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Anonymous wrote:George Mason University!

Please tell me what your kid ended up loving about it. I'm serious. I've wanted to like it for my first kid, and despite multiple visits, it just seemed half-ass'd... but that may be more a factor of they way they host their visits, and not indicative of the actual student experience. For my second kid, GMU seems like an obvious choice b/c he really doesn't care about the "traditional college/college town" experience, and it'd be quite convenient for him to be at college close by.
So, can you tell me about the good experience your kid had.

NP.

If you’re on Facebook, I suggest you join the GMU Parents page (it’s for prospective parents, too). They are realists and share the good and the bad about the school.

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Anonymous wrote:Mt Holyoke

How far has MoHo fallen that it's been listed as a safety on a number of these threads?

Oh, here we go.

A school's acceptance rate is not the ONLY metric of its worth.

Multiple people are posting that their kids LOVE MHC.

That does not exactly suggest a place that has "fallen far."

Anonymous wrote:UMD a State flagship ranked #55 nationally is not considered a safety.

There are many students for whom it is a safe bet, including the children of many who post on this website. It's useful to know that students are happy there despite having had their sights set elsewhere.

One person’s reach is another person’s safety school.

Anonymous wrote:Towson! My dd has loved it.

Can you tell me more? DD is looking very closely at going there (and I think it would be a good fit for her), but would love to hear any specifics about peoples' current/recent experiences.

Indiana. Job right out of college. Beautiful campus. So many different things to study and so many activities.

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Anonymous wrote:Kid wanted Villanova or Boston College. Wound up at St. Joe's and completely loved it.

Similar story here. Kid wanted Georgetown but went to another Jesuit school, St. Joseph’s University, known as St. Joe’s. He’s done extremely well there and landed a great summer analyst position in the fall.

Here too! Kid thought they were a shoo-in for Villanova. Didn't get it. Picked Scranton and LOVES it, but also considered St. Joe's. I was impressed with the visit.

Anonymous wrote:Mt Holyoke

How far has MoHo fallen that it's been listed as a safety on a number of these threads?

UVA

UMDCP!

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Anonymous wrote:UMD a State flagship ranked #55 nationally is not considered a safety.

OP asked about what people considered. While it isn't a safety for most, it is for some. Let it go....

If you interpreted what OP asked that way, you are not very intelligent.

Anonymous wrote:UMD a State flagship ranked #55 nationally is not considered a safety.

OP asked about what people considered. While it isn't a safety for most, it is for some. Let it go....

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Anonymous wrote:UMD-CP! My child (soph) loves it

? UMDCP is a safety for most kids? I know a few magnet kids in MCPS who didn't get in.

Not a safety. Anyone who lives in MD wants to go their b/c of the tuition. Highly selective just because of the number of applicants.

Safety is relative. And, if you have really high stats, you should be good at UMD (EA of course). It was a safety for my kid last year. 4.83W, 1570 SAT, lots of honors, ECs.

But, I agree generally that UMD is not a safety school. It just might fill that slot for some kids, though.

You might have considered UMD a safety, and it turned out OK because your child got in. My kid had similar stats this year, and got in, as we expected. But I wouldn't call it a safety school, even for our high stats kids. (And I think referring to UMD as a safety school is likely to lead astray other people whose kids may not get in, now or in the future.)

PP here. No one is calling it a "safety school " the question was about what safeties your kids were happy about -- for THEM. This was one for mine and a few others. In this case, safety is relative to the student, but not one person who identified it as a safety for their kid suggested it was a "safety school " overall. I even went so far as to say that I agree it is not a safety for most. So why try to pick a fight here? So annoying.

These days, UMD-CO isn't a safety for anyone. Take a look at the UMD results thread where you will see that high performers were rejected this year.

It was for my kid. And, it was "these days." Look. I don't know why one poster is hung up on this. Everyone can have different likelies. UMD was for #1 (this past year), and with certain stats level, yeah, it can be a likely. Super high performers were not rejected. Only one rejected on that thread even came close to the stats that I'm talking about. Clearly it was a likely/safety for several posters here, not just mine. It may not be as likely for my #2 kid. And, that's OK too. I am really enjoying reading this thread and getting great feedback on all the schools. How about we just do that rather than trying to lecture other people about their choices and experiences!

UMD a State flagship ranked #55 nationally is not considered a safety.

*UMD-CP