<p>For us new to the college search, please tell us what you mean by the above terms. How do you know a college is a match? Is there a way to tell?</p>
<p>Where do you look to know a college's true admission requirements?</p>
<p>Thanks in advance for your wisdom-sharing.</p>
<p>Match = You are within 50% of SATs and within their avg top % or avg GPA
Reach = You are NOT the above ^ by means of being a bit under the average in one or more of the stat/score requirements.
Safety = You are NOT the above but by means of being over the average in one or more of the stat/score requirements.</p>
<p>Final answer: Go to the respective college website and check up their averages.</p>
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Match = You are within 50% of SATs and within their avg top % or avg GPA
Reach = You are NOT the above ^ by means of being a bit under the average in one or more of the stat/score requirements.
Safety = You are NOT the above but by means of being over the average in one or more of the stat/score requirements.
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Wow -_-;;;;</p>
<p>Anyway,...
Match means a school that closely "match" your statisitics and that it is the one you are most compatibile. You find out by taking surveys, such as the one CollegeBoard provides.</p>
<p>Safety means this is a school that you know you will get in more what because your statisitics exceeds their average requirement</p>
<p>Stretch means this is a school that you have the possibility of getting into, and it's really anybody games. Also, your statistics doesn't exactly meet their average requirement but it comes close.</p>
<p>Dream is defined as a school you really want to get into but probably have no chance because your statistics is so off from their requirement.
Or, it can been defined as a school you really want go too and you have the stats for it as long as its not like Harvard, or Yale.</p>
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<p>haha......</p>
<p>roro===very funny. I look at the % of acceptance. Not only does one need to look at the stats of the entering classes but the admit rate. I mean you can best Harvard and still not have safety there? I look at safety as greater than 60% admit. You have the stats and they admit a high rate of applicants. Say at your state school.</p>