Anonymous
Post 05/14/2026 18:58     Subject: “True Safeties” that accept nearly every applicant but have retained great reputations?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:U of Minnesota has excellent reputation and for some reason is a relatively easy admit even for OOS.


Was just coming here to say this. As someone who once lived adjacent to the campus in the 90s then moved to DC, I never understood why Minnesota (and Minneapolis in general) was not much more popular with the DMV crowd. Especially those with strong average kids. Thinking about the people who get excited about Pitt, Delaware, Indiana and JMU OOS. EspPESHally those that cannot shut up about Pitt and how fun Pittsburgh is. I mean, I like it too -- no shade -- but have you spent time in Minneapolis?

If you're willing to accept the weather in Pittsburgh and/or Newark DE is a good enough city for you, then you really owe it to yourself to explore U of Minn


+1. They just don’t know the Midwest.
Anonymous
Post 05/14/2026 18:48     Subject: “True Safeties” that accept nearly every applicant but have retained great reputations?
Anonymous wrote:U of Minnesota has excellent reputation and for some reason is a relatively easy admit even for OOS.


Was just coming here to say this. As someone who once lived adjacent to the campus in the 90s then moved to DC, I never understood why Minnesota (and Minneapolis in general) was not much more popular with the DMV crowd. Especially those with strong average kids. Thinking about the people who get excited about Pitt, Delaware, Indiana and JMU OOS. EspPESHally those that cannot shut up about Pitt and how fun Pittsburgh is. I mean, I like it too -- no shade -- but have you spent time in Minneapolis?

If you're willing to accept the weather in Pittsburgh and/or Newark DE is a good enough city for you, then you really owe it to yourself to explore U of Minn
Anonymous
Post 05/14/2026 18:46     Subject: “True Safeties” that accept nearly every applicant but have retained great reputations?
Colorado, Iowa & Iowa St
Anonymous
Post 05/14/2026 18:42     Subject: “True Safeties” that accept nearly every applicant but have retained great reputations?
Anonymous wrote:Emory/Oxford which is their two year junior college.

Oregon, Arizona State, Kansas.


Emory/Oxford is not a safety for most kids. Admission rate is still less than 20%.
Anonymous
Post 05/14/2026 18:39     Subject: “True Safeties” that accept nearly every applicant but have retained great reputations?
Emory/Oxford which is their two year junior college.

Oregon, Arizona State, Kansas.
Anonymous
Post 05/14/2026 18:37     Subject: “True Safeties” that accept nearly every applicant but have retained great reputations?
Applicants of a decent caliber. High accept rate. Elon. Sewanee. JMU. Alabama. Denver. Hampden Sydney. Wofford. College of Charleston. UVM. There are lots….
Anonymous
Post 05/14/2026 18:33     Subject: “True Safeties” that accept nearly every applicant but have retained great reputations?
Anonymous wrote:Northeastern



Uh no. “Easier” for the satellite campuses but not Boston.
Anonymous
Post 05/14/2026 18:31     Subject: “True Safeties” that accept nearly every applicant but have retained great reputations?
Anonymous wrote:Northeastern


Used to be true but then they launched a highly successful scheme to drive their acceptance rate down and it's now in the low double digits or maybe even single digits.
Anonymous
Post 05/14/2026 18:03     Subject: “True Safeties” that accept nearly every applicant but have retained great reputations?
Colorado
Anonymous
Post 05/14/2026 18:02     Subject: “True Safeties” that accept nearly every applicant but have retained great reputations?
Northeastern
Anonymous
Post 05/14/2026 18:01     Subject: “True Safeties” that accept nearly every applicant but have retained great reputations?
U of Minnesota has excellent reputation and for some reason is a relatively easy admit even for OOS.
Anonymous
Post 05/14/2026 17:40     Subject: “True Safeties” that accept nearly every applicant but have retained great reputations?
Buffalo, Drexel
Anonymous
Post 05/14/2026 17:40     Subject: “True Safeties” that accept nearly every applicant but have retained great reputations?
Dear Lord, you just asked this question!

https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/1325464.page

Oxymoron.
Anonymous
Post 05/14/2026 17:37     Subject: “True Safeties” that accept nearly every applicant but have retained great reputations?
Kansas, Iowa, Iowa State, Oregon State, Miami of Ohio
Anonymous
Post 05/14/2026 17:26     Subject: “True Safeties” that accept nearly every applicant but have retained great reputations?
What schools will fall into this category?