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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Also, there isn’t a stipulated definition on DCUM of what constitutes a safety.[/quote]Yeah, this board is full of folks who describe likelies and then call them "safeties."[/quote]

Aren’t likelies and safeties the same thing?

DD was deferred from a likely-kids with lower stats and less on their resume were admitted so think it was some sort of yield protection. Admitted to second and still waiting on third. Admitted to a target so unlikely she will attend any of the Likelies. [/quote]DP: I don't consider likelies and safeties the same thing. Safeties are schools that admit 80+% of applicants, and your child's stats are in the top 75%. A likely is a school with an overall admissions rate of 50-74% and your child is at or above 75%. However, a likely can become a target if your child is applying to a competitive major.[/quote]My definition of "safeties" is stricter. They're schools where either (1) you've already been accepted (usually an early rolling acceptance) or (2) acceptance decisions are made strictly "by the numbers" (e.g., Iowa/Iowa State, Kansas) and you have the necessary numbers. Anything less certain is a "likely."[/quote]

This is one reason the guaranteed admissions policy at VCU is so great. It puts VCU in the second category of actual safety (admission by the numbers).[/quote]

True...but when the guaranteed admissions threshold is a 3.5 GPA or top 10% of their class (not sure if/what the SAT target is) I'd think VCU would still be considered competitive by most standards. [/quote]

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