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Anonymous wrote:A certain Big 10 school with world-renowned departments for my majors. I was in-state then though and tuition, fees, and room and board cost roughly one-third of what they are now. I was also fortunate enough to earn several scholarships which have since been eliminated.

Sadly, based upon fellow graduates’ outcomes, I wouldn’t recommend it for any other disciplines.

It’s lost popularity overall since the days I attended. The departments are still highly ranked but the institution has grown far too dependent upon OOS and international tuition dollars. Many in-state students look elsewhere.

I'm pretty sure the OP was looking for a real name and not a riddle to solve.

This sounds like UIUC University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

For me, back when Michigan was MUCH easier to get into, it was my safety and also my third choice, behind only Harvard and Yale. I preferred Michigan to all other Ivies. I didn't get into Harvard or Yale but got into another fairly similar option and went to Michigan instead, to the surprise of friends and family. It was the best decision ever!

Today a similar choice might be Minnesota, Indiana, Wisconsin, Ohio State, Penn State, North Carolina, Georgia, Oregon, Arizona, Washington and other state schools. Some of those are probably too selective to be safeties but some might be pretty safe. If you know what you want to do academically and are a confident person, big state universities can be fantastic.

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Anonymous wrote:Right now my daughter loves Wooster and it’s definitely a safety. She’s a recruited athlete and the coach is really great so I can see the draw. She also thought the students she met were really friendly. I wouldn’t be shocked if she picked it over a top 3 LAC

My dd is a rising freshman and super happy with her choice. It was her first choice all the way through the process. She has already met a ton of kids and they have zoom calls etc. Good luck to your dd!

Thanks! Great to hear that more and more strong students from this area are seeing the value of Wooster.

DD applied to Wooster as a safety. She's chosen another school, but Wooster definitely fit the criteria of being a safety where we knew she could be happy to attend. Since she applied EA, it was a great early acceptance to get.

Anonymous wrote:University of Delaware.

(for my daughter)

My niece is interested in Del (and UVM). How does she like it?

Anonymous wrote:DD’s safety and second choice were UVM. She ended up getting into her first but loved UVM

What is it like? My niece is interested!

Anonymous wrote:I know someone who said their safety school was also their first choice. That must have been great from a stress perspective.

UVA. His friends ribbed him for it but they were all shut out of their dream schools and now arecon wait lists and won’t end up “higher.” He was glad to be one and done, and after looking around, in fact definitely wanted UVA.

Anonymous wrote:Right now my daughter loves Wooster and it’s definitely a safety. She’s a recruited athlete and the coach is really great so I can see the draw. She also thought the students she met were really friendly. I wouldn’t be shocked if she picked it over a top 3 LAC

also impressed with Wooster

NC State 20 years ago. I had high stats, in-state, and it was both a safety and my top pick. I only had applied to 2 places, though. I also got into VA Tech.

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Anonymous wrote:Northwestern was my kid's safety school, but also the school she really wanted to be at most. Her target was U of Chicago and her reach was Yale. She got into both NU and U of C, did not get into Yale, but chose NU.

What makes you say Northwestern was a safety school for your kid? Serious question.

maybe it was 30 years ago?

It wasn’t even a safety 30 years ago when I applied. I got into Columbia and waitlisted at Northwestern.

For my son, it was Purdue.

DD's first choice was Furman, which was also a safety for her. She was also accepted at W&M (in state) and Emory (Oxford) and still wanted Furman.

SMCM

JMU. Was in state and graduated without loans.

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Anonymous wrote:People saying Northwestern and Columbia are trolls. Match maybe. Safety? no.

Or maybe if you take them at their word, you will get some insight into all of the lamenting and complaining about how their DCs didn't get into a safety school. I think that many of these parents are woefully ill-informed or do not understand even the basics of college admissions.

My safety was UMD. This was many, many years ago. I got into an Ivy but couldn't afford the costs (partial scholarship only). Ended up at an SLAC where I got a full ride. Don't regret my decision.

What school?

Anonymous wrote:People saying Northwestern and Columbia are trolls. Match maybe. Safety? no.

Or maybe if you take them at their word, you will get some insight into all of the lamenting and complaining about how their DCs didn't get into a safety school. I think that many of these parents are woefully ill-informed or do not understand even the basics of college admissions.

My safety was UMD. This was many, many years ago. I got into an Ivy but couldn't afford the costs (partial scholarship only). Ended up at an SLAC where I got a full ride. Don't regret my decision.