<p>Your counselor is a moron. JHU is a T20 school. Its selectivity is about on par with that of Wash U (maybe JHU is slightly less selective.) It is a safety for no one.</p>
<p>For real safeties try schools like Rochester, Pitt, GWU, Tulane. Or one of the other UCs–less work for you :></p>
<p>ETA: <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-search-selection/881237-ivy-caliber-safeties-matches-condensed-advice.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-search-selection/881237-ivy-caliber-safeties-matches-condensed-advice.html</a></p>