<p>With UW GPA of 3.55 and ACT of 36, Drum Major for Band, white male in CA, what would be a safety school?</p>
<p>MOM621 - I think your question would be better situated in a separate thread. As for other posts, there are a variety of possible approaches. The best one for you depends on your financial resources and academic credentials. It never hurts to have a âPlan B,â regardless. I suggest finding at least one solid match or low-match school with rolling or non-binding early admission options. If you have a dream school, apply Early Decision by all means. Good news from the first will cushion the blow if you are deferred or rejected from the latter. Bad news from the first will indicate that you need to adjust your expectations and identify more safe schools. If your dream school accepts you, then everything will be fine. Some students donât have one single dream school, or they know they need more scholarship money than the dream school is likely to provide. For others, the target school might be Berkeley or UCLA, which do not have Early Decision options, and which can only be applied to in November. Anyone applying to one of them will also apply to other, less selective colleges, because they will not be notified before most application deadlines. Most âdream collegesâ are also reaches, and so very few kids can count on getting into them. Since the application deadlines for many colleges come very soon after, or even before (as in case of UCs, et al), EA notifications, you should have your backup choices set, and be prepared to fire off some additional applications if your Plan A doesnât work.</p>
<p>How do you choose safety schools if youâre applying to very selective schools? I understand safeties are important, but where do you start?</p>
<p>@livi81 What do you like about these âvery selective schoolsâ you speak of? What are you looking for in a college? If your answer is anything but âprestigeâ, then you can find plenty of colleges of varying acceptance rates that will fit most, if not all of your needs.</p>
<p>If you havenât already, try CCâs SuperMatch tool: see what results you get. If youâre still having trouble finding less selective colleges, this list might help (ignore the rankings): <a href=âhttp://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/rankings/national-universities/a-plusâ>http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/rankings/national-universities/a-plus</a>. Donât let the title fool you though: even A-students can benefit from these schools. </p>
<p>I also recommend you read Colleges That Change Lives by Loren Pope. This book can serve as a guide to some of the best colleges youâve never heard of. Most of the colleges featured in this book are accessible to B and C students, so getting in will be the easy part for you. </p>
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<p>An early admission to a school that is affordable means that that school is now a safety. You can eliminate other schools from your application list if you would not choose them over the affordable early admission school.</p>
<p>Singaporean men have to serve 2 years of army after high school. Fortunately, we can apply for top schools for 3 cycles if we fail. Plus we are the extreme minority of applicants with army experience.</p>
<p>Hi CC community,</p>
<p>Iâm currently searching for safety schools. What should I be looking for in safety schools? Of course, I would want my safety schools to have a 100% guarantee of accepting me, but that is not always the case. I know that college acceptances is pretty unpredictable. </p>
<p>Do you have any advice on what I should be looking for? Also, what is a good number of safety schools?</p>
<p>At the moment, my search consists of schools that are instate, have a 40+% acceptance rate, and are ones that I would not mind going to. </p>
<p>Thanks in advance! </p>
<p>Also, sorry if someone has already addressed my questions. I admit that I did not go through all the posts.
Again, any help is appreciated and thanks!! </p>
<p>My âsafetyâ school is University of Missouri! Love it, but definitely not my first choice. </p>
<p>Well, a community college is definitely a good choice for a safety itâs like practically a 100% acceptance rate! </p>
<p>Thatâs a great question, Iâm looking for one too! Any advice?</p>
<p>wwjj97, </p>
<p>Thank you for your reply, but I do not intend to apply for community college. </p>
<p>Why would you even say that? That is an insult to all of the successful community college graduates in this great nation! </p>
<p>wwjj97, </p>
<p>I am not trying to insult any community college students. However, I just would like to apply elsewhere. </p>
<p>Oh ok! I totally understand 
I just had a knee jerk reaction since I am so closely affiliated with my local community college. Theyâre not for everyone you know!</p>
<p>Itâs nice to know that there other students in this predicament!! Good luck with your college search!! </p>
<p>Which community college are you so closely affiliated with? Tell me more about it.</p>
<p>I live in Southern California, so I donât know if you would know my local CC</p>
<p>Hey Iâm from Southern California too, I might actually! One of my friends currently attends one, so I was wondering which one you were from as well.</p>
<p>I go to Mt. San Antonio College! or âMt. Sacâ as we locals call it They really have a great program!</p>