Anonymous
05/14/2026 20:20
Subject: “True Safeties” that accept nearly every applicant but have retained great reputations?
Agree re Minnesota. I went to St Olaf but would have been smart to look at the U.
Anonymous
05/14/2026 20:18
Subject: “True Safeties” that accept nearly every applicant but have retained great reputations?
“Colorado”
Their admit rate is high but not so much for OOS and definitely not a safety for more selective schools like business & engineering. DC several friends who were rejected.
Their admit rate is high but not so much for OOS and definitely not a safety for more selective schools like business & engineering. DC several friends who were rejected.
Anonymous
05/14/2026 20:13
Subject: “True Safeties” that accept nearly every applicant but have retained great reputations?
Wisconsin
Anonymous
05/14/2026 20:09
Subject: “True Safeties” that accept nearly every applicant but have retained great reputations?
Anonymous wrote:Dear Lord, you just asked this question!
https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/1325464.page
Oxymoron.
Many counselors now say a “true safety” should feel like a 90–99% likelihood, not just “better odds than average.” Schools where someone is virtually guaranteed admission.
Anonymous
05/14/2026 19:41
Subject: “True Safeties” that accept nearly every applicant but have retained great reputations?
U of Minnesota has a very good balance across several metrics. Well-ranked undergraduate majors (e.g., business #19, engineering #28, CS #39, economics #27, nursing #8). Unlike many schools mentioned above including Pitt. It's in the center of a 4-million-resident metro with NFL/NBA/MLB/NHL teams and is part of the Big Ten. It's not in the middle of a corn field that so many here dislike. MSP is a major flight hub with multiple direct flights to the east coast. It's also reasonably cheap at $56k COA with some merit aid. If Wisconsin is a poor man's Michigan, Minnesota is a poor man's Wisconsin.
Anonymous
05/14/2026 19:41
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
It's a flagship located in a big cool city. I would think that would be a big draw. And lots of direct flights without extra driving.
Anonymous
05/14/2026 19:37
Subject: “True Safeties” that accept nearly every applicant but have retained great reputations?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Pitt is MidwestAnonymous wrote:+1. They just don’t know the Midwest.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
Eh, sort of. Not really.
In that it lies between the two mountain ranges which contain the midwest and plains, (but is still in Appalachia), and is culturally a rust belt city, it's sort of, but it's not quite in the midwest.
Anonymous
05/14/2026 19:33
Subject: “True Safeties” that accept nearly every applicant but have retained great reputations?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Pitt is MidwestAnonymous wrote:+1. They just don’t know the Midwest.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
Eh, sort of. Not really.
East Coast to me
Anonymous
05/14/2026 19:23
Subject: “True Safeties” that accept nearly every applicant but have retained great reputations?
Okay, now explain WisconsinAnonymous wrote:Minnesota is a flight away. The rest of those are driveable from the DMV. It's really that simple. Minnesota also doesn't have the stuff that gets kids excited about certain schools, like skiing in Colorado or New Hampshire.Anonymous wrote: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
05/14/2026 19:20
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.
Of course it's an easier admit. Who the f*** wants to live in Minnesota besides current residents?
Non-p*ssies who won’t let winter get in the way of living their lives?
Anonymous
05/14/2026 19:18
Subject: “True Safeties” that accept nearly every applicant but have retained great reputations?
It depends on the major. DD applied as an Econ major and her safety was UMinnesota and she was very much willing to attend due to its strong Econ department.
Anonymous
05/14/2026 19:14
Subject: “True Safeties” that accept nearly every applicant but have retained great reputations?
Anonymous wrote: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.
Minnesota is a flight away. The rest of those are driveable from the DMV. It's really that simple. Minnesota also doesn't have the stuff that gets kids excited about certain schools, like skiing in Colorado or New Hampshire.
Anonymous
05/14/2026 19:14
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.
Of course it's an easier admit. Who the f*** wants to live in Minnesota besides current residents?
Anonymous
05/14/2026 19:11
Subject: “True Safeties” that accept nearly every applicant but have retained great reputations?
Anonymous wrote:Pitt is MidwestAnonymous wrote:+1. They just don’t know the Midwest.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
Eh, sort of. Not really.
Anonymous
05/14/2026 19:09
Subject: “True Safeties” that accept nearly every applicant but have retained great reputations?
Pitt is MidwestAnonymous wrote:+1. They just don’t know the Midwest.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