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<p>Pick your safety schools first. These are the most important schools on your application list. And make sure that they are affordable (check their net price calculators and see if they have assured for stats merit scholarships like <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/financial-aid-scholarships/1348012-automatic-full-tuition-full-ride-scholarships-19.html#post16145676[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/financial-aid-scholarships/1348012-automatic-full-tuition-full-ride-scholarships-19.html#post16145676</a> ).</p>
<p>Note: schools which consider “level of applicant’s interest” in admissions should not be seen as safeties.</p>
<p>Then pick your matches and reaches. If you have your safeties picked, you can eliminate any school that you would not choose to attend over your safeties.</p>