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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]+3 I think there is some confusion about what a safety school is, especially in the current time.

A safety school is one that you are extremely likely to be admitted - like at least 70% and for some up to 99% (there is no 100 of course).

That is partially a measure of your credentials compared to typical admits, but also a measure of the school's process - which of course is never fully known.

Just an example, Miami of Ohio received 26,844 applications (from 2020-2021 common data set). They admitted 24,684, over 90%.

So we know they are not highly selective, and we likely know that if your credentials compare favorably to their typical applicant, you are highly likely to be admitted. They also have a low ultimate yield, because they had 3800 enrollments from that 24,684 admitted number.

That is a safety school for a lot of people.

Tulane at 9% or even 15% admittance rate is not a typical safety. It may be for very high achieving students, but for most it is not a guaranteed admittance.

Plus, keep in mind that an AO can also sniff out if they think a student is serious about attending, right? What if they perceive your non-early RD application as over-qualified and might reject to protect their yield? So even on the highest end you are not guaranteed anything.[/quote]

TY for this sane post. Had no idea about Miami of Ohio - assumed more selective.

I think my DC is struggling with coming up with a list ranging from reaches to likelies/safeties, especially on the latter end. DC might be happy at the safeties (as the goal is to pick schools which a student can see attending) if that's how admissions shake out but yet will these schools even consider DC's app because of their own concerns about yield protect?

Love if anyone has tips. Heard just enough stories last year of kids getting shut out in all three categories and scrambling to find another school come spring. Would love to avoid that if possible. [/quote]

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