Anonymous
Post 12/15/2020 16:22     Subject: Safeties?
Anonymous wrote:DD is worried about ED/EA decisions and wants to revise the list a bit. What safety schools provide an experience closest to an "elite" school? Thanks!


What?
Anonymous
Post 12/15/2020 15:29     Subject: Safeties?
Anonymous wrote:DD is worried about ED/EA decisions and wants to revise the list a bit. What safety schools provide an experience closest to an "elite" school? Thanks!
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"Elite" and "safety" are not rigid categories. They vary substantially with the student. A kid shooting for UPenn might consider Richmond a safety, while a likely VCU-bound kid may view it as elite.
Anonymous
Post 12/15/2020 15:27     Subject: Safeties?
Anonymous wrote:Stony Brook. UC San Diego. UPitt (rolling is a big plus). VCU. All 4 of these schools have plenty of academically strong kids


Just wondering what criteria you're using to classify the VCU experience as similar to an elite school?
Anonymous
Post 12/15/2020 15:21     Subject: Safeties?
Are the new Ivies really a thing? What would make the list?
Anonymous
Post 12/13/2020 21:36     Subject: Safeties?
Google "the new Ivies"
Anonymous
Post 12/13/2020 20:53     Subject: Safeties?
Fordham
Anonymous
Post 12/13/2020 20:44     Subject: Safeties?
Stony Brook. UC San Diego. UPitt (rolling is a big plus). VCU. All 4 of these schools have plenty of academically strong kids
Anonymous
Post 12/13/2020 20:31     Subject: Safeties?
Connecticut College.

Franklin & Marshall.
Anonymous
Post 12/13/2020 20:06     Subject: Safeties?
I'd look at national universities ranked 60+ and LACs ranked 20+. Inside the top 50 national universities are not safeties due to low acceptance rates. Matches, perhaps.
Anonymous
Post 12/13/2020 19:56     Subject: Safeties?
Anonymous wrote:DD is worried about ED/EA decisions and wants to revise the list a bit. What safety schools provide an experience closest to an "elite" school? Thanks!


Given the lack of specifics you provided I would suggest looking at national universities ranked #21-99 and LACS ranked #11-50.
Anonymous
Post 12/13/2020 19:55     Subject: Re:Safeties?
In terms of academics, feel of the campus, post-grad placement?
Anonymous
Post 12/13/2020 19:51     Subject: Safeties?
Georgetown.
Anonymous
Post 12/13/2020 18:48     Subject: Safeties?
OP, much more info would be needed. What is the student looking for? Size, geographic region, urban vs suburban vs rural, major if known, student's stats?
Anonymous
Post 12/13/2020 18:45     Subject: Safeties?
I mean, big school, small school, gepgraphy, setting? Your question really has not meaning without context of what the student is looking for and their grades/scores/extracurriculars.
Anonymous
Post 12/13/2020 18:44     Subject: Safeties?
DD is worried about ED/EA decisions and wants to revise the list a bit. What safety schools provide an experience closest to an "elite" school? Thanks!