<p>If it makes you feel any better, my daughter chose what might be considered a “safety” school and it is working out wonderfully for her. She has a great relationship with her advisor and has been recommended for internships and other opportunities that she may have missed had she been in a very competitive environment. She has found the classes interesting and has been able to get involved in many campus activities. She has been able to stand out to some of her professors enough that she will be able to ask them for recommendations as well. She is surrounded by a diverse group of students and has friends who are similar to her in academics and ambition. I feel like she is able to really get the whole college experience with her choice. She just found out that she got an amazing internship for the summer and I don’t know if that would have happened if she had gone elsewhere. Things have a way of working out. : )
It sounds like your son will be able to make a great experience whereever he lands!</p>