, from Sidwell or St. Albans (assuming it's one of those-if it's GDS, Burke, or Maret, it's true, those won't have quite the same rate of acceptance). But those grades put a kid at the top 15% of StA or Sidwell.[/quote]

You're high or clueless if you think that BU or Northeastern are safeties for any kid. Or you don't know the meaning of the phrase 'safety school'. Last year BU accepted just over 18% of all applicants (75k+ total). Northeastern accepted just over 20% of the 64k+ applicants. OP's son is a good match for either school, but no guarantees whatsoever. These are targets, not safeties.[/quote]

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