Anonymous
02/21/2019 12:10
Subject: Safety Schools?
Anonymous wrote:I have a high stats D interested in STEM who went through the process. While the above mentioned schools accepted previous PPs kids with above average stats, that does not make them safety schools.
Safety schools are schools that typically have over 50% acceptance rates and are also financial safeties.
+1
Anonymous
02/21/2019 11:41
Subject: Safety Schools?
Union college in NY
Anonymous
02/21/2019 11:33
Subject: Safety Schools?
Start with the safeties. It's good you're asking, Op, first rule is -- you start with the safeties. Love thy safeties. Concentrate, first on finding safeties you love. You don't go looking for safeties after deciding on dream schools.
Anonymous
02/21/2019 11:31
Subject: Safety Schools?
I have a high stats D interested in STEM who went through the process. While the above mentioned schools accepted previous PPs kids with above average stats, that does not make them safety schools.
Safety schools are schools that typically have over 50% acceptance rates and are also financial safeties.
Safety schools are schools that typically have over 50% acceptance rates and are also financial safeties.
Anonymous
02/21/2019 11:26
Subject: Re:Safety Schools?
Anonymous wrote:Dickinson is a good safety for someone with a 34ACT and 3.98 unweighted GPA.
Gettysburg, Franklin and Marshall; Trinity and Conn College in CT.
+1 and will get merit as well. Bonus that it is an excellent school and easy driving distance.
Anonymous
02/21/2019 11:17
Subject: Safety Schools?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Denison
Kenyon
Muhlenburg
Wooster
WPI
Good list. Add Ithaca, Juniata, Case Western, Clark, Connecticut College, Earlham, RPI, Skidmore
And if she'd be OK with a women's college, they're all looking for STEM majors - Bryn Mawr, Mt Holyoke, Smith
Case Western is not a safety.
Agree. Neither are Kenyon, Muhlenberg, Denison.
Muhlenberg is very great, but has a nearly 50% acceptance rate and a 30 ACT 75th percentile, and they would take no offense being considered a safety by a student with the OP's stats. With our without full-pay, but close to a lock if full-pay.
Anonymous
02/21/2019 11:03
Subject: Re:Safety Schools?
Dickinson is a good safety for someone with a 34ACT and 3.98 unweighted GPA.
Gettysburg, Franklin and Marshall; Trinity and Conn College in CT.
Gettysburg, Franklin and Marshall; Trinity and Conn College in CT.
Anonymous
02/21/2019 10:57
Subject: Safety Schools?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Denison
Kenyon
Muhlenburg
Wooster
WPI
Good list. Add Ithaca, Juniata, Case Western, Clark, Connecticut College, Earlham, RPI, Skidmore
And if she'd be OK with a women's college, they're all looking for STEM majors - Bryn Mawr, Mt Holyoke, Smith
Case Western is not a safety.
Agree. Neither are Kenyon, Muhlenberg, Denison.
In our experience last year with a girl with similar stats also interested in STEM, CWU, Muhlenberg and Denison were all safeties for full pay students (and CWU also offered merit aid). Kenyon would probably more of a match for a high stat STEM girl. All those schools really like full pay kids from the DC area.
My dc got accepted to Case Western this year with very similar stats and got good merit aid.
Anonymous
02/21/2019 10:55
Subject: Safety Schools?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Denison
Kenyon
Muhlenburg
Wooster
WPI
Good list. Add Ithaca, Juniata, Case Western, Clark, Connecticut College, Earlham, RPI, Skidmore
And if she'd be OK with a women's college, they're all looking for STEM majors - Bryn Mawr, Mt Holyoke, Smith
Case Western is not a safety.
Agree. Neither are Kenyon, Muhlenberg, Denison.
In our experience last year with a girl with similar stats also interested in STEM, CWU, Muhlenberg and Denison were all safeties for full pay students (and CWU also offered merit aid). Kenyon would probably more of a match for a high stat STEM girl. All those schools really like full pay kids from the DC area.
They like full pay kids regardless of geography.
Anonymous
02/21/2019 10:46
Subject: Safety Schools?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Denison
Kenyon
Muhlenburg
Wooster
WPI
Good list. Add Ithaca, Juniata, Case Western, Clark, Connecticut College, Earlham, RPI, Skidmore
And if she'd be OK with a women's college, they're all looking for STEM majors - Bryn Mawr, Mt Holyoke, Smith
Case Western is not a safety.
Agree. Neither are Kenyon, Muhlenberg, Denison.
In our experience last year with a girl with similar stats also interested in STEM, CWU, Muhlenberg and Denison were all safeties for full pay students (and CWU also offered merit aid). Kenyon would probably more of a match for a high stat STEM girl. All those schools really like full pay kids from the DC area.
Anonymous
02/21/2019 10:19
Subject: Safety Schools?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Denison
Kenyon
Muhlenburg
Wooster
WPI
Good list. Add Ithaca, Juniata, Case Western, Clark, Connecticut College, Earlham, RPI, Skidmore
And if she'd be OK with a women's college, they're all looking for STEM majors - Bryn Mawr, Mt Holyoke, Smith
Case Western is not a safety.
Agree. Neither are Kenyon, Muhlenberg, Denison.
Anonymous
02/21/2019 10:15
Subject: Safety Schools?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Denison
Kenyon
Muhlenburg
Wooster
WPI
Good list. Add Ithaca, Juniata, Case Western, Clark, Connecticut College, Earlham, RPI, Skidmore
And if she'd be OK with a women's college, they're all looking for STEM majors - Bryn Mawr, Mt Holyoke, Smith
Case Western is not a safety.
Anonymous
02/21/2019 10:04
Subject: Safety Schools?
Anonymous wrote:Denison
Kenyon
Muhlenburg
Wooster
WPI
Good list. Add Ithaca, Juniata, Case Western, Clark, Connecticut College, Earlham, RPI, Skidmore
And if she'd be OK with a women's college, they're all looking for STEM majors - Bryn Mawr, Mt Holyoke, Smith
Anonymous
02/21/2019 09:45
Subject: Safety Schools?
Hard question because there are many small schools that would be a safety for that student. Many mentioned above really are not true safeties either. Geography aside, you may consider the following:
Muhlenberg (seconded)
Union
Hobart
Hartwick
Ursinus
Muhlenberg (seconded)
Union
Hobart
Hartwick
Ursinus
Anonymous
02/21/2019 09:43
Subject: Safety Schools?
Lafayette is not a safety.